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Health care district shares latest progress with new provider

Commissioners identified Sea Mar Community Health Centers as frontrunner in provider search.

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Dental practice closed after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

Staff has entered quarantine and the office is being professionally sanitized as a precaution.

Gov. Jay Inslee during his Oct. 6 news conference. (Screenshot)

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Gov. Inslee loosens rules for bars, libraries and movie theaters

New rules come as coronavirus cases are on the rise statewide.

A Sept. 10 satellite image shows smoke from U.S. wildfires blanketing the majority of the West Coast. (European Space Agency)

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University of Washington professors talk climate change, U.S.-China relations

Downside for climate policy supporters is it can risk alienating moderate or right-leaning voters.

Vashon manufacturers help first responders gear up, stay safe from virus

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Vashon manufacturers help first responders gear up, stay safe from virus

Island-based Burn Design Lab and Meadow Creature built a device that can sanitize crucial N95 masks.

Pick up the phone for PIE

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Pick up the phone for PIE

The 30-year-old volunteer-run nonprofit has pivoted to fund more than 40 projects for the schools.

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School board ponders equity issues, amid criticism

Other business included a resolution affecting the superintendent’s power to make emergency decisions

Vashon Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report

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Vashon Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report

Here’s what you need to know about Sept. 22 to 28.

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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Surge in consumer spending eases state budget challenges

A jump in tax collections cuts a projected $9 billion shortfall in half, acccording to new forecast.

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Latino group says equity is still lacking in online school

“We feel our Latino families are not being offered equal education opportunities to Latino youth.”

For local theater artists, the show must go on

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For local theater artists, the show must go on

A new company, Vashon Repertory Theatre, will launch with a set of seven short radio plays.

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Community council moves island plane noise monitor forward

A representative of Puget Sound Energy dropped by at last week’s meeting to give a pandemic update.

Vashon Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report

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Vashon Emergency Operations Center COVID-19 Pandemic Situation Report

Here’s what you need to know about Sept. 15 to Sept. 21.