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Jim Diers photo 15-year-old Si-Yi-Chn (J45) surfaces with Tahoma / Mount Rainier in the background..

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Orcas visit Vashon waters

Southern Resident killer whales visited the southern waters of the Salish Sea over the last two weeks, swimming…

Leslie Brown photo Morgan Brown, Pia Bloom and their dog Suki stand in front of the field on the south side of S.W. 178th.

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Vashon developer envisions ambitious green housing project west of town

The preliminary proposal includes apartments behind IGA and townhomes in the fields nearby.

File photo Elaine Ott-Rocheford shakes John Hopkins' hand after she accepts the park district board's offer to become the new director of the agency in early 2013.

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Elaine Ott-Rocheford to retire from Vashon Park District

She will leave the district in May of next year.

Alex Bruell photo Kids rush to the Vashon Chamber of Commerce to collect candy on Halloween night.

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PHOTOS: Vashon celebrates a dark and stormy Halloween

Check out our photo gallery from Halloween 2024 on Vashon.

Competing for the 8th Congressional District: Carmen Goers, left, and Kim Schrier. COURTESY PHOTOS

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Adam Smith and Kim Schrier will retain Congress seats | Election 2024

Smith represents the 9th Congressional District and Schrier represents the 8th Congressional District.

From left to right: Emily Alvarado, Kimberly Cloud, Jolie Lansdowne and Joe Fitzgibbon are running to represent the state’s 34th Legislative District, which includes Vashon-Maury Island. (Photos obtained from the candidates or their campaign websites.)

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Islanders react to Trump win, Washington’s blue shift

Worry, hope, determination; Vashon residents and leaders expressed a mixed bag of emotions last week in the aftermath…

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race | Election 2024

Democrats have won 10 straight gubernatorial contests.

Larry Best, a customer coordinator for quality assurance who has worked at Boeing for 38 years, stands outside of Angel of the Winds Arena with a “vote no” sign on Monday in Everett. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Boeing Machinists approve contract, ending 52-day strike

After voting no twice, 59% of union members approved the latest contract.

Election workers open mail in a new secure room at Thurston County’s elections office. The county invested in a separate room to open mail after it was sent an envelope containing fentanyl last year. (Laurel Demkovich/Washington State Standard)

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How one WA county upped security ahead of the election

Thurston County, like others, made changes in response to evolving threats and other concerns around ballot processing.

Tramp Harbor dock (file photo)

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Foundation reawakens to support Vashon Park District

The Vashon Parks Foundation aims to help certain projects on the island become a reality.

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Change is ahead for Vashon HouseHold

Vashon HouseHold’s executive director, Jason Johnson, will depart from his role on December 1.

Courtesy photo Burton Water Company’s 40-foot tall tank is located near the Misty Isle Farm property.

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Water co-op purchases Burton Water Company

The sale completes three years of work by the former owners and community.

A ballot drop box damaged in a suspected arson incident in Vancouver, Washington, on Oct. 28, 2024. Monika Spykerman/The Columbian/Courtesy of Washington State Standard

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Arson destroys hundreds of ballots inside a Washington state drop box

State and federal authorities are investigating a deliberately set fire that destroyed ballots inside a drop box in…