Ferndale mayor race close as Hansen leads

Next ballot count is at 5 p.m. Wednesday Incumbent Ferndale mayoral candidate Jon Mutchler trails challenger Greg Hansen by 72 votes as of the initial ballot counts posted by the Whatcom County Auditor’s Office just after 8 p.m. Tuesday night. Countywide, 49,286 ballots have been counted with an estimated 13,000 left. According to the Auditor’s…