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Ferndale enters jail agreement
City council votes Monday to join other small cities in facility use contract By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted 5-2 Monday evening ...
Ferndale HS, MS bands win first places
Three parades during May help them keep up a tradition By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — It’s the time for parades. Lawn chairs are out, kids are cheering and ...
Child dies after being struck by car in driveway
WHATCOM — A one-year-old girl died on Friday when she was accidentally run over in her family’s driveway. At about 8:59 p.m. on Friday, June 2, the car driven by Ruth Brock, 63, ...
Louws on the State of the County
This is the State of the County address Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws gave at the County Council’s May 30 meeting. For those interested in reading the extensive document that ...
Public Meetings — June 7, 2017
Wednesday, June 7 • Lynden Historic Preservation Commission, Lynden Pioneer Museum conference room, 217 Front St., 8 a.m. • Lynden City Council Public Works Committee, second floor ...
Windward to celebrate Oral History Project
FERNDALE — Every other year, the 9th and 10th grade students at Windward High School join together to collect interviews and history for their extensive Oral History Project. The ...
Beach Fest at Birch Bay State Park Saturday
BIRCH BAY — When was the last time you moved a damp beach rock to elicit a child’s joyful shout as a nickel-sized black shore crab scurried for cover? On Saturday, June 10, the ...
511 travel info system upgrade activates today
OLYMPIA — Modernization of the 511 travel information system brings a new voice and better support to the system, but the popular menus and other features remain the same. The Washington ...
Haynie Opry kicks off second half of summer season
Featured tribute this year is Merle Haggard By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BLAINE — It’s already June, and that means it’s time for the second half of the Haynie Opry ...
County has a new jail plan
Idea is 440 beds on LaBounty Road site, down from 521 before; county public hearing June 13 By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The county is moving forward with plans, ...