Satpal Sidhu primes the pump on water issues

County Council member wants 2018 to be year for solutions WHATCOM ­— County Council member Satpal Sidhu has put out a challenge that 2018 be a year for water solutions in the county, ...

Public Meetings — Jan. 10, 2017

Wednesday, Jan. 10 • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, Northwest Annex conference room, Planning and Development Services, 5280 Northwest Dr., Bellingham, 4 p.m. • ...

Legislators seek 2018 tax reprieve

State’s tax collection has been rising, they say OLYMPIA — The state 42nd District’s two representatives introduced legislation on Monday to protect Washingtonians from property ...

Calendar – Week of Jan. 10, 2018

Ongoing Noon music The Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., hosts free live noon-hour entertainment on Wednesdays in the Piano Lounge. It’s Meg Kreig on Jan. 10, Karen Scholten on Jan. ...

Congressman Larsen meets with Unity Care NW on funding predicament

New Ferndale health center project remains at standstill By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] BELLINGHAM — Rep. Rick Larsen met with Unity Care NW executives last week to discuss ...

Open house is on waterfront park and road layout changes

BELLINGHAM — The Port of Bellingham invites the public to a Jan. 17 open house to learn more about proposed changes to the Waterfront District Master Plan. This will be from 3 to ...

Twelve Golden Eagles crack top 100 players in county

Four of the top six in the county play for Ferndale By Kevin Doucette for the Ferndale Record FERNDALE ­— It was a memorable 2017 season for the Ferndale football team, which finished ...

Home prices highest ever in Whatcom County in 2017

Lynden median hit $350,000, Ferndale’s at $340,950 WHATCOM — The median price of homes sold set a new high in the county in 2017, although the number of homes sold declined slightly. ...

Winifred Clay

Winifred Clay, age 96, of Lynden, passed away peacefully at Whatcom Hospice House on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Winifred was loved dearly by her sons Kraig and Danny Clay. Winifred was ...

Howard Haveman

Howard Alvin Haveman, age 89, went to be with his Lord on Dec. 28, 2017, after a year-long decline in health, at Regency on Whidbey. He was born on May 10, 1928 in Lynden to John and ...