Seniors’ Picnic with a Purpose Aug. 24-28

  WHATCOM — Picnic with a Purpose will be a week of drive-through cookouts and resource bag distributions for Whatcom County seniors.   The Aug. 24-28 event put on by the ...

Ferndale FFA kids show animals virtually

Four students chose to continue despite fair uncertainty By Brent Lindquist [email protected]   FERNDALE — When the 2020 Northwest Washington Fair was cancelled in late ...

All public school districts opening remote

Lynden last to decide Monday; LC will stay in-person, though By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Following recommendations from the Whatcom County Health Department ...

Culp will take on Inslee

Other primary results: Two Republicans lead in 42nd for state legislature By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Loren Culp was the Republican to emerge as the ...

FSD announces full distance learning to start 2020-21 school year

Decision follows health dept. recommendation FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District announced Wednesday that it will begin the 2020-21 school year in full distance-learning mode ...

State issuing $100 million in rental assistance

  OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce is distributing approximately $100 million in state Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding through ...

Edaleen sales down 65% at border stores

Restaurants are down as well Editor’s Note: The Tribune published an article last week about some of the local impacts of the COVID-19-induced border closure between the United States ...

Electors are bound by their pledge, U.S. high court says

Three from WA in 2016 election lost their case   OLYMPIA — On July 6 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Washington state laws pertaining to “faithless electors.” The ...

Cherry Point amendments finally coming to Planning Comm. hearing

  WHATCOM — The county Planning Commission will host a virtual public hearing regarding proposed Comprehensive Plan and County Code amendments primarily relating to fossil fuel ...

Rallying around a cause

Ferndale police chief addresses conflicts at Friday march By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Protestors on each side of Ferndale’s Main Street clashed Friday ...