Salish Village opens at I-5 and Slater Road
Convenience store is first building on total 160 acres WHATCOM — On Oct. 31 the Lummi Nation celebrated a grand opening of Salish Village, a 160-acre development located just off ...
Sheriff’s Office gets gift of 65 defibrillators
WHATCOM — To help improve cardiac arrest survival in the county, the Sheriff’s Office has received a donation of 65 automated external defibrillators. The gift is from Byron Sprague, ...
Administration seeks to de-list gray wolves — to be contested
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 29 the Trump administration finalized a rule removing Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower-48 states except for a small population ...
Sheriff’s Office adds details of Sudden Valley murder/suicide
Resources can help someone with thoughts of harming WHATCOM — As it is a tragedy deeply impacting the community, the county Sheriff’s Office has taken the unusual step of ...
Murals make Ferndale colorful
Twelve murals have been installed in two and a half years By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale is looking a lot more colorful these days, and ...
Ferndale levy passing
Levy at lower rate passing with 62.4%; needs 50% to pass By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale School District Superintendent Linda Quinn was hoping and praying ...
Ferndale PD seeks public’s help identifying burglary suspects
Same business burglarized twice, hours apart FERNDALE — On Oct. 27 officers from the Ferndale Police Department, deputies from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and officers from ...
Ballot return rate now tops 50%
WHATCOM — Return of ballots in the county is now well over half of the total sent out. Exactly a week before the Nov. 3 general election, the rate of return stood at ...
Last-minute registration to vote now must be in-person
Auditor’s Office is open for six hours Saturday WHATCOM — If you are still completing or updating a voter registration, you will need to do so now in-person in the county ...
Winter shelter needs church, volunteer help
Goal is for overflow place to be open 13 weeks, varying by weather and number trends BELLINGHAM — Lighthouse Mission Ministries will open an Overflow Shelter for men this winter ...