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Roads reopened following Thanksgiving flooding

City has reopened VanderYacht Park after weather incident FERNDALE — The Thanksgiving holiday brought flooding to Ferndale and much of Whatcom County last week, leading to road and ...

Holiday tree lighting, Olde Fashioned Christmas this weekend

Olde Fashioned event celebrates 25 years By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — What Ferndale residents have come to know as a holiday city tradition is celebrating ...

State Parks Commission sets special meeting for 2018 work planning

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will have a special planning meeting next week in Seattle. The meeting is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, ...

On the road for an adventure

Middle school gym remodel recently finished, and is being used NOOKSACK — A construction process that began more than a year ago in the Nooksack Valley School District is nearing ...

Ferndale ACS keeps city at the ready

Auxiliary Communications Service is getting teens involved with emergency preparedness By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — It’s important to be prepared for the ...

Citywide meeting outlines city growth and change

Approximately 143 citizens gathered for city event By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — The annual citywide meeting caught townsfolk up to speed on all the local ...

Bond Task Force weighs school district priorities

Space for new programs, high school improvements drives potential ballot measure By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Community members gathered for the second time ...

Sheriff’s Office suspends search for lost snowboarders

Storm system made it difficult for searchers to continue MOUNT BAKER — The official search for two Bellingham snowboarders missing at the Mt. Baker Ski Area was called off Wednesday, ...

Farmers tout recent water quality improvements

EPA testing of river finds cows not to blame LYNDEN — A new study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Lummi Nation shows no evidence that cows are to blame for bacterial ...

WSP seeks any information on car-pedestrian crash in Blaine

EVERETT — District 7 of the Washington State Patrol seeks the public’s help related to a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Blaine on Saturday, Nov. 11. On that day at approximately ...