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History Sunset Cruises again set for summer
Partnership helps Whatcom Museum BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Museum will offer this summer a 36th year of History Sunset Cruises along Bellingham Bay. Partnering again with ...
Report updates Cherry Point’s major economic impacts locally
WHATCOM — In terms of job creation, some jobs are more beneficial to the general welfare of the economy than others. That’s the hard-nosed economic conclusion of the ...
Mayor salary increase ordinance dead, for now
City staff moving forward with Old Main exploration By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council did not meet Monday night, instead convening for ...
Bass trial for 1989 Stavik death begins
Jury selection was Monday; murder case’s opening statements could be today; 17 days is allowed overall By Calvin Bratt [email protected] BELLINGHAM — The trial of ...
February weather damaged raspberries
Meeker variety, especially young plants hurt the most by late cold By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Wintry cold and windy weather that arrived in February ...
Convenience store opened at Fisherman’s Cove
LUMMI — The Lummi Nation and Lummi Commercial Company on April 19 announced the grand opening of a new Fisherman’s Cove convenience store. It is situated in an area ...
WSO wraps up season with USA tribute
May 19 concert includes beloved ‘New World’ piece of Dvorak BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 43rd season with a tribute to music composed in America ...
No more ‘personal exemption’ from school vaccinations
State school vaccinations bill passed By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers reacted to the state’s 2019 measles outbreak with passage of ...
Van Werven praises capital, transportation bills passed
Capital budget has funding for local projects, including Lynden’s Fishtrap Creek, Ferndale’s new wastewater treatment plant OLYMPIA — On Sunday, April 28, the Washington ...
Demo Derby on fair’s opening day again
Tickets go on sale Thursday LYNDEN — Drivers can be smashing and crashing — and some will be cashing — in the 2019 version of the Northwest Washington Fair’s action-packed ...