Local parks champion retires after 38 years

Dennis Conner, long-time ranger at Hovander, helped foster volunteer efforts FERNDALE — Dennis Conner went home from Hovander Homestead Park on Dec. 31 for the last time in a Whatcom ...

Flooding hampers traffic

  Rain and melting ice wreaked havoc on Whatcom County roads starting Monday. Above, vehicles brave a flooded section of Slater Road between Labounty Drive and Ferndale Road. By ...

Ferndale seeking representative to sit on Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Group

WHATCOM — The Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Group needs willing individuals to fill open seats on the board. The Ferndale seat is open, as are individual seats to represent ...

2014 Year in Review

December 31 (2013) Police station vandalized FERNDALE — Investigators tracked down and arrested Darrell R. Stacey, a 22-year-old Whatcom County man, after he was suspected of breaking ...

Sheriff: Custer sex offender housing blocked by county

CUSTER — Concerns from Custer residents regarding a proposed community living space for sex offenders on Stein Road were put to rest last week after state and county agencies rejected ...

Club Barbell opens with focus on fitness basics

Body building husband and wife team work toward simplifying fitness FERNDALE — Ferndale may have its fair share of gyms opening of late, but Club Barbell has a focus all its own. ...

Pioneer Pavilion still a puzzle

New sprinkler system required for major event rentals to happen FERNDALE — Chances are good it has already happened to you: A few turns of your vehicle and you find yourself at Pioneer ...

Ferndale Marine home for the holidays

Anissa Molina is MP stationed in Japan FERNDALE — Anissa Molina joined the United States Marine Corps because it was something no one expected her to do. Molina thrived after moving ...