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Halloween events coming up in Ferndale

Downtown Trick-or-Treat no longer closing Main Street; interactive Mystery in the Park taking place in Pioneer Park after downtown event The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown ...

Jansen Art Center kicks off fall programs

Japanese ceramics, phosphorous paint classes featured LYNDEN — Lynden’s Jansen Art Center kicked off its fall season Sept. 1, with a new exhibit and a wide variety of performances ...

Ferndale Record wants your military service stories, photos

We at the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers are making plans for our annual Veterans Day special section. This year we want to share your story, and by you, we mean Whatcom ...

WSDA to eradicate fourth Asian Giant Hornet nest

Potential Nooksack sighting still under investigation, not confirmed By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The Washington State Department of Agriculture has eradicated ...

Council further extends Catalyst Program

Deadline was to start construction was Oct. 1; now pushed back to 2023 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday evening to again ...

2022 Northwest Washington Fair also a 10-day affair

Fair board removes interim from Selena Burgess’ manager title By Bill Helm [email protected] LYNDEN — This year’s Northwest Washington Fair was a 10-day affair, the first ...

Vandalism, failures contribute to Custer derailment

FBI, other agencies’ investigations still awaited By Brent Lindquist [email protected] CUSTER — A recent report issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) did not ...

Testing programs ramp up as students return to school

Soon schools across Washington will be teeming with students for the first time in more than a year. Supporting the effort to get students back into schools, and formulating plans to ...

First Fed opens Ferndale branch

First Fed and foundation donated over $200,000 to Whatcom nonprofits in 2020 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Kimberly Tucker has been in banking for decades, ...

Property taxes: Who pays what?

Property taxes vary around Whatcom County; assessor website identifies each property owner’s responsibility By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — A wide variety of ...