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Staff members (from left to right) Nita Dickerson, Kate Van Houdt, Mary Sue Houser and Cody Allen welcomed islanders to Vashon Library on Sunday — the library’s first day of seven-day-a-week operations.

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Bookworms, rejoice: Vashon Library expands hours

Sunday marked a new era for patrons of the Vashon Library, as King County Library System expanded the…

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Senior Operator Lizzy Corliss, at the Vashon Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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News Briefs | Aug. 28 edition

Wastewater Award, Granny’s Grants, Home & Garden Fair, Pets on Ferries and Shellfishing Closure

The county will remove 400 feet of bulkhead from a stretch of beach just north of Lost Lake on the southern end of Vashon. (King County Photo)

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County gets funds to restore shoreline

King County’s decades-long effort to safeguard critical stretches of Vashon’s shoreline got a boost last week, when the…

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Cedar Louis and Nate Wilson motion to the crowd while rolling through town on “Grill Force One,” built by the Stupid Bike Club for its 2024 ride through Vashon.

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Happenings | Aug. 28 edition

Read about upcoming events, meetings and more.

Dr. Jo Moccia, outside of Chautauqua Elementary School. (Elizabeth Shepherd Photo)

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Interim superintendent dives into work

Dr. Jo Moccia arrived in the district on July 1.

On March 29, Pacific Sea Farm co-owner Mike Spranger learned that a section of his kelp-growing array had broken free and was floating in Dalco Passage (pictured above) or Commencement Bay. (Wikipedia Commons Photo)

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State terminates Vashon kelp farm’s aquatic lease

State officials terminated Pacific Sea Farms’ lease on Monday due to the company’s inability to retrieve portions of…

Infographic from the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office showing the number of retail crime filings through June each year since 2021. Courtesy photo.

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Prosecutor’s office: Retail crime cases increasing since 2021

This increase was attributed to the implementation of a prosecutor dedicated to working full-time on retail crime case…

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Happenings | August 21, 2025

Vashon Eagles hosts their second outdoor flea market from noon to 5 p.m. this Saturday, August 23.

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Kate Dowling stepping down from Voice of Vashon

She’s wrapping up five years at VoV to care for her aging parents closer to her home in…

Dalco Passage, pictured from Point Defiance in Tacoma; Vashon is on the left side. (Crash Dalco, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)

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Kelp farmer says structural failure led to 100 pounds of equipment sinking

No farming is currently taking place at the 10-acre site 300 feet off of Vashon.

Dr. Tyler Shelden, on the grounds of the Harbor School. (Elizabeth Shepherd photo)

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Harbor School begins school year under new leadership

Shelden brings a wealth of international experiences in education to his work on Vashon.

At Sunday’s car show, (left to right) Connie Engels, Lou Engels and Paul Engels held court in matching t-shirts on the ground’s of their family’s longtime and beloved business, Engels Towing and Repair. The definition of a small family business, Engels Repair & Towing was established in 1951 and is still going strong. (Elizabeth Shepherd photo)

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Scene & Heard: Auto aficionados flock to Engels Car Show

Connoisseurs of fine machinery showed up in droves to enjoy the annual show.

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News Briefs | August 21, 2025

Library will open on Sundays, and more news