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County digs into Comp. Plan revision process

First Planning Commission work session is March 12 WHATCOM — The county has started updating its Comprehensive Plan, a big project that must be completed by June 30, 2016. The Washington ...

New Lake Whatcom park planning is open to public

BELLINGHAM — Help plan Whatcom County’s newest park. A meeting will be on Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bellingham Senior Activity Center, 315 Halleck St. In 2014, about ...

Legals – March 4, 2015

■ CITY OF FERNDALE LEGAL Summary of ordinances of the City Council of the City of Ferndale, Washington, passed at the Council meeting of March 2, 2015 Ordinance #1882 An ordinance ...

Ferndale teen killed in Thursday crash

FHS student collided with truck on Grandview FERNDALE — A 16-year-old Ferndale High School student was killed Thursday afternoon when his car collided with two trucks, according to ...

City settles on initial design of Thornton overpass

Least expensive option offers sweeping eastern approach FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday to move forward with one of the initial designs offered by engineers for ...

Ferndale Police seize ‘spice’ at local gas station

Suspect items listed as cigarettes on some receipts FERNDALE — The Ferndale Police Department carried out a search warrant at the Gull gas station market on Main Street late Friday ...

Students honored by Custer VFW

The Custer Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9474 and its Ladies Auxiliary honored local students on Jan. 27, who had entered the VFW annual scholarship contest and been declared winners. ...

Adelstein will run again for county auditor

WHATCOM -— Debbie Adelstein has announced her intention to run for another term as Whatcom County Auditor this year. Filing week for local candidates is May 11-15. “It hardly seems ...

Gas prices keep going up, but still way below 2014

SEATTLE -— Average retail gasoline prices in Washington rose 9.1 cents per gallon in the week ended Sunday, Feb. 22, to an average of $2.42, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey ...

DelBene visits with open ear to agriculture

Farmer concerns: Food safety, trade LYNDEN -— Not dairy and berries directly so much, but concerns about food safety and trade rules came to the fore at a meeting of local farmers ...