Whatcom school districts open kindergarten registration
WHATCOM — Registration for fall 2024 kindergarten began Tuesday, Feb. 20 across Whatcom County. All children who will be 5 by Sept. 1 can register for kindergarten in their school ...
Presidential Primary Election ballots to be mailed on Feb. 21
WHATCOM — Ballots for the presidential primary election will be mailed to registered voters on Feb. 21. Voters should receive a ballot by Feb. 27. Contact the Auditor’s Office for ...
UPDATE: Ferndale School voters pass levy
Measure passes by more than 55%, will help ensure students have access to resources to succeed By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — The Tuesday, Feb. 13 special election will not be certified ...
County executive looks back, looks forward
Recently reelected Satpal Sidhu reflects first term in office, talks about plans in second term By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — As Whatcom County’s executive, Satpal ...
LEGALS- February 21, 2024
FERNDALE
Ordinances of the City Council of the City of Ferndale, Washington, passed at the Council meeting of February 20, 2024.
Ordinance #2237
An ordinance amending enforcement procedures ...
COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark drops 87 cents to start 2024
MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The first Federal order Class III milk price of 2024 starts with an 87 cent plunge. The USDA announced the benchmark price at $15.17 per hundredweight, $4.26 ...
13-year-old shoots younger sibling, WCSO responds in Glenhaven
WHATCOM — At approximately 7:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a dispatch call from a 13-year-old “saying they had just shot their 11-year-old sibling ...
Russell VanBuren
Russell VanBuren passed away in Bellingham from complications due to a fall on the ice, he was 79 years old. The eldest of two children, he was born on Dec. 4, 1944, in Seattle to Russell ...
Sharlene Hersman Mock Hauge
Sharlene was born in Lynden. She grew up on a chicken farm at Northwood corner and attended Lynden High School. In 1956, she graduated as a registered nurse from the General Hospital ...
Donald Henry Vanderpol
Donald Henry Vanderpol, age 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024.
Don was born Oct. 11, 1944, Bellingham to Dirk and Emma (Hamstra) Vanderpol. He graduated ...