FSD heads to the drawing board

District is gathering ideas for new high school in conjunction with architecture firm By Hailey Palmer [email protected] FERNDALE — The new Ferndale High School won’t be ...

Week Four, now it all counts

Football games within 1A, 2A, 3A ranks from here on; Ferndale hosts Arlington this Friday By Eric Trent [email protected]   WHATCOM — After three weeks of non-league battles, ...

Four Ferndale roads due to be worked on

  WHATCOM ­— Due to two weeks of inclement weather, county Public Works rescheduled road preleveling work on four Ferndale-area roads to this week, Sept. 23-27. Work could extend ...

City of Frightdale contest details revealed

Five judges will choose three homes to win gift cards; contest ends Oct. 30   FERNDALE — It’s that time again: deck out your home for the Halloween season and send a photo to ...

County expanding Crisis Stabilization Facility

This will serve mental health, behavioral needs   WHATCOM — County officials will break ground on an expanded Crisis Stabilization Facility at a ceremony starting at 3:30 p.m. ...

Two new cases of severe lung disease related to vaping products in Washington confirmed

OLYMPIA — Washington State Department of Health officials have confirm two new cases of severe pulmonary disease linked to vaping. These cases were identified by the Spokane Regional ...

Native photo exhibit here Oct. 3-5

Matika Wilbur altered her life to gather tribal stories, images   WHATCOM — In partnership with the Nooksack Tribe and Northwest Indian College, the Whatcom County Library System ...

From the Archives

100 years ago Bank Stock Sold — Friday, September 19, 1919 H.E. Campbell, the pioneer banker of Ferndale, has sold all of his stock in Ferndale State Bank to Percy Hood and associates, ...

Letters to the Editor — Sept. 25, 2019

On the drought plan   Is the glass half full or half empty? Where Skip Richards (Sept. 18 column) finds fault with the recently completed Whatcom County drought contingency plan ...

Edwin Kaltenbach

  Edwin Kaltenbach, age 76, of Lynden, died peacefully at home on Sept. 17.   He was a son of Herman and Esther Kaltenbach, of Edon, Ohio, and the beloved husband of Carolyn ...