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Islanders push county to find funds for septic repairs
A handful of Islanders is pushing King County to find funds to help cover the costs of repairing…
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Group conducts survey about teen substance use
A Vashon group working to address youth substance abuse is conducting an Island-wide survey of adults in an…
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House, Senate pass transportation budget in final hour
As negotiations over the 2012 operating budget froze near the session's adjournment last week, the state Legislature did…
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Nelson blames Senate Republicans for special session
Sen. Sharon Nelson (D-Maury Island) issued a statement Friday blaming Republicans in the Legislature for an 11th-hour budget…
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Island group works to build a women’s retreat
Valerie Manusov remembers the moment 13 years ago when she realized she wanted to create a retreat center…
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Vashon College’s Sheffield Building is in tax arrears
The Sheffield Building, a 41,000-square-foot office complex owned by Vashon College, is subject to foreclosure due to $149,000…
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Vashon’s trash catches a ride off the Island
Every week Islanders generate about 150 tons of trash. That’s 300,000 pounds of moldy leftovers, dirty diapers and…
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Park district rethinks pool approach
The Vashon Park District is planning an assortment of changes at the Vashon Pool this summer in order…
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Support for Romney prevails at Vashon’s GOP caucus
More than 100 people turned out for Vashon’s Republican precinct caucuses on Saturday, where passion for Ron Paul…
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Now a year old, the credit union has grown rapidly, backers say
A year ago, the CEO of the Bellevue-based Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union recalled, Island organizers told him…
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Hundreds of homes without power due to downed tree
About 1,800 Vashon homes on the southend of the Island are without power after a tree fell across…
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Senior Center, park district end their three-year contract
The Vashon Senior Center, which has been under the auspices of the Vashon Park District for the past…
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A night with the stars, Vashon-style | A Slideshow
Vashon's glitterati — dressed to the nines, of course — turned out Sunday for the 15th annual Oscar…