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New head of Harbor School keeps focus on kids

Mark McGough, an educator and school administrator with three decades of experience across four continents, has landed on…

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Dog lost on July 4 remains missing

Over the recent holiday weekend, Vashon Island Pet Protectors fielded calls for about 15 lost dogs, and one…

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Campsites open at Maury Island Marine Park

Barely one week after Vashon Watersports and King County Parks officials presented a plan to islanders that outlined…

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State seeking feedback on Maury cleanup plan

King County officials weeks ago held a public meeting to discuss an interim action plan to deal with…

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Waste feasibility study to be conducted at Festival

As part of Zero Waste Vashon's goal to reduce waste through the use of anaerobic digestion and compost,…

Anneli Fogt/Staff PhotoMary Mariko Ohno (center) leads islanders in a traditional Japanese Bon Odori dance during a workshop at the Blue Heron that took place last Sunday. Ohno will bring her students to the Strawberry Festival to perform on Saturday.

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Japanese heritage takes center stage at this year’s Strawberry Festival

Vashon's Japanese heritage is being recognized at this weekend's Strawberry Festival, bringing the celebration, which is now in…

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Island group works to help Syrian immigrant family find new home

Moved to action by the humanitarian crisis in Syria, a group of islanders is hoping to help immigrants,…

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Likely solution found for health center

The Franciscan clinic is set to close in three weeks, and Dr. Gary Koch, the medical director there,…

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School district case could go to trial next fall, evidence-gathering underway

Court documents related to the case brought against Vashon's school district by two families alleging the district was…

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Fire department extinguishes small south-end fire

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue responded to a southend brush fire last night just off the beach near…

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Photos: Quartermaster fireworks

The annual fireworks show in Quartermaster Harbor on Monday night drew hundreds of spectators to the shores of…

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Potential, current health care providers to meet Friday

The two health networks potentially interested in establishing a clinic at Sunrise Ridge are slated to meet with…

Kim Ansley (left) and her son Kaleb at a Fourth of July party on Monday. Kaleb

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Islanders rally, bring nonverbal autistic boy to island for speech therapy

For most 11-year-old children, talking with other children and their families and learning new words are everyday occurrences,…