Honcoop to speak for Save Family Farms
Lynden-raised ‘farm kid’ switching roles from KGMI LYNDEN — Locally raised Dillon Honcoop, after nearly 12 years with KGMI Radio, is taking his journalist skills and “farm kid” ...
Tips to get your lawn and garden ready for winter
By David Vos Although we’re officially only halfway through autumn, the weather we’ve experienced in the last week has felt decidedly like winter. And, if long-range forecasters ...
Deadline to get USDA blueberry insurance for 2018 is Nov. 20
SPOKANE — The USDA Risk Management Agency reports that Monday, Nov. 20, is the closing date to buy 2018 Federal Crop Insurance Corporation blueberry coverage. Current policyholders ...
Kate Hansen ahead in city council race
Eric Grant winning in Fire District 7 commissioner race As of the first election ballot count this evening, Kate Hansen is ahead of Connie Faria 1,112 votes (53.44 percent) to 969 (46.56 ...
Electrical failure solved at Vista Middle School
By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Electrical issues have been fixed at Vista Middle School after a transformer from 1969 failed on Monday evening. The boiler that ...
Ghosts and ghouls Haunt the Park
This year’s Haunt the Park drew hoards of community members. especially of the younger variety, decked out as wizards, firefighters, animals and more, and even a small banana made ...
Prepare, more Ferndale construction to come
Third Avenue’s pervious surface is finished; sewer project to continue By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — As of last Wednesday, Ferndale’s Third Avenue was ...
Complaints filed against pro-jail PAC
Investigation will likely go past Nov. 7 election vote By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — County resident Doug Starcher has filed a complaint alleging that pro-jail ...
Slash-burn, high winds ignite Sandy Point fire
About 50 acres involved in blaze By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] SANDY POINT — A fire that broke out in the Sandy Point Heights area is now contained after overnight burning ...
Anniversary: Wyburn & Brenda Bannerman – 60th
Wyburn and Brenda Bannerman of Ferndale are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 1, 1957, in Zion Church of Ferndale. Wyburn is retired after 34 years ...