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Watching the swans
Friends of Tennant Lake gather each year to witness fowl beauty By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Every year on the second Saturday of February, a group of early ...
Math Olympiad draws large number of students
Ferndale winners will vie in county-wide competition Feb. 24 at Blaine FERNDALE — More than 150 students competed in the Ferndale Math Olympiad on Thursday, Feb. 8. The four-hour ...
Small plane crashes south of Bellingham
Pilot’s identity given as Don Stanwyck, 61, of Duvall WHATCOM — A small plane crashed Monday evening in the Chuckanut mountains south of Bellingham. Deputies were ...
City of Ferndale declares Tuesday, Feb. 6 ‘Doug Pederson Day’
Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach was FHS quarterback in mid-1980s By Kevin Doucette [email protected] MINNEAPOLIS — Donny Finkbonner, a longtime friend of Doug Pederson, ...
State terminates Cooke salmon net-pen lease
Lummi Nation vows to ‘continue fight’ for sea life WHATCOM — The Washington State Department of Natural Resources took action on Sunday, Feb. 4, to end a Cooke Aquaculture ...
New teacher pay details questioned
State funding ‘regionalization bump’ means less pay for rural districts By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Washington school administrators, board directors ...
Sumas farm not at fault for H-2A worker’s death
State L&I fines Sarbanand for missed breaks, late meal times, however By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — No safety or workplace violations contributed ...
Transpo Group gives report on Main Street traffic
City Council hears travel time is greater due to increased traffic, not First Avenue signal change By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council ...
Flooding closes Slater, Barrett roads
River overflow caused by frequent rain, warm mountain temperatures FERNDALE — The Nooksack River didn’t quite hit the predicted 18.4 feet over the weekend, but drivers around Ferndale ...
Moratorium repealed
County will begin taking applications for rural building permits again By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The County Council took action Tuesday, Jan. 30, to ...