Whatcom OK’d for Phase 2
Gov. Inslee is allowing most of the state to get to greater reopening OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced at a Thursday afternoon press conference that most of Washington ...
Avian flu is on the spread
WSDA will do an educational webinar Feb. 23 OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture will offer a free webinar to help poultry owners protect their birds from avian ...
Women’s group to award three scholarships
WHATCOM — This year, Whatcom Women in Business will award three $5,000 scholarships to women entering higher education including but not limited to technical or trade school, beauty ...
New Maritime Heritage Area includes us
2021 is a year of planning what this designation means WHATCOM — Beginning in early 2021, the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will work with coastal communities throughout ...
Raspberry growers keep up ‘fair trade’ push
$750,000 goes toward ongoing fact-finding in 2021 budget WHATCOM — A fight for fair trade is earmarked for $750,000 out of the $1.84 million budget for the Washington Red Raspberry ...
Beneficial wasp found in Asian giant hornet hunt
It’s a natural parasite of the SWD fly that infests raspberries WHATCOM — In last fall’s successful search for an Asian giant hornet nest, something else was found. And it could ...
Ferndale FFA back to in-person activities
FERNDALE — Rebecca Kamps and her fellow Ferndale FFA chapter officers won’t take meeting in person for granted ever again. Kamps, a senior at FHS, and hundreds of other Ferndale ...
Inslee defends leaving Whatcom in Phase 1
‘You can’t argue with the results’ saving lives, he said last week LATEST: The next update in the governor’s Roadway to Recovery plan will be reported on Friday, Feb. 12, for ...
Arctic chill here
Temperatures forecast into teens and 20s, with possibly lowland snow coming WHATCOM — As has been true for several years now, winter is finally arriving in February. The Lynden ...
Conservation District ballot must be asked for by Feb. 8
WHATCOM — An election for one seat on the Whatcom Conservation District board of supervisors will be held by mail-in ballots only due to COVID. Mail-in ballots must be ...