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Rodger Funk has been offered the position after 28 years at the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
The last confirmed sighting of a grizzly bear in the North Cascades was in 1996.
Any businesses that are primarily farming or ranching-based are not eligible to apply for the loans.
The facility will offer primary care, cardiology, orthopedics, behavioral health and OB/GYN/midwifery.
The suspect was booked into the Whatcom County Jail on Tuesday where he remains without bail.
Whatcom County, Bellingham, Ferndale and Lynden will get a sizable share of $55 million to combat the opioid crisis.
The total award is more than double the amount initially promised last year.
The driver of a van suffered minor injuries and a car hauler driver was not hurt.
The grant will also divert more fresh water to the Skookum Hatchery near Acme to help with the salmon reproduction process.
The man was a previously registered sex offender in 2005.