Lynden News

The projects to put a Safeway grocery store and a new gas station into Sunset Square are in full swing.

July 29, 2014 - The Woods Coffee today announced its plans to sell its Cold Brew coffee in new single-serve, 12-ounce to-go bottles beginning this week.

The Northwest Washington Fair sponsorship coordinator says she "learned to make this dessert with my great grams, Johanna Landaal.

I am waiting for a call back from Vincent Buys to hear about his re-election campaign and his priorities for 2015 in the state House of Representatives.

Whatcom County Sheriff's Office lists the following people as being booked into Whatcom County Jail.

Troy Luginbill deepens the story in "Echoes of War" in the second chapter of the six-part serial work of historical fiction set in Whatcom County.

Fresh cut lawns, fragrant flowers, salty breezes blowing off the bay - these are some of the pleasant signs in the air that summer is here.

Cyclists begin the 104-mile ride at the 9th Annual Dewey Griffin Subaru Tour de Whatcom, which went from Railroad Avenue, north to Blaine, south through Lynden and onto Alger before ending back at the starting line, on Saturday, July 26, 2014, on Railroad Avenue in Bellingham.

Hundreds of people showed up to get their eyes checked, their teeth worked on and their hair cut Friday, July 25, during a one-day event at Bellingham High School to help the homeless and the poor.

Due to a quirk in state elections law, candidates in all races where a party preference is given appear on the August primary ballot, even if only one or two candidates are running.

Michelle Moe, 24, grew up in Sumas, and for four years has served as treasurer for the Puget Sound Antique Tractor and Machinery Association.

A Republican organizer sent this email on Friday, July 18, inviting people to a fundaiser for state House candidate Luanne Van Werven.

For the past four years, Republicans have held all three state seats in the district representing north Bellingham, rural Whatcom County and the small cities.

Janet Oakley of Bellingham wrote the first chaper of "Echoes of War: Mystery of the missing Confederate treasure in Whatcom County."

Loretta Wright On July 26, Loretta Wright, The Aging Sensation, will turn 90. She will celebrate this remarkable milestone with family on Saturday, August 2, at Semiahmoo Resort.

Drivers are advised to take alternate routes Monday, July 21, through Thursday, July 24, when crews chip seal several Whatcom County roads.

In the mid-1970s, the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce was the de-facto governing body of a growing suburbia in the midst of an economic boom.

Whatcom County has a Public Utility District, commonly known as a PUD. The PUD is a county-wide government entity, a municipal corporation, with taxing power and a charter to perform a variety of roles and functions, such as providing water and electricity as a non-profit utility company.

From left to right, Tilly May, 4, Carrington Balback, 4, Ruby May, 8, Wesley Balback, 2, and Ayn Balback try out the raspberry sundae's Friday, July 18, 2014 at the The Northwest Raspberry Festival in downtown Lynden.

One of the historic clocks on display at the Lynden Pioneer Museum Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Lynden Pioneer Museum.