For years, Vashon Island School District has been willing to accept as many off-Island students as it can handle.
A case of H1N1 flu was confirmed on Vashon Thursday afternoon, after tests showed that 50-year-old man who was treated at Vashon Health Center last week was carrying the virus, which is sometimes called swine flu.
The King County Library System will not have to apply for a conditional use permit if it builds a new branch or expands its current one at Ober Park, the county’s Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES) has stated.
Islanders’ words come to life on the stage this week, when “Wake Up: The World’s On Fire” tackles youth substance use through documentary theater — a performance taken almost entirely from first-hand interviews and articles.
Vashon Allied Arts is slated to receive more than $1 million in state funds to help it move forward on its ambitious plans to build an expansive new arts campus — including a state-of-the-art performance hall, exhibition space, classrooms and more.
Some who keep a close eye on the drug scene on Vashon say that black tar heroin, for the first time in recent memory, is being sold on the Island.
The Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust has sold a 30-acre conservation easement in Paradise Valley to King County, ensuring the parcel retains its natural habitat and improving the salmon-spawning capacity of Judd Creek, the land trust announced last week.
The Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, starting with next week’s issue, will sport a new look and new size. The paper is…
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue’s liability for its alleged discrimination against a female firefighter could be nearly 20 percent more than previously announced, after a bill for legal fees came in higher than anticipated, officials said.
Aquatic club officials, inspired by a new study that prices renovating and covering the Island’s only public pool at $1.8 million, plan to see community support in their endeavor to turn the popular pool into a year-round facility.
Chris Szala, an Islander who has worked in the affordable housing arena for 20 years, has been named the new executive director at Vashon HouseHold.
Andy James counted himself lucky when he landed his first teaching job at Chautauqua Elementary School three years ago.
Backbone Campaign’s “Procession for the Future” tour concluded last week, when a biodiesel truck stuffed with 25 parade floats rolled back onto Vashon after traveling more than 11,000 miles around the country.