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The latest news from July Whatcom County Council meetings.
EMS levy rate of 29.5
cents on November 8 ballot
In its July 26 meeting, Whatcom County Council voted 5-1, with councilmember Ben …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/10/22 07:13 PM
Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism debuted two mobile passes for tourists and residents alike to explore Whatcom County’s farm-to-table dining and cultural destinations. This comes after the …
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8/10/22 07:09 PM
Two Blaine area roads damaged from historic flooding last November are expected to remain closed indefinitely, with completion of one of the projects at least two years out.
Yew Avenue doesn’t …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/10/22 07:08 PM
Former mayor and Blaine Food Bank operations manager Gerald “Jerry” Bladies died July 17. He was 86.
Bladies was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey in 1936 and made his way to Birch Bay in the …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/10/22 07:06 PM
Scientists are now asking the public to refer to the world’s largest hornets as “northern giant hornets,” opposed to the previously dubbed names “Asian giant hornets” and “murder …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/10/22 07:04 PM
The Blaine Borderites American Legion AA baseball team qualified for the state tournament in Yakima after going 3-1 in the district tournament in Port Angeles July 15-16. The boys came up short in …
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8/10/22 07:01 PM
The Mount Baker Lodge opened to guests in 1927.
Near the front entrance of the lodge was a fountain with spring water piped 600 feet from Bagley Creek. Furnished with dozens of chairs, lounges and …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/10/22 06:59 PM
Question: My son has his learner’s permit. Do I need to get him an insurance policy now, or do I wait until he has his driver license?
Answer: There’s actually a simple, law-based answer as to …
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By Doug Dahl |
8/10/22 06:52 PM
Washington families with low incomes should be receiving another round of food assistance for their children during the summer.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) used federal …
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By Cameron Sires |
8/10/22 06:51 PM
William Edward Wydur
May 31, 1940 – July 25, 2022
On July 25, 2022, William Edward Wydur, 82, while surrounded by his loved ones, went home to be with our Lord and Savior and his wife of …
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8/10/22 06:46 PM
Lawrence “Larry” Alvin VanWanseele
April 27, 1937 – July 28, 2022
1937 – 2022 are the 85 years that Lawrence “Larry” Alvin VanWanseele lived, and the dash …
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8/10/22 06:43 PM
Michael L. Murray
Michael L. Murray passed away suddenly at home on August 5, 2022 with his family by his side. Mike and Pam married in 1978 with almost 44 years of great adventures.
Mike is …
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8/10/22 06:41 PM
The Editor:
My wife and I are hosting a family reunion this week, August 10-14; cousins and spouses will be arriving from California as well as from Ontario and Québec in eastern Canada. If …
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8/10/22 06:38 PM
July 29, 12:07 p.m.: Theft on C Street.
July 29, 12:29 p.m.: Hit and run on Peace Portal Drive.
July 29, 3:34 p.m.: Civil case on C Street.
July 29, 7:03 p.m.: Parking violation on Ludwick …
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8/10/22 06:37 PM
July 30, 4:27 p.m.: Domestic physical on Delta Line Road.
July 30, 7:07 p.m.: Domestic verbal on Loomis Trail Road.
July 30, 8:07 p.m.: Disorderly conduct on Birch Bay Drive.
July 30, 8:46 …
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8/10/22 06:36 PM
Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) confirmed the county’s first monkeypox virus case, or MVP, August 2 in a resident in their 50s. The person was isolating at home after likely being …
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8/4/22 07:02 PM
The Whatcom County Health Department has released an analysis of local Covid-19 data for the first two years of the pandemic, from March 2020 through February 2022. The report focuses on four major …
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8/4/22 02:08 PM
The August 2 primary election is turning out to be a hot election in Whatcom County. About 30 percent of the 155,458 registered county voters had turned in their ballots as of 8 p.m. Election Day. …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/3/22 07:26 PM