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Whatcom County searching to fill committee, commission and board vacancies for the new year

Whatcom County Council and county executive Satpal Sidhu announced a swath of vacancies for board, committee and commission positions, and are inviting the public to apply. With over 100 vacant … more

Blaine utility rates to increase in March 2024 billing cycle

Blaine City Council unanimously approved the city to increase water rates by 17.5 percent and stormwater and sewer rates by 5 percent each. The rate increases will go into effect during the March … more

Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce receives funding for 2024

The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce was one of multiple organizations promoting tourism around the region to be awarded a new year of funding during the December 5 Whatcom County Council meeting. … more

Road Rules: Sharing the road with horses

Question: How should cars and horses share the road? Some horse people say drivers should slow down to 5 mph and give a wide berth to the horses so they don’t freak out and throw the riders. I … more

Project holiday spirit at the Blaine Senior Center

The Christmas spirit: The ideal of family coming together, cold days with warm decorations, happy chatter and love. Some would say we have remade this spirit through a commercial bombardment that now … more

Giving gifts? Consider this eco-friendly idea

While spending last holiday season with my daughter’s family living across the U.S./Canada border from Blaine, I witnessed the bubbling enthusiasm of grandchildren in setting up a rather large … more

Sheriff's Reports, December 14-20, 2023

November 29, 1:59 a.m.: Shots on Harborview Road. November 29, 8:56 a.m.: Impound on Harborview Road. November 29, 10:13 a.m.: Fraud cold call on Hoier Road. November 29, 10:28 a.m.: … more

Obituary: Thomas Clyle Stacie

Thomas Clyle Stacie November 25, 1941 – October 21, 2023   Thomas Clyle Stacie, 81, of Enumclaw, WA, passed away unexpectedly on his beloved Ferndale farm on October 21, … more

Holiday Harbor Lights brings festivities across downtown Blaine

Holiday Harbor Lights was an all-day affair on December 2, with events at various locations around town marking the start of the winter holidays. Among the celebrations were vendors markets, live … more

City council without remote meetings after ‘Zoombombing’

The remote portion of Blaine City Council meetings has been suspended as a preventative measure after a ‘Zoombomber’ spouted racial slurs during its October 23 meeting. Mayor Mary … more

Lyden appointed Blaine Municipal Court judge

Thomas Lyden has been appointed   Blaine Municipal Court judge. Blaine City Council confirmed city manager Mike Harmon’s appointment of Lyden on November 27 to fill the position left … more

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue plans to put levy increase before voters

North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) is preparing to ask voters for an increase in the property tax it depends on to fund daily operations. Amid a skyrocketing number of calls, NWFR chief Jason Van … more

Outage leaves downtown Blaine without power

A faulted underground cable near Peace Portal Drive and Boblett Street left the majority of downtown Blaine without power on December 4.  Gary McSpadden, operations and maintenance manager … more

Research institute collecting stories from border towns during the U.S./Canada border closure

The Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI) has opened an online survey to gather input from people impacted by the U.S./Canada border closure during the pandemic. The survey will remain open until … more

PeaceHealth required to pay millions to WA low-income patients

The Washington State Office of Attorney General has required PeaceHealth to refund up to $13.4 million to thousands of low-income patients at five hospitals across the state, including in Bellingham, … more

Boys wrestling and girls basketball start winter hot

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 … more

Public works invites comments on future roundabout at Birch Bay-Lynden, Blaine roads

Whatcom County Public Works Department has invited the public to share its thoughts on a proposed roundabout project to replace an often traffic-jammed four-way intersection at Birch Bay-Lynden and … more
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