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State issuing $100 million in rental assistance

  OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce is distributing approximately $100 million in state Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding through ...

Edaleen sales down 65% at border stores

Restaurants are down as well Editor’s Note: The Tribune published an article last week about some of the local impacts of the COVID-19-induced border closure between the United States ...

Electors are bound by their pledge, U.S. high court says

Three from WA in 2016 election lost their case   OLYMPIA — On July 6 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Washington state laws pertaining to “faithless electors.” The ...

Cherry Point amendments finally coming to Planning Comm. hearing

  WHATCOM — The county Planning Commission will host a virtual public hearing regarding proposed Comprehensive Plan and County Code amendments primarily relating to fossil fuel ...

Rallying around a cause

Ferndale police chief addresses conflicts at Friday march By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Protestors on each side of Ferndale’s Main Street clashed Friday ...

A 10-day fair?

Lynden fair board looking at possibility, may decide Monday By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— The Northwest Washington Fair is considering going to 10 days’ ...

YMCA pulls out of Lynden

City is left to seek other operators, of pool especially By Elisa Claassen and Calvin Bratt for the Lynden Tribune   LYNDEN — In an online blog post and letter sent to members ...

Drive-through testing at Civic Field too costly to continue

Health leaders looking at other alternatives   WHATCOM — The low-barrier drive-through testing offered for two weekends at the Civic Field Stadium parking lot is too costly to ...

Each tribe gets $380,000-plus from the state in COVID fight

  OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced that $20 million in emergency Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding is now available ...

Three Whatcom students admitted to military schools

  BOTHELL — First District Congresswoman Suzan DelBene announces that 16 high school graduates from northwest Washington have accepted appointments to the four U.S. military service ...