Blaine Performing Arts Center to host funding town hall

Joint effort with Ferndale, Mt. Baker school districts to discuss the state of funding for county’s public schools By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter BLAINE — On Jan. 7 at 6 p.m, parent ...

Whatcom News for Jan. 1, 2025

Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery spreads holiday cheer through community support Staff Reports FERNDALE — The Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) brought holiday ...

Whatcom County Charter Review Commission meeting

BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom County Charter Review Commission, which is elected once every 10 years to review the county charter, will hold its first meeting on Monday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m. ...

Images and words 2024 Part two: Ferndale Police Department looks for Chief Turner’s successor

WCFD7 names Ben Boyko new fire chief By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — In June, Whatcom County Fire District No. 7 celebrated retiring fire chief Larry Hoffman. “When I first started ...

Ferndale School Board receives first report on 2025-26 budget

By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Ferndale School District’s budget cycle is Sept. 1-Aug. 31. On Dec.17, Assistant Superintendent Mark Deebach and Director of Accounting ...

E-edition

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Community Calendar for Jan. 1, 2025

Through Jan. 25 Color and Line Cordata Gallery presents Color and Line: An Exploration by Three NW Artists, through Jan. 25 at Cordata Gallery, 465 W Stuart Road, Bellingham. This exhibit ...

UPDATE: Ferndale High School student renovates heritage society jail

In the original version of this story both online and in print we mistakenly spelled Josh Andres’s name. This story has been corrected. Further, we will publish a correction in ...

UPDATE: Ferndale School Board reorganizes leadership for 2025

CORRECTION: In the original version of this story both online and in print we mistakenly reported that Nancy Button voted for Peggy Uppiano to serve as president of the Ferndale School Board ...

Whatcom News for Dec. 25, 2024

Development of freeze-dried pet food plant halted By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter LYNDEN — Development on the Lynden branch of Canature Kitchen continues to stall as key figures involved ...