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Letters to the Editor — March 10, 2021

Ferndale City Council and mayor pay increases   A majority of the Ferndale City Council recently voted to increase the pay of the mayor by 40% and to increase their own pay by 3% ...

A Challenging Year and Looking Ahead

The State of the City for 2021 By Greg Hansen, Ferndale Mayor Remembering a single day can bring the distance of a year into focus. It was at the second council meeting in March, only ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 3, 2021

Great news for fish, orcas   Re Jan. 27 “Middle Fork Dam Site Now Free-Flowing Stream.” This is the best news for chinook salmon and southern resident orcas!   Thank you ...

A successful stroll

By Linda Harkleroad Ferndale Heritage Society V.P. and Publicity The Pioneer Village at Pioneer Park is now dark and quiet. The thousands of Christmas lights have been unplugged and ...

Levy: It’s a matter of pride   I am writing to ask all of my Ferndale neighbors to join me in voting “Yes” for the Ferndale School District’s Replacement Operations Levy. ...

Nov. 3 Ferndale Schools levy more important than ever

By Linda Quinn, Ferndale School District Superintendent   One constant has remained during these difficult and uncertain times in Ferndale: our public schools are serving and supporting ...

America Needs Journalists – and America’s Journalists Need Our Support

By David Chavern President & CEO, News Media Alliance In a year of fighting a global pandemic, historic protests for racial equality, and the rapidly approaching presidential election, ...

Letters to the Editor — Oct. 7, 2020

Support Sefzik, VanWerven   There are no personal freedoms when we are unsafe. So-called “liberties” mean nothing if we live in fear.   We covet the freedom to worship, ...

Christopher Rodenberger

  Christopher M. “Cowboy” Rodenberger passed away on Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at the age of 33.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

Diane Sterk

  Diane A. Sterk, age 66, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services…. This content is for ...