Mildred Lehman

  Longtime Everson resident Mildred Lehman, age 91, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2018.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Carol Kok

  Carol Joan Sarvis Kok passed away on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. She was born on Sept. 16, 1932 to Dr. E. and Dorothy Sarvis. She had a sister Jean and two brothers, Bob and Brad.   Carol ...

Christopher Zacharias

  Christopher Zacharias, age 56, passed away on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018. Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

No easy answers

Ferndale faces the same water issues as many municipalities, but solutions are hard to come by By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — September is here, and so is the ...

Ferndale School Bond 2018: A look at voter history

Last proposal approved in 2006 This is the first piece in a multi-part series examining the Ferndale Schools’ bond, up for vote in the Nov. 6 election. By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] ...

Suspicious device found at Mountain View school

It apparently was from fireworks FERNDALE — At 9:48 a.m. Thursday morning, the Ferndale Police Department responded to a report from Ferndale School District personnel of a suspicious ...

County office alters passport accepting hours

  BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom County Treasurer’s Office is temporarily reducing passport acceptance hours through Oct. 31. The new hours are noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. ...

Learn square dancing for free

  LYNDEN — Learn to square dance, getting two instructional sessions for free from Rainbow Squares, coming up this fall at the Ten Mile Grange, 6958 Hannegan Rd. The times are ...

State Board of Education at Semiahmoo next week

  OLYMPIA ­— The State Board of Education holds its Sept. 11-13 meeting in Blaine at the Semiahmoo Resort. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the board’s website. ...

Garbage truck backing up strikes Bellingham resident

  BELLINGHAM ­— A garbage truck backing up to retrieve a missed garbage can about 8:50 a.m. Monday, Sept. 3, resulted in striking a pedestrian.   Lyle VanderYacht, 70, is ...