Bellingham Children’s Film Festival set for March 6-8

Event includes all-Spanish language program, environmental shorts, and more BELLINGHAM — The Pickford Film Center presents the Bellingham Children’s Film Festival, taking place ...

‘One more shot’

School district re-running levy April 28 at $2.17 rate for two years By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale School Board voted Tuesday evening to re-run ...

County flood damage tops $4 million

And now county advisories are starting to be on coronavirus By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Damage from the Feb. 1-2 “Super Bowl flood” tops $4 million, ...

Ericksen meat bill advances

It would allow a state-certified local slaughterhouse to sell meat by the cut   OLYMPIA — A measure giving consumers and farmers new opportunities to buy and sell locally grown ...

Wrestlers on way to state Mat Classic

From regionals, Mount Baker sends 10 in all, Nooksack Valley 5, Ferndale 4, Lynden and Meridian 3 By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   WHATCOM — After strong showings at ...

County Assessor weighs in on tax bills

Property value is up, but so are education levies By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County property tax statements for 2020 are arriving in mailboxes, and ...

School levies pass, except for Ferndale’s

Appreciation voiced by the superintendent By Elizabeth Kayser [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Most of the county public school district levies on the Feb. 11 ballot ...

WSDOT seeking input on Slater interchange

FERNDALE — An engineer with the Washington State Department of Transportation will be at the Ferndale Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, to answer questions about ...

You can submit questions for featured author

  WHATCOM — Author Eowyn Ivey visits Bellingham and the county March 5-7 for five free public presentations regarding her novel and this year’s Whatcom READS’ pick, “To ...

Shewmake gets childcare bill through House

It revises how licensing of rural facilities is done in state   OLYMPIA — On Feb. 13 the Washington State House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Sharon ...