4-H Achievement Night this Friday at Laurel church

WHATCOM ­— Annual 4-H Achievement Night will be on Friday, Nov. 11, in Laurel Baptist Community Church, 162 W. Laurel Rd. The dessert potluck and social starts at 6:30 p.m. The awards ...
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Local raspberry crop tops 75 million pounds — a new record

WHATCOM ­— County red raspberry production has set a new high mark. The numbers for the 2016 harvest have been compiled by the Washington Red Raspberry Commission, and they show ...

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 ...
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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 ...

Legals – November 9, 2016

CITY OF FERNDALE LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Project Name: Ferndale – Shop Well #2 Project Engineer: Wilson Engineering LLC, Bellingham, WA Hydrogeologist: Associated Earth Sciences ...

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, ...