Whatcom County health director who guided community through pandemic has been ousted
Under Whatcom County code, Dr. Amy Harley, the county health officer, becomes interim director of the Department of Health and Community Services. Assistant Director Charlene Ramont will handle the ...
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Whatcom County fires health department head; she dubs it a ‘wrongful termination’
She is the first department head fired by County Executive Satpal Sidhu since he took the helm in 2019. Former Public Works director Jon Hutchings signed a separation agreement with the county after ...
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Whatcom County health department head put on leave
Whatcom County health department director Erika Lautenbach was abruptly placed on leave Wednesday afternoon, March 5, and her ...
Overdoses calls, deaths level off in Whatcom County. Here’s what local officials are doing
Whatcom County officials are holding their breath as both overdoses and overdose deaths are continuing to drop from the record highs of last year, and the health director outlined several recent ...
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Bellingham’s winter shelter causing ‘disruption’ for surrounding neighborhood, residents say
Whatcom County Health and Community Services Director Erika Lautenbach told meeting attendees that she understood and sympathized with their experiences. She said the organization is aware that ...