PSE helps with solar grants

  BELLEVUE ­— Three organizations in Whatcom County are among 15 support-services recipients of solar installation grants from Puget Sound Energy.   The organizations must ...

Another WCD supervisor position open

  WHATCOM — Another supervisor position will be open soon for the Whatcom Conservation District.   Election is happening in March on one position on the supervisor board. ...

Back in the library

Ferndale Library reopened Monday with limited hours, capacity By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale Library reopened to in-person patrons Monday afternoon, ...

Council approves salary increases for mayor, future councils

Council increases will take effect in 2024; mayor’s starts April 1 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday, March 1, to increase ...

Ferndale man’s drug trial set for July

Dustin Owen, 33, was arrested in December on suspicion of multiple drug offenses By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — A jury trial date is currently set for July ...

‘Little Women’ premiering virtually at FHS

Filmed production soldiered on through COVID-19 restrictions By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — This fall, the Ferndale High School drama department wanted to put ...

Cases dropping … at least through Feb. 15

Testing also in decline, as vaccine takes precedence By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— At least to Feb. 15 the county’s COVID numbers were in decline from ...

Rush Limbaugh audio of past will be used

  BELLINGHAM — Local radio station KGMI says its morning Rush Limbaugh Show will continue using “archival audio from his 30 years of broadcasting for the foreseeable future” ...

Bill would help small school districts

Having passed the Senate, it is with the House   OLYMPIA — The state Senate on Feb. 18 overwhelmingly approved a measure sponsored by Sen. Jim Honeyford to help provide school ...

Do adolescents keep full right on their health care decisions?

SB 5185 is the battle point bill By Frank Wiechers-Gregory Washington Policy Center   OLYMPIA — The 105-day 2021 legislative session is scheduled to end on April 25, 2021. The ...