Vegetation Trimming May Cause Traffic Delays on County Roads
Vegetation Trimming May Cause Traffic Delays on County Roads
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Vegetation Trimming May Cause Traffic Delays on County Roads
WWU Athletics is celebrating Staff & Faculty Appreciation Night at Thursday's Vikings Volleyball and Men's Soccer home games. All WWU faculty and staff receive FREE Admission.
Potential Ferry Service Interruptions Due to High Winds
City of Blaine News Posted on September 28, 2026
Published activity records dated 2026-09-28 include 49 Bellingham Police entries.
Published activity records dated 2026-09-27 include 42 Bellingham Police entries.
Published activity records dated 2026-09-26 include 42 Bellingham Police entries.
Published activity records dated 2026-09-25 include 42 Bellingham Police entries.
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Every beach cleanup turns up something unexpected. This season, one of our volunteers found a message in a bottle. It was sealed, weathered, and clearly written with great care. Let’s just say it wasn’t a love letter, and we won’t be reprinting it here.
Archived - Friday, September 25, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County
2026 Change of Value Notices Mailed & 2026 Assessed Values are Now Online
WWU Professor of Chemistry Tim Kowalczyk has received an additional $25,000 from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund to investigate a more efficient method of carbon dioxide adsorption in industrial processes.
The Community Service Center, located in Viking Union 424, would like to remind campus about our volunteer platform, the Western Action for Volunteer Engagement and Service, or WAVES. If you have ever visited the Volunteer Center of Whatcom County or the Bellingham Parks Volunteer Program website, WAVES will look familiar as it uses the same platform called Galaxy Digital to highlight needs and events across the county. WAVES is specific to Western and requires a WWU login but pulls in all of those amazing opportunities across the county, in addition to needs on campus.
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The original article was published from 9/24/2026 5:00:00 PM to 10/8/2026 7:00:00 PM

Bellingham is installing safety improvements at more than a dozen locations, including crossings along Texas Street and East Maple Street, according to the city’s September 24 newsletter.
Bellingham’s proposed 2027 budget is scheduled to be introduced to the City Council on Monday, September 28, according to the city’s September 24 newsletter.
Bellingham and Whatcom County are accepting dog photos for their We Scoop contest through September 30, according to the city’s September 24 newsletter.
Bellingham City Council plans two public hearings at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, September 28, on resolutions supporting proposed charter amendments on the November ballot, according to the city’s newsletter.
Night paving on Lincoln Street between Elwood Avenue and East Maple Street is scheduled for September 28 through October 2, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to Bellingham’s September 24 newsletter.
Two wandering donkeys were corralled by Bellingham Police and the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office during the previous week, according to Bellingham’s September 24 newsletter.
Published activity records dated 2026-09-24 include 32 Bellingham Police entries.
UPDATE: Gillies Road Has Reopened to All Traffic
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Archived - Thursday, September 24, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County
Published activity records dated 2026-09-23 include 39 Bellingham Police entries.

Cleanup investment around Bellingham Bay has exceeded $300 million, according to a September 23 update from the Washington Department of Ecology marking three decades of coordinated work.
Archived - Sewer Smoke Testing Scheduled for September 24-25
David Hamiter, longtime manager of the Student Technology Center (STC), will retire this month after nearly three decades of service to Western. See below for ways to wish him well and participate in his celebration.
Seiko Purdue, WWU Professor of Fiber Arts, is showing her weft ikat at "World of Threads," an international exhibition of works in Toronto from September 23 through January 17.
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You may have stepped over a white salmon spray-painted beside a storm drain lately, with five words stenciled around it: NO DUMPING — DRAINS TO BAY. No, it isn't public art. It's a warning label, designed to correct something most people get wrong about how campus plumbing works.
Update to Disposal of Toxics Facility Hours Starting October 2026
Archived - Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Emergency Management Daily Briefing for Whatcom County
Whatcom County Announces Flood Preparedness Week, Oct. 12–16
Published activity records dated 2026-09-22 include 41 Bellingham Police entries.