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Cheesemakers offer Saturday open houses

Creamery Crawl is in its second year   FERNDALE — The second-year Creamery Crawl open house event happens at three cheesemaking locations this Saturday, Dec. 8.   Whatcom ...

Air quality degraded in Columbia Valley

It’s the season for woodburning, also weather inversions   MOUNT VERNON — On Monday, Dec. 3, the Northwest Clean Air Agency issued a Stage 1 air quality burn ban for the Columbia ...

Alcoa supports Boys & Girls Clubs programs

Project Learn, Positive Action will be at all four local clubs   WHATCOM — The social, economic and health impacts of underage use of tobacco, alcohol, opioids, marijuana and ...

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City council approves one-year school resource officer contract

SRO contract will be renegotiated in early 2019 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council approved a school resource officer contract Monday ...

Why democrats gained votes in the 42nd District

Analysts give their take on Whatcom’s extremely close legislative races By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Republicans in the 42nd Legislative District have historically ...

Friday crash on Malloy sends one to Harborview

A Marysville woman ended up in the hospital following a single-car crash Friday night in Ferndale. Danielle Markey, 35, was driving northbound on Malloy Road at the intersection of ...

Ferndale student arrested, charged with felony harassment

A Vista Middle School Student was arrested on Tuesday and is awaiting arraignment on three counts of felony harassment. The student, who is currently in juvenile detention, allegedly ...

FSD welcomes new propane-powered buses

Propane brings fuel discounts, state rebates FERNDALE — They don’t look much different from typical school buses, but the new vehicles recently purchased by the Ferndale School ...

Tree lighting, Olde Fashioned Christmas coming up

Both events happening Friday FERNDALE — There’s no shortage of holiday cheer to go around in Ferndale before December even starts, as the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce hosts the ...