News - Vashon-Maury Island

District finds funds to retain teachers

Several public school teachers whose jobs were on the line have been retained in the wake of a community-wide fundraising drive and a number of budget-cutting efforts by the Vashon Island School District.

Boy molested at Vashon swimming pool

A 12-year-old boy was molested at the Vashon Pool on June 21 by a sex offender from Seattle, according to the King County Prosecutor’s Office.

Devastating fire destroys home, leaves Maury family with little

A family of four lost nearly everything they owned in a devastating fire that swept through their unoccupied home on Maury Island Thursday night.

Stormy weather hits Vashon's quiet airport

The Vashon Municipal Airport has a rural charm to it, with its grass runway and its rows of colorful, metal-sided hangars.

County, VMICC sued over K2 rezone

Island activist Tom Bangasser has filed a far-reaching lawsuit against King County, charging that government officials failed to comply with several codes when they rezoned the K2 property from industrial to commercial last fall.

A girl's fall from a swing prompts questions and soul-searching

Eva Anderson, 9, celebrated the end of school last week with what has become a summertime tradition for many on the Island: She clambered onto a swing just down the beach from Lisabeula Park and sailed over the water.

Voice of Vashon extends reach across the Island

Voice of Vashon’s AM radio station can now be heard across both Vashon and Maury Island, after installation of the station’s third and final radio antenna was completed at the Dockton Fire Station on June 11.

Three Islanders vie for seat on Vashon's Community Council

The Vashon-Maury Island Community Council’s ex-ecutive board at its July 13 meeting will choose a replacement to Jolene Lamb, who resigned in May from the nine-member board.

Fire association disbands, gives building to Vashon fire department

Vashon Firefighters’ Association will disband this year and give its association building to Vashon Island Fire & Rescue (VIFR).

State high court withdraws ruling on Yousoufian’s landmark suit