King County’s public health department announced last week that it will not pursue its onsite septic system oversight program and fee proposal that it had recently shared in several communities, including Vashon.
By this fall, King County property owners who are behind in their property taxes are expected to benefit from a new program that will allow them to make partial payments on what they owe.
Vashon Community Care has recently hired James Buttitta, MD, as its new medical director and resident physician.
When islander Lauri Hennessey met John Ericksen in the early 2000s, he had just entered into what would become a 15-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. The battle, along with a cancer diagnosis earlier this year, ultimately led to his death, but his wife and friends say it never took away his grace, kindness or love for music and children.
Vashon’s Burton Hill Farm & Dairy is voluntarily recalling its Grade A Raw Goat Milk due to concerns it could be contaminated with E. coli, Washington State Department of Health officials reported Thursday.
After a year of construction at the north-end ferry dock, the ferry system has announced that construction is nearly complete and that waiting cars will again line up on the dock beginning Friday, July 1. Two-way traffic on 103rd Avenue will resume at the same time.
It’s 10:30 a.m. on the last day of school at Vashon High School, and six of history teacher Martha Woodard’s students are gathered around her reminiscing about the year and laughing. One student looks up the name “Martha” on a humorous reference site and reads that Martha is “a successful independent woman … well respected by everyone,” a definition that fits Woodard just right.
With just six weeks before CHI-Franciscan Health closes the island’s largest medical clinic, two health care networks have expressed interest in operating the clinic at Sunrise Ridge and may provide a viable option for Vashon.
On Mother’s Day one year ago, islander Pete Welch celebrated with his family by having breakfast out and taking a trip to Tacoma to play laser tag, but the day ended in an unexpected way — with an emergency helicopter flight off the island to a Seattle hospital.
Islanders are invited to attend a public open house tonight, Wednesday, to hear about plans to create a primitive camping area at Maury Island Marine Park.
One month after a report done by a team of pool experts outlined needed repairs at the Vashon Pool, the process to bring the pool’s drain into compliance with federal law is underway.
At a public meeting on Vashon last week, King County received several comments on its proposal to charge annual fees to all King County residents who have onsite septic systems, and officials say they remain open to feedback.
Vashon Community Care will close its adult day health program, Break Time, at the end of the month with the hope of bringing it back in the future.