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News Briefs — Nov. 17, 2021
Avalanche risk forces closure of North Cascades Highway With a forecast of snow followed by warmer, wet weather, Washington State Department of Transportation has closed State Route ...
Community Calendar — Nov. 17, 2021
Holiday North County Market From noon-8 p.m. Dec. 6-7, the Holiday North County Market will be held at Herb Niemann’s Steak House, 203 W. Main St., Everson. Free cookies and cider ...
Part of Ferndale evacuated Tuesday
Flooding hit Main Street late Monday night By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The City of Ferndale evacuated residents and businesses south of Main Street on Tuesday ...
COVID case rates high in north county
Lynden, Nooksack Valley rates higher than rest of county By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Looking at data from the first week of November, COVID case rates remained ...
Flooding batters Whatcom County
Hundreds displaced in east Whatcom By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — About 500 people have been displaced from their homes due to flooding, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s ...
Gas prices have fallen 1.6 cents
Washington gas prices have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.78/g as of Nov. 8, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,666 stations in Washington. ...
How farmers can fight climate change
By Steve Harrell and Katherine Steensma for the Tribune In late June, the temperature in Lynden reached 106º, smashing the previous record. The cows on Steensma Dairy northwest of ...
Acting, directing, it’s what Teri Grimes does
By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — A resident of Bellingham, Teri Grimes recently served as director of the Claire Theater’s production of ‘Proof.’ By serving, Grimes ...
New ownership at Take My Hand
Whatcom County native Matt Obermueller has assumed ownership and management of Take My Hand At-Home Care. Sue Sorensen founded the business in 2010 before Obermueller took over in late ...
Turkey Drive helps families in need
Thanksgiving is a time for families to celebrate gathering together with a feast – unless it’s a time that reminds them of their hunger challenges. Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance’s ...
