Below are the latest Whatcom News stories that affect people who live and/or work in and around Acme Washington.
Seasonal weather change arrives with potential for heavy rain in the forecast
A strong weather system is forecast to bring several days of moderate to heavy rain to the Whatcom County lowlands.
E Pole Road reopened after month-long closure
Motorists were directed around the closure via a signed 19-mile detour.
Striping work expected to impact I-5 traffic through Whatcom County today (Weds.)
“Delays may be significant as this is a slow-moving operation.”
Boeing 737 circling over Whatcom County was an unusual sight
It was seen circling over western Whatcom County for nearly 2 hours.
Well owners across Whatcom County to be required to prove their water rights in court
The court case, referred to as an “adjudication,” involves permit-exempt well users and holders of surface and groundwater rights.
Whatcom Humane Society reports receiving 5 more dumped dogs
The dogs were found “at what appears to be a new ‘doodle dump’ site, near Aldergrove Road in Ferndale.”
Whatcom and 21 other WA counties sue state for refusal to provide behavioral health treatment
DSHS asserts it is no longer obligated to evaluate or treat patients whose criminal charges are dismissed, citing a federal judge’s orders in a separate case.
Whatcom Humane Society: 9 stray “doodle” dogs found in same county area may have been dumped
“The suspicious circumstances and timing of their arrival (a few hours a part) leads us to believe they may have been abandoned . . . ie: dumped.”
Plans are to reopen N Cascades Highway (SR20) tomorrow (8/22) morning
Traffic will follow a pilot car through a section of the highway.
New E Pole Road closure combined with Mt Baker Hwy closure compound delays for motorists
The E Pole Road closure detour is nearly 20 miles long.
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