Individual Assistance, Public Assistance programs serve different purposes

Homeowners and renters in Clallam, Skagit and Whatcom counties, the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, Quileute Tribe and all tribes in the designated areas who had uninsured losses ...

FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit in Whatcom County through Feb. 28

BELLINGHAM – It will soon be easier than ever to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Whatcom County, thanks to a mobile vaccination unit (MVU) arriving from the Federal Emergency ...

Ferndale voters support school district levy

Birch Bay Library misses 60% supermajority By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — With an estimated 50 ballots left to count, approximately 60% of Ferndale’s participating voters ...

City of Ferndale uses COVID-19 relief to jump start downtown

FERNDALE — Thanks to an infusion of COVID-19 relief funds, Ferndale is launching a number of initiatives aimed at improving the city’s downtown corridor. Of the approximately $4.2 ...

Patrick Alexander joins NW Technology

Ferndale company’s new telecommunication, video specialist worked 28 years with Baron Communications FERNDALE — On Dec. 31, 2021, Baron Telecommunications closed its doors to clients ...

Community Calendar for Feb. 9, 2022

Youth mental health in anxiety age Bellingham City Club hosts Western Washington University’s Associate Vice President of Counseling and Wellness, Dr. Sislena Ledbetter for its Wednesday, ...

Suspect in custody after shooting of WCSO deputies

Joel B. Young, 60, charged with first-degree attempted murder By Claudia Murphy Bellingham Police Department PIO On Thursday, Feb 10 at approximately 4:17 p.m., Whatcom County Sheriff’s ...

Sefzik passes first bill in Senate, promotes use of biochar

Freshman senator endures mild hazing as maiden bill gets sendoff OLYMPIA – Sen. Simon Sefzik, R-Ferndale, passed his first bill Thursday, a measure designed to promote the use of ...

Whatcom gang, drug task force investigation leads to two arrests

On Wednesday, Feb. 9, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Interdiction Team (C.I.T.) stopped a vehicle in south Whatcom County which was connected to a Whatcom Gang and ...

FEMA Mobile Vaccination Unit coming to Whatcom County on Feb. 12-28

BELLINGHAM – It will soon be easier than ever to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in Whatcom County, thanks to a mobile vaccination unit (MVU) arriving from the Federal Emergency ...