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Second round of nonprofit, business help: deadline Oct. 1

Amounts are up to $10,000 each   WHATCOM ­— A second round of COVID-related funding for small businesses and nonprofits is on the way.   Multiple county public agencies will ...

PSE will do a $45,000 make-over for four businesses

  BELLEVUE — With the impacts of COVID-19 hitting small business owners especially hard, Puget Sound Energy is creating a way to help.   Through the launch of its Small Business ...

Weathering the COVID storm

UKUSCAdoggie in Ferndale Station adapts to changing times in move from Fairhaven By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Margot Barber didn’t want to spend her life ...

Patrolman in route to Lynden fair was first WSP fatality

Vernon Fortin died in 1923 after a collision of his motorcycle   OLYMPIA ­— As part of its centennial year celebration, the Washington State Patrol is providing information on ...

Fire at front of WSP trooper’s Nooksack house called arson

  WHATCOM ­— A fire at the front door of a Washington State Patrol trooper’s house in Nooksack is being investigated as arson, said Chief Daniel MacPhee of the Everson Police ...

Whatcom ReStart grant recipients listed

269 receive up to $15,000 to survive COVID; 30 Ferndale businesses listed as grant recipients   WHATCOM ­— Listed below are the names of all the businesses who were approved ...

County Health Dept.: COVID cases on rise

Pace has picked up since Sept. 8   WHATCOM — The number of COVID-19 cases in the county is not trending in the right direction, said the county Health Department in a Tuesday, ...

Saving Casper

Whatcom County Fire District #7 rescues dog trapped By Hailey Palmer [email protected] FERNDALE — Earlier this month, firefighters from Whatcom County Fire District Seven were ...

Staff updates council on court, city hall plans

COVID-19 has delayed plans, but interim court improvements are coming By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Jori Burnett and the rest of the staff at the City of Ferndale ...

Thornton project in settlement phase

Radder: Current phase not exciting, but necessary for final product to work By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale’s various capital projects continue throughout ...