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COUNTRY LIFE: USDA offers expanded conservation program
Opportunities to support climate smart agriculture in 2022 LYNDEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced several new ...
COUNTRY LIFE: A nut by any other name
Holmquist Hazelnuts in Lynden area nearly 100 years Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — The story of Holmquist Hazelnut Orchards goes back more than a century when John Victor ...
FEMA adds its support for flood recovery
So far, disaster has only been declared of Nov. 13-15 flooding By Cal Bratt For the Record WASHINGTON, DC — Federal disaster assistance is now available to supplement state, tribal ...
LUMMI: Endangered indigenous languages find online home
Hy’shke. For Heather Jefferson this one word, translated as “thank you” from her tribe’s native language of Lummi, conveys the gratitude she feels for the work Jehovah’s Witnesses ...
5.5 million at-home COVID-19 tests coming to Washington
By Leora Watson [email protected] WASHINGTON — About 5.5 million at-home COVID tests coming to Washington state by the end of next week. This will help keep schools open ...
Second try for Birch Bay library
Effort to raise $4.5 million fell just 26 votes short in November 2021 election By Cal Bratt For the Record BIRCH BAY — If at first you don’t succeed … try, try again. Way ...
Sefzik offers more ‘age-diverse senate’
22-year-old Ferndale resident replaces Doug Ericksen as state senator By Bill Helm [email protected] FERNDALE — Washington state’s newest senator is still learning how to disagree ...
Simon Sefzik appointed to replace Sen. Doug Ericksen
By Leora Watson [email protected] Tuesday, the Whatcom County Council voted 4-to-2 to appoint Simon Sefzik of Ferndale for the 42nd legislative district in the Washington ...
One man injured in head-on collision near Custer
By Bill Helm [email protected] WHATCOM — At 8:52 p.m. Sunday, Washington State Patrol and North Whatcom Fire & Rescue responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on Birch ...
School support on Feb. 8 ballot
Ferndale School District is asking for a two-year replacement operations levy By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District is asking the community for a ...