Barron Heating turns to solar power

375 panels installed on local warehouse By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   FERNDALE ­— Barron Heating & Air Conditioning installed the largest commercial solar ...

Letters to the Editor — 1/17/2018

Reflecting on Windward   I am a Windward High School alumna from the class of 2010 and am writing to express my concern about its closing at the end of the school year. Many in ...

Barbara Hoff — 90th Birthday

Barbara Hoff was born on Jan. 9, 1928, in Marmarth, North Dakota. Having no brothers or sisters, she was lonely growing up. But she made up for the loneliness when she married and had ...

Bill reactivates WRIAs at local level

Ericksen has questions about property rights By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   OLYMPIA ­— Senate Bill 6091 got revised by the third day of the legislative session.   The ...

A new Hirst ‘fix’ before lawmakers

Former local Van De Wege sponsors bill giving Ecology five years to draft new rules By Alex Visser WNPA Olympia News Bureau   OLYMPIA — The 2018 Washington State Legislature kicked ...

Buys bill would streamline food truck operation

House Bill 2639 aims to eliminate need for extra commissary kitchens if mobile units are up to code By Brent Lindquist [email protected] OLYMPIA — Food trucks are increasing ...

Starbucks ribbon-cutting set for Saturday

Store is expected to open at 4 a.m. By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale’s new Starbucks will open at 4 a.m. on Saturday, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony ...

Tim Ballew selected by County Council

Seventh-member term to run until November election By Ashley Hiruko [email protected]   BELLINGHAM ­— County Council members ended a month-long process of finding someone ...

Ericksen to remain in legislature

Countering reports, he says he will not leave state Senate for EPA post By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] OLYMPIA — State Sen. Doug Ericksen, a Ferndale Republican, announced ...

Top picks for council seat given

Final choice to vacancy coming Jan. 16 BELLINGHAM — The County Council took another step toward filling an open seat on Tuesday. During a special meeting of the council in Bellingham ...