OLYMPIA — Sunday, Jan. 15, and Monday, Jan. 16, are the first state parks free days of 2017 when visitors are not required to display the Discover Pass for day visits at state parks. ...

BELLINGHAM — Couples with a wedding in their future can find virtually any product and service needed on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the 24th annual Bridal Inspirations Wedding Expo. Previously ...

Wednesday, Jan. 11 • Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees, Laidlaw Center board room, 237 W. Kellogg Rd., Bellingham, 2 p.m. • Whatcom County Agricultural Advisory Committee, ...

LYNDEN — At the annual member-owner meeting on Dec. 15, two were elected board members of CHS Northwest. Bill Swanson and Jerry Juergens will add their skills and experience to the ...

LYNDEN — A specialist with the Lummi Nation’s Natural Resources Department will present on a longtime program monitoring surface and ground water and the status of Portage Bay shellfish ...

EVERSON ­— Whatcom County producers interested in EQIP funding for 2017 should contact the USDA Service Center, now at 914 Citadel Dr. Suite C, just around Hinote’s Corner from ...

Faber company calls it ‘one of a kind’ building FERNDALE — Appel Farms moved its cheese operations in December into a new 12,800-square-foot production and cold-storage facility, ...

For as enthusiastic about gardening as I am, I’ll admit I find winter a wonderful season of refreshment with few gardening tasks. And this year, for the first time in several, we’re ...

Benchmark milk prices in California and the Federal Orders ended 2016 in different directions. The December FO Class III price is $17.40 per hundredweight (cwt.), up 64 cents from November, ...