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‘Positive Messages for Our Community’ campaign, spreading words of encouragement

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — If you drive east down Thornton Road near Horizon Middle School, you may notice something new hanging from the telephone poles. ...

Small cities move forward with new county jail plan

Bellingham City Council remains undecided WHATCOM — On June 13, two weeks after the Jail Facility Financing and Use Agreement was sent to Whatcom cities for approval, the Whatcom ...

Calendar – Week of June 21

Ongoing Thursday music The Jansen Art Center (321 Front St.) hosts free live entertainment from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday in the Piano Lounge. The schedule is: June 15, Checo Tohomaso, ...

Ferndale stolen-vehicle chase ends with arrest

Police take 28-year-old man into custody after chase WHATCOM — Deputies arrested a man on Sunday night who had stolen a vehicle parked in the Ferndale Public Library parking lot. ...

Ferndale Library sets July events

Events include teen night, LEGO club, desserts, crafting The Ferndale Library has announced its slate of events coming up in July. All of these happenings take place at the library, ...

Washington blueberry crop to exceed 130 million pounds

Total would exceed 2015 mark by 10 million pounds Every year, the state of Washington is known for its impressive berry output. The case is no different in 2017 as an expected 130 million ...

Search continues for lost Lynnwood man at Baker Lake

43-year-old Jose Gonzalez Arroyo went missing early Saturday morning WHATCOM — The Whatcom Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team spent Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, searching ...

New ADA parking coming to downtown Ferndale

FERNDALE — Signs for four new ADA (American Disability Act) parking spaces in downtown Ferndale will be installed within the next few days, according to a news release from the City ...

Left lane slowpokes beware

Washington State Patrol targeting left lane violators June 20-22 OLYMPIA — After receiving numerous requests to address left lane “campers,” the Washington State Patrol (WSP) ...

Paralytic shellfish toxin rise to dangerous levels

North Sandy Point beaches remain closed to molluscan harvest WHATCOM — Recent weekly monitoring test results show that the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) biotoxin has increased ...