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Whatcom watches Olympia’s accessory-dwelling bills
Intent is to open up this option in dealing with housing crisis By Cal Bratt For the Record WHATCOM — Local cities are monitoring legislation on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) that ...
Briefly: Lynden and the surrounding areas in the news, Mar. 29, 2023
Lynden Lions offering scholarships WHATCOM — The Lynden Lions club is offering two, $1,000 scholarships to students in the Lynden, Lynden Christian and Meridian School Districts. ...
WCSO asks for public’s help in locating suspects
WHATCOM –- Probable cause has been developed to arrest 34-year-old James Franklin Gamble and 31-year-old Christopher David Gamble, brothers, with first-degree robbery, first-degree ...
Food pantries want flexibility in spending to aid families
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — Food banks are finding it necessary to provide diapers, toiletries, feminine hygiene products and other non-food items but ...
Whatcom County deputies arrest active shooting suspect
Staff Reports WHATCOM — On Monday, March 20 at approximately 1:45 a.m., Whatcom County deputies responded to numerous reports of multiple shots fired in an apartment complex in ...
Engrossed House Bill 1274 would require new resource to help identify child malnutrition during social work visits
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — A social workers’ guide to identify child malnutrition cases has passed the state House of Representatives and is now ...
Healthcare industry to collect demographic data
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — More than 400,000 health care professionals would be required to provide information on race, ethnicity, gender, and spoken ...
Proposal allows students to earn credits for work
By Alexandria Osborne Washington State Journal OLYMPIA — High school students could earn elective credit through paid work experience under a bill that has passed the state House ...
Whatcom County News Briefs: March 22, 2023
Lake Whatcom annual meeting March 29 WHATCOM — The annual Lake Whatcom Joint Councils and Commissioners meeting is at 6:30 p.m. March 29 in the City of Bellingham Council Chambers, ...
Ferndale annexes Friberg farm property
But of 110 acres becoming houses, is it a net cost benefit to the city? By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The Friberg farm annexation off Thornton Road was approved by the City ...