COVID-19 cases in Whatcom now up to five

Two added over weekend, two more Tuesday By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The fourth and fifth confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus in the county were ...

School district providing daily COVID-19 response updates

Nutrition, childcare solutions incoming for long school closure By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — For the Ferndale School District and all other districts statewide, ...

COVID-19 fight affects everything

Schools shut down six weeks; churches and businesses closed, as public health emergency is declared By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Response to the COVID-19 ...

Check first whether a place is open

Fairgrounds, YMCAs join the list of closures; County Council meets remotely Tuesday By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County YMCA facilities and the Northwest ...

Breaking News: All state schools to be closed six weeks

By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— Gov. Jay Inslee is closing all K-12 schools across Washington state for six weeks in the battle against the coronovirus ...

WTA buses get stronger cleaning

And posters say ‘cover your cough’ By Elizabeth Kayser [email protected]   WHATCOM — Whatcom Transportation Authority has changed its cleaning policies to help combat ...

Mutchler weighs in on affordable housing tax

I attended the last City Council meeting (3/2/2020) to hear the North Whatcom Poverty Task Force (NWPTF) report to the City following it’s one-year study of local poverty, its causes ...

People needed for vacancies on Whatcom diking and drainage district boards

Appointments now are to February 2022   WHATCOM ­— Ongoing, the County Council makes appointments to the boards and commissions of special-purpose diking and drainage districts ...

First coronavirus case confirmed in Whatcom

Woman in her 60s was treated at PeaceHealth; County declares health emergency By Lynden Tribune Staff   BELLINGHAM — The Washington State Department of Health confirmed a case ...

Levy group apologizes for campaign message

Lummi Indian Business Council working with schools moving forward By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Support Ferndale Schools advocacy group apologized last ...