Hometown WWII hero Joe Moser passes at 94

WHATCOM ­— Joe Moser, the humble hometown hero who finally received honors late in life for his World War II pilot’s story of survival after being shot down in Europe, died on ...

Weimer honored at White House for pipeline safety

WHATCOM ­— Carl Weimer, 10-year County Council member and executive director of the national Pipeline Safety Trust, was to be honored at the White House on Tuesday, Oct. 13, as one ...

Ferndale UGA planning focuses on I-5/Slater interchange

City expects ‘hub of development activity’ there in next 20 years; Lummi tribe involved too By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — Planning for Ferndale’s ...

Kershner, Sidhu clash over voting for food banks, violence shelters

Candidates in District 2 trade sharp shots By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— The two County Council candidates in District 2 are trading shots over level ...

County Council adds five-districts idea

Nov. 3 ballot will be full of topics relating to county elections By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Voters will be able to decide this fall if the county ...

Fireworks as normal, despite the dryness

Ferndale, Lynden, unincorporated county see new rules in 2016 By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— In the unusally dry weather conditions, Everson wanted to ...

Sidhu is fill-in on County Council

But both he and applicant Kathy Kershner may be running in fall WHATCOM — In a 5-1 vote on March 17, the Whatcom County Council appointed Satpal Sidhu to fill out the remaining term ...

Adelstein will run again for county auditor

WHATCOM -— Debbie Adelstein has announced her intention to run for another term as Whatcom County Auditor this year. Filing week for local candidates is May 11-15. “It hardly seems ...

DelBene visits with open ear to agriculture

Farmer concerns: Food safety, trade LYNDEN -— Not dairy and berries directly so much, but concerns about food safety and trade rules came to the fore at a meeting of local farmers ...

Crawford leaving County Council for work reasons

Council can fill nine-month vacancy until election time BELLINGHAM -— County Council member Sam Crawford announced Tuesday he is resigning his 2nd District seat effective March 1. ...