Valentine’s robbery on Elder Road

Suspects were armed with knife and pepper spray, but were chased out of home by rifle FERNDALE — Four male subjects have been arrested on investigation of first-degree burglary. On ...

Get Youth Fair registration in by March 15

LYNDEN ­— Entries are due March 15 for the 2017 Whatcom County Youth Fair, which is April 7-8 on the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds. Youths ages 6-18 can choose one of 27 divisions ...

Calendar for Feb. 22, 2017

Ongoing Murder comedy American classic “Arsenic and Old Lace” continues through March 5 in the Claire vg Thomas Theatre, 655 Front St., Lynden. Ruth Posthuma directs. Thursday and ...

College honors

TRINITY CHRISTIAN PALOS HEIGHTS, Illinois — Trinity Christian College has released its Dean’s List for fall 2016 and it includes these Lynden students: Megan Blok, Trevor DallaSanta, ...

Letters to the Editor — Feb. 22, 2017

Adding your voice The energy at Saturday’s Democratic 42nd LD monthly meeting was tangible. I was impressed with the turnout, with the involvement of new voices and with the obvious ...

Golden Eagles wrestling team finishes ninth in state

Coach Schlack: Everyone had a positive experience By Kevin Doucette [email protected] TACOMA — In Ferndale head coach Caleb Schlack’s tenure at Ferndale High School, never ...

Former U.S. ambassador to speak on ‘new Cold War’

BELLINGHAM — Former U.S. ambassador John Koenig speaks at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Whatcom Community College on “The New Cold War – NATO, Russia, and the Re-division of Europe.” ...

State Patrol seeks witnesses of Bellingham Feb. 11 protest blocking I-5

WHATCOM — The Washington State Patrol seeks witnesses to the protest that occurred on Interstate 5 in Bellingham on Saturday, Feb. 11. Around 12:25 p.m. five cars stopped and blocked ...

Two candidates for Dairy Ambassador

Luncheon event is March 25 at Fox Hall WHATCOM ­— The Dairy Women organization announces two candidates for 2017 Dairy Ambassador. The pair are Annika Asplund and Emma Weg. Annika, ...

Math matters

Meridian and Ferndale school districts gearing up for county math competitions WHATCOM — An online counter marks down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to an important Whatcom ...