Ferndale School Board receives first report on 2025-26 budget

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Ferndale School District’s budget cycle is Sept. 1-Aug. 31. On Dec.17, Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach and Director of Accounting ...

Community Calendar for Jan. 1, 2025

Through Jan. 25 Color and Line Cordata Gallery presents Color and Line: An Exploration by Three NW Artists, through Jan. 25 at Cordata Gallery, 465 W Stuart Road, Bellingham. This exhibit ...

UPDATE: Ferndale High School student renovates heritage society jail

In the original version of this story both online and in print we mistakenly spelled Josh Andres’s name. This story has been corrected. Further, we will publish a correction in ...

UPDATE: Ferndale School Board reorganizes leadership for 2025

CORRECTION: In the original version of this story both online and in print we mistakenly reported that Nancy Button voted for Peggy Uppiano to serve as president of the Ferndale School Board ...

Whatcom News for Dec. 25, 2024

Development of freeze-dried pet food plant halted By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter LYNDEN — Development on the Lynden branch of Canature Kitchen continues to stall as key figures involved ...

Metalworks another fine gem on Ferndale’s crown

Images and Words 2024: Part One By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale, both municipally and residentially, celebrated the grand opening of Metalworks Skate park in October. ...

Ferndale School District faculty looks back on 2024, forward to 2025

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE —As 2024 ends, many people in Whatcom County and around the world will look back on the year and reflect on the achievements that were made ...

Ferndale School Board meets with Lummi Nation’s education board

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — On Dec. 17, the Ferndale School Board and the Lummi Nation’s education board discussed Native American student achievement and participation ...

Dean Stacy

Dean Stacy, 79, of Lynden, passed away at his residence on Dec. 14, 2024, due to cancer of his lungs that was subsequently linked to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam. He was surrounded ...

Jess Joseph Lallas

Jess Joseph Lallas, age 32, passed away peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Dec. 11, 2024. Jess was born on May 22, 1992 in Bellingham. He graduated from Sehome High ...