State highway lights being switched to LED

WHATCOM ­— Washington State Department of Transportation crews are retrofitting lighting poles along various highways around the state. They are replacing lights with energy-efficient ...

Recent Municipal Court results

Everson-Nooksack Municipal Court was held Nov. 10, 2016, with Michael Bobbink presiding as judge, and the following were found guilty: Nicholaus Kendall Campo, 31, of Bellingham, third-degree ...

Licensing offices switching to new computers over this weekend

WHATCOM — County Auditor Debbie Adelstein reports that all licensing offices will close either by 4:30 or 5 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9, and stay closed over this weekend, resuming normal ...

Snow in the mountains

Snow dusted the lowlands Monday, but the snow has impacted the Mt. Baker Ski Area more, which opened Nov. 25. (Ashley Hiruko/Ferndale Record)… This content is for subscribers ...

Letters to the Editor — Dec. 7, 2016

Express your concerns Republican representative Paul Ryan is, at this moment, creating legislation to “privatize” Medicare. As soon as Trump gets in, they will try to fast-track ...

Public Meetings — Dec. 7, 2016

Wednesday, Dec. 7 • Lynden Historic Preservation Commission, Lynden Pioneer Museum conference room, 217 Front St., 8 a.m. • Steering Committee of the Whatcom County Incarceration ...

City participating in Holiday Giving Store

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale will continue a tradition and once again participate in the Ferndale Holiday Giving Store. The Ferndale Holiday Giving Store program began in 2003 ...

Fair board adds Matt Koetje, votes Chambers as president

Baron also honored five contributors LYNDEN — During the annual meeting of the Northwest Washington Fair Association on Nov. 8, Matt Koetje was elected to serve a three-year term ...

Expectations high for girls’ basketball

With a solid mix of seniors and sophomores, girls basketball team excited for the season By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — After losing a league MVP in 2014 and ...

Celebrating Christmas legends

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The word “legend” has a wide variety of definitions, and the Ferndale Heritage Society is embracing many of them for this ...