FERNDALE – The Custer safety rest area along southbound Interstate 5 is closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 3 for maintenance.
FERNDALE — Just shy of its 35-year anniversary, Carl’s Mower & Saw experienced its second break-in in two years.
FERNDALE — The state Department of Ecology has opened a public comment period for an environmental cleanup of Treoil Industries.
FERNDALE — Ferndale High School has wrapped up its inaugural season of girls flag football, a new sports offering which was funded by a grant from the Seattle Seahawks.
City holds meet-and-greet with two finalists
FERNDALE — The state Department of Ecology has opened a public comment period for an environmental cleanup of Treoil Industries.
At approximately 1 p.m. Thursday, April 3, Lynden Police Department and Whatcom County Fire and EMS responded to an accident on Main Street in the vicinity of Meadow Lane in Lynden. Responders found a Cadillac SUV upside down, which they learned had hit a Ford Flex that was parked along the …
FERNDALE – The Custer safety rest area along southbound Interstate 5 is closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, April 3 for maintenance.
LYNDEN — After an outpouring of community support, Ahmad Hamrah and his wife Tahmina Zalmai are one step closer to reuniting with their baby daughter. However, they are not out of the woods yet.
Letter: RMD letter was ‘inaccurate and confused’
I was recently surprised to learn that the Lynden School District is considering whether to provide its school board members with financial compensation in the form of a stipend. While I greatly respect the time and effort that board members dedicate to our schools, I firmly believe that ser…
BELLINGHAM — Wednesday morning, April 2, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided Mt. Baker Roofing in Bellingham and took 37 individuals to the detention facility in Tacoma. According to a statement from an ICE spokesperson, a federal search warrant was executed based on an ongoing crimin…
WHATCOM — On March 28, the Whatcom County Library System’s Board of Trustees approved a library levy lid lift resolution for the Aug. 5 primary election ballot.
Juniors Israel Putnam and Iggy Frost each win 5 of 5 games in Theresa Tromp Chess Tournament
Lynden resident Paul Niemi, Jansen Art Center instructor Lori VanEtta have collaborative exhibit at Bellingham’s Voxel Gallery
Lynden announces second Spud Sale
FERNDALE — Just shy of its 35-year anniversary, Carl’s Mower & Saw experienced its second break-in in two years.
Hank Hornstra passed away peacefully and went home to his Lord and Savior on March 27, 2025 in Lynden at the age of 90.
June Rose LaBounty Filbert was born on April 3, 1928 in Whatcom County and passed away peacefully at home on March 23, 2025.
Myra Mae (Groen) Kortus was born to William and Mamie Groen in Hull, North Dakota on Sept. 1, 1936.
LYNDEN — Thursday, the Lynden School Board is expected to decide whether the district’s students will begin the 2025-2026 school year before or after Labor Day.
LYNDEN
Roberta Kay Bass, 83, from Lynden, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Oct. 27, 2024. She was surrounded by her children and grandchildren.
Hilda Gloria Camacho gained her angel wings on Jan. 29, 2025, surrounded by family and friends.
LC baseball holds the best overall record among North Whatcom baseball teams at 6-1. (Joe Kramer/Lynden Tribune)
WHATCOM — Meridian, Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley all remain winless in league play after another week of Northwest Conference boys soccer results.
LYNDEN — Matthew Carroll was almost untouchable on the mound Tuesday night and hurled a complete-game one-hitter with 12 strikeouts that led Lynden past Blaine, 4-0, at home.
Local media outlet moderates town hall
FERNDALE — The state Department of Ecology has opened a public comment period for an environmental cleanup of Treoil Industries.
Half-way through the session
FERNDALE — Ferndale High School has wrapped up its inaugural season of girls flag football, a new sports offering which was funded by a grant from the Seattle Seahawks.
Wednesday mornings twice each month
Sean O’Laughlin, pictured, and James Miyashiro are the two candidates to replace Kevin Turner, who retired last year as Ferndale’s police chief. O’Laughlin is the deputy chief of police at Eastern Washington University. (Racquel Muncy/Ferndale Record)
Taking another look
Hermina Lolkema, along with her twin sister, Agnes, entered this world on Oct. 28, 1940. She departed on March 22, 2025.
LYNDEN — Athletes from across North Whatcom County delivered strong performances at the Bedlington Invite, held Friday, March 28, at Lynden Christian High School. All six area schools — Meridian, Mount Baker, Nooksack Valley, Ferndale, Lynden Christian and Lynden — competed in the event.
LYNDEN — Lynden girls tennis defeated Ferndale 5-2 on March 27 at Ferndale High School, sweeping all four singles matches to secure the win.
LYNDEN — Lynden Christian senior second baseman Austin Engels enters 2025 with something to prove to the rest of the Northwest Conference and himself.
LYNDEN — In his first season as Lynden High School’s head softball coach, Ryan Dykstra is leading a team that has started the season with a 1-4 record, facing challenges as he moves from assistant to head coach.
LYNDEN — Maluhia Vander Griend wanted to create a space where anyone was welcome and to share her love of dance.
City holds meet-and-greet with two finalists
LYNDEN— Just before 5 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, Lynden Fire Department responded to a fire at the Darigold facility in Lynden.
LYNDEN — In a life that has spanned nearly seven decades, Dennis Cairns has navigated struggles and triumphs with resilience, faith and an unwavering commitment to family.
EVERSON — Fifth-grader Ben Kurashige is working to give his Everson Elementary community a better idea of what happens in classrooms across the school with his very own newspaper, the Everson Element.
OLYMPIA — As reproductive health access becomes increasingly restricted across the country, expanding Washington’s law that protects patients and healthcare workers is becoming more important, supporters of the law say.
WHATCOM — Whatcom County Hearing Examiner Rajeev Majumdar approved a conditional use permit for a wireless broadband facility to go up on Hampton Road.
If your mail carrier has delivered certified mail requiring your signature, containing a court summons and claims form for the local water rights adjudication court case, don’t panic–you have ample time to file and learn how to file correctly.
Letter: Required minimum distributions
OLYMPIA — Hundreds gathered on the steps of the Legislative Building in Olympia on March 10 to protest the treatment of immigrants across the U.S. for Latino Legislative Day.
FERNDALE — The state Department of Ecology has opened a public comment period for an environmental cleanup of Treoil Industries.
EVERSON — The Nooksack Valley School Board approved a new policy against bias and hate speech, which was scheduled for a second read and has been a topic of discussion for several months.
Among them 2023 Youth Peacemaker awardee Alfredo 'Lelo' Juarez Zeferino
LYNDEN — On a unanimous vote, the Lynden School Board approved an Interdistrict Cooperative Agreement that is the first step toward a career and technical education center for Whatcom County’s schools.
Clifford “Cliff” Moran, a lifelong resident of Whatcom County, was born in Bellingham on March 30, 1928. He resided in Bellingham for 94 years, with the last two years in Lynden at Meadow Greens, passing away Dec. 5, 2024 at the age 96.
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