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 ...
10-ton weight limit put on Bertrand bridge of Badger Road
WHATCOM — The West Badger Road bridge over Bertrand Creek was put on immediate weight restrictions by county Public Works on Oct. 27. The location is approximately 300 feet west of ...
Berry grower agrees to pay Ecology fine for water use
Beside $80,000, Gurjant Sandhu will also install water meters WHATCOM — Berry farmer Gurjant Sandhu has agreed to pay a reduced fine after being penalized last year for illegal water ...
Skookum Kids event spotlights the urgency of foster care
Speaker was in concentration camp as a child BELLINGHAM — Foster care nonprofit Skookum Kids, pushing hard on a vexing social problem in just two years of existence, holds a free ...
