37-year officer Steve Gamage to retire from Ferndale Police Department

Rajeev Majumdar kept as hearings examiner By Cal Bratt For the Record FERNDALE — Steve Gamage, a Ferndale police officer for the past 37 years, will retire on March 7, the City Council ...

UPDATE: Ferndale School Board discusses controversial resolution

Correction In the March 6 story Ferndale School Board Discusses Controversial Resolution, we incorrectly quoted Board Member Nancy Button. The seventh paragraph, both online and in ...

PROGRESS: Ferndale High School celebrates new football field

School district is ‘excited to share this facility with everyone,’ track and field coach Don Pringle says By Joe Kramer Sports Editor FERNDALE — With winter sports drawing to ...

PROGRESS: Where are they now? Ferndale City Administrator Jori Burnett

By Ferndale School District FERNDALE — Jori Burnett views himself as very lucky. As City Administrator for the City of Ferndale, assisting Mayor Greg Hansen and the City Council, ...

Students compete in Math Olympiad

166 students, 47 teams gather at Cascadia Elementary School for numerical glory By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — Students gathered at Cascadia Elementary School on Feb. 22 ...

UPDATE: Ferndale School voters pass levy

Measure passes by more than 55%, will help ensure students have access to resources to succeed By Bill Helm Editor FERNDALE — The Tuesday, Feb. 13 special election will not be certified ...

County executive looks back, looks forward

Recently reelected Satpal Sidhu reflects first term in office, talks about plans in second term  By Luke Seymour Staff Reporter FERNDALE — As Whatcom County’s executive, Satpal ...

13-year-old shoots younger sibling, WCSO responds in Glenhaven

WHATCOM — At approximately 7:45 p.m. Feb. 14, Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a dispatch call from a 13-year-old “saying they had just shot their 11-year-old sibling ...

Custer resident/US Merchant Marine Academy student awarded two scholarships 

CUSTER —  Ellary Boyd, a US Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) senior at Kings Point, NY, was awarded two scholarships at the 2023 Newark Connie Award reception in New Jersey.  Boyd ...

Ferndale School District voters pass levy

By Bill Helm Editor WHATCOM — As of 8:03 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, Ferndale’s voters have passed a $64M educational programs and operations replacement levy (EP&O) with more than ...