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Dry conditions and elevated fire risks led to the ban, which includes recreational fires and fire pits.
The message from the state: be generous, but make sure your money is going where you intend. Scammers may be looking to take advantage of this.
Initial plans submitted to the Council in June did not feature space for either service.
Everson, Kendall and Maple Falls have reached “hazardous” levels.
As of Thursday’s tally, Eamonn Collins is only 2 votes behind Michael Shepard for the District 42 state Senate seat.
The lawsuit alleges Western accommodated another employee after refusing to provide the same service for the plaintiff.
Forecasters expect winds to keep pushing wildfire smoke from B.C. and eastern Washington into the county through Thursday.
Between a block party and sand sculpture competition, Whatcom County was rife with activity the first weekend of August.
The statewide ban does not supersede Whatcom County’s current Stage 2 burn ban.
The state’s largest wildfire has burned well over 100,000 acres so far.