PHOTOS: Dollars for scholars
People gathered to raise money for college-bound students during the eighth annual Shrimp Dinner and Silent Auction on Nov. 5 at the Ferndale Legion Hall. All proceeds went toward providing ...
2016 Election results
County EMS Property Tax Yes: 43,857 total votes, 60.0 percent No: 29,240 total votes, 40.0 percent State Rep. 42nd District Pos. 1 Luanne Van Werven—R: 28,678 total votes, 54.5 percent ...
City council votes on mayor salary change
By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The topic of Ferndale Mayor Jon Mutchler’s salary came up at the Ferndale City Council’s Monday evening meeting due to an ...
Cherry Point Aquatic Reserve boundary proposal moves forward
Comments accepted through Nov. 18 on SEPA determination OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is taking the next step in response to a request to remove ...
Mildred Snydar turning 100 at Meadow Greens
Born in Concrete, she otherwise lived entirely in Whatcom County, had a float in Old Settlers Parade Mildred Snydar, living in the Meadow Greens Retirement Community of Lynden, is about ...
Letter to the Editor
Some recommendations I attended a Whatcom County council meeting this past week after hearing that one of the items on the agenda dealt with the recent Washington State Supreme Court ...
Both sides on wrong track on Cherry Point
This is a guest column from Natalie McClendon of Bellingham, a Whatcom County planning commissioner. The Whatcom County Council has not banned the export of unrefined fossil fuels, ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 2, 2016
Supports Van Werven I am proud to personally know Rep. Luanne Van Werven. She is a person of her word and has a high level of integrity. As a resident of Kendall I greatly appreciate ...
News briefs — Nov. 2, 2016
Bellingham clothing store in closing sale BELLINGHAM — Gary’s Men’s & Women’s Wear, a fixture in downtown Bellingham since 1978, will close at the end of a liquidation sale ...
Calendar for Nov. 2
Wednesday Mount St. Helens talk Dr. Donald Easterbrook, Western Washington University geology professor emeritus, talks on “The 1980 Explosion of Mount St. Helens” at 10:30 a.m. ...