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Help Wanted on Vashon: Water Operators

Several veteran baby boom operators are making for the exits, and the replacement pipeline is dangerously dry.

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Trial date set in Vashon sexual assault case

The trial in the case has been set for Tuesday, April 26

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Voters say yes to levy, as school board approves strategic plan

The EPO Levy on the special February ballot passed with just over 70% of the community voters saying…

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State Superintendent recommends change of mask mandate policies in schools, claims ‘landscape’ of pandemic has changed

Meanwhile, the state’s largest public school employees’ union continues support for masks in schools.

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Inslee: Mask mandate is going away, but not quite yet

Governor said he’ll say exactly when next week. Meanwhile, a pause on elective surgeries will end Feb. 17.

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Intern program nurtures Spanish-speaking elementary students

The intern program is designed to give CES students exposure to Spanish language and culture and to spark…

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5 things Democrats didn’t say about their $17B transpo plan

Democrats’ transportation package in the Washington state Legislature, as of Feb. 9, spends lots of money. It also…

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In one month, total Vashon hospitalizations nearly double

The COVID new case rate for Vashon continues to inch back down from the major spike of disease…

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Happenings | Feb. 10 edition

Vashon Villages launches, sign up for health insurance and more.

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Two car thefts, prowling event occur on island

Both stolen vehicles were returned to their rightful owners.

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Friends of Mukai bring new life to fruit barreling plant

Non-profit group seeks new tenants to occupy space in restored fruit barreling plant.

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Author to share stories of resistance on Day of Remembrance

Frank Abe’s mission is to tell the fuller story of the Japanese American response to wartime incarceration.

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Schools, Park District may dissolve Commons Agreement

The Commons Agreement has been in place for more than three decades.