Air quality degraded in Columbia Valley

It’s the season for woodburning, also weather inversions   MOUNT VERNON — On Monday, Dec. 3, the Northwest Clean Air Agency issued a Stage 1 air quality burn ban for the Columbia ...

Alcoa supports Boys & Girls Clubs programs

Project Learn, Positive Action will be at all four local clubs   WHATCOM — The social, economic and health impacts of underage use of tobacco, alcohol, opioids, marijuana and ...

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City council approves one-year school resource officer contract

SRO contract will be renegotiated in early 2019 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council approved a school resource officer contract Monday ...

Why democrats gained votes in the 42nd District

Analysts give their take on Whatcom’s extremely close legislative races By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Republicans in the 42nd Legislative District have historically ...

Norman Shearer

  Norman “Norm” Earl Shearer, age 75, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018 at Whatcom Hospice House.   Norm was born Feb. 20, 1943 at the Bremerton ...

Evelyn Nieuwendorp

  Evelyn Nieuwendorp, age 95, of Lynden, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 at Lynden Manor.   Evelyn was born June 6, 1923 in Lynden to parents Robert and Effie (Beltman) ...

Marilyn Forslof

  Marilyn Kay Forslof (Van Den Top), beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior on Nov. 26, 2018. She was born on June 29, ...

Friday crash on Malloy sends one to Harborview

A Marysville woman ended up in the hospital following a single-car crash Friday night in Ferndale. Danielle Markey, 35, was driving northbound on Malloy Road at the intersection of ...

Ferndale student arrested, charged with felony harassment

A Vista Middle School Student was arrested on Tuesday and is awaiting arraignment on three counts of felony harassment. The student, who is currently in juvenile detention, allegedly ...