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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 ...

Hovander Park plant sale May 9

FERNDALE — The annual plant sale of WSU Whatcom Extension will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, at Hovander Homestead Park. Locally grown tomato plants, perennials, herbs ...

Cherry trees taking root

Marla Morrow, Barbara Ingram and Kathleen Pate, all members of the Ferndale Arts Commission, plant one of 10 cherry trees on the southern edge of the Phillips 66 sports fields on Saturday ...

Jail project permit reaches Ferndale hearing examiner

Month-long public comment period began Monday FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale has received the completed application to build a new jail and Whatcom County Sheriff’s headquarters ...

Ferndale Public Market gets overhaul

Sunday afternoon time works around other markets; new location next to Pioneer Park FERNDALE — The Ferndale Public Market is finished planning for a completely redesigned season schedule ...

Ericksen pushes transportation efficiency ideas in WA Senate

He questions sales tax on state projects, ferry building costs OLYMPIA — Washington taxpayers are getting one ferry for the price of three, says state Sen. Doug Ericksen, R-Ferndale, ...