The King County Council approved Water District 19’s comprehensive plan last month, but with a caveat: Because of its 14-year moratorium on new water shares, the agency needs to work with the county to explore ways to end the water shortage.
After weeks of discussion with student leaders, Vashon High School Principal Susan Hanson on Monday issued new rules for school-sponsored dances, including a requirement that dance partners leave at least three fingers of space between each other.
Washington State Ferries, citing the unpredictability of fuel prices, presented a plan to the State Transportation Commission last month that would allow the ferry system to add a fuel surcharge to each ticket if fuel prices rise enough.
Vashon Community Care (VCC) is getting ready for its annual Labor of Love online auction, which will start at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 27, and will run for two weeks, ending at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Vashon veterinarian Dana Ness said she has seen at least three confirmed cases of dogs with leptospirosis this winter, raising…
Two Vashon teachers earned national certification recently, after an intensive year-long process that pushed them to examine their work and meet national standards by creating a work portfolio and completing a comprehensive exam.
King County’s Department of Development and Environmental Services, facing a decline in revenue, will significantly reduce the hours of its field office at Courthouse Square on Vashon.
Authorities are still investigating the Vashon property that was rocked last week by an explosion to determine whether they’ll file charges against the man who lived there for manufacturing methamphetamine on the property.
For years, staff at the Vashon Health Center has struggled with cramped quarters at Sunrise Ridge, where their floor-to-ceiling stacks of charts are stored in three separate locations and doctors have to share their offices with one another.
When state lawmakers assemble in Olympia next week, they’ll likely replay a drama from their last session, when they faced a staggering multi-billion-dollar deficit and slashed programs to balance the budget.
The Vashon Park District’s board is poised to pass a $1.5 million spending plan that maintains the agency’s popular concerts-in-the-park series, enhances its maintenance program and includes money to plan for taking on ownership of the Vashon Pool.