Task force will plan business reopening

County Health Dept. also seeks greater testing across the population By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Health Department hopes to create ...

Overpass construction starts next week

Ferndale City Council voted to send ‘Ferndale First’ resolution back to committee By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — A project decades in the making is finally ...

Beyond May 4? ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’

County Health Dept. details a predictive model, saying pullback must be gradual By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” ...

County COVID rate slowing

Only two more deaths Friday to Tuesday, and 15 new cases By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — County deaths attributed to COVID-19 held at 23 for three days without ...

Ferndale contributes to Whatcom Unified Command

Riley Sweeney answered call for experienced public communications professionals By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Every morning, Riley Sweeney attends a meeting ...

Teaching through a crisis

Jon Mutchler keeps teaching piano — now remotely By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — For many people waiting out the COVID-19 crisis, work doesn’t have ...

Schools closed for rest of year

Announcement Monday ends the wondering; home learning must continue By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — The in-person school year is over, a casualty of the coronavirus ...

City council discusses COVID-19 remotely

Most city employees now working from home By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council held its first-ever completely remote meeting Monday ...

A haircut on the porch

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Unemployment soars

Jobless claims from Whatcom County rose 1,800% week of March 15-21 By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The bloody tale of economic devastation from the COVID-19 ...