Public Meetings — Oct. 26, 2016

Wednesday, Nov. 9 • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, Northwest Annex conference room, Planning and Development Services, 5280 Northwest Dr., Bellingham, 3 p.m. • ...

Everson robbery, shooting leave two injured

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] EVERSON — Suspect Tita Keanu Preston Paul remains in custody at Whatcom County jail after a robbery that resulted in a shooting last weekend ...

Calendar for Nov. 9

Thursday Lake Padden history The process of creating the book “Lake Samish Reflections,” due out in December, will be told by the publishing group at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, ...

Volleyball places third in district tournament, advances to state for fourth straight season

MARYSVILLE — For a fourth consecutive season the Ferndale Golden Eagles have advanced to the Class 3A state playoffs. “For my seniors, going to state is all they know,” said Ferndale ...

Ferndale wins in the rain, now faces top-ranked O’Dea

By Kevin Doucette [email protected] BELLINGHAM — As the rain beat down on Civic Field, sloshing could be heard around the stadium after every snap in Saturday evening’s quad-district ...

Now is a time of closure and new beginnings in the garden

In the world of gardening, November is a month of closure. Raking leaves, pulling out flowers, putting the lawnmower away for winter — there are plenty of signs that the season is ...

CHS Northwest patronage payments top $310,000

WHATCOM — The new farmer-supply cooperative CHS Northwest recently completed an equity redemption to eligible customers and producers over the age of 70 totaling to $310,000. This ...

WSU seeks dairies to be in phosphorus test

PUYALLUP ­— Over the next two years, researchers of Washington State University will build and operate a mobile system to fully develop a phosphorus-rich fertilizer in Washington ...

Farmers protest agencies’ idea of flooding farmland

This is some of the most beautiful and productive farmland in the state. It is used to grow seed potatoes in Whatcom County. Seed potatoes require land that is well prepared and isolated. ...

Benchmark milk price falls by $1.57/cwt.

The October Class III benchmark milk price was announced Friday by the USDA at $14.82 per hundredweight (cwt.). That’s down $1.57 from September and 64 cents below October 2015, but ...