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Digital TV dead zones plague some Vashon residents
The transition to digital television hasn’t been kind to some Islanders.
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Ober Park library lease signed by KCLS, Vashon Park District
The King County Library System (KCLS) board signed a lease last month that will allow the Vashon Library…
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Vashon High heads to Disneyland, despite low fund-raising numbers
Fifty-two members of the Vashon High School band will travel on a tour of Southern California in February,…
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PIE doles out more than $68,000 in grants for Vashon Island schools
Vashon Partners in Education had a successful phone-a-thon this year — pulling in nearly $60,000 from Island donors…
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Granny’s Attic suffers break-in, loses valuable items
Thieves made off with collectibles, antiques and technology worth thousands of dollars on Thursday night, when a basement…
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Passenger-only boat is out of service today
The King County Water Taxi between Vashon and downtown Seattle hit a log in transit from Vashon to…
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Feds decide not to appeal ruling halting Glacier’s construction project on Maury
In a significant move, the federal government has decided not to appeal a U.S. District Court decision last…
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Vashon’s history goes online
With the click of a mouse, Islanders can view sepia-toned photographs of Paradise Cove in the 1920s, when…
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Vashon to benefit from Asarco settlement
A landmark payout last week from mining giant Asarco to state and federal agencies contains funds to sample…
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Vashon should become weekend destination, report says
Vashon should market itself as an “events and activities-driven getaway,” offering up quilting retreats, adult art camps and…
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Council deadlocks on Constantine’s seat
After nearly seven hours of discussion and debate Monday, the King County Council deadlocked on whom to choose…
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Land trust opens new Shinglemill trail
The Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust has completed the construction of a new trail, a topographically diverse two-mile trek…
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Families, kids collect clothes for homeless
Two Island efforts are under way to collect warm clothes for the homeless this month.