What’s next for the Ferndale School District?

Levy passage removes need for further deep budget cuts By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Voters approved the Ferndale School District’s Programs and Operations ...

County holding tight on COVID

Meanwhile, the spread is rapid in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— While the COVID-19 infection rate has spiked alarmingly ...

No more hornet nests found yet

But WSDA team remains upbeat about being able to contain any spread By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— No more giant Asian hornet nests have been identified ...

Dems lead 42nd Dist. races

Shewmake and Rule at least 2,500 votes ahead of Van Werven, Sefzik By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— It was Democrats in the lead by at least 2,500 votes ...

Libraries reopen, with restrictions

Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. at most WCLS locations; occupancy is capped at about 25%   WHATCOM — Public library buildings in the 10-branch Whatcom County Library System reopened Monday ...

Salish Village opens at I-5 and Slater Road

Convenience store is first building on total 160 acres WHATCOM — On Oct. 31 the Lummi Nation celebrated a grand opening of Salish Village, a 160-acre development located just off ...

Sheriff’s Office gets gift of 65 defibrillators

WHATCOM — To help improve cardiac arrest survival in the county, the Sheriff’s Office has received a donation of 65 automated external defibrillators. The gift is from Byron Sprague, ...

Administration seeks to de-list gray wolves — to be contested

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Oct. 29 the Trump administration finalized a rule removing Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower-48 states except for a small population ...

Sheriff’s Office adds details of Sudden Valley murder/suicide

Resources can help someone with thoughts of harming   WHATCOM — As it is a tragedy deeply impacting the community, the county Sheriff’s Office has taken the unusual step of ...

Murals make Ferndale colorful

Twelve murals have been installed in two and a half years By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale is looking a lot more colorful these days, and ...