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Islanders voice passion in debate about tourism on Vashon
More than 50 Islanders gathered last Wednesday to vet the issue of tourism on Vashon, asserting, sometimes hotly,…
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School board to vote on final ballot measure
The Vashon Island school board is expected to vote tonight on a resolution to put a $47.7 million…
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Rhody schedule could be slightly altered
Washington State Ferries is considering altering the Point Defiance-Tahlequah ferry schedule to better match up with bus schedules…
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Coast Guard probes Island mariner’s account of fiasco at sea
An Islander who captained a Korean-operated fishing vessel in the South Pacific this summer returned from his three-month…
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Deputies pursue man by car, foot and plane, but fail to apprehend him
A routine traffic stop turned into a foot chase and air search on Thursday, Nov. 12, when a…
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Vashon firefighters quickly quell blaze; Cemetery Road closed for an hour
A chimney fire on Cemetery Road just west of the McMurray Middle School was quickly quelled Friday morning…
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County ferry district foregoes some funding in hopes that Metro can collect the difference
The King County Ferry District board voted Monday to reduce the amount of money it collects from taxpayers,…
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Pirates end their strong season in a loss to Nooksack
The football season came to an abrupt end for Vashon High School last night as the exhausted Pirates…
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Vashon’s new custom ambulance arrives
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s new ambulance has brighter lights, room for more patients and a stowage area…
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Vashon School District bans ‘grinding’ at school dances
Grinding, a nationwide dance style that many teens embrace and many parents find objectionable, will no longer take…
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School board to vet $47.7 million measure
The school district’s five board members are beginning to rally around a proposed $47.7 million bond measure that…
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New substance abuse treatment center opens next to high school
Young adults on Vashon have a new place to seek help for substance abuse issues — a youth-oriented…
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Compassion in action: Growing a bounty for those in need
The Vashon-Maury Community Food Bank, a nonprofit organization located at Sunrise Ridge.