County digs into Comp. Plan revision process
First Planning Commission work session is March 12 WHATCOM — The county has started updating its Comprehensive Plan, a big project that must be completed by June 30, 2016. The Washington ...
New Lake Whatcom park planning is open to public
BELLINGHAM — Help plan Whatcom County’s newest park. A meeting will be on Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. In 2014, about ...
Ferndale teen killed in Thursday crash
FHS student collided with truck on Grandview FERNDALE — A 16-year-old Ferndale High School student was killed Thursday afternoon when his car collided with two trucks, according to ...
City settles on initial design of Thornton overpass
Least expensive option offers sweeping eastern approach FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to move forward with one of the initial designs offered by engineers for ...
Ferndale Police seize ‘spice’ at local gas station
Suspect items listed as cigarettes on some receipts FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department carried out a search warrant at the Gull gas station market on Main Street late Friday ...
Students honored by Custer VFW
The Custer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9474 and its Ladies Auxiliary honored local students on Jan. 27, who had entered the VFW annual scholarship contest and been declared winners. ...
Adelstein will run again for county auditor
WHATCOM -— Debbie Adelstein has announced her intention to run for another term as Whatcom County Auditor this year. Filing week for local candidates is May 11-15. “It hardly seems ...
Gas prices keep going up, but still way below 2014
SEATTLE -— Average retail gasoline prices in Washington rose 9.1 cents per gallon in the week ended Sunday, Feb. 22, to an average of $2.42, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey ...
Gravy Days: Five opinions for the price of one
Sometimes it’s hard to narrow a column down to just one topic. So this time I didn’t even try. Here are my thoughts on the following: A 14-pound baby was born in Florida a few weeks ...
Guest Opinion: Rural America — It’s really complicated
by Brian Depew Center for Rural Affairs There are two closely-held, widely believed, narratives about rural America. The national media narrative, with roots in the 1980s farm crisis, ...