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Circling around roundabouts
LYNDEN — To say that in 2009 Whatcom County residents were skeptical of roundabouts puts it mildly. ... -
No disenrollment from Nooksack tribe — for now
DEMING — Fifty people hoping to keep membership in the Nooksack Tribe waited outside Tribal Court ... -
Popular Mt. Baker access route closed off
GLACIER — Without funding there’s no way of telling when the now-closed Glacier Creek Road — the ... -
Small plane crashes at Lynden Airport
A 79-year-old Bellingham-based pilot on his final approach into the Lynden Airport crashed on Thursday ... -
Siting a new jail
FERNDALE — After years of talk that Whatcom County needs a new jail, fresh action is being taken ... -
Downtown beautification remakes Fifth and Front street intersection
LYNDEN — If you looked at the right time last week, you could see well-known downtown Lynden businessmen ... -
Foothills broadband effort renewed, yet again
GLACIER — From the perspective of a broadband provider, the Mount Baker foothills are both unique and ... -
Meridian: A new home
LAUREL — The Trojan spirit is alive and well, right down a refurbished live-size Trojan statue prominent ... -
30 years, $1M raised
LYNDEN — For 30 years now, the Cystic Fibrosis Bike-a-thon has been a May mainstay in town. This ...
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Fair now dealing with a $180,000 property tax bill
LYNDEN — For 100 years, the Northwest Washington Fair did not pay a property tax bill. Now it’s dealing with one as large as $180,000 from the state Department of Revenue. Fair Manager Jim Baron, ...
91 years old and ready to fall
A Tiger Construction excavator demolishes the Old Main building on the Meridian High School campus Monday morning. The demolition of the well worn Meridian landmark, built in 1922, is a step in the ongoing ...
Memorial Day services Monday
WHATCOM — Memorial Day services and related events are planned Monday, May 27, at local cemeteries, as follows: FOUR CEMETERIES American Legion Post 212 of Sumas and its auxiliary again conduct ...
Louws works details to try to keep EMS program intact
WHATCOM — County Executive Jack Louws continues to work on financial and contractual details of an overall agreement to preserve unified emergency medical response in Whatcom County. Louws spoke May ...
Extra filing period May 28-30 for still unfilled positions
WHATCOM — When public offices do not receive any candidate filings during regular filing week, state law requires a special additional three-day filing period be held, said County Auditor Debbie Adelstein. ...
Ads will promote best parade photos
LYNDEN — Help support the agricultural heritage of Whatcom County by participating in the Lynden Tribune’s Farmers Day Parade Family Photo Contest. The parade is at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 1, down ...
Five roads to get asphalt this week
WHATCOM — The county has scheduled these roads for contracted asphalt paving this week, through Friday, May 24: West Wiser Lake, Northwest, King Tut, West Hemmi and West Laurel. Work will be from 7 ...
Border Patrol report
BLAINE — The information listed below is from arrests and seizures related to the U.S. Border Patrol in the Blaine Sector area of operations. For security reasons, this may not be a complete list of ...
Circling around roundabouts
LYNDEN — To say that in 2009 Whatcom County residents were skeptical of roundabouts puts it mildly. Some folks were downright terrified of navigating a circular traffic set-up, complete with acceleration, ...
No disenrollment from Nooksack tribe — for now
DEMING — Fifty people hoping to keep membership in the Nooksack Tribe waited outside Tribal Court for 90 minutes Thursday while their dispute was presented before Judge Raquel Montoya-Lewis. Four uniformed ...
