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Session is on advance care medical issues

  LYNDEN ­— “The Realities of Advance Medical Interventions” is the topic of Dr. William E. Lombard, longtime Whatcom County nephrologist and medical director of DaVita Mt. ...

Retired federal employees meet in Mount Vernon

  MOUNT VERNON — The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will have its local spring meeting and program at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in the Mount Vernon Senior ...

Lunching with leaders

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Kennedy steps down from city council

Five city council seats will be up for election in November; mayor too By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale City Council member Fred Kennedy announced at ...

Sidhu running for county executive

County Council member since 2015, he has lived here more than 30 years   WHATCOM — County Council member Satpal Sidhu will run for the Whatcom County Executive position that Jack ...

Mutchler running for reelection

By Jon Mutchler, Ferndale mayor   Jon Mutchler is asking Ferndale voters to grant him a second term as mayor.   “Ferndale was in great shape when I took over (from Mayor Jensen) ...

Central kids learn science at Young Scientists Conference

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Central Elementary School hosted its Young Scientists Conference last week, bringing together a variety of presenters who spoke ...

Bond Oversight Committee meets with Ferndale School Board

Oversight Committee soon to be chartered FERNDALE — Ferndale voters supported a Ferndale schools facilities bond in February with just over 62 percent of the votes cast in favor. ...

Four local students in state GeoBee this Friday

  WHATCOM ­— Four local students participate this Friday, March 29, in the second level of the National Geographic GeoBee competition, taking place at Highline College in Des ...

DeWaard & Bode joins in help to No Child Hungry

  WHATCOM — Local retailer DeWaard & Bode recently joined hundreds of other independently owned appliance and bedding dealers in Las Vegas to contribute in the fight against ...