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Lummi ferry out of service part of next Wednesday

GOOSEBERRY POINT — The Whatcom Chief ferry will be out of service on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. for necessary inspection and maintenance activities, ...

Public Meetings — Oct. 26, 2016

Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, Northwest Annex conference room, Planning and Development Services, 5280 Northwest Dr., Bellingham, 3 p.m. • ...

Everson robbery, shooting leave two injured

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] EVERSON — Suspect Tita Keanu Preston Paul remains in custody at Whatcom County jail after a robbery that resulted in a shooting last weekend ...

Now is a time of closure and new beginnings in the garden

In the world of gardening, November is a month of closure. Raking leaves, pulling out flowers, putting the lawnmower away for winter — there are plenty of signs that the season is ...

CHS Northwest patronage payments top $310,000

WHATCOM — The new farmer-supply cooperative CHS Northwest recently completed an equity redemption to eligible customers and producers over the age of 70 totaling to $310,000. This ...

WSU seeks dairies to be in phosphorus test

PUYALLUP ­— Over the next two years, researchers of Washington State University will build and operate a mobile system to fully develop a phosphorus-rich fertilizer in Washington ...

Farmers protest agencies’ idea of flooding farmland

This is some of the most beautiful and productive farmland in the state. It is used to grow seed potatoes in Whatcom County. Seed potatoes require land that is well prepared and isolated. ...

Benchmark milk price falls by $1.57/cwt.

The October Class III benchmark milk price was announced Friday by the USDA at $14.82 per hundredweight (cwt.). That’s down $1.57 from September and 64 cents below October 2015, but ...

4-H Achievement Night this Friday at Laurel church

WHATCOM ­— Annual 4-H Achievement Night will be on Friday, Nov. 11, in Laurel Baptist Community Church, 162 W. Laurel Rd. The dessert potluck and social starts at 6:30 p.m. The awards ...

2016 Election results

County EMS Property Tax Yes: 43,857 total votes, 60.0 percent No: 29,240 total votes, 40.0 percent State Rep. 42nd District Pos. 1 Luanne Van Werven—R: 28,678 total votes, 54.5 percent ...