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• Confirmed death toll rises to 2 from chemical tank blast in Longview
  The death toll from the May 26 chemical tank rupture at a mill in southwest Washington has climbed to at least two people, while nine others remain “unrecovered,” according to authorities.

• Happenings | May 28 edition
  Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the volume of entries received, we edit submissions and cannot always confirm if a submission will run. Send submissions to editor@vas …

• Hantavirus risk remains low, health officials say
  Will hantavirus reach King County?

• Vashon’s Future Business Leaders make strong debut at state conference
  In its first year competing at the state level, Vashon Island High School’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter is already making its mark.

• Mary Gauthier brings her musical storytelling to Vashon
  For Mary Gauthier, songwriting is storytelling. And for nearly three decades, the artist has used her music to chronicle the world around us.

• Musical library helps young musicians find their rhythm
  Chautauqua Elementary School fourth-grader Ramona likes to tap. She taps with her fingers on tables, chairs and whatever else might be nearby.

• Through his lens, Ray Pfortner teaches others to see
  On a misty morning in 1994, Ray Pfortner stood on the gravelly shore of a Vashon beach with his camera in hand. The quiet morning broke when a black dorsal fin exhaled through the surface of the Salish Sea yards away.

• A small tax hike could bring big road fixes
  No one likes higher taxes. But here’s one proposed tax increase that could give back more to Vashon than it takes.

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

• Third of people say uni degree not worth it, as student loan inquiry begins
  MPs will hear the concerns of graduates about the size of their student debts, and the interest rates.

• Toy Story 5 shows 'terror' of children's screen addiction, says Tom Hanks
  The latest film sees Woody, Buzz and the other toys compete with a new tablet for children's attention.

• Trump administration will abide by ruling halting $1.8bn 'anti-weaponisation' fund
  The justice department says it "disagrees strongly" with a court decision to halt the establishment of the fund.

• Weapons‑obsessed killer jailed as body cam footage shows victim being handcuffed
  University student Henry Nowak was killed as he walked back from a night out in Southampton.

• Will Sabalenka and Osaka open door for women's night sessions?
  It may only have lasted 87 minutes, but Aryna Sabalenka's match against Naomi brought an X-factor to a very rare French Open women's night-session match.

• Jeremy Bowen: Trump needs this war to end but Iran is not backing down
  Under pressure from the polls and Gulf allies, the White House is pushing for a deal but Iran wants concessions, writes BBC's international editor.

• Lebanon says Hezbollah agrees reciprocal halt to attacks on Israel
  Israel's PM Netanyahu warns that strikes on Beirut will go ahead if Hezbollah does not abide by the US proposal.

• Britain's earliest prehistoric art found in beauty spot cave
  Mystery remains around the meaning behind the art more than 17,000 years later.