COVID is the final emergency to many families
United Way has updated its ALICE analysis of those close to poverty OLYMPIA — When COVID-19 hit, just over 670,000 Washington households were already one emergency away from ...
A dress made of flowers
Creativity of local Triple Wren Farms in June issue of Florists’ Review By Elisa Claassen for the Lynden Tribune CUSTER — Triple Wren Farms gets into national media in a rather ...
Mask mandate
Amid rising virus cases, state orders wearing masks in indoor public places, outside if within 6 feet By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Facemasks became mandatory ...
Tribune, Record offering matching grant funds
Local businesses struggling to recover from the pandemic will have another tool in hand to help them. The Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record are offering a dollar-for-dollar ...
State facing $8.8 billion revenue drop
‘Everything is on the table right now,’ says top Democrat budget writer SEATTLE — The other shoe dropped on June 17, as the state’s Economic and Revenue Forecast Council ...
Republicans bidding for guv face off here
Forum of Culp, Eyman, Freed and Fortunato on TVW By Calvin Bratt [email protected] BELLINGHAM — An upstairs training room of Bellingham Cold Storage became the venue ...
Ericksen: State has actually collected $2 billion above budget
‘There is no budget crisis — it’s a spending problem’ OLYMPIA — Washington will collect more taxes this year than ever before — a $2 billion increase — and if anyone ...
Lighthouse Mission ‘Base Camp’ to be at 1530 Cornwall
Bellingham, Whatcom County partner on set-up costs BELLINGHAM — Lighthouse Mission Ministries will continue to shelter people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Taking critical steps toward local tourism recovery
This op-ed piece is submitted by Sandy Ward, CEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on local jobs. Small businesses, ...
Fireworks sales allowed as of Monday, June 28
OLYMPIA — Sale of consumer fireworks is allowed beginning Sunday, June 28, at noon and ending at 9 p.m. on July 5. Many cities and counties in Washington have restricted ...
