Haynie Opry kicks off second half of summer season

Featured tribute this year is Merle Haggard By Brent Lindquist [email protected] BLAINE — It’s already June, and that means it’s time for the second half of the Haynie Opry ...

County has a new jail plan

Idea is 440 beds on LaBounty Road site, down from 521 before; county public hearing June 13 By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The county is moving forward with plans, ...

Mt. Baker Hwy. single-lane at point of fish passage work

WHATCOM — From now to fall it will be single-lane alternating traffic with a stoplight at the Hedrick Creek bridge on the Mt. Baker Highway as crews create new fish passage there, ...

Seven to represent local HS football players at Native All-Star Football Classic

Jim Sandusky will coach the June event in Dallas By Kevin Doucette [email protected] FERNDALE — Both the Lummi Blackhawks and the Ferndale Golden Eagle’s football teams had ...

Odor sends Ferndale students home early Thursday

Cause may have been a Phillips refinery ‘upset’ By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] FERNDALE — Students at Horizon Middle and Cascadia, Skyline and Eagleridge elementary ...

PHOTOS: Ski to Sea

Some of the views from last weekend’s Ski to Sea event that took place in Whatcom County. Over 300 teams competed in skiing, biking, running, canoeing and kayaking…. This ...

Ferndale man dies in Lynden crash on Memorial Day

Cody Hodges’ Chevrolet ended up underneath semi trailer in Badger Road roundabout LYNDEN — A Ferndale man died Monday afternoon in the Northwood and East Badger roads roundabout ...

Sen. Doug Ericksen ends temporary EPA role

After 120 days of doing double duty, state senator is back from D.C. By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — Sen. Doug Ericksen, state 42nd District representative for ...

Hansen withdraws from Ferndale City Council race

Christensen runs for Sumas mayor WHATCOM ­— Matt Hansen withdrew from the Ferndale City Council Position 7 race, leaving only Fred Kennedy as a candidate, last week. Brent Goodrich ...

Port commissioners set two June breakfast share times in Ferndale

FERNDALE — What do you think should be the focus of the countywide Port of Bellingham? Do you have questions or concerns you’d like to share with this special-purpose municipal ...