Flooding swamps Sumas

Border station, roads still shut down Sunday morning By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Sumas got swamped with its worst flooding in about 30 years over the ...

Basketball teams head to districts

Regular season finishes out action this week By Hailey Palmer [email protected] WHATCOM — The basketball regular season is winding down within the week and already a Class ...

John Van Vliet

  John VanVliet, of Lynden, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at the age of 76.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Edith Plagerman

  Edith Plagerman, age 93, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation ...

Ferndale boys take second place in conference

Mountie boys take first By Hailey Palmer [email protected] BELLINGHAM — Mount Baker boys wrestling captured the regular-season Northwest Conference title Jan. 29 at the NWC ...

Scottish Highland Games leaving Hovander

2020 event will take place at North Bellingham Golf Course By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BELLINGHAM — The Bellingham Scottish Highland Games called Ferndale home in 2018 ...

Featured READS author went to Western

Now Eowyn Ivey writes of remote Alaska; she visits back here, and in Ferndale, March 5   WHATCOM — Plenty of related events lead up to the March 5-7 visit of “To the Bright ...

Charrice Dotinga

  Charrice Frances Dotinga, age 45, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Lynden from a heart attack.   She was born on April 18, 1974, in Bellingham. ...

Ben Van Ingen

  Ben Gerrit Van Ingen, born Dec. 4, 1938, died peacefully at home on Jan. 30, surrounded by those he loved.   He was born to Neeltje Devries and Ben Van Ingen in Zaandam, Holland, ...

Lloyd George

  Lloyd “Gene” George, age 88, passed away at the Christian Health Care Center of Lynden on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. He was known for his vast knowledge of science while having ...