Council budget vote set for Dec. 7

Budget for 2021 does not include layoffs By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — City of Ferndale Finance Director Sirke Salminen crafts budgets conservatively, ...

County COVID rate now rising

Two-week tally of new cases may hit 90 in next week, well below state’s By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— On Monday, the local COVID two-week infection ...

Inslee imposes new COVID restrictions

For four weeks restaurants and gyms are closed indoors, retail is limited to 25% capacity By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— Gov. Lee Inslee on Sunday announced ...

Lynden could get medic unit, county’s fifth

Fire station’s second-floor addition would make room for personnel By Hailey Palmer and Brent Lindquist Lynden Tribune staff   WHATCOM — A fifth Advanced Life Support medic ...

Ski area on verge of opening

Base is there, if temperature can stay cold   MOUNT BAKER ­— The prospects are looking promising for a start of the 2020-21 Mt. Baker Ski Area season.   So say those who ...

Raspberry tonnage drops 3% in 2020

Number of county growers is down to 68, from 100+ once By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County raspberry production was down 3% in tonnage this year compared ...

Ferndale honors veterans

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City to use Mountain View as court facility

Improvements to municipal court facility to run from December through summer By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to ...

Spot open on Ferndale City Council

Llanos moving out of town; council will choose new member in early January By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— The Ferndale City Council began the process ...

Inslee imposes new COVID restrictions

For four weeks restaurants and gyms are closed indoors, retail is limited to 25% capacity By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— Gov. Lee Inslee on Sunday announced ...