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Local property valuations rise again

Vashon property valuations have risen for the third straight year, according to the King County Assessor’s Office, but…

Some of Leah Mann's Getting to Zero (GTZ) cast members rehearsing for their World AIDS Day performance.

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To stem tide of HIV infections nationwide, local artists get to work

As the number of young people in the United States diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is on…

A member of a hotshot crew works on Twisp River Road last month. VIFR firefighter Brett Kranjcevich took this photo while he was working there as part of a South King County Strike Team.

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Vashon firefighters join the effort in Eastern and Central Washington

When fire surrounded their home near Chelan last month, Avé and Drew Dover packed their cars to evacuate,…

Waitress Dorothy Freye with lunch customers at Sporty's.

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Family business a labor of love for all involved with Sporty’s

Nestled unassumingly between the pharmacy and The President of Me, Sporty’s has been one of Vashon town’s enduring…

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Popular band returns to the Red Bike this weekend

The well-known all island band Subconscious Population will play a free show at 8:30 p.m. Friday at the…

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All-day music fest offers tunes for a good cause

Music students at McMurray and Chautauqua will benefit

King County's Paul Adler monitors tree placement in Judd Creek

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Judd Creek restoration project continues

Last week, old trees found a new home when they were set in Judd Creek, where they will…

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Theatre now licensed to sell beer, wine

Responding to more than a decade’s worth of customer requests, the Vashon Theatre is now licensed to sell…

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Island nurse practitioner accepts position with Franciscan clinic

Kimberly Valencia, who closed her practice at Vashon Women’s Health Center in June, will begin working at the…

A camera set in place by the Vashon Nature Center and the Coyote Working Group photographed this coyote one early morning last month near Palouse Winery.

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Coyote reports rise, group aims to educate islanders

When Angela Schonbok’s favorite cat did not return to the family’s north-end home after hunting voles one night…

The Vashon State Bank on the Northwest corner of the four-way intersection in town

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Vashon’s main crossroads hold considerable island history

This is Terry Donnelly and Bruce Haulman’s 50th Time&Again article for The Beachcomber. As such, they felt it…

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Recycling changes at transfer station

New equipment should reduce both costs and emissions

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Back-to-school drive is in full swing

The Vashon Community PTSA is currently holding a Back-to-School Drive to provide school supplies for students in need.