James Noteboom

  James Noteboom, of Everson, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018.   Funeral arrangements are pending with Gillies Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Tommy Warren

  It’s time to celebrate the life of Tommy Warren, amazing husband to Pixie Warren and greatest father to Phelan, Lanson and Jaden, who passed away on March 28, 2018.   Please ...

Thornton overcrossing one step closer to reality

New signage notes that Connecting Washington dollars are funding design By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The long-talked-about Thornton Street overcrossing recently ...

Alcoa reacts to tariffs on foreign aluminum

Exemptions should be extended, and a different approach used with China By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The new 10-percent tariff on foreign aluminum imports ...

Lifetime leads to farming right on River Road

Riverhaven is Richard Kauffman’s ‘little paradise’ of cooperation with nature By Alyssa Evans for the Lynden Tribune   LYNDEN — Richard Kauffman plans to spend the rest ...

Ferndale baseball off to 4-1 start in conference play

Coach: ‘We have been doing the little things right’ By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — While all the spring sports at FHS have had Spring Break off from games, ...

Alaska Packers reunion of sorts set for April 14

Blaine ‘cannery kid’ and now historian will lead the sharing   BLAINE ­— Consider it a celebration of the history of the Alaska Packers Association canneries era.   “Mug ...

County Boys & Girls Clubs host Inspire Higher Dreams Gala

BP sponsors 4th annual auction and celebration   WHATCOM — The Inspire Higher Dreams Gala, put on by Whatcom County Boys & Girls Clubs, is planned for the end of the month. ...

2,000 drivers begin testing road usage fee idea

Ultimate goal of state agency: replace gas tax   OLYMPIA — The Washington Road Usage Charge Pilot Project has successfully enrolled 2,000 drivers from across the state to explore ...

2018 Jazz Celebration brings menagerie of saxophones

Bob Storms’ 2018 jazz event to feature ‘Sax-O-Rama’ By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BELLINGHAM — Every year, Bob Storms gets a group of musicians together to play ...