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Ferndale holds up its school levy rerun

It won’t happen until August or November; layoffs are now necessary By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— The Ferndale School Board has decided to postpone ...

Ferndale chess coach creates an online club

Launch of The Kraken with coronavirus is coincidental, but very timely By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — Call it fortuitous or call it dumb luck. Ferndale ...

Distillery now producing hand sanitizer

Idea started as a joke, became reality when schools closed By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   EVERSON — Despite the name, the folks at Probably Shouldn’t Distillery ...

Debbie Carl and her mom turn fabric into masks

‘We’re just trying to be God’s hands and feet’ By Elizabeth Kayser [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— Last Friday Debbie Carl was at the JoAnn fabric store in Bellingham ...

Cases reach Lynden, Ferndale

One a Lynden Manor resident, Ferndale’s an LIBC employee By Calvin Bratt and Brent Lindquist   WHATCOM — The global coronavirus pandemic struck home with the Sunday news of ...

Worker in FSD schools tests positive for COVID-19

FERNDALE — Ferndale School District Superintendent Linda Quinn sent a letter to Ferndale families on Sunday informing them that a service provider who works in school buildings has ...

Second Whatcom County COVID death reported

Case total to 14; Bellingham’s Shuksan care center has three By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — A second COVID-19 death in the county was reported at a Saturday ...

First COVID-19 Whatcom death Thursday

Man in 60s had tested positive, was in hospital   BELLINGHAM — On Thursday, March 19, a Whatcom County resident who tested positive for COVID-19 died. The individual was a male ...

FSD providing meals for all students during school closures

The Ferndale School District announced Wednesday its plans for grab-and-go food distribution during the ongoing school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All Ferndale School District ...

UPDATE: County forms United Command to confront COVID-19 threat

Local case count rises to seven; Ferndale district holds up on levy rerun By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — County elected leaders have together formed a United ...