Flooding swamps Sumas

Border station, roads still shut down Sunday morning By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— Sumas got swamped with its worst flooding in about 30 years over the ...

Basketball teams head to districts

Regular season finishes out action this week By Hailey Palmer [email protected] WHATCOM — The basketball regular season is winding down within the week and already a Class ...

Ferndale boys take second place in conference

Mountie boys take first By Hailey Palmer [email protected] BELLINGHAM — Mount Baker boys wrestling captured the regular-season Northwest Conference title Jan. 29 at the NWC ...

Scottish Highland Games leaving Hovander

2020 event will take place at North Bellingham Golf Course By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BELLINGHAM — The Bellingham Scottish Highland Games called Ferndale home in 2018 ...

Featured READS author went to Western

Now Eowyn Ivey writes of remote Alaska; she visits back here, and in Ferndale, March 5   WHATCOM — Plenty of related events lead up to the March 5-7 visit of “To the Bright ...

Ferndale defense shuts down Meridian girls for third straight win

Full-court press finally is effective; both teams hone for postseason By Tyler Urke for the Ferndale Record   FERNDALE — Three points.   That’s all the Ferndale girls basketball ...

Sheriff’s Office doing Citizens Academy again; apply now

  WHATCOM — The Citizen’s Academy is an annual 12-week program giving county residents an opportunity to learn about the Sheriff’s Office. The 2020 one will run from March ...

Nelly gets 2020 fair into hip-hop

Tickets for this new act selling fast, fair says By Brent Lindquist [email protected] LYNDEN — Hip-hop artist Nelly is coming to the 2020 Northwest Washington Fair, and that ...

Ferndale School District participates in School Board Recognition Month

  FERNDALE — A tradition of nearly 25 years is School Board Recognition Month.   The Ferndale School District is recognizing its elected community members who give their time ...

County Council assignments reset for 2020

  WHATCOM ­— These were the results of County Council reorganizing on Jan. 14 for 2020:   Council chair, Barry Buchanan. Vice chair, Tyler Byrd. Executive pro-tem, Rud Browne ...