Matt Benoit

Who doesn't love a mascot? In part one of a two-part series, WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit shares a sampling of (and history about) a few of the costumed supporters you may have seen around town over the years.

Share via: 0 Shares More Although it’s been operating regionally for nearly two decades, many Whatcom County residents probably haven’t heard about Mountain Pacific Bank. That’s likely to change, however, with the grand opening of its first Whatcom County branch. Located at 2200 Rimland Drive Suite 110 in Bellingham’s Barkley Village neighborhood, the new branch […]

PeaceHealth is proud to be presenting sponsor of the Bellingham Bay Marathon and staff the race with medical volunteers along the route. Dr. Robert Rush — medical director for trauma, acute care surgery, and surgical quality at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center — is also the race’s medical director and shares helpful tips on how to stay health for this popular event.

Whatcom County’s Conservation Easement Program and Whatcom Land Trust helped Geoff and Anna Martin to increase their land base by 54 acres — and ensure the land will stay in working production rather than potentially be lost to subdivision and development.

WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit wraps up his two-part series on area mascots with a fun sampling you may have seen around town, an emphasis on mascots from local educational institutions.

When it comes to caring for those with long-term medical issues in an at-home setting, Washington State requires proper training and licensing to be a Home Care Aide. In Whatcom County, one of the best places to receive such training is the Cascade Connections Training Center.

Anna Evans describes imagination as the basis of a person’s interpretive tool kit.

In 2023, Washington residents lost over $253 million to fraud, according to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data. Nationwide, 2023 fraud numbers were even more sobering: Americans cumulatively lost more than $10 billion.

Learn more about the lymphatic system, and about the devices that drain the system when a blockage occurs.

This past October, intense rainfall led to a small landslide that completely blocked the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 for hours. For some, it conjured memories of prior local landslides, including momentous rounds of rainfall in October and November of 2003 that unleashed numerous slides along the North Cascades Highway. WhatcomTalk's Matt Benoit looks back at this perilous period in Eastern Whatcom County.