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Eight injured in two crashes on Lummi Reservation
WHATCOM — Two separate crashes on the Lummi Reservation over the weekend sent a total of eight people to the hospital. In both crashes, the driver was suspected of being under the ...
October is National Adopt-A-Dog Month
There are a million good reasons to consider adopting a dog during American Humane’s yearly Adopt-a-Dog Month in October – in fact, it’s a lot more than that. Each year, an estimated ...
Bringing in the best to prepare for the worst
By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — At least 34 different agencies were involved in a massive mobilization on Thursday in an exercise designed to prepare Whatcom ...
The big windstorm that wasn’t
By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The county experienced scattered power outages and three local high school football games were postponed from Friday to Monday ...
Voters’ guides out, ballots to be in mail this week
OLYMPIA — Voters’ Pamphlets, 33 zoned editions of them, were mailed out to 3.3 million Washington households from the Secretary of State’s office last week. Now actual ballots ...
Supreme Court rules against rural water wells
By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — The state Supreme Court on Thursday issued a 6-3 ruling that could undo the county’s exemption of private wells, even though ...
Future land use of Cherry Point is Thursday topic
WHATCOM — Future land use of Cherry Point will be the topic of a combined town hall meeting/SEPA public hearing before the Whatcom County Planning Commission at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, ...
Public Meetings — Oct. 12, 2016
Wednesday, Oct. 12 • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, Northwest Annex conference room, Planning and Development Services, 5280 Northwest Dr., Bellingham, 3:30 p.m. ...
Kiwanis club’s drive for baby products Oct. 22
LYNDEN — For Make a Difference Day on Oct. 22 the Lynden Noon Kiwanis Club is having a one-day Baby Products Drive for items to be distributed through New Way Ministries and the ...
Northwood Market to host open house
LYNDEN — The Northwood Market at the corner of Northwood and East Badger roads will be hosting an open house on Saturday, Oct. 15. The grand opening celebration will be from 1 to ...