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Gas prices fuel work from safety of home

With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will work-from-home end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels?  Probably not. ...

Weekly spring sports scoreboard

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM — Another week is in the books for the spring sports season. The Northwest Conference standings continue to take shape, ...

Plenty of meets, healthy dose of PRs

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] WHATCOM – The track and field season continues on, and local athletes continue to post new personal records and approach the top of ...

Lynden girls tennis defeats Ferndale

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] LYNDEN – The Lions girls tennis team matched their most emphatic win of the season on Thursday, defeating Ferndale 6-1. “I’m proud ...

Larrabee takes top spot at BSI

Ferndale sophomore shoots three-under-par at Birger Solberg Invitational  By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected] BELLINGHAM – The Birger Solberg Invitational boys golf ...

Demand good, supply low as cookie sales wrap up

By Elisa Claassen For the Record  WHATCOM – After selling their wares online a year ago, Girl Scouts across the country – which also means across Whatcom County – were stationed ...

Youth Fair cultivates future leaders

Canceled in 2020-2021 because of COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is April 8-9 By Bill Helm [email protected] WHATCOM — It’s been three years – 2019 to be exact – ...

County makes plans to reopen flooded parks

May be open by mid-May By Elisa Claassen For the Record FERNDALE — Flood dam-age has come in different forms and ways in Whatcom County. Several of the area’s favorite parks have ...

Second suspect arrested in January Ferndale homicide

On March 25, the Ferndale Police Department, with the assistance of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Marcelo Rodriguez near Sumas. Rodriguez has been charged with first degree ...

Cornhole tournament to benefit District 7 assistant fire chief

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Chamber of Commerce and Fire & Iron Motorcycle Club will host a fundraiser to benefit Whatcom County Fire District #7 Assistant Fire Chief Dean Crosswhite. ...