Maxine Tjoelker

  A memorial service for Maxine Tjoelker will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 11 at the Reiman Simmons Heritage Barn, 415 F Street SW, Quincy, WA.   Scharbach’s Columbia Funeral ...

Elizabeth Humphries

  Elizabeth Humphries, age 63, passed away Friday, Sept. 24.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Veterans banner project to celebrate local veterans

By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — Why not Lynden? That’s what Ray Van Beek thought when, on vacation, he noticed light poles around town adorned with banners depicting ...

LWVWA releases redistricting maps

The League of Women Voters of Washington (LWVWA) has released example legislative and congressional redistricting maps that put communities of interest first. After a transparent statewide ...

Candidate forums help to inform voting choices

The League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County, a non-partisan political organization, provides candidate forums as part of its core mission to encourage informed and active ...

Gas prices decrease 3.2 cents

  Washington gas prices have fallen 3.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.75/g on Monday, Sept. 27, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,666 stations in ...

Statewide plastic-bag ban takes effect Friday

  During the 2020 legislative session, the Washington Legislature passed a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in an effort to reduce plastic pollution, litter and waste.   According ...

Lummi Boys & Girls Club to get new STEM center

Phillips 66 grant makes center possible; 3-D printing, new computers, infrastructure upgrades part of package By Brent Lindquist [email protected] LUMMI — From 3D printing to ...

Lummi Nation receives project grant for Nooksack River

Project will look at alternative designs to benefit endangered salmon, trout species LUMMI — The Lummi Nation recently received a grant from the Washington State Recreation and Conservation ...

Halloween events coming up in Ferndale

Downtown Trick-or-Treat no longer closing Main Street; interactive Mystery in the Park taking place in Pioneer Park after downtown event The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown ...