Local stars under the spotlight one final time

Kim Weden scores a game-high 23 points LYNDEN — Twenty-two high school girls basketball players donned their respective school jerseys for one final night and one final game at the ...

Legislature, don’t break McCleary promise

Ferndale School Board speaks out after having passed a bond   This is a guest column submitted by the Ferndale School Board calling attention to a legislative issue of concern to ...

Sunshine, because it’s your government

  This is a guest column written by Jim Zachary, a regional editor of CHNI newspapers in the southeastern United States. He is also vice-president of the Georgia First Amendment ...

Five seek Dairy Ambassador role

April 13 event is at Lynden’s Homestead   WHATCOM — Five young women are vying for the county Dairy Ambassador title this year. Selection and crowning will be at a mid-day luncheon ...

Federal aid coming for December storms …

… but not February ones   WHATCOM — County Emergency Management on March 5 passed on an announcement from federal agencies that President Donald J. Trump has granted a Major ...

Celebrating a bond well done

Ferndale celebrates bond passage; next steps outlined at Saturday event at high school By Hailey Palmer [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— The Ferndale School District celebrated ...

Farmers talk of a ‘disconnect’ to food consumers

Theme: Bridge issues, or U.S. food will come from overseas By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LAUREL ­— Farming representatives spoke of challenges they face but also ...

Ericksen calls Senate rail bill an assault on refineries

He expects it to be challenged legally, if passed   OLYMPIA — A measure setting a new vapor-pressure regulation for railroad tank cars is an assault on the thousands of workers ...

Bond passes with more than 62 percent

Celebration coming up Saturday in FHS cafeteria FERNDALE — The Ferndale School District’s February facilities bond surpassed the supermajority required for passage by more than ...

Forum tonight: What is farming’s future?

Raspberry and milk prices have not been profitable By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — A forum on the topic “Whatcom Agriculture: Is There a Future for Farming?” ...