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A humpback whale breaches the water. The species is one of several that can be found in the Salish Sea. (File photo.)

News

Meet your local cetaceans

Learn about the whales that live in our waters in this new series.

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue has moved the island’s fire danger signs to high and posted a notice that a burn ban is in effect. (Courtesy photo.)

News

New COVID vaccine on the way, and fire risk is up

News from VashonBePrepared

Mike Leavitt’s “Trash Talking” exhibits includes such works as a tiny Air Jordan sneaker constructed from cigarette packaging manufactured in North Carolina, and a old-school pay phone made from the packaging of Apple products. (Courtesy photos.)

Arts

Local artist recycles to make a point in ‘Trash Talking’

The show will run online and in-person through Aug. 18, at Mini Mart City Park in Seattle.

Cindy Hoyt

Opinion

Battle at the Wrinkleburn Corral

Here’s how the war of sunscreen is fought.

This chart shows how all Vashon islanders’ property tax dollars are distributed. (King County Department of Assessments graphic.)

News

Waterfront values jump in annual valuation

Assessed values of Vashon homes have increased again after a double-digit drop in 2023.

Saint Ophelia will play a show at Sugar Shack on July 12. (Rick Dahms photo.)

Arts

Arts Briefs | July 11 edition

Enjoy virtuosic pianists and folk, indie and country rockers.

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor | July 11 edition

More readers write in about Abbot Tryphon, Joe Biden and the Thunderbird Treatment Center.

One of two cars that were totaled in a late-night crash on Vashon Highway on July 4. (Vashon Island Fire Rescue photo.)

News

News Briefs | July 11 edition

Car wrecks, represent Vashon and more.

News

Happenings | July 11 edition

Strawberry Festival, fun at the Senior Center, and more.

This 2021 file photo shows restoration efforts at Tahlequah Beach on the island’s south end. Swimmers will set off from this general area of Vashon’s southern tip, heading toward Pt. Defiance. (Terry Donnelly photo.)

Sports

‘Swim Defiance’ this August in annual jaunt

Up to 100 swimmers, including from Vashon, will cross from the island to Tacoma.

Opinion

Editorial: Prepare now for a warming island

This week’s modest heat wave should remind us all to be cautious.

(Left to right) Vibraphonist Ben Thomas, guitarist Tim Lerch, and island jazz bassist Bruce Phares. (Courtesy photos.)

Arts

Three Northwest jazz greats meet up for a winery gig

Cool jazz and award-winning wines will both be on hand on Sunday, July 14,

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Obituaries

Colleen Theresa (Savage) Zellerhoff

She was gracious, dedicated and a Star Trek fact machine.