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Lynden resident Emily Rask's new podcast, "Lies We Bought," educates listeners about marketing campaigns that made certa...
12/06/2025

Lynden resident Emily Rask's new podcast, "Lies We Bought," educates listeners about marketing campaigns that made certain products and ideas ubiquitous.

Emily Rask pored energy into producing 'Lies We Bought' during a period of grief

Due to budget cuts, 11 vacant maintenance and operations positions in the Whatcom County Public Works Department will be...
12/06/2025

Due to budget cuts, 11 vacant maintenance and operations positions in the Whatcom County Public Works Department will be frozen, meaning there will be fewer county employees out on the 960 miles of county-maintained roads, cutting weeds and clearing ditches in the summer, or removing snow in the winter.

21 public works positions cut or frozen in 2026 budget

A flood watch has been issued for western Washington, including Whatcom and Skagit counties, as an atmospheric river mov...
12/06/2025

A flood watch has been issued for western Washington, including Whatcom and Skagit counties, as an atmospheric river moves into the region from late Sunday until Friday afternoon.

Runoff from excessive rainfall could result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams

The U.S. men’s soccer team avoided nightmare opponents on Friday at FIFA’s World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. Canada als...
12/06/2025

The U.S. men’s soccer team avoided nightmare opponents on Friday at FIFA’s World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. Canada also got a favorable group stage — unless No. 12 Italy advances out of a European playoff in March.

Host cities Seattle and Vancouver won’t have soccer’s biggest teams for next summer’s tournament

Sustainable Connections has found an interim owner for Cloud Mountain, a storied farm center near Everson that has faced...
12/06/2025

Sustainable Connections has found an interim owner for Cloud Mountain, a storied farm center near Everson that has faced cutbacks in recent years.

The farm center has faced cutbacks in recent years

Cole Voigt enters his senior season with Blaine's wrestling team. After placing second in the district tournament, he ho...
12/05/2025

Cole Voigt enters his senior season with Blaine's wrestling team. After placing second in the district tournament, he hopes to reach state and inspire his teammates with hard work and confidence.

Voigt placed second at the 1A District 1 tournament last season

There's really nothing subdued about the excitement — bordering on irrational exuberance — associated with local pickleb...
12/05/2025

There's really nothing subdued about the excitement — bordering on irrational exuberance — associated with local pickleball, a noisy blight on the peace and sloth-oriented proclivities of Bellingham, writes CDN Executive Editor Ron Judd. He suggests, tongue firmly in cheek, that the city follow the lead of Carmel, California by banning the game from public places.

There's nothing subdued about the excitement sparked by this dangerous trend

Carl McDaniel wears a lot of hats in east Whatcom County. He explains what motivates him, whether it ever gets wearing a...
12/05/2025

Carl McDaniel wears a lot of hats in east Whatcom County. He explains what motivates him, whether it ever gets wearing and what it is about the community that makes people want to help each other.

CDN's weekly community profile

Whatcom County has issued a notice of violation to the region's premier shooting range, stating lead bullets and fragmen...
12/05/2025

Whatcom County has issued a notice of violation to the region's premier shooting range, stating lead bullets and fragments continue to escape the Custer Sportsmen's Club facility, leaving hazardous waste on a neighboring property. The not-for-profit said it will appeal.

Sportsmen's Club activity 'resulted in spent lead bullet fragments escaping the range'

The problem with Interstate 5 through Bellingham isn't the number of cars, WSDOT tells us — it's that everyone is taking...
12/05/2025

The problem with Interstate 5 through Bellingham isn't the number of cars, WSDOT tells us — it's that everyone is taking short trips. The majority of travelers are using the road for sub-three-mile trips, a 2020 analysis found.

Likely solutions: ramp meters, signage — not expansion

Daytrip Cafe is now open daily in the former Narrative Coffee space next to Elizabeth Station.
12/05/2025

Daytrip Cafe is now open daily in the former Narrative Coffee space next to Elizabeth Station.

Daytrip Cafe has lattes, baked goods and local art

Cardiac rehab patients at PeaceHealth worry part of their program in Bellingham could be the next to go.
12/05/2025

Cardiac rehab patients at PeaceHealth worry part of their program in Bellingham could be the next to go.

Hospital is in conversation with the YMCA to take on some rehab patients

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