McClure up for another 6 years on PUD board
All of Whatcom votes on Nov. 3 WHATCOM — Jeff McClure, a commissioner of Public Utility District No. 1 of Whatcom County since 2009, will seek reelection this fall. McClure, ...
‘Quick-release’ time capsule planned for Thornton
Deadline is this Friday to add physical items to the capsule, which will be opened 18 months from now By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Work on the long-awaited ...
Health Dept. stresses value of testing
County can process 2,400 COVID-19 tests per week By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Health Department again emphasized the importance of ...
Ferndale utilities fund established for families in need
Fund is donation-driven; application process begins May 15 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic should soon have ...
Lynden fair cancelled for 2020
Board decides the coronavirus threat ‘left us no alternative’ By Calvin Bratt [email protected] LYNDEN — The 2020 Northwest Washington Fair is cancelled. That ...
Business reopening to be ‘peer-led’
Health Dept. foresees nine testing sites taking 2,400 specimens weekly By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — To get businesses ready to reopen their doors, county ...
Inslee eases outdoor recreation
As of May 5, state parks, DNR, Fish & Wildlife spots open, golf twosomes OK By Brent Lindquist [email protected] OLYMPIA — People in Washington will soon be able ...
Public event cancellations keep coming
WHATCOM — Due to the COVID-19 threat, the 2020 International Plowing Match scheduled for May 16 at Berthusen Park has been cancelled. The sponsoring Northwest Washington ...
Stabbing on Mission Road leads to murder charges
57-year-old male dies Thursday; daughter charged WHATCOM — Shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, county sheriff’s deputies responded on a report of a male who had been ...
Referendum 90 effort begins locally
Drive-through signature days, locations set By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — A campaign to get Referendum 90 on the fall ballot has been started locally, ...