Local governments to get CARES cash
OLYMPIA — Local governments will soon receive their portion of nearly $300 million in federal CARES Act money awarded to states to address COVID-19-related costs. The ...
News briefs — June 3, 2020
Referendum 90 petitions due in this week WHATCOM — Petiitions to put Referendum 90, a challenge of the Comprehensive Sex Education bill passed by the state legislature, on ...
Ericksen says L&I can’t fine for violations
OLYMPIA — An effort by the Inslee administration to prosecute businesses that reopen without state permission is a power grab not authorized by state law, said Sen. Doug Ericksen, ...
Federal COVID farmer help begins
Applications for $19 billion in aid being taken OLYMPIA — Applications opened May 26 for a new federal program offering substantial relief for Washington farmers and ranchers ...
CHCC begins readmitting, but with pre-screening and quarantining
WHATCOM — In early May the Christian Health Care Center of Lynden announced that it will cautiously begin reopening admissions after about a seven-week pause. In that ...
Sidhu speaks out on ignited racial tension
Washington cities in unrest By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — County Executive Satpal Sidhu put out a statement Monday in regard to the ongoing protest and ...
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County just misses Monday Phase 2 application deadline
Changing state requirements led to one-day application delay By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Whatcom County just missed the deadline to apply for Phase 2 of Washington’s ...
Custer walker finds dead Asian hornet
It’s the first specimen found in Washington this year OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture last week reported the first confirmed sighting of an Asian ...
Trump pushes for churches to reopen
But Inslee says he’s not ready for that yet By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Calling houses of worship “essential services” in the pandemic, President ...