Whatcom County home sales remain strong in first quarter of 2022

Whatcom County’s housing market started 2022 as hot as 2021 with the median price for a home sale rising 20% over the previous year to $600,000 in the first quarter. Each community ...

A union of cultural celebration

Ferndale’s annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival this Saturday By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — Saturday, April 16, the City of Ferndale will host the annual ...

Ferndale announces citywide community meeting May 31

Open House to be held at Pioneer Pavilion  FERNDALE — Get the inside scoop on what is happening in Ferndale directly from city council members, city staff and community leaders at ...

Driver dies in single-vehicle accident in Whatcom County

WHATCOM – At approximately 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Whatcom State Patrol responded to a call of a single-vehicle accident at State Route 547 near Eagle Roost Drive in Whatcom County. ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival returns

Elisa Claassen For the Record Tip toe through the tulips MOUNT VERNON – The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is back this year, and almost to the level it was before COVID-19. When the ...

LEGALS- April 13, 2022

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHATCOM In Re the Estate of DAVID F. GODDARD, Deceased. NO.   22-4-00326-37 PROBATE ...

State Parks participates in Washington Coast Cleanup on April 23

OLYMPIA – As a member of the Washington Clean Coast Alliance, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will participate in this year’s Washington Coast Cleanup. The ...

U.S., Mexican agriculture secretaries meet to address shared priorities

United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities ...

Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, April 6, 2022

Mountain bike, beer, music festival to debut July 8-10 BELLINGHAM – To kick summer off in style, the inaugural Northwest Tune-Up festival, a celebration of mountain biking, beer, ...

Community Calendar for April 6, 2022

Ukraine crisis relief fundraiser From noon-3 p.m. April 9, Slavic Gospel Church will have a bake sale & t-shirt sale to raise money to help Ukrainian people. Slavic Gospel Church ...