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Two tribes say they support adjudication

Nooksacks and Lummi call their joint effort Salmon Need Water   WHATCOM — On March 25 the Nooksack Indian Tribe and Lummi Nation announced a joint campaign to educate the community ...

15 ‘toasted’ for being resilient in pandemic

It’s a Whatcom chamber effort to celebrate our progress made   WHATCOM ­— The fact that the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce was unable to hold its annual awards ceremony ...

Krieger bidding for port position

District 2 incumbent is Ken Bell   BELLINGHAM — Kelly Krieger, a small business owner and community organizer, launched her campaign for a Port of Bellingham Commissioner position ...

Buchanan running again for County Council

It would be his third term, and he is now chair   WHATCOM — Barry Buchanan, the current Whatcom County Council chair and a longtime advocate for reform of housing and criminal ...

Applications open for dairy scholarships

  WHATCOM ­— County Dairy Women are again offering scholarship to local residents with connections to the dairy industry.   Application forms are available from Cheryl DeHaan ...

Baseball, fastpitch are back

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WSDOT work to impact traffic over Pioneer Bridge Monday

City recommends taking alternate routes on April 5 FERNDALE — The Washington State Department of Transportation will conduct its annual inspection of Pioneer Bridge (Main Street) ...

Fire equipment from Whatcom benefits a Mexican town

John Crawford of NWFR makes it happen, twice By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— It’s a bit of a complicated year-long story, but the outcome is that a Mexican ...

RUN group sets two webinars on topic of racial relations

‘Adopted life’ speaker Angela Tucker of Seattle featured By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Angela Tucker, known for speaking out on a national scale on ...

29-year-old Ellensburg woman’s body found at Blaine

  BLAINE — Around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 16, Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the 3000 block of H Street Road on a missing-person report involving a 29-year-old ...