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City council discusses COVID-19 remotely

Most city employees now working from home By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council held its first-ever completely remote meeting Monday ...

Lynden Manor has new cases, but also some fully recovered

Wearing a mask in public is now recommended by state, CDC By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— New cases of COVID-19 were detected in testing at Lynden Manor ...

Superfeet joins COVID-19 fight

It is building, with partners, respirator hoods for health workers By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — Personal protective equipment is in short supply nationwide ...

PeaceHealth responds to Dr. Lin firing, cites its COVID-19 preparations

  WHATCOM ­— PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center has put out a public statement on its positive actions in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and also addressing media coverage ...

Lynden Manor death ‘with’ COVID-19 confirmed

It’s a distinction that end-of-life conditions were already present By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The administrator of Lynden Manor, Russell Chittock, ...

Everson is base for cot-making, with volunteers doing their part

Whatcom coronavirus deaths at nine By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— One after another on Wednesday, April 1, vehicles rolled up in front of the Criterion ...

Woman dies in Ferndale house fire

Cause still being investigated By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — A woman died in a residential fire Monday morning, March 30, near the intersection of Enterprise ...

Ferndale Food Bank soldiers on

Its operation has shifted completely to social-distancing By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — The Ferndale Food Bank has adopted a completely new model of ...

Two Van Werven bills signed into law

Impoundment of a drunk-driver vehicle goes into effect June 10   OLYMPIA — Legislation that will keep drunk drivers off the road and let community and technical college students ...

Bellingham Business Journal closing

  BELLINGHAM — The April edition of The Bellingham Business Journal will be its last.   “Significantly decreased advertising revenue, directly resulting from the COVID-19 ...