Haley Amundson joined Good Samaritan Society – Stafholt as its licensed nursing home administrator on November 25. The position is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the … more

Q: It’s common now to see our Canadian friends gassing up their tanks and then filling up multiple large plastic containers in the trunk. Is this safe? Is it even legal? It seems like it would … more

Everyone has a different opinion of what your emergency kits should have in them. Notice, I said “kits” (plural). The worldwide standard is for at least 72 hours’ worth of … more

The Blaine Police Department, with assistance from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC), plans to use more data to target its traffic enforcement activities, in an effort reduce … more

February 16, 1968-December 6, 2019 Thoughtful and kind, Tim lived a quiet life. He enjoyed playing music, puzzles and playing strategy games. Tim also loved reading science fiction and putting … more

December 6, 3:06 p.m.: Blaine police were dispatched to a welfare check after a man had not shown up to work in several days. Officers arrived at the man’s home but did not get any response … more

Bay Medical Clinic, which was set to close at the end of December, will remain open following an acquisition by SuperTrack, a group of Whatcom County medical clinics. SuperTrack plans to operate the … more

A Blaine man is recovering after he was struck by a vehicle on I-5 after getting out of his car following a single-vehicle collision. Peter Kovtun, 26, was traveling southbound on I-5 near … more

A 43-year-old man allegedly trapped a 13-year-old girl in a bathroom in Blaine and sexually molested and raped her on multiple occasions in November. Jeremy Michael McDaniel was arrested and … more

Members of Cub Scout Troops 4025 and 4038 from Blaine and Birch Bay selling Christmas trees in the Birch Bay Waterslides parking lot at 4874 Birch Bay Lynden Road. The scouts will be selling trees … more

The Editor: We are all so thankful for the support of our volunteer staff, donors and this newspaper. I cannot say thank you enough to all of the people who helped make this year’s … more

If you enjoy the Hallmark Channel’s cheesy Christmas movies, you’ll definitely get a laugh out of Blaine Community Theater’s (BCT) upcoming production, “The Holiday Channel … more

Community leader Jim Jorgensen was recently presented with a lifetime achievement award to honor his contributions to Blaine and Whatcom County. At the Bellingham Regional Chamber of … more

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) has been offering free CPR classes every month for the public to attend. The classes cover CPR, choking and the use of AEDs, or automated external defibrillators. … more

Members of the community responded generously to one Blaine resident’s fundraising challenge in support of the Blaine Boys and Girls clubhouse. In late September, an anonymous donor in … more

A young girl who loves reading books is holding a bake sale to raise money for a new library in Birch Bay. This year, Bailey Black, 10, has been riding her bike to the Whatcom County Library … more

After decades in the works, preparatory work on Birch Bay’s long awaited beach restoration project began this week. Whatcom County officials called it a rolling start: the contractor, Granite … more

Though the state legislature met its Supreme Court-ordered obligation to fully fund basic education for public schools, the Blaine school district will ask voters to renew a four-year maintenance and … more