Home sales cooling except for Bellingham

Muljat: Market returning to more normalcy   WHATCOM — Home sale prices soared 14.1% higher in Bellingham in the first quarter of 2019, but were flat or lower in other areas of ...

Maddie Martin chosen Dairy Ambassador

Alternates to NVHS student: Ferndale’s Ashley Archer, Lynden’s Alyssa Boersma By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   LYNDEN ­— Out of five contestants for the title, ...

SB 5438 will cut off migrants from legal labor

  This is a guest column from Pam Lewison, agriculture policy research director in the Tri-Cities office of the Washington Policy Center. Learn more at www.washingtonpolicy.org. ...

Bellewood is alive for Easter weekend action

  LAUREL — This weekend, Bellewood Acres offers an Easter egg hunt with prizes for children, photos with the Easter bunny, live entertainment, a petting zoo, face painting, pony ...

City adopts program aimed at revitalization

Qualifying developers will be exempt from initial city fees By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — The City of Ferndale is moving forward with a revitalization program ...

Council approves mayor salary bump

Suggested per-meeting increase in council salaries voted down By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — In a split vote, the Ferndale City Council voted to raise the salary ...

Sen. Ericksen now also an agent for Cambodia

He and partner have formed company, will receive $250,000 to boost relations with U.S. By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— State Sen. Doug Ericksen has formed ...

Brewers Atwood, Gruff collaborate on beet beer

‘Assistant to the Regional Manager’ saison makes use of garden-grown golden beets By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — Beer collaborations are nothing new for ...

Wade leads Conservation Dist. election

WHATCOM ­— Valeri Wade leads incumbent Theresa Sygitowicz by about 1,150 votes in the Whatcom Conservation District supervisor election. Unofficial preliminary results have been ...

Ecology opens comment on Nooksack water use

State agency is picking up on what county could not do on rural planning WHATCOM — The state Department of Ecology has opened the first comment period on a streamflow rule change ...