Byrd served two four-year terms representing Whatcom County Council District 3, which includes the cities of Everson, Nooksack and Sumas, along with the foothill communities of Kendall, Maple Falls ...

Whatcom County is a hazard-prone community: The county was involved in 10 presidentially declared disasters, including the pandemic, between 2014 and 2024.

Sumas Elementary is a public school located in Sumas, WA, which is in a distant rural setting. The student population of Sumas Elementary is 283 and the school serves PK-5. At Sumas Elementary, 42% of ...

Floodwaters from the rain-swollen Nooksack River continued to work north Monday morning, but Whatcom County officials are reporting some promising signs from the second flood event in two weeks. “We ...

Residents of a small Washington border town say the Nooksack River unleashed a flood unlike any they’ve ever seen before this week. Locals volunteered their own boats, tractors and other heavy ...

Lynden police, fire, Washington State Patrol and other security officials discuss plans for Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Lynden in 2016. North Whatcom County residents could see faster response ...