Maggie Scholten

  Maggie Scholten, age 91, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021, with her family by her side.   A graveside service will be held at Monumenta Cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 13.   Funeral ...

Kenneth ‘Butch’ Kleindel

  Kenneth “Butch” J. Kleindel, age 68, passed away Monday, May 3, 2021. He enjoyed his last days surrounded by his kids and grandkids in Montana.   Ken was born at Whidbey ...

LC schools in COVID spike

34 students have tested positive; three class levels were sent home By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— Lynden Christian Schools is dealing with a spike in cases ...

Lummis call for accountability on totem’s Red Road to D.C.

National tour of newly carved totem pole stopped in Ferndale May 5 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The House of Tears carvers first came together in the face ...

Vander Veen Dairy sees the benefits of going robotic

This is one of quite a few local farms letting the arm of the robot take over By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— No longer does Tim Vander Veen have to get ...

Delays coming to Ferndale roads

Work coming to Douglas and Olson roads, Sandy Point Heights FERNDALE — Drivers on Douglas and Olson roads, as well as residents in the Sandy Point Heights area, should expect delays ...

LEGALS- May 12, 2021

FERNDALE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Ferndale Hearing Examiner will hold a public hearing to consider the proposed conditional use permit described below. Pursuant to Section ...

Sides address the reality of adjudication coming

Tribes in favor; farmers fear loss of water control, ‘exit from farming’ By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — With passage of a 2021-23 budget on April 25, ...

COVID was on the rise in April

Whatcom is at risk of being moved back to state Phase 2 By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Latest COVID case-rate and hospitalization numbers could land the ...

Ericksen missed 53 of 490 roll-call votes

He monitored an election in El Salvador, the senator reports By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— State Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, representing the county’s ...