Ferndale News

Three more applications for marijuana retailers in Whatcom County were filed in the last week, including one in Point Roberts and another along Guide Meridian north of Bellingham.

Floor-to-ceiling shelves filled with wheels of aging cheese are an impressive sight for a person who loves cheese.

KGMI reports the vote was 6-1 with the only opponent concerned about possible soil contamination from illegal dumping on the site.

Ferndale School District's "woefully inadequate" high school could get a rebuild if voters pass a $125 million bond that is likely to be on ballots Feb. 11. The bond - if it's approved for the ballot by the school board at its Dec. 17 meeting - will focus on the district's high school needs, with the biggest project a complete rebuild of Ferndale ... (more)

With only one month left in office, City Council member Lloyd Zimmerman faces discipline for what other council members say was a "disrespectful and demeaning" comment Zimmerman made on The Bellingham Herald's website.

Plans to fix Church Road can proceed next year after city officials learned of an $800,000 grant from the state Transportation Improvement Board.

Inmates of the Whatcom County Jail deal with overcrowding July 27, 2011 in Bellingham.

Free. - Mowtown Cowboys play rock from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 29, and Saturday, Nov. 30, at Portage Bay Lounge at Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa, 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale.

Two passengers identified a 29-year-old Custer man as the hit-and-run driver who struck a mother of three in a downtown Bellingham crosswalk this week, according to charges filed Wednesday, Nov. 27. Four hours after the crash two men - James Corey Lorden and Courtney Bryce Prosser - called 911 to tell police their side of the story.

A mother of three young children remained in critical condition at a Seattle hospital Monday, Nov. 25, a full day after a driver ran a red light, hit her in a crosswalk and fled the scene in downtown Bellingham, according to police.

Whatcom County organizations and restaurants step up each year to offer free community meals for Thanksgiving.

A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run in Bellingham early Sunday.

The public will have a chance to speak at hearings before the Whatcom County Council on Tuesday, Nov. 26, about proposed property tax rates for 2014.

Free. - The 34th annual Seattle International Comedy Competition Semifinals begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at Skagit Valley Casino Resort's Pacific Showroom, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow.

The City Council rejected a proposal on Monday, Nov. 18, to raise property tax revenue by 2 percent in 2014 to help pay for a new police officer.

Allen Meyer, general manager of Dewey Griffin Buick-GMC-Subaru, right, gives Felix Anderson of Ferndale a free chum salmon Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at the car dealership on Iowa Street in Bellingham.

A bomb squad cordoned off a Ferndale recycling center for hours Monday afternoon, Nov. 18, to examine what looked like dynamite dumped in a drop-off area, according to police.

Next year Whatcom County government will be 160 years old, and over those years it has grown in response to the needs of its citizens.

Legoe Avenue and part of Washington Street will be closed for roadwork for up to four weeks starting Monday, Nov. 18. Crews will resurface the Legoe-Washington intersection and add lighting and a path.

Better sales tax revenue signals the city is emerging from the Great Recession, but Ferndale still needs to raise taxes to make ends meet and accommodate growth, according to the proposed city budget for 2014.