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A ferry pulls toward the Fauntleroy ferry dock on a cloud-pocked afternoon in 2024. (Alex Bruell photo)

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WSF details plans for three-boat Triangle service

Read the service plan in full at tinyurl.com/WSFMay25Plan.

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Beloved island arts education program is among NEA cuts

VCA is one of many arts organizations that face cancellation of already-approved funding.

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Renton, Bellevue among cities of possible measles exposure

For those possibly exposed to measles between April 30 and May 3, the most likely time to become…

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Vashon HouseHold’s Roseballen Community Land Trust, a neighborhood near Vashon town.

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Time & Again: 1989, a year that shaped Vashon

Will future islanders look back on 2025 as a watershed year for Vashon? Only time will tell.

Tim Stapleton, seen here at Ober Park, is swinging into a new role as the executive director of the Vashon Park District. (Mari Kanagy photo)

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New director swings into the Vashon Park District

“It was an easy place to make home,” Stapleton said. “Folks are really opening their arms to me.”

The Vashon-based Backbone Campaign projected messages in Washington, D.C. for May Day protests on May 1. (Courtesy photo)

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News Briefs | May 8 edition

Upcoming ferry meetings, Backbone protests in D.C. and more.

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Firm chosen for Vashon schools superintendent search

Hazard Young Attea Associates (HYA) will conduct the search.

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Happenings | May 8 edition

Fix-It Cafe, Library events and more.

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Candidate filing begins for 9 Washington state legislative seats

Candidates can begin filing at 8 a.m. Monday (May 5) for more than 3,200 seats on city councils,…

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English teacher Mandy Davis distributes the book “Minor Poetry” to Liam Bojko and Evan Keller at the seventh grade launch party, while students in the background line up for refreshments.

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McMurray students design, write, market and publish book of poetry

The book was produced by four classes of seventh graders supervised by English teacher Mandy Davis.

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Person found deceased in car parked near Mom’s Deli

King County Sheriff’s Deputies found a deceased person in a car parked in the Mom’s Deli parking lot…

The CDC recommends the Travel Healthy app for travelers’ smartphones. These QR codes will take you to the Apple (left) and Android (right) app stores to try it out. The app helps you check for symptoms and health notices before and during your travel. Massachusetts General Hospital developed the app, and it asks for your permission to collect health information to support medical research.

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VashonBePrepared: A public health update on infectious disease prevention

Updates on measles, RSV, COVID-19, influenza and bird flu.

Workers continued to demolish Vashon’s Spinnaker Building on Tuesday, April 29. (Tom Hughes photo)

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News Briefs | April 24 edition

Spinnaker building is finally down; wastewater plant malfunction; superintendent search begins.