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Inslee sees floodplain project at Ferndale farm

Appel family made upgrades in 2017 that help salmon, flood control By Ashley Hiruko
 [email protected] FERNDALE — During a one-day visit to Whatcom County, Washington Gov. ...

Designing the perfect skate park

Local skaters proposed elements for skate park grant application at Thursday meeting By Brent Lindquist 
[email protected] FERNDALE — From funboxes to snake runs to waterfalls, ...

Tiny-house homeless project struggles to find space

HomesNow! has structure funding, but no place to build By Ashley Hiruko 
[email protected] WHATCOM — The county nonprofit HomesNow!, with a goal of using tiny homes to shelter ...

Flex Movement Lab: ‘Not your average yoga’

Form-focused fitness classes a new option for Ferndale By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Flex Movement Lab is officially opening its doors to patrons this week, ...

Makeshift grenades, IEDs found at Lummi home

Resident was already in custody related to March drive-by shooting LUMMI — Authorities last week found illegal firearms and explosives inside the residence of Robert Chase, who is ...

News briefs — April 11, 2018

Skate park meeting happening Thursday FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale is working to secure a grant for a new skate park in town, and it is seeking input from the public on the proposed ...

Frazey announces County Council run

At-large seat is up for election in November By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Bellingham resident Carol Frazey has announced a bid for the at-large position on ...

Thornton overcrossing one step closer to reality

New signage notes that Connecting Washington dollars are funding design By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The long-talked-about Thornton Street overcrossing recently ...

Alcoa reacts to tariffs on foreign aluminum

Exemptions should be extended, and a different approach used with China By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The new 10-percent tariff on foreign aluminum imports ...

Lifetime leads to farming right on River Road

Riverhaven is Richard Kauffman’s ‘little paradise’ of cooperation with nature By Alyssa Evans for the Lynden Tribune   LYNDEN — Richard Kauffman plans to spend the rest ...