Ferndale Grain and clean water advocates reach settlement

Cargill Inc. to pay $70,000 fine, not going to plaintiffs By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — On Friday, an agreement was reached between the Ferndale Grain company ...

City still evaluating Main Street signal removal effects

Monday evening was city council’s final meeting of 2017; outgoing member Carol Bersch honored By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale changed ...

City launches ‘Ferndale Made’ business initiative

FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale recently launched “Ferndale Made,” an initiative to chum-up business attention to the area. The initiative’s website, FerndaleMade.com, lists ...

Santa partners with firefighters for food drive

Mr. Claus will make the rounds starting on Friday FERNDALE — Santa Claus is coming to town and it’s for a good cause. Whatcom County Fire District 7 is partnering with the Ferndale ...

Jansen exhibit of Dutch artist’s work opens this Thursday

LYNDEN ­— The opening reception for “Imaginary Friendship in Retrospect,” an exhibit featuring the life work of artist Johannes Kunst, is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at ...

From the archives — Dec. 6, 2017

100 years ago People’s Party Candidates Win Elections — Friday, December 7, 1917 The People’s (Party) ticket won four of the five Ferndale city offices up for election Tuesday. ...

Letters to the Editor — Dec. 6, 2017

On a recent article Your recent article titled “Farmers tout water quality improvements” was based on misleading information provided by Whatcom Family Farmers regarding a reputed ...

Calendar – Week of Dec. 6

Ongoing Arts festival The annual Holiday Festival of Allied Arts of Whatcom County continues through Dec. 24 at 4145 Meridian St., Bellingham. See the affordable work of over 100 artisans, ...

Janel Bernardy

Janel Mae Bernardy (Kvistad), age 65, took her first breath in Heaven on Nov. 28, 2017 after a long battle with COPD. Janel was born to Robert and Charlotte Kvistad on March 10, 1952 ...

Coni Johnson

Coni Tolle Johnson, of Port Townsend, Washington, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. She was born in Sumas on May 19, 1948. She and her husband lived on acreage near Port Townsend. ...