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Jon Mutchler steps down as Ferndale Alliance pastor

Youth pastor Richard Finch to take over leadership at Ferndale Alliance Church By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Jon Mutchler has spent the past 36-plus years as head pastor ...

37-year officer Steve Gamage to retire from Ferndale Police Department

Rajeev Majumdar kept as hearings examiner By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Steve Gamage, a Ferndale police officer for the past 37 years, will retire on March 7, the City Council ...

UPDATE: Ferndale School Board discusses controversial resolution

Correction In the March 6 story Ferndale School Board Discusses Controversial Resolution, we incorrectly quoted Board Member Nancy Button. The seventh paragraph, both online and in ...

Whatcom County News Briefs: Feb. 28, 2024

Lynden resident receives degree from Georgia Tech ATLANTA — Laura Banham of Lynden has earned a Master of Science degree in analytics from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. ...

PROGRESS: Where are they now? Ferndale City Administrator Jori Burnett

By Ferndale School District FERNDALE — Jori Burnett views himself as very lucky. As City Administrator for the City of Ferndale, assisting Mayor Greg Hansen and the City Council, ...

Whatcom school districts open kindergarten registration

WHATCOM — Registration for fall 2024 kindergarten began Tuesday, Feb. 20 across Whatcom County. All children who will be 5 by Sept. 1 can register for kindergarten in their school ...

Presidential Primary Election ballots to be mailed on Feb. 21

WHATCOM — Ballots for the presidential primary election will be mailed to registered voters on Feb. 21. Voters should receive a ballot by Feb. 27. Contact the Auditor’s Office for ...

County executive looks back, looks forward

Recently reelected Satpal Sidhu reflects first term in office, talks about plans in second term  By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — As Whatcom County’s executive, Satpal ...

COUNTRY LIFE: Benchmark drops 87 cents to start 2024

MIELKE MARKET By Lee Mielke The first Federal order Class III milk price of 2024 starts with an 87 cent plunge. The USDA announced the benchmark price at $15.17 per hundredweight, $4.26 ...

13-year-old shoots younger sibling, WCSO responds in Glenhaven

WHATCOM — At approximately 7:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a dispatch call from a 13-year-old “saying they had just shot their 11-year-old sibling ...