New fire engines now in service in Ferndale

Friday ceremony welcomed one of two new additions to Station 41 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Whatcom Fire District 7 doesn’t normally dispense with pomp ...

Bond Task Force brings draft before school board

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — The Community Bond Task Force presented Tuesday evening on its preliminary proposal for a new Ferndale Schools bond, planned to ...

County students hold walkout in protest of gun violence

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Last week, many county teens, a majority of them from Bellingham, held a student-driven walkout in objection to school shootings ...

D&D Insurance plans take shape for former Hawleys building site

Soil at new commercial, residential space must first be decontaminated By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Activity continued this week around the former Hawleys ...

Haynie Opry featuring tributes galore

March evening show will begin a series of tributes to recently passed musical artists By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BLAINE — The Haynie Opry is back for 2018, and its ...

New $37 million building coming to WCC

Learning center named after Charles and Phyllis Self BELLINGHAM — This spring, Whatcom Community College will break ground on the Phyllis & Charles Self Learning Commons. The ...

Ski to Sea Race now taking applications

WHATCOM — Registration is now being taken for the 46th annual Ski to Sea Race on Sunday, May 27. Whatcom Events, a volunteer-operated and community-driven 501(c)(4) organization, ...

Jerry Weidenaar

Jerry John Weidenaar Jr., age 85, passed away on Valentine’s Day Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at the Christian Health Care Center, with his family by his side. Jerry was born Oct. 2, ...

Raymond Rygg

His signature plaid shirt, a genuinely easy-going and humorous spirit, and his love for his trade is how Raymond Joseph Rygg will be remembered best. Ray was born on Aug. 11, 1924 ...

Dr. Kenneth Spady

Dr. Kenneth Harold Spady, age 90, passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2018 in Bellingham. He was born on Oct. 8, 1927 in Portland, Oregon, to Rachel Block and Edward Spady. Ken was ...