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Claims for unemployment insurance spiked significantly for the first time after declining trends since the beginning of the year in Whatcom County and Washington state. The uptick during the week of …
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By Ian Haupt |
4/21/21 07:27 PM
Whatcom County has had a total of 8,920 confirmed cases of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic and 366 probable cases (9,286 total cases), according to May 24 Washington state Department of …
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By Grace McCarthy |
5/26/21 08:03 PM
Family Care Network (FCN) is getting the ball rolling on its Blaine location now that the property is purchased, but questions remain on the future medical facility’s timeline.
After a few …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/28/21 07:52 PM
On a bright Tuesday morning, Bridgette DiMonda is in her element picking a variety of home-grown sunflowers for a bouquet. Honeybees from nearby colonies pollinate the expansive rows of sunflowers …
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By Emily Feek |
8/25/21 05:16 PM
Whatcom County has had 13,528 probable and confirmed Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to September 13 Washington State Department of Health data. The death toll in Whatcom …
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By Grace McCarthy |
9/15/21 06:57 PM
Washington state’s average gas price was $4.72 per gallon March 21, according to AAA. That’s nearly 40 cents more than the previous state record from 2008, which was broken at the …
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By Ian Haupt |
3/23/22 06:53 PM
The Community Assistance Program (CAP) will start accepting coats Thursday, September 1 for its month-long winter coat drive.
Community members are invited to donate gently-used or new …
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8/24/22 06:27 PM
At 99, Joyce Vanderpol is the oldest real estate managing broker in Washington state. She wakes up every morning, and makes coffee and a breakfast sandwich, before heading to her office in downtown …
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By Grace McCarthy |
2/8/23 07:41 PM
The Editor:
March 17-19, 2023 marked the 20th annual Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival. Hundreds of people from the Puget Sound region, Lower Mainland B.C. as well as from around the …
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3/29/23 06:50 PM
Seven people, including two children, who were involved in a wrong-way crash on Guide Meridian have either been released from the hospital or are in satisfactory condition.
Aaron Dexter, 45, of …
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By Grace McCarthy |
6/28/23 06:21 PM
Blaine school district board members unanimously approved placing separate levy and bond requests on the February 13 special election next year at their regular monthly board meeting held at the …
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By Pat Grubb |
9/27/23 04:17 PM
Boys basketball
After a stellar 2022-23 season that saw the boys basketball program make a deep state playoff run behind seniors like Matthew Russ, Carson Lehnert and Lucas Smith, the Borderites …
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By Nolan Baker |
12/6/23 04:27 PM
Girls Golf
Blaine girls golf hosted its lone home meet of the season at Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club on March 25, with a trio of golfers shooting under 60 on the nine-hole course, all placing …
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By Nolan Baker |
3/27/24 05:39 PM
by Steve Guntli Rodney and Louise Jungquist snuggled up close for a photograph on their small covered porch. “How are you doing, kiddo?” …
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10/15/14 06:04 PM
February’s Featured Artist: Georgia Donovan Georgia Donovan’s art is designed to make you smile. She creates art for pleasure – both her own and …
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1/28/15 05:56 PM
By Mike Kent While it may not be obvious yet, we are on a path that spells bad news for tenants. With Birch Bay and Blaine just a 30-minute drive from Bellingham and gas prices at …
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4/29/15 06:14 PM
A small brush fire at 3370 Sweet Avenue spread over 2 acres on August 4, destroying a shed and an old car before North Whatcom Fire and Rescue workers were able to stop it. …
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8/5/15 06:19 PM
Students from Western Washington University are conducting a feasibility study for a passenger rail stop in Blaine. The students are asking people in Blaine and across the border to …
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2/19/16 12:38 PM
