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KWPZ’s Jim Bouma passes unexpectedly
40 years with the station, he and co-host Lynette Morgan won a national award in 2011 By Calvin Bratt [email protected] LYNDEN — Jim Bouma, Lynden resident and 40-year ...
Revenue wants businesses to pay excise tax electronically
OLYMPIA — Businesses that file their state excise taxes annually are now required to file and pay electronically beginning with their 2020 return (due April 15, 2021). The Department ...
Slide closes Ken Hertz Trail
WHATCOM — A landslide in Lake Whatcom Park on the east side of the lake is affecting use of the Ken Hertz Trail. The trail is closed to all users near the 1.25-mile marker. ...
‘Massive’ gas, fuel tax bill introduced
Bill for $27B in transportation projects could equal $1 per gallon at the pump — from the Washington Policy Center SEATTLE — In the second week of this year’s “virtual” ...
Middle Fork dam site now free-flowing stream
Removal opens up 16 miles to fish, predicted to return WHATCOM — Back last summer, crews used two big blasts to demolish the Nooksack River Middle Fork dam to clear the way ...
County’s high case rate could be peaking
COVID infected 1,114 Whatcom residents in the two weeks Jan. 2-15 By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The COVID virus is seeping out into the general population ...
Tony’s Tavern seeks space for outdoor dining
County Council will consider a helping ordinance in two weeks By Brent Lindquist [email protected] CUSTER — A six-month closure has cost Tony’s Tavern about $50,000, and that ...
Farms fear paying overtime retroactively
Implications of last fall’s 5-4 state Supreme Court decision are playing out; lawsuits filed, but not here yet By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Farmers ...
Marshall Judy is Nooksack’s acting mayor
NOOKSACK — City Clerk/Treasurer Virginia Arnason reports that veteran city council member Marshall Judy is the new acting mayor of Nooksack upon the Dec. 31, 2020, retirement ...
18-year-old and his ‘pandemic quilt’ travel U.S.
Graduating MBHS is next for Will Stich-Smith — then another trip? WHATCOM — This all began a year ago as Will Stich-Smith wanted to spend more time with his mom. It ...
