Dairy industry seeks COVID disaster relief
Proposals may be taken up by Congress soon By Calvin Bratt [email protected] OLYMPIA — Without taking a position on the specifics of the plans, the Washington State Dairy ...
Sloane hired to head WCC cross country
He has been at Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley high schools BELLINGHAM — Whatcom Community College Athletics has hired Jay Sloane as head coach of the men’s and women’s cross ...
Schools must report sports concussions
New state law sets rules for details to be given each Oct. 1, starting 2021 By Hailey Palmer [email protected] WHATCOM — A new law sets protocol for reporting concussions ...
GOP governor candidate Culp criticizes ‘stay-at-home’ order
He sees it as excessive, making winners or losers SPOKANE — Washington gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp, who received statewide and national media attention after rejecting ...
Beyond May 4? ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’
County Health Dept. details a predictive model, saying pullback must be gradual By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” ...
County COVID rate slowing
Only two more deaths Friday to Tuesday, and 15 new cases By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — County deaths attributed to COVID-19 held at 23 for three days without ...
Ferndale contributes to Whatcom Unified Command
Riley Sweeney answered call for experienced public communications professionals By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Every morning, Riley Sweeney attends a meeting ...
Tax deadlines for nonprofits also extended
BOTHELL — On Friday, April 10, Washington 1st District Congresswoman Suzan DelBene applauded the Internal Revenue Service for extending the 2019 federal tax filing and payment ...
Local Dems condemn the firing of Dr. Lin
WHATCOM — At its April meeting the Executive Board of Whatcom Democrats voted unanimously to condemn PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center of Bellingham for “retaliating against ...
Peter Dykstra
Peter “Pete” Dykstra, of Lynden, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2020.
Pete was known as a proud family man and for his Oliver tractor collection. He was a great role ...