Mumps outbreak reaches county
Five unconfirmed cases of mumps in Whatcom County as of Friday By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The Washington State Health Department is warning of a mumps outbreak ...
Calendar for Feb. 1, 2017
Ongoing ‘Sound of Music’ Lynden Christian High School does four more performances of “The Sound of Music” in its auditorium this week, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday ...
Drug dealing arrest made on Washington St., Ferndale
Investigation had been for five months FERNDALE — A five-month investigation led to the arrest of a subject on drug charges at his apartment in the 2600 block of Washington Street ...
Port helping solar panel manufacturer, with state grant
BELLINGHAM — The Port of Bellingham has secured a $125,000 workforce development grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to help local solar panel manufacturer Pando ...
County needs county member on jail group
BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom County Council is accepting applications for a citizen representative to work with local elected officials, law enforcement and jail staff to create an appropriate ...
Republicans host property tax speaker
LAUREL — Whatcom County Republicans host William Perry Pendly for a property rights discussion from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Meridian High School. He speaks at 7 p.m. Common ...
Environmental caucus salutes clean water partnership
This is a guest opinion from Jim Hansen, of Bellingham, who is the media contact for the WRIA 1 Environmental Caucus. When the going gets tough, the tough get collaborative. This ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 1, 2017
Fire Ericksen Would you still get paid if you didn’t show up for work? If you were the boss, would you still pay your employee who took a second job and then didn’t come in to work ...
Public Meetings — Feb. 1, 2017
Wednesday, Feb. 1 • Lynden Historic Preservation Commission, Lynden Pioneer Museum conference room, 217 Front St., 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 • Lynden City Council Public Safety Committee, ...
WCC receives $650,000 grant to help STEM students
BELLINGHAM — Whatcom Community College will use a five-year $650,000 National Science Foundation grant to provide scholarships and academic support for 36 low-income, academically ...