Cleo Layton

  Cleo Ann Layton passed away peacefully just 12 days shy of her 94th birthday.   Cleo was born in Mukilteo on April 28, 1926, to Joseph and Martha Layton, the sixth of eight ...

Raymond Zander

  Raymond Harrison Zander, 86, died April 18, 2020, at home in Everson, Washington.   Visitation will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. both Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, ...

Katy Hooper

  Katy Hooper, age 41, of Bellingham, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

David Vetkov

  On April 18, 2020, David Vetkov, age 19, was suddenly taken from us by a fatal motorcycle accident.   We have comfort knowing he is rejoicing with the Lord and his earthly ...

Car theft leads to chase, arrest

Ferndale man in jail for taking classic Chevelle from driveway, and much more By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — A Ferndale man is in jail after stealing a ...

Task force will plan business reopening

County Health Dept. also seeks greater testing across the population By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Health Department hopes to create ...

Overpass construction starts next week

Ferndale City Council voted to send ‘Ferndale First’ resolution back to committee By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — A project decades in the making is finally ...

City cancels all summer activities

Old Settlers’ Weekend, Street Festival, parks activities all canceled FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale canceled all of its planned summer activities, including the Ferndale Street ...

Whatcom ahead in census response

Lynden at 60%, Ferndale at 59; dates adjusted due to COVID By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   WHATCOM — County census response is ahead of the national curve, according ...

Lynden wants construction to continue

Series of city notices tries to get around state shutdown order By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— The City of Lynden got some broader attention last week for ...