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Vashon nursery loses trees, shrubs in a huge heist
A customer last Friday afternoon told Kathy Wheaton, owner of Kathy’s Corner, that he was interested in one…
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Impact from arsenic-laced plume not as extensive, state says
Far fewer homes on Vashon and Maury island will be eligible for a publicly funded yard cleanup program…
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Oil globs from Tacoma spill cleaned from Maury shoreline
Some called them orange globs. Others called them grease balls. At first no one knew exactly what they…
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Beachcomber editor to step down for position with the county
Leslie Brown, editor of The Beachcomber since November 2006, will step down at the end of the month…
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Strawberry Festival is in full swing at the chamber
Jim Marsh has been spending so much time thinking about the Strawberry Festival, he says, that he sometimes…
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Real estate analysis suggests park district rentals are under-occupied
The Vashon Park District’s historic Belle Baldwin House at Fern Cove was occupied only 35 percent of the…
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IGA becomes first Vashon grocery to sell hard liquor
Vashon Market Fresh IGA began selling liquor at its store at Vashon Plaza last Friday, making it the…
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State plans cleanup of grease globs that washed ashore on Maury
Hundreds of globs of an orange, grease-like substance washed ashore on Maury Island this week, prompting state officials…
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Man arrested for meth possession on Gorsuch Road
A 51-year-old man was arrested on the 9500 block of S.W. Gorsuch Road late Sunday afternoon for possession…
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Fuller Store nominated for historic designation
The Fuller Store, the oldest commercial building on Vashon, could become the island’s 16th landmarked structure should the…
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Crews help heal a worn landscape on Maury
On Monday, a crew of five young adults in hard hats and work boots spent the morning balanced…
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Scallop farming firm buys the Rhododendron
The Rhododendron, a 65-year-old ferry that was retired from the state fleet last year, has found a new…
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Coordinating services: One woman makes a difference for families
When Sarah Lake St. Germain, a single mother of three, has a crisis at home, she doesn’t call…