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City of Ferndale declares Tuesday, Feb. 6 ‘Doug Pederson Day’

Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach was FHS quarterback in mid-1980s By Kevin Doucette [email protected]   MINNEAPOLIS — Donny Finkbonner, a longtime friend of Doug Pederson, ...

State terminates Cooke salmon net-pen lease

Lummi Nation vows to ‘continue fight’ for sea life   WHATCOM — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources took action on Sunday, Feb. 4, to end a Cooke Aquaculture ...

New teacher pay details questioned

State funding ‘regionalization bump’ means less pay for rural districts By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   WHATCOM — Washington school administrators, board directors ...

Sumas farm not at fault for H-2A worker’s death

State L&I fines Sarbanand for missed breaks, late meal times, however By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   WHATCOM — No safety or workplace violations contributed ...

Transpo Group gives report on Main Street traffic

City Council hears travel time is greater due to increased traffic, not First Avenue signal change By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council ...

Flooding closes Slater, Barrett roads

River overflow caused by frequent rain, warm mountain temperatures FERNDALE — The Nooksack River didn’t quite hit the predicted 18.4 feet over the weekend, but drivers around Ferndale ...

Moratorium repealed

County will begin taking applications for rural building permits again By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   WHATCOM — The County Council took action Tuesday, Jan. 30, to ...

Connecting family with school

Starting April 10, Ferndale Family Connections will link school district with homeschooling families By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Christine Altona’s son ...

Mutchler visits Japan on sister-city trip

Ferndale mayor ran marathon, visited Ferndale and Bellingham sister cities By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale Mayor Jon Mutchler is no stranger to running ...

Blakesley receives first-ever Chamber Lifetime Achievement Award

FERNDALE — Dianne Blakesley of Kelly’s O’Deli became the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award recipient at the Thursday, January 18, Ferndale Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards ...