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Supplemental American Rescue Plan funding available

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced supplemental American Rescue Plan Act funding for the Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP).  The program will receive a ...

Flood infrastructure repair comes at a price

County uses $3 million so far  By Elisa Claassen For the Record WHATCOM — Around $3.1 million has been spent so far on Whatcom County road repairs in the historic flood response ...

Kristi Dominguez is Ferndale’s new superintendent

FERNDALE — Friday, the Ferndale School Board named Kristi Dominguez as its new superintendent. Dominguez currently serves as the assistant superintendent of Teaching & Learning ...

Standards for police pursuits, use of force, defined

By Juan Morfin Washington State Journal Police can pursue and stop vehicles if they have a reasonable suspicion of a crime being committed under new legislation that is headed to the ...

And then there were three …

Ferndale School District interviewing finalists for superintendent  By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE — In a Saturday, March 19 special meeting, the Ferndale School ...

Two community organizations ramping up in Ferndale

Ferndale Council hears from downtown association and services cooperative  By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Two reenergized community organizations with new leadership updated ...

Motorist injured in accident with tree

By Bill Helm [email protected] WHATCOM — At approximately 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, North Whatcom Fire District No. 21 was called to a single-vehicle car accident in the 1100 ...

Ferndale School District to adopt new math curriculum

By Leora Watson  [email protected]  FERNDALE – Ferndale School District plans to adopt a new math curriculum for grades K-10 beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. ...

Large capacity gun magazine ban moves to governor’s desk

By Azeb Tuji Washington State Journal Since September 2016 Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has been working toward implementing gun reform that would prevent acts like ...

Sefzik leads effort to reduce gas prices

Sefzik FUEL Act would eliminate state gas tax for remainder of year, slash gas prices 49.4 cents a gallon OLYMPIA – A proposal from Sen. Simon Sefzik to give Washington consumers ...