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Healthcare collaborative focuses on community outreach

“The more people interested, the better decisions we will be able to make about what to do”

Island history: A quick look back

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Island history: A quick look back

Easily accessible clay deposits along the shorelines made clay-mining and brick-making a significant early industry on Vashon. At…

Carting away the island’s Styrofoam

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Carting away the island’s Styrofoam

Last Sunday, islander Nadine Edelstein packed the John L. Scott moving truck with polystyrene other islanders wanted to…

Fate of Tramp Harbor dock is in question

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Fate of Tramp Harbor dock is in question

Contamination and safety concerns have plagued the dock for years.

Some good news for the southern residents

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Some good news for the southern residents

The arrival of a new calf is the first successful birth for the orcas in three years.

New scholarship to honor physician Gary Koch

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New scholarship to honor physician Gary Koch

Colleagues of longtime island doctor Gary Koch have recently created a scholarship for graduating seniors in his honor…

Land Trust seeks votes for Matsuda Farm project

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Land Trust seeks votes for Matsuda Farm project

Votes for a cold storage and washing facility will be tallied online through Jan. 31.

Honoring Martin Luther King, event to examine social justice

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Honoring Martin Luther King, event to examine social justice

“I think this is really an opportunity to see the world from someone else’s point of view.”

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Workshop offers household preparedness tips

Speakers will cover a wide range of topics

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IFCH welcomes new president

The council works with islanders who are homeless or at the risk of becoming homeless

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Lawyer to discuss immigrant rights

Matter will tell stories of her personal experience with asylum-seeking refugees and others

VIFR responds to fire at Sawbones

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VIFR responds to fire at Sawbones

Vashon Island Fire & Rescue responded to a fire at Pacific Research Laboratories shortly after 5 p.m. this…

King County Sheriff’s Deputy Kurt Lysen retires

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King County Sheriff’s Deputy Kurt Lysen retires

Lysen was last deputy to both live and work on the island