COVID case rates high in north county
Lynden, Nooksack Valley rates higher than rest of county By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Looking at data from the first week of November, COVID case rates remained ...
Flooding batters Whatcom County
Hundreds displaced in east Whatcom By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — About 500 people have been displaced from their homes due to flooding, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s ...
Golden Eagles can’t overcome turnovers, big plays
By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] SEATTLE – The Golden Eagles were plagued by turnovers in a game that ultimately cut their season short. It was an emotional group ...
Gas prices have fallen 1.6 cents
Washington gas prices have fallen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.78/g as of Nov. 8, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,666 stations in Washington. ...
How farmers can fight climate change
By Steve Harrell and Katherine Steensma for the Tribune In late June, the temperature in Lynden reached 106º, smashing the previous record. The cows on Steensma Dairy northwest of ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 10, 2021
Healthy kidneys, healthy me Editor: The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease upended daily life in the United States as infections surged across the country. If we pay even ...
Acting, directing, it’s what Teri Grimes does
By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — A resident of Bellingham, Teri Grimes recently served as director of the Claire Theater’s production of ‘Proof.’ By serving, Grimes ...
The more things change, the more they stay the same
By Bill Helm [email protected] You wouldn’t think someone who recently moved roughly 1,700 miles northwest – to the Pacific Northwest – would not be hugely fond of change. ...
New ownership at Take My Hand
Whatcom County native Matt Obermueller has assumed ownership and management of Take My Hand At-Home Care. Sue Sorensen founded the business in 2010 before Obermueller took over in late ...
Turkey Drive helps families in need
Thanksgiving is a time for families to celebrate gathering together with a feast – unless it’s a time that reminds them of their hunger challenges. Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance’s ...