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In a closed executive session on July 13, Blaine City Council considered three offers on a vacant city-owned downtown property that hit the market two weeks before, but ultimately took no action on …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/15/20 06:03 PM
The man who allegedly killed Blaine resident David Bruce Johnson during a head-on I-5 collision on July 1 was charged with one count of vehicular homicide on July 9.
Gary V. Johnson was driving a …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/15/20 05:24 PM
The harbor seal breeding season is underway in northwest Washington, and the National Marine Fisheries Service is reminding people to stay away from seal pups that have been left alone by their …
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7/15/20 04:17 PM
Drive-through testing at the new low-barrier Covid-19 testing site in Bellingham will go from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11.
Anyone can get tested for free and …
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7/9/20 04:12 PM
For two days starting Friday, July 10, it will be possible to get tested for Covid-19 in Whatcom County without a referral from a healthcare provider.
The Whatcom County Health Department and …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/8/20 08:01 PM
At a June 22 regular meeting, the Blaine City Council approved a planned unit development and preliminary plat for an east Blaine housing project that would develop 353 housing units.
The approval …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/8/20 07:54 PM
In response to Freedom of Information Act requests, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has released information on loans made through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) that was passed by …
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By Pat Grubb |
7/8/20 07:49 PM
Local volunteers spent a record number of hours helping to keep the Birch Bay and Terrell Creek watersheds clean during the stay-at-home order, according to the Birch Bay Watershed and Aquatic …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/8/20 07:47 PM
While the U.S./Canada border remains closed, Peace Arch Park has been a meeting point for many families and couples separated by the border. B.C. officials closed the Canadian side of the park on …
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By Kyra Planetz |
7/8/20 07:44 PM
Washington state launched a support program and phone line called Washington Listens to help people manage stress and anxiety related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The support line number is …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/8/20 07:26 PM
In 100 years, how will life during Covid-19 in Whatcom County be remembered? To help those in the future answer that question, Whatcom County Library System (WCLS) is encouraging Whatcom County …
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By Kyra Planetz |
7/8/20 07:05 PM
Whatcom County Council passed a resolution to amend and approve the county executive’s comprehensive goals for the 2021-2022 budget that the executive’s office began drafting in a …
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By Ian Haupt |
7/8/20 06:56 PM
Volunteers picked up trash and debris at Birch Bay after the Fourth of July. Pictured above, a team from the Birch Bay Watershed & Aquatic Resources Management District pickup trash on July 6. …
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7/8/20 06:52 PM
Whatcom County Council has proposed goals it would like to see county executive Satpal Sidhu incorporate in budget discussions scheduled for July 8. In the meeting, which was rescheduled to …
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By Ian Haupt |
7/1/20 08:21 PM
Community members and officials discussed plans for Birch Bay’s annual Fourth of July celebration during a June 26 virtual conference held by the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce.
Whatcom …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/1/20 08:18 PM
Before the pandemic, families could rely on schools to feed their children at least two meals a day, a tremendous help to those facing food insecurity. But when the Blaine school district closed all …
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By Kyra Planetz |
7/1/20 08:01 PM
Did you know that a family of mice can multiply to over 100,000 mice in a single year? Now: Imagine if the first two mice never met. That’s a difference of 99,998 mice.
Covid-19 can work …
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From the Whatcom County Health Department |
7/1/20 07:50 PM
The number of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 is increasing in Whatcom County and health officials have investigated 20 outbreaks since the beginning of June, health department director Erika …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
7/1/20 06:06 PM
The Birch Bay community is looking for help with its annual post-Fourth of July beach cleanup. This year, volunteers plan to pick up firework debris and other trash from the beach on Sunday, July 5. …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
6/24/20 08:45 PM
Blaine City Council encountered technical difficulties with the Zoom link for its June 22 regular meeting and decided to extend a public hearing on its six-year transportation improvement program due …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
6/24/20 08:12 PM