What are we thankful for this year?

Michael and Mary Jo Lewis, owners   “There is always, always something to be thankful for.”   Let’s start with family, friends, community, faith, good health, and dedicated ...

Gas prices down heading into holiday

  SEATTLE — Washington gas prices fell 4.5 cents per gallon in the week ended Sunday, Nov. 24, to an average of $3.28, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,666 stations. ...

UPDATE: Council overrides Mutchler’s veto

FERNDALE — The largest tax increase in Ferndale’s history remains in place as the Ferndale City Council voted to override mayor Jon Mutchler’s veto of it this morning. The council ...

WCLS forgiving all library fines

Starting Jan. 2, county libraries will no longer collect fines on overdue materials By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The Whatcom County Library System will soon ...

Olde Fashioned Christmas Dec. 6-8 weekend

‘Christmas in the Woods’ is Pioneer Park theme in 2019 By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — This year’s Olde Fashioned Christmas is heading into the woods. ...

Mutchler vetoes property tax increase

Mayor cites 2014 meeting at which council was promised fire district annexation would not affect property taxes; special meeting scheduled for Wednesday FERNDALE — Ferndale mayor ...

Chief Knapp memorial service at 1 p.m. today

Live-streaming will be to North County Christ the King in Lynden   WHATCOM ­— The memorial service for Michael Knapp will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Bellingham Christ ...

A plan for winter emergency homeless shelters

County and Bellingham are coordinating   WHATCOM — Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham are coordinating with several nonprofit community and faith-based organizations to ...

Library system names its many Champions

This ends 75th-year celebration   WHATCOM — As part of its recent 75th anniversary celebration, the Whatcom County Library System selected 75 Library Champions (or groups of them) ...

Council approves property tax increase

But stops short of taking full banked capacity, opting for one-third instead By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The Ferndale City Council voted Monday night to ...