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State Parks participates in Washington Coast Cleanup on April 23

OLYMPIA – As a member of the Washington Clean Coast Alliance, the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will participate in this year’s Washington Coast Cleanup. The ...

U.S., Mexican agriculture secretaries meet to address shared priorities

United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Mexico Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos met this week to continue cooperation on shared priorities ...

Briefly: Ferndale and the surrounding areas in the news, April 6, 2022

Mountain bike, beer, music festival to debut July 8-10 BELLINGHAM – To kick summer off in style, the inaugural Northwest Tune-Up festival, a celebration of mountain biking, beer, ...

Community Calendar for April 6, 2022

Ukraine crisis relief fundraiser From noon-3 p.m. April 9, Slavic Gospel Church will have a bake sale & t-shirt sale to raise money to help Ukrainian people. Slavic Gospel Church ...

The orca-salmon-dam-dredging controversy

A huge ecological impediment called Save the Orca blocks our emergency measure. To save the orca killer whales, Gov. Jay Inslee wants to remove four major dams on the lower Snake River. ...

Gas prices fuel work from safety of home

With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will work-from-home end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels?  Probably not. ...

Weekly spring sports scoreboard

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM — Another week is in the books for the spring sports season. The Northwest Conference standings continue to take shape, ...

Plenty of meets, healthy dose of PRs

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM – The track and field season continues on, and local athletes continue to post new personal records and approach the top of ...

Lynden girls tennis defeats Ferndale

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] LYNDEN – The Lions girls tennis team matched their most emphatic win of the season on Thursday, defeating Ferndale 6-1. “I’m proud ...

Larrabee takes top spot at BSI

Ferndale sophomore shoots three-under-par at Birger Solberg Invitational  By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] BELLINGHAM – The Birger Solberg Invitational boys golf ...