Lummi Island News

A big shift in the latest ballot count has put small-business owner Kathy Kershner ahead of former County Councilman Dan McShane for the council's District 1 seat.

Three seals rehabilitated at Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center were released into Griffin Bay Oct.

Whatcom County voters will be making some big decisions this week, ones that could change local government policy.

Whatcom County Planning Commission members will consider which properties should be enrolled in a program where landowners get property tax breaks in exchange for preserving their land and, in many cases, allowing public access.

The Port of Bellingham's Alaska ferry terminal in Fairhaven has emerged as a likely interim mainland dock location for Whatcom County's Lummi Island Ferry.

Pink salmon on their way back to British Columbia's Fraser River passed through local waters by the millions this year, providing relief for some commercial fishers whose hopes for a lucrativer sockeye run were dashed earlier in the summer.

Ferry fares to Lummi Island could go up under terms of a new lease being negotiated between the Lummi tribe and Whatcom County.

Ferry service to Lummi Island could see big changes if the Lummi Nation moves forward with ambitious plans to redevelop land for habitat and moorage.

There is trouble ahead for the Lummi Island ferry run. The island is part of Whatcom County, but the ferry docks at Gooseberry Point, which is tribal land.

Lummi Nation wants to redevelop Gooseberry Point, and it doesn't want Whatcom County's ferry dock to be part of the equation, county officials announced Friday, Oct.

It was the first televised meeting among most of the candidates vying for seats on the Whatcom County Council and it likely would have been hard for the audience to be bored.

The Whatcom Chief is expected to return to service Wednesday, bringing a car ferry back to Lummi Island.

An insurance company has dropped much of Whatcom County's coverage for its Whatcom Chief ferry to Lummi Island, and new insurance is going to cost more.

Lummi Island near Seattle makes a quick weekend getaway for those looking for an alternative to Cannon Beach, Ocean Shores or Friday Harbor.

The cause of a sulfur-like smell that closed Beach Elementary School for a day and caused some people to feel lightheaded remains a mystery.

A Lummi Island man was arrested Monday, Sept. 14, after jumping off of the Lummi Island ferry while trying to escape sheriff's custody.

The Edison Caf has pictures on its walls depicting its long history and famous residents, like Edward R. Murrow.

The Fraser River sockeye salmon runs, the biggest local moneymaker for commercial fishing in good years, appear to have collapsed again in 2009.

The Whatcom Chief will not be in service from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.

County leaders this week voted to rezone areas of Lummi Island to allow fewer homes and to make changes intended to protect existing wells.