Inadean DeGraaff

  Inadean “Deanie” DeGraaff, age 90, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019, in Tacoma, Washington.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

Mayor salary increase ordinance dead, for now

City staff moving forward with Old Main exploration By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council did not meet Monday night, instead convening for ...

Bass trial for 1989 Stavik death begins

Jury selection was Monday; murder case’s opening statements could be today; 17 days is allowed overall By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   BELLINGHAM ­— The trial of ...

February weather damaged raspberries

Meeker variety, especially young plants hurt the most by late cold By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Wintry cold and windy weather that arrived in February ...

Ferndale soccer loses to Lynden, on playoff edge

Game Monday with Lakewood could settle it By Mitch Farley for the Ferndale Record   BELLINGHAM — It was Senior Night for the Ferndale boys soccer team taking on Lynden Thursday, ...

Convenience store opened at Fisherman’s Cove

  LUMMI — The Lummi Nation and Lummi Commercial Company on April 19 announced the grand opening of a new Fisherman’s Cove convenience store.   It is situated in an area ...

WSO wraps up season with USA tribute

May 19 concert includes beloved ‘New World’ piece of Dvorak   BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra wraps up its 43rd season with a tribute to music composed in America ...

No more ‘personal exemption’ from school vaccinations

State school vaccinations bill passed By Emma Epperly WNPA Olympia News Bureau   OLYMPIA — Washington lawmakers reacted to the state’s 2019 measles outbreak with passage of ...

Letters to the Editor — May 1, 2019

On Ericksen’s connections with Cambodia   Let’s talk about the Khmer Rouge commander, Hun Sen, who won the fake election in Cambodia last July. You know, the government that ...

Van Werven praises capital, transportation bills passed

Capital budget has funding for local projects, including Lynden’s Fishtrap Creek, Ferndale’s new wastewater treatment plant   OLYMPIA — On Sunday, April 28, the Washington ...