The board of commissioners at Vashon Island Fire & Rescue has chosen six finalists in its search for a new chief to head the fire department and will likely select one of them to lead the agency in as soon as next week.
t A $7,500 grant will pay for signage, trail work and more.
A new acting manager has been named to lead King County’s troubled Animal Care and Control program, which has come under harsh criticism for the crowded conditions at the county’s main shelter in Kent.
Vashon High School seniors will no longer be able to zip to Subway, take a quick trip home or run to the beach during their lunch period as a result of a decision made by the five-member board that oversees the Vashon Island School District.
Loren Hill strolled leisurely across the front of the classroom, thumbs in his belt-loops and shoulders thrown back, “moseying” for his third-grade class at Chautauqua Elementary School.
The state Department of Ecology has decided to require Glacier Northwest to provide extensive public review and comment as the corporation devises a plan for how it will handle arsenic-laced soil at its mining site on Maury.
Ron Newell, left, grandson of photographer Norman Edson, congratulates Roger Douglas on winning the raffle for an original Edson photo.
Senior Services’ transportation program provides an essential service to local seniors by arranging transportation to medical appointments. The programs is in need of more volunteer drivers. Every week the program turns away 10 or 20 seniors who call, due to the shortage of drivers.
The Vashon Island Fire & Rescue board will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, in the Penny Farcy Memorial Training Center.
A listing of various clubs and organizations on Vashon and Maury islands.
