Whatcom implements fire safety burn bans, Stage 1 ban ends

By Elisa Claasen For the Record  WHATCOM — As area hikers were eager to get in end-of-season visits to the mountains, weather alerts were sent to emails starting on Sept. 6 of a ...

Community calendar for Sept. 14, 2022

Through Sept. 30 Eat Local Month celebration September Eat Local Month is a month-long celebration of local food producers and food businesses. Stay tuned on @eatlocalfirstnw social ...

Sports, festivals, food trucks, concerts and a fair: What more could an intern ask for?

Perfect. That’s the word I can think of that sums up my summer internship. Since the fall 2021 quarter, I knew I wanted to do my internship this year, but I just didn’t know where ...

Letters to the Editor: Sept. 14, 2022

Idealistic but pragmatic  Editor, The qualities that make a good professor are the same I want to see in my elected officials. Putting the needs of students first, taking action for ...

Fall sports underway after second week of season

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected]  WHATCOM — The first full week of the fall season is in the books.  Some teams are already off to hot starts, while others are still ...

Thank you, everybody

By Connor J. Benintendi [email protected]  WHATCOM — It has been nearly a year since I began working at the Lynden Tribune. In that time, I have built skills that I never ...

A walk through Ferndale’s history

Connect Ferndale’s Cece White details the origins of the area  By Taras McCurdie For the Record  FERNDALE — On Sept. 1, and again on Sept. 3, Connect Ferndale hosted a 1.7-mile ...

Ferndale passes new police contract

First of three years has a 5.5% cost-of-living increase  By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Ferndale City Council last week unanimously approved a new three-year contract for ...

Ferndale, Lynden add federal lobbyist

Both cities pass an agreement with Northwest-based CFM Advocates  By Cal Bratt For the Record  WHATCOM — The cities of Ferndale and Lynden are lining up federal lobbying clout. ...

Border Patrol agents seize over $1.7 Million of meth

BLAINE — Blaine Sector Border Patrol agents seized a 2006 Hummer H3 and nearly 450 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in a residential area near the international boundary. On Sept. ...