Kathy Wheaton stands at the end of a row of maples. Until she was burglarized last week

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Vashon nursery loses trees, shrubs in a huge heist

A customer last Friday afternoon told Kathy Wheaton, owner of Kathy’s Corner, that he was interested in one…

The state Ecology Department’s new map shows the new service area in gold; the hatched area indicates the previous service area.

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Impact from arsenic-laced plume not as extensive, state says

Far fewer homes on Vashon and Maury island will be eligible for a publicly funded yard cleanup program…

Crews patrol the beach on Friday

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Oil globs from Tacoma spill cleaned from Maury shoreline

Some called them orange globs. Others called them grease balls. At first no one knew exactly what they…

Leslie Brown

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Beachcomber editor to step down for position with the county

Leslie Brown, editor of The Beachcomber since November 2006, will step down at the end of the month…

Jim Marsh became the director of the Vashon Maury Island Chamber of Commerce a year ago.

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Strawberry Festival is in full swing at the chamber

Jim Marsh has been spending so much time thinking about the Strawberry Festival, he says, that he sometimes…

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Real estate analysis suggests park district rentals are under-occupied

The Vashon Park District’s historic Belle Baldwin House at Fern Cove was occupied only 35 percent of the…

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IGA becomes first Vashon grocery to sell hard liquor

Vashon Market Fresh IGA began selling liquor at its store at Vashon Plaza last Friday, making it the…

One of the grease balls that washed ashore on Maury Island.

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State plans cleanup of grease globs that washed ashore on Maury

Hundreds of globs of an orange, grease-like substance washed ashore on Maury Island this week, prompting state officials…

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Man arrested for meth possession on Gorsuch Road

A 51-year-old man was arrested on the 9500 block of S.W. Gorsuch Road late Sunday afternoon for possession…

The Fuller Store

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Fuller Store nominated for historic designation

The Fuller Store, the oldest commercial building on Vashon, could become the island’s 16th landmarked structure should the…

Jessica Lange

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Crews help heal a worn landscape on Maury

On Monday, a crew of five young adults in hard hats and work boots spent the morning balanced…

The Rhododendron is loaded on its last day of operations.

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Scallop farming firm buys the Rhododendron

The Rhododendron, a 65-year-old ferry that was retired from the state fleet last year, has found a new…

Delene Rodenberg coordinates the county’s Wraparound Services program on Vashon.

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Coordinating services: One woman makes a difference for families

When Sarah Lake St. Germain, a single mother of three, has a crisis at home, she doesn’t call…