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A timeline of the flood

By Elisa Claassen for the Record   Note: Data collected through Facebook posts for City of Everson Police Department, City of Sumas, Nooksack Valley Neighbors, City of Ferndale, ...

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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 ...