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Park district fundraises to bolster scholarship fund
Vashon Park District, faced with a staggering demand for program scholarships, is fundraising to help keep its reduced-fee…
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Fire department, Hackett agree to a $800,000 settlement in gender discrimination case
The Islander who successfully sued the Vashon fire department for the way she was treated during her attempt…
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King County library board selects Ober Park for new branch
In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the King County Library System's board of trustees endorsed a plan to…
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Pulling carbon out of the air
In a huge pit on the fringes of Vashon’s largest forest, an effort to address what many consider…
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Islanders make 11th-hour effort to save an old gym
The Vashon Elementary School gymnasium — a 1919 wood-frame structure slated to be demolished later this year —…
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Efforts under way to turn Maury park into a more inviting place
Islanders, county officials and local conservationists have banded together to help a park on Maury be “more like…
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District 19 considers policy to address waiting list
King County Water District 19, Vashon’s largest water purveyor, is considering a new policy that would allow residential…
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School board vets off-Island students
For years, Vashon Island School District has been willing to accept as many off-Island students as it can…
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H1N1 case confirmed on Vashon
A case of H1N1 flu was confirmed on Vashon Thursday afternoon, after tests showed that 50-year-old man who…
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Library system doesn’t need a special permit to remain at Ober
The King County Library System will not have to apply for a conditional use permit if it builds…
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Students tackle drug use — from the stage
Islanders’ words come to life on the stage this week, when “Wake Up: The World’s On Fire” tackles…
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State awards VAA $1 million grant
Vashon Allied Arts is slated to receive more than $1 million in state funds to help it move…
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Troubling rise in heroin use seen on the Island
Some who keep a close eye on the drug scene on Vashon say that black tar heroin, for…