Beach Fest at Birch Bay State Park Saturday

BIRCH BAY ­— When was the last time you moved a damp beach rock to elicit a child’s joyful shout as a nickel-sized black shore crab scurried for cover? On Saturday, June 10, the ...

511 travel info system upgrade activates today

OLYMPIA — Modernization of the 511 travel information system brings a new voice and better support to the system, but the popular menus and other features remain the same. The Washington ...

Haynie Opry kicks off second half of summer season

Featured tribute this year is Merle Haggard By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BLAINE — It’s already June, and that means it’s time for the second half of the Haynie Opry ...

County has a new jail plan

Idea is 440 beds on LaBounty Road site, down from 521 before; county public hearing June 13 By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The county is moving forward with plans, ...

Mt. Baker Hwy. single-lane at point of fish passage work

WHATCOM — From now to fall it will be single-lane alternating traffic with a stoplight at the Hedrick Creek bridge on the Mt. Baker Highway as crews create new fish passage there, ...

Robert Opsvig

Robert (Bob) Carlson Opsvig passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 18, 2017 in Lynden. He was born Sept. 25, 1929 in Minot, North Dakota, to Claus Opsvig and Harriet (Carlson) Opsvig. ...

Corey Hatch

Corey Hatch, age 24, of Forks, Washington, and the Quileute Nation, passed on May 26, 2017. Please visit www.molesfarewelltributes.com to share memories.

Mark Martin

Mark Martin, age 61, of Bellingham and the Lummi Nation, passed on May 26, 2017. Please visit www.molesfarewelltributes.com to share memories.

Every good journey begins and ends with a good story. And longtime Lynden resident Isaac Johan Reimer (known to many as “Ike”), who passed away at his home on June 1, 2017, had ...

Patrick Tuttle

Patrick Tuttle, age 62, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.