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Sen. Ericksen now also an agent for Cambodia

He and partner have formed company, will receive $250,000 to boost relations with U.S. By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— State Sen. Doug Ericksen has formed ...

Brewers Atwood, Gruff collaborate on beet beer

‘Assistant to the Regional Manager’ saison makes use of garden-grown golden beets By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Beer collaborations are nothing new for ...

Wade leads Conservation Dist. election

WHATCOM ­— Valeri Wade leads incumbent Theresa Sygitowicz by about 1,150 votes in the Whatcom Conservation District supervisor election. Unofficial preliminary results have been ...

Ecology opens comment on Nooksack water use

State agency is picking up on what county could not do on rural planning WHATCOM — The state Department of Ecology has opened the first comment period on a streamflow rule change ...

More changes coming to First and Main

Eastern crosswalk to be removed By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale is further tweaking the intersection at First Avenue and Main Street. The ...

Ferndale School District announces new Skyline principal

Obadiah DeWeber set to join Skyline staff on July 1   FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District has announced that Obadiah DeWeber has been selected as the new principal for Skyline ...

Portage Bay shellfish beds open

By Calvin Bratt [email protected] WHATCOM — Lummi Nation shellfish beds in Portage Bay are fully open again for spring harvest, with enough water quality improvement seen by ...

FSD earns clean audit results from state auditor

Quinn: Education funding highly uncertain right now in legislature FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District has earned a clean audit from the Washington State Auditor (SAO) for 2017-2018. ...

Blaine invention making waves in boating safety

Rescu Swim’r cuts rescue time by over half By Hailey Palmer [email protected] BLAINE — Randy Parten, owner of The Dream Boat Company in Blaine, was pulling his son, Calvin, ...

Juniors, seniors can get an idea of a career in law enforcement

  OLYMPIA — Washington State high school juniors and seniors with an interest in law enforcement as a career have an opportunity to spend a week this summer learning about the ...