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Facing $1.3 million deficit, school district plans staff cuts

VISD administrators began to lay out a plan to implement a reduction in force (RIF) in the district.

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Islander chronicles experience in Shanghai shipyard

Madeleine Wolczko has documented her experiences in the web series “Restricted to Ship.”

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An island chef brings magic and comfort through food and music

Chef Chantel Jackson hopes to bring laughter, fun and comfort through food and music.

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Spring surge of COVID continues on Vashon

So far, the spring surge it isn’t as serious as Vashon’s January COVID surge, but it’s cause for…

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Local firefighter, arts leader relocates to otherwordly spot

Everett is now the fire chief of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array, located in central New…

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Happenings | May 12 edition

Check out Comunidad Latina de Vashon’s Latino Market, participate in an all-ages bike ride and more.

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Scene & Heard: Protesters take to Vashon’s town center

The crowd, at its height, numbered more than 30 people of all ages.

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King County audit finds backlog of property tax exemption applications for seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans

The auditors found that program expansions lead to three-times the amount of applications.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson (Screenshot from video press conference)

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AG announces $518 million settlement from pharmaceutical companies over their role in opioid crisis

Most of the settlement money will be used to mitigate the opioid crisis in Washington.

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WSP looking for witnesses to a shooting on Highway 18

Shots fired at truck April 29 in Auburn

Gov. Jay Inslee and his wife, Trudi Inslee, listen to challenges faced by teachers on May 4 in Renton. (Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Inslee visits Renton High School to proclaim Teachers Appreciation Week

Amid teacher shortage, Renton pilots program to fast-track students into educators for the district.

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Vashon’s very own opera company offers up an effervescent ‘The Merry Widow’

The opera tells the story of Hanna Glawari, a fabulously wealthy widow, and the attempts of an ambassador…

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With art and new cherry trees, exiled students to be honored

A collaboration between Mukai Farm & Garden, VISD and the Vashon Heritage Museum will commemorate and honor the…