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By the time of which I write, there was no longer much reason for Pumpville, Texas to exist. The town had come into being in 1882, when the Southern Pacific railroad established a watering station …
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Kenneth Ely |
3/25/20 06:57 PM
At a special city council meeting on March 16, councilmembers voted unanimously to affirm a proclamation issued on March 13 by Blaine city manager Michael Jones declaring a local emergency related to …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:56 PM
Blaine residents John and Sharon Andes recently visited with their new grandson in the Peace Arch park, following new border restrictions that prevented them from crossing into Canada, where the baby …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:54 PM
Slamming salmon onto the fishing boat was part of the job. It was the 1970s in Bristol Bay, Alaska and Richard Sturgill, then 31 years old, had recently decided to make a career of commercial …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/25/20 06:52 PM
Some Blaine residents will be without running water for several hours this weekend, when a city contractor will perform emergency repairs to a broken water main near the intersection of Bell Road and …
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Jami Makan |
3/25/20 06:48 PM
Whatcom County residents can now complete the census after the U.S. Census Bureau opened the nationwide survey on March 12. The 2020 census marks the first time that people can respond to the …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/25/20 06:47 PM
To meet social distancing requirements and ensure safety for its customers and volunteers amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the Blaine Food Bank had to get creative.
The food bank bought three …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:42 PM
For hundreds of kids and families in Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts, the Blaine school district’s meal distribution program is a connection to life before the new coronavirus outbreak …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 06:40 PM
With a food pick-up and distribution service up and running, the Blaine school district is now working toward providing other state-mandated services, including childcare for healthcare workers and …
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Oliver Lazenby |
3/25/20 04:48 PM
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Whatcom County has gone from five to 64 over the past week, and PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center is asking for donations of equipment, including …
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3/24/20 05:31 PM
On March 23, Washington governor Jay Inslee issued a stay-at-home order for the whole state for a minimum of two weeks.
The order is effective immediately and is enforceable by law, he said at a …
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3/23/20 09:12 PM
As of March 23, Whatcom County has 48 confirmed novel coronavirus cases and two people have passed away from COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus.
The Whatcom County Health …
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3/23/20 05:16 PM
The two new cases are both males, one in his 50s and the other a teenager.
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3/18/20 06:54 PM
President Donald Trump announced on March 18 that the U.S.-Canada border will close to “non-essential traffic” in an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. “We will be, …
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Northern Light Staff |
3/18/20 06:35 PM
A Blaine father and son extended their family’s legacy of military service during a swearing-in ceremony for the Washington Army National Guard on February 18.
Close family and friends …
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Grace McCarthy |
3/18/20 06:30 PM
Governor Jay Inslee has been forceful in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic; rightfully so, our state is the nation’s hotbed of CV-19 infections. Whether he has been forceful enough is open to …
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Patrick Grubb |
3/18/20 06:28 PM
The city of Blaine recently updated some of its safety procedures following a citation from the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries’ Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
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Jami Makan |
3/18/20 06:27 PM
A new retail cannabis store, Birch Bay Budz, plans to set itself apart by promoting products sourced from local farmers and growers in Whatcom County.
Birch Bay Budz, which opened on March 1 in …
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Jami Makan |
3/18/20 06:26 PM
Blaine city council accepted a bid for the rehabilitation of one of the city’s wellhouses, ahead of the hot and dry summer months when water will be in high demand.
At their March 9 …
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Jami Makan |
3/18/20 06:24 PM
Former U.S. vice president Joe Biden has beaten Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in Washington state’s Democratic presidential primary that took place on March 10, according to unofficial results …
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3/18/20 06:22 PM
