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Daycares allowed just about everywhere

Ferndale expects to a small participant in state’s opioid lawsuit settlement By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Day care centers will soon be allowed outright in most zones ...

Letters to the Editor — April 13, 2022

Economic, energy, industrial independence are paramount Editor, Six-hundred-and-twenty-one. That’s the number of jobs lost caused by the closing of Intalco. When the aluminum smelting ...

Community Calendar for April 13, 2022

Through April 29 The Art of Aging The Lynden Community/Senior Center is hosting The Art of Aging Project April 13-29. This art exhibit features 20 portraits of Whatcom County seniors ...

Briefly: April 13, 2022

Washington gasoline prices decrease 5.3 cents in past week Average gasoline prices in Washington have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $4.64/g on April 11, according ...

More resources to expand meat/poultry processing capacity

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the launch of the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity Technical Assistance Program (MPPTA) to provide technical assistance to ...

Results from Birger Solberg Invitational

Placements for Ferndale, Lynden Christian, Mount Baker  By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] BELLINGHAM – The Birger Solberg Invitational track and field meet has come ...

Whatcom County home sales remain strong in first quarter of 2022

Whatcom County’s housing market started 2022 as hot as 2021 with the median price for a home sale rising 20% over the previous year to $600,000 in the first quarter. Each community ...

A union of cultural celebration

Ferndale’s annual Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival this Saturday By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — Saturday, April 16, the City of Ferndale will host the annual ...

Ferndale announces citywide community meeting May 31

Open House to be held at Pioneer Pavilion  FERNDALE — Get the inside scoop on what is happening in Ferndale directly from city council members, city staff and community leaders at ...

Driver dies in single-vehicle accident in Whatcom County

WHATCOM – At approximately 5 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Whatcom State Patrol responded to a call of a single-vehicle accident at State Route 547 near Eagle Roost Drive in Whatcom County. ...