Council pauses on civic campus first step

$203,715 payment to architects, engineers gets closer look By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The biggest item on the Jan. 3 City Council agenda was pulled off at meeting’s ...

GUEST OPINION: For flood victims, questions remain

By Judy Heinrichs You may wonder why another article about flooding. It’s been a forgotten event for many people, but not for the ones who lived through it. How would you feel when ...

Ronnie Caldwell

Ronnie Caldwell Always loving, never giving up, Ronnie Caldwell went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Jan. 6. Ronnie was born Sept. 30, 1954 in Long Beach, CA to Roy and Lena ...

GUEST OPINION: Christian Health Care Center needs help

By Joel G. Kok With catastrophic staffing challenges in long-term care, community help is needed. Christian Health Care Center is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a long history ...

Letters to the Editor — Jan 11, 2023

Letter: Understanding museum’s origins Editor, I recently read the article about the Lynden Pioneer Museum with interest. We would like to remind everyone that over the last 47 years ...

Whatcom County home sales take needed breath in 2022

WHATCOM — Whatcom County home sales in 2022 experienced an unusual year that ended up close to normal, according to a local real estate report. The median price of a Whatcom County ...

Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, Jan. 11, 2023

BLM waives day use fees for MLK Day, other holidays in 2023 In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and to increase recreational access to public land, the Bureau of Land Management ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Four garden tasks to start the year right

By David Vos After a cold start to winter, our weather has moderated to more normal conditions for our area, with milder temperatures and regular rains. While we’re not out of the ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark ends 2022 falling 51 cents from November

By Lee Mielke The Agriculture Department announced the last Federal order Class III benchmark milk price of 2022 at $20.50 per hundredweight, down 51 cents from November but $2.14 above ...

Ferndale, Lummi Island artists in Jansen’s winter exhibit

6-8 p.m. Thursday exhibit opening reception By Sarah McCauley Staff Reporter LYNDEN — The Jansen Art Center is an exciting hum of activity during the days leading up to the opening ...