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• Chief deputy assessor, officials call for Wilson’s resignation
  The chief deputy assessor and several directors in the King County Department of Assessments are calling for the resignation of the King County Assessor, John Wilson.

• Sea Mar clinic opening delayed until January
  Representatives from Sea Mar Community Health Centers said the new Sea Mar clinic in uptown Vashon is tentatively scheduled to open in January 2027 — a four-month delay from its previously anticipated September opening.

• Renton High assistant principal on paid leave following investigation
  An investigation revealed Rashaad Powell, who was one of Renton High School’s assistant principals and the boys basketball head coach, had sent sexual messages to mothers of students.

• VISD restarts search for permanent superintendent
  After pausing the process last winter, the Vashon Island School District has restarted its national search for a permanent superintendent, with applications due Dec. 4 and a selection expected around February.

• Report says King County Assessor Wilson violated 4 ethics codes | Update
  King County Assessor John Wilson violated four ethics codes, according to the King County Office of the Ombuds.

• Local outlets getting boost from Washington’s news fellowship 2.0 | The Free Press Initiative
  Washington State University is partnering with Report for America to place a reporter in all 39 of Washington counties.

• Arts Briefs | Sept. 3 edition
  Vashon Island Film Festival awards

• ‘The Wren’ soars in Ghost Boat production
  With its latest production, Ghost Boat Theater lived up to its name, presenting “The Wren,” a haunting and transportive new play by one of Vashon’s most talented musicians and theater-makers, Kat Eggleston.

Find out when School Schedules change due to weather

Direct link to the Vashon School District Emergency Information – Snow/Weather Schedule changes page can be found here. http://flashalert.net/news.html?id=4288

Stay updated on most King County Schools here: Public Schools Emergency Communication System. www.schoolreport.org

South Sound and Kitsap School information can be found here: www.pugetinfo.net/

Puget Sound Tide Tables 3 Tide tables for Vashon	National Weather Service Doppler Radar and Vashon forecast

Extended Forcast and more Current Weather Conditions on the New Weather Page

Vashon Be Prepared – Voice of Vashon – Update

Whenever something happens that you need to know about, we’ll get it out there for you. Stay tuned, Stay warm, stay safe, and stay tuned to VoV Standing By at 1650 am on your AM radio dial.

Do you know what to do? What would you do if your home were damaged so bad you could not stay there? How would you cope with the power being out for seven days or longer? How would you help your neighbor? Making sure that not only you are ready but so will your pets. www.VashonBePrepared.org

BBC News

• Controversial Jackdaw gas field set to be approved in weeks, sources say
  The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.

• AI tools that take notes for GPs could miss vital information, study suggests
  Researchers said the tools – which record consultations – could miss vital things like a patient's facial expressions or emotional state.

• Transplanted pig kidney works in US man's body for record 271 days
  A man has lived for a record nine months with a transplanted pig kidney while waiting for a human transplant.

• US investigating if missile hit Iran wedding, Vance says
  The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said shrapnel from a missile hit the ceremony and killed four people on Tuesday.

• 'I was seeing spots' – third seed Auger-Aliassime stunned in New York
  Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime says he was "dizzy and seeing spots" in a surprise second-round loss to Karen Khachanov at the US Open.

• Farage senior aide filmed suggesting way to avoid donations law
  A film broadcast by Channel 4 shows senior Reform UK figures discussing donations with an undercover reporter.

• GB's Dart struggles with illness in second-round exit
  Britain's Harriet Dart says she felt "under the weather" as she struggles in the heat during her second-round loss to Marie Bouzkova at the US Open.

• Hope for survivors in Nepal as tunnel rescue efforts continue
  South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.