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By Stefanie Donahue It’s been four years since a county task force called the need to replace the Whatcom County Jail “critical,” due to overcrowding and unsafe conditions. One …
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6/14/17 07:42 PM
Blaine senior Alexis Hallberg goes for a spike in practice on Thursday, August 31. Photo by Oliver Lazenby. By Oliver Lazenby A talented group is competing to fill the few gaps left on Blaine’s …
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9/6/17 07:21 PM
By Oliver Lazenby At a February 26 meeting, the Blaine school board accepted Tiger Construction’s $690,000 bid for work on Blaine Elementary School and district …
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2/28/18 06:37 PM
Whatcom County Council will hold a public hearing regarding a proposed golf cart zone in Birch Bay. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 22 in Whatcom County Courthouse. The Birch …
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5/16/18 05:56 PM
Con artists masquerading as charities can victimize anyone, but seniors are especially vulnerable to such criminals. Men and women who perpetrate charitable fraud often target older men and women, …
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11/7/18 08:12 PM
Homeowners unfamiliar with the appraisal process might not know if there is anything they can do to make the process go more smoothly. While certain variables involved in the appraisal process, such …
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1/30/19 06:16 PM
Leif Whittaker, climbing ranger, son of the first American to summit Mt. Everest, and author of “My Old Man and the Mountain,” will speak about his book at the Blaine Library from 10:30 …
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Oliver Lazenby |
10/2/19 05:40 PM
Michael Knapp, Lynden’s interim police chief, died from injuries sustained after he was struck by a vehicle in Lynden on November 5. Knapp, who previously served as Blaine’s interim …
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Jami Makan |
11/13/19 05:54 PM
Newly elected Whatcom County councilmember Ben Elenbaas defended his controversial remark likening a local environmental nonprofit organization to domestic terrorists, citing the group’s use of …
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Jami Makan |
3/4/20 05:22 PM
New, secondary checkpoints have been established on the Canadian side of the northern border in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The provincial checkpoints, which are mandatory for all motorists …
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Jami Makan |
4/15/20 06:06 PM
The New York Times featured Blaine in a July 18 story about the border closure’s effects on the town, titled “This Border Town Was on the Rise. Then the Pandemic Hit.”
The …
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7/22/20 06:20 PM
The Washington, D.C.-based Wilson Center has announced the formation of a cross-border task force to study the problem of how and when to relax rules imposed by the U.S. and Canada that limit border …
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12/2/20 08:33 PM
School staff will not move ahead in the Covid-19 vaccination queue despite the Washington Education Association (WEA) having asked the state to give teachers higher priority. But the Office of the …
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By Ian Haupt |
2/3/21 06:34 PM
Whatcom County Council unanimously voted 7-0 on October 26 to reverse its decision to create a Drayton Harbor no-shooting zone, just two weeks after the group narrowly voted on the issue. The …
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By Grace McCarthy |
11/3/21 08:27 PM
The American Legion Peace Arch Post 86 will host health screenings on Friday, January 14.
Life Line Screening, a national health screening company, will screen people for health risks from …
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1/5/22 08:03 PM
Norman Michael Walsh
January 28, 1959 – November 2, 2022
Norman was born on January 28, 1959 to Ronald and Lois Walsh, the third of five children, with Teresa and Robert coming …
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11/16/22 05:23 PM
Blaine finance director Daniel Heverling said shutoffs and overdue payments haven’t been much of an issue since the city placed a temporary pause on utility shutoffs last year.
Blaine …
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By Ian Haupt |
12/14/22 07:14 PM
