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COVID-19 cases in Lynden area spike
Border closure extended to July 21, although Canada lets immediate family visit By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The latest county numbers on COVID-19 show ...
100,000 masks available for businesses
Whatcom Unified Command is taking the lead WHATCOM — Whatcom Unified Command, the multi-jurisdictional response to COVID-19 locally, has begun distributing more than 100,000 ...
County deaths now at 38
County, state are aligning their systems, definitions By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The county, as of Tuesday, June 9, stood at having 420 confirmed cases ...
Silver Lake camping reopens, with various limits
WHATCOM — Effective Monday, June 8, Whatcom County Parks and Recreation began taking camping reservations for the Silver Lake Park campground. This coincided with Whatcom County’s ...
Businesses get into reopening
Churches back to some congregating too By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — With Friday’s word that the county could go to Phase 2 of Safe Start reopening, ...
Razz Fest officially canceled
LYNDEN — The 2020 Northwest Raspberry Festival is officially cancelled, another community casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. A final decision by the sponsoring Lynden ...
Ferndale School Board levy decision coming up
Levy was pulled from April 28 ballot; Quinn gives other continuing education updates By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale School Board expects to run ...
Whatcom in Phase 2 reopening
Businesses can start up within guidelines; camping, social gathering also okay to a point By Calvin Bratt and Brent Lindquist [email protected] [email protected] WHATCOM ...
Library system must manage the return of 111,630 books
WHATCOM — County Library System staff are ready to begin a safe phased return to services, patrons were told last week. The first step is to begin processing holds and ...
Whatcom approved for Phase 2 reopening
Businesses can start up within guidelines; camping, social gathering also okay to a point By Calvin Bratt and Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — For the first ...