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Island adjusts to new county minimum wage
Employees and employers on Vashon are reacting to a new minimum wage passed last year.
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Mobile Integrated Health adds staff and hours
MIH is marking its first anniversary by tripling its days of service each week.
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Vashon leaders take the ferry cause to Olympia
Advocates lobbied last week for improved aquatic transportation.
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What we talk about, or not, when talking about death
Puget Sound area organizations and businesses strive to normalize the topic of dying.
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Vashon real estate picks up post-pandemic
It wasn’t exactly a banner year, but Vashon’s real estate market picked up some in 2024.
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As schools lose ‘protected’ zone status, VISD starts training staff
Mandatory training will begin to roll out this week.
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Homeowner property taxes on Vashon are down this year — except waterfronts
Most Vashon homeowners will pay less property tax in 2025 than they did in 2024.
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Healthcare district sees rising urgent care numbers, commissioner’s exit
DispatchHealth usage is up, a commissioner is out and more contracts are getting inked at VHCD.
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School board passes policy to protect undocumented students
It comes after the Trump admin’s revoking of rules barring most immigration enforcement in schools.
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Small businesses brace for higher minimum wage in King County
New wage for unincorporated areas went into effect Jan. 1, but the rules are still being determined.
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Former Auburn cop sentenced to 16 years, 8 months for murder
A jury convicted him in June 2024 for second-degree murder after shooting Jesse Sarey in 2019
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As chief departs, fire district fleet improvements continue
The board on Dec. 30 authorized the district to order a new stock Pierce Enforcer Pumper truck.
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Island birders flock for annual count
Around 75 birders took to land and sea on and around Vashon on Dec. 28, scouring the island…