Thomas Craft

  Thomas Brewster Craft, age 72, of Everson, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 after a long and heroic battle with cancer. Tom was born to George and Edla ...

Buckin’ at the fair

Competition draws more roughstock contenders to Lynden than ever before By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   LYNDEN — The Northwest Washington Fair brought its usual ...

Ellen Van Den Top

  Ellen Van Den Top, age 90, of Lynden, went to be with her Lord on Aug. 19, 2016.   A family graveside service was held at Monumenta Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. ...

Patricia Albrecht

  Custer resident Patricia M. Albrecht, age 83, passed away at Whatcom Hospice House on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and ...
map of underground Ferndale

Workers unearth complications on Washington Street

Newly discovered sewer lines lead to longer project duration; city working with school district on logistics FERNDALE — It’s difficult to know exactly what lies beneath a city, ...

Fair beats heat to ‘positive’ run

Nearly 184,000 attended, all kept safe, healthy and entertained   LYNDEN — The Northwest Washington Fair concluded its six-day run Saturday with positive news on all fronts, according ...

New county districts could create a squeeze

Redrawn lines affect incumbents, for sorting out in 2017, 2019 By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Five-district County Council voting meets realpolitik.   After ...

Weather promising for street festival

City anticipates 8,000 people By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Street Festival is coming, and the forecast is looking good. The event is planned ...

City, Locker Room team up for fitness

Weekly Wednesday run begins at 5 p.m. By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — It can be hard to tackle fitness alone, so Mayor Jon Mutchler, the city of Ferndale and ...

An expedition for the environment

Lummi carvers will travel across the country to draw awareness to fossil fuel impacts By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — 316,800,000 inches, 26,400,000 feet, 5,000 ...