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    Kids rush to the Vashon Chamber of Commerce to collect candy on Halloween night, 2024. As is traditional on Vashon, Vashon Highway will once again close to traffic between Ober Park and Vashon Theatre from 5-8 p.m. on Halloween. (Alex Bruell Photo)
    News Briefs | Oct. 23 edition
    October 22, 2025 3:48 pm

    Bite-sized news about voting, deer hunt, Halloween road closure, shellfishing restrictions and possible interruption to SNAP services.

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    Local firefighters will bring and install new smoke detectors and/or replace batteries in existing ones in your home. (Vashon Island Fire & Rescue Photo)
    Staying safe: Get smoke alarm help and learn...
    October 22, 2025 3:45 pm

    News from VashonBePrepared

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    David Henschman and his golden retriever, Bodhi, stand outside Vashon Print & Design, the longtime uptown print shop preparing to move to a new location. (Aspen Anderson Photo)
    New chapters for local businesses
    By Aspen Anderson • October 22, 2025 11:20 am

    Musical chairs for uptown Vashon: Gravy is expanding, and Vashon Print Design is moving into Northwest Sports, which is closing.

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    Islanders drum and wave signs along Vashon Highway during Saturday’s “No Kings Day” protest. (Kent Phelan Photo)
    Islanders rally for ‘No Kings Day’
    By Aspen Anderson • October 22, 2025 10:30 am

    Hundreds filled Vashon’s highway for the nationwide “No Kings Day” protest.

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    King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion (Courtesy of KCPAO)
    King County Prosecutor implements 30-day case filing policy
    By Joshua Solorzano • October 22, 2025 9:37 am

    Following an average of 100 days for case-filing decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the prosecutor’s office must now make decisions quicker.

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    News Briefs | Oct. 16 edition
    October 16, 2025 1:30 am

    International earthquake drill, Dockton marina closure extended, deer hunt and shellfishing closures

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    Beachcomber delivery delayed one day
    By Aspen Anderson • October 15, 2025 2:30 pm

    This week’s edition will arrive Friday instead of Thursday due to a press delay.

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    One-year-old Kash Freeman and his mother Selena Ligrano met Elvis Pigsley, a pig brought to VIGA’s 2024 Harvest Party by Emerald City Pet Rescue’s Amanda Bowser (right). This year’s party will take place Saturday, Oct. 18, at Farmstad. (Alex Bruell Photo)
One-year-old Kash Freeman and his mother Selena Ligrano met Elvis Pigsley, a pig brought to VIGA’s 2024 Harvest Party by Emerald City Pet Rescue’s Amanda Bowser (right). This year’s party will take place Saturday, Oct. 18, at Farmstad. (Alex Bruell Photo)
    Happenings | Oct. 16 edition
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • October 15, 2025 1:59 pm

    Meetings, talks, walks, opportunities to support island organizations and other happenings on Vashon.

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Yvonne Kuperbeg stands on her tree-framed porch on a hillside above Shinglemill Creek where she watches for salmon every fall.
    For Vashon’s 100-year-old salmon watcher, the creek still...
    By Kathryn True For The Beachcomber • October 15, 2025 1:30 pm

    Yvonne Kuperberg continues her decades-long tradition of counting salmon and finding peace along Shinglemill Creek.

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    Grant helps islanders get vaxxed with no out-of-pocket...
    By Elizabeth Shepherd • October 15, 2025 10:45 am

    “We’ll get you in,” Vicky de Monterey Richoux, VashonBePrepared’s president, said.

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    Jill Andrews, front right, swims one morning with her island swim club. (Terry Donnelly Photo)
    ‘Move it or lose it,’ say three active...
    By Aspen Anderson • October 15, 2025 10:30 am

    From icy swims to dressage and golf, these islanders prove age is no limit.

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    Vashon loves its ballot box at the Vashon Library. (File Photo)
    Vashon voters to decide health, fire seats
    By Aspen Anderson • October 15, 2025 9:30 am

    In the upcoming Nov. 4 King County General Election, several local offices on Vashon will be contested, giving voters a…

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    People rally June 14 in Covington during the first No Kings protest against the Trump administration. FILE PHOTO
    No Kings rallies set for Oct. 18
    By Staff reports • October 14, 2025 4:10 pm

    Here’s a list of locations in King County.

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