April 25, 2024
April 25, 2024
COLFAX — Dr. W. Douglas B. Hiller, MD informed the Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Board of Commissioners that hospital sterilizer had been down for over two months during the Wednesday, April 17, regular commissioners’ meeting. Manager of Administration Services Laurie Gronning confirmed that the hospital’s large sterilizer has been out of service. A sterilizer is a medical device used to sterilize surgical instruments using steam, dry heat, radiation, ethylene oxeide (EtO) gas, vaporized hydrogen peroxide and other sterilization...
MOSCOW — Bryan Kohberger has recently filed a document that provides an alibi on the night of the University of Idaho slayings. His defense plans to call upon a cell phone tower and radio frequency expert to substantiate Kohberger’s claim that he was driving south of Pullman and west of Moscow during the time in question. The court document supporting this alibi defense was filed on Wednesday, April 17, revealing details about Kohberger’s alleged routine of driving to areas near Moscow for hiking, running or stargazing. A comprehensive...
CLARKSTON – Mikey Taylor, 19, of Clarkston, has been arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for taking a vehicle without permission and attempting to elude a police vehicle. Reports say that on Wednesday, April 17, at approximately 9:27 a.m., a black Chevy pickup was traveling 85 mph southbound along State Route (SR) 195 at Milepost 58. Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper James Retzner states that he signaled to the vehicle; however, upon signaling, the vehicle began to speed upwards of 122 mph. “My communication center...
TYLER – A wind turbine corporation has been acquiring land leases across southern Spokane County from the Tyler area to Fairfield. Over the last five months, Cordelio Development Holdings LLC of Toronto, Canada, has acquired 20 leases across southern Spokane, northern Whitman and eastern Lincoln Counties. The purchases include parcels near Cheney, Fairfield, Latah, Waverly and Tyler, according to county records. Details of some of the purchased tracts have yet to be made public, and company...
COLFAX — Whitman County Commissioners held a lengthy discussion about plans for the Monday, April 29, meeting to have presentations regarding county code and the proposed Wind Turbine project near Kamiak Butte. Commissioners plan meeting During the regular county commissioner workshop, Monday, April 22, Commissioner Art Swannack mentioned plans for the April 29 meeting, and possibly having a later meeting so that community members could express their views. Swannack stated that the intention for the meeting is to convene workshop at 9 a.m.,...
OAKESDALE- Students from St. John Elementary, Endicott Middle School and Oakesdale school had the chance to release over 454 rainbow trout that they had raised in the classroom into Garfield Pond and Rock Lake. Oakesdale Science and FFA Teacher Nathan Moore brought 35 students to release the trout they raised on Thursday, April 11, into Garfield Pond. St. John Endicott Elementary Teacher Jenny Miller's third grade class followed, releasing the trout they raised in the Garfield Pond on Friday,...
Yesterday marked another exciting chapter in my journey as a reporter, as I had the honor of speaking to two forensic criminology classes at Gonzaga University in Spokane. The opportunity to share my experiences and insights into cold cases, a passion I’ve pursued since the age of 19, was truly exhilarating despite the pressure of being a guest speaker in a classroom full of students my age. The classes I spoke to were held at 12:20 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. I was impressed by how Professor Matthew DeGarmo seamlessly introduced cold cases and...
TEKOA- The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves took down the Pomeroy Pirates 11-10 in a game in Tekoa on Thursday, April 18. The weather was a crisp 37 degrees at first pitch, with the game halted for 45 minutes due to both a snow, rain and hail delay. Assistant Coach Rob Wilkins spread QuickDry and cat litter all around the pitching mound, baseline and infield to dry the field out enough to get underway. Once the game got underway, the Timberwolves scored seven runs in the first inning, then four in...
GARFIELD — The Garfield-Palouse Vikings took down the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles 14-4 in the first game of a double-header. The games were played on Saturday, April 20, in Garfield. The win against the Eagles was the first win of the season for the Vikings. The second game was a 19-8 victory for the Eagles, evening the series at 1-1. Before the two Whitman County teams met, the Vikings lost 13-0 to the Pomeroy Pirates, played on Tuesday, April 16. Riley Pfaff pitched five-and-a-third innings for the Vikings. He allowed eight runs,...
ST. JOHN - After a four-game losing streak, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles split two games played last week. The first game was a 16-3 victory over the Colton Wildcats. The game was played on Tuesday, April 16, in Colton. The Eagles would score 10 runs in the sixth inning to help secure their 13-run victory, while holding the Wildcats to just one hit. Matthew DeFord pitched all six innings for the Eagles against the Wildcats. He allowed three runs, one earned, on just one hit with three...
COLFAX- The Colfax Bulldogs took down the Medical Lake Cardinals 16-10 in a baseball game Friday, April 19, in Colfax. The Cardinals wore their 1990's-era jersey for the game, as well as the Bulldogs. Medical Lake would jump to an early 7-2 lead after three innings before Colfax started their comeback. Colfax would score two runs in the fourth inning, three in the fifth inning and an impressive nine runs in the bottom of the six to win the game by six runs. Caden Inderrieden picked up the win...
COLFAX — The 2024 spring golf league will kick off this Thursday, April 25, at the Colfax Golf Course. 14 total teams will participate, with seven teams in the “A Bracket”, and seven teams in the “B Bracket”. On the A bracket, the teams are: Whitman Family Dental, Almota Elevator, Idaho Forest Group, The McGregor Company, Medical Micro Machining, Ackerman Heating and Air, and Colfax Body Repair. The B bracket will be filled by teams: State Bank Northwest, St. John Telephone, Ace Hardware, KTM Wood, Harrison Electric, MDKJ Lawfirm,...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs track and field team stood tall on home soil Saturday, April 20, taking home a fourth-place finish for the boys team in the MacDougall Invite. The girls team took seventh on the day as well. Of the 20 boys teams, Lakeside (Nine Mile) took first with 194.5 team points. The Garfield-Palouse Vikings took ninth with 28 team points, followed by the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles with 20 team points. The Oakesdale Nighthawks scored four team points, and the...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs prevailed during their busy week with three wins. Colfax softball defeated Potlatch 20-10 in a game on Tuesday, April 16, then lost two straight against the Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders, 3-13, 7-8. After the losses to the Crusaders, the Bulldogs took down the Chewelah Cougars in two straight games, 14-4, 24-3. The game against the Potlatch Loggers was played on Tuesday, April 16, in Colfax. Colfax scored at least one run in each of the five innings...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats softball team dropped to sixth in RPI after a 12-3 loss against the Pullman Greyhounds. The game was played on Thursday, April 18, in Colton, where Pullman scored in each inning except the second inning. Kiya Soza pitched all seven innings for Colton, she allowed 12 runs, eight earned, on 14 hits with two walked batters. She would also strikeout seven batters. Colton registered just three hits in the game, one each from Soza, Leah Musson and Ella Nollmeyer. Soza...
COLFAX — With the third official varsity golf match completed, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse’s McKenzie Stanley is making a strong impression on a potential run at a state championship. The senior golfer, who is committed to golf next year at Columbia Basin College, put up an impressive score of 99 in their tournament on Tuesday, April 16. The tournament was held in Chewelah, and was an 18-hole contest. The Colfax Bulldogs had two golfers post scores on the day as well. Connor McAnally shot a 101, and Jacob Ward shot a 103 in Chewelah. The...
COLFAX — Results for Colfax from the meet are as follows: Boys 100-meter— Zachary Cooper, 1st, 11.89; Tanner Senter, 6th, 12.60; Jaxon Wick, 8th, 12.69; John Largent, 12th; 12.98; JP McAnally, 15th, 13.10; Darin Repp, 26th, 14.08; Cameron Curtiss, 34th, 15.59; and Liam Demler, 37th, 16.86. 200-meter— Cooper, 1st, 23.71; Senter, 5th, 25.13; Wick, 6th, 25.26; Largent, 11th, 26.34; and Dexter McCully, 17th, 27.47. 800-meter— Dillon Thompson, 4th, 2:21.89; and Keagan Mackleit, 11th, 3:07.67. 110-meter hurdles— Cooper, 1st, 18.18. 4 X...
As Washington’s CO2 tax, known as the Climate Commitment Act, heads to the ballot this fall, this logo highlighting projects that received funding from that tax will become more prevalent. And you are paying for it. The use of taxpayer-resources to promote the CO2 tax follows the decision by the Legislature to send one-time checks of $200 to utility customers funded by the Climate Commitment Act just two-months before the November election. It is part of a pattern we are likely to see accelerate as the vote on I-2117, which would repeal the...
Farming has been as good as farming can get for many years. I am the owner of nearly 1000 acres of Palouse soil. Stuart Wilson, my son, is currently farming that acreage. I have loved the land, every inch of it, since my youngest age, working often with my father and mother, being involved in using the various pieces of farming equipment and in following the practices required. Now, after 87 years, I am doing my best in my official capacity as land-lady. As for me, I would never want to disturb my neighbors with ugly usages of my land. What...
*Regarding the article in the Gazette “Senator Schoesler keeping tabs on gun case” published April 18* Much as I appreciate the Gazette, political opinion regularly creeps into what I would prefer to be objective news reporting and I cringe every time. Here, the easy tell is gratuitously describing Mr. Johnston as “an unelected Supreme Court commissioner” (no parallel note that Bob Ferguson is Washington’s elected attorney general?). In fact, Johnston is THE Washington Supreme Court Commissioner, an important state office that he...
To build a new home in rural Whitman County, landowners must obey “viewshed” rules that prevent new homes from impacting the views and privacy enjoyed by their neighbors. They also must comply with “highly visible property” rules that discourage folks from building on hilltops. They must sign and notarize an affidavit acknowledging that farming comes first here, and that they and their heirs accept that. Neighborliness comes from the heart, not from laws. But I am happy to comply. I don’t want my freedom as a landowner to offend my...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Sheriff’s Posse is seeking new members of all skill levels and experiences to serve the community by contributing to search and rescue missions. The Sheriff’s Posse invites all interested to attend their next meeting on May 14, in the Colfax Community Building, Active member of the Sheriff’s Posse Tucker Senter said the group is looking for those willing to serve their community on foot or horseback and those who who want to wear the dress whites and go through parades. “If you have a skill or interest,...
COLFAX - The Palouse Empire Threshing Association had a successful annual Plowing Bee last weekend. The old fashioned plowing bee took place at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday April 20-21, in the field across from the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on state Highway 26. Co-organizer Eric Reiber said the first day was great due to good weather. "We didn't finish the seeding, but everything else got done," he said of the second day. "The seed bed got prepared and that was the main thing." Reiber said...
ST. JOHN —The 2024 St. John Community Fair is slated for this weekend Friday, April 26, through Sunday, April 28. The objective of the community fair is to promote, develop and improve the agricultural, livestock, business and home life of the people in St. John. “By conducting our exhibits and other education programs and activities, we are working to meet these objectives,” states the 2024 St. John Community Fair Book. Events start on Friday, April 26, at 9 a.m., with the community building opening and fitting and showing of chickens...
COLFAX — The Colfax High School FFA Chapter is gearing up for another year of plant sales starting Friday, May 3, through Saturday, May 4. Colfax FFA teacher Michael Heitstuman said that this year’s dates will run from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on May 3, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 4. Heitstuman said that they will run until things sell out, but those are the official times for the sales. “Last year went really well,” Heitstuman said, “The community is always super supportive of the plant sale, which is appreciated.” The annual FFA plant...
COLFAX — The Substance Use Prevention Education and Resources (SUPER) program for Colfax is hosting its “Spring Medication Take Back Day” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Colfax library patio, 102 South Main Street. Everyone is invited to clean out their medicine cabinets to get rid of all the medications that they no longer use in a safe way. Attendees can bring their unused, expired or unneeded medications for the take back. Attendees can also drop off pet medications and vape devices with the batteries removed....
Colfax Thursday, April 25 Hawaiian and swiss sliders, loaded tater tots, 3-bean salad, fruit, Jell-o salad Monday, April 29 Shepherd’s pie, cucumber and tomato salad, fruit salad, cookie bar Colton Wednesday, May 1 Meatloaf, roasted red potatoes, green beans, tropical fruit mix, birthday dessert chocolate cupcakes Palouse Wednesday, April 1 Meatloaf, roasted red potatoes, green beans, fruit, birthday dessert Pullman Friday, April 26 Ham and cheese sliders, cottage cheese with fruit, 3-bean salad, chocolate zucchini cake Tuesday, April 30...
COLFAX - Whitman County Prom Royalty was announced during the dance on Saturday, April 13, at the Whitman County fairgrounds. The 2024 Colfax Prom Queen title went to Haley Demler, and this year's Prom King was JP Wigen. This year's Princess and Prince for the Colfax freshman class were Sunisa Dail and Connor McAnally. Sophomore Princess and Prince were Adalynn Penwell and Cooper Watt. Karly Wigen took junior Princess for this year's Prom royalty and Alton Burt was named junior class prince....
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from April 12: April 12 The court dismisses Jennifer Hawkins of the charges of driving while license suspended third degree with pursuant to plea agreement. The defendant is sentenced to 364 days of jail, with 363 days suspended and a fine of 990.50. The defendant must serve one day in jail with credit for 0 days served, which may be converted to 15 days. EHM may be done out of county at defendants expense, and must be completed within 90 days. The...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from April 12 - April 18: April 12 TD Matrix, LLC, transferred 1270-1272 NW Terre View Drive, Pullman, Wash., to Sir Lakshmi Raghupathula and Sai K. Raghupathuia, San Jose, Calif., undisclosed value, Quit Claim Deed. April 15 Randal R. Myklebust, Clarkston, Wash., sold Farm land near LaCrosse, to The McGregor Company, parcels 2-0000-38-15-35-4000, 2-0000-38-14-02-1690, 2-0000-38-14-02-3690, 2-0000-38-14-02-1800, 2-0000-38-14-02-2890, 2...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 16 - April 22 April 16 11:54 a.m. - SR 27, Pullman. Vehicle blocking a field entrance. 12:06 p.m. - West Nob Street, St. John High School. DARE. 5:33 p.m. - Green Hollow Road, Colfax. Suspicious subject walking in the area. April 17 6:48 a.m. - Dry Creek Road and JW Baylor Road, Garfield. Traffic violation, truck speeding and passing in dangerous areas. 7:44 a.m. - Steptoe. Suicidal person. 8:47 a.m. - North Broadway Street, Tekoa Elementary School....
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from April 12 – April 21: April 12 2:39 a.m. - Alarm South East Street. 9:04 a.m. - Code violation North Riverside Lane. 4:08 p.m. - Citizen assist North Mill Street. 6:36 p.m. - Court order violation North Morton Street. 7:04 p.m. - Agency assist North Main Street. 8:47 p.m. - Suspicious person/circumstance North Main Street. April 13 10:33 a.m. - Animal Bites West Fairview Street. April 15 11:41 a.m. - Welfare check Colfax. 2:13 p.m. - Extra patrol North Main...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from April 16 – April 23: April 16 Ashley Sophia Muongmany, 33, knowingly possessing a controlled substance, heroine. Held without bail through Superior Court. April 17 Mikey Dale Taylor, 18, take vehicle without permission first degree, attempting to elude police vehicle. Held without bail through Superior Court. April 19 William Cody Lord, 22, residential burglary, malicious mischief 3rd degree. $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through Superior Court. Lowen Patrick...
PUBLIC NOTICE FEMA 4759-DR-WA The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to reimburse eligible applicants for eligible costs to repair and/or replace facilities damaged by wildfires that occurred from August 18 – 25, 2023 in State of Washington. This notice applies to the Public Assistance (PA), Individual Assistance (IA), and Hazard Mitigation Grant (HMGP) programs implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. ...
NOTICE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A ZONE CHANGE HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following non-project action: Huber Action Freight, Inc., proposes to change the zone of land adjacent to their business that they’ve acquired through a boundary line adjustment from the Agricultural District to Heavy Commercial District. The site address is 34402 SR 195, Colfax, WA 99111, and is located in the NW ¼ of...
LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF PULLMAN SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 24-06 Ordinance adopted by the Pullman City Council on April 16, 2024 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PULLMAN, WHITMAN COUNTY, WASHINGTON, AMENDING PULLMAN CITY CODE SECTIONS 10B.05.010 AND 10B.05.025 AND ORDINANCE NO. ORD 23-7 §1 (2023), AND OTHER MATTERS PROPERTLY RELATED THERETO. Pursuant to RCW 35.23.251, publication of the title of an ordinance constitutes publication of a summary of that ordinance. The full text of Ordinance No. 24-06 is available for review in the...
WHITMAN COUNTY ELECTIONS NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, beginning April 29, 2024 and going through May 10, 2024 candidate filing by mail will occur. Online candidate filing begins May 6, 2024 and ends on May 10, 2024. Positions open for filing in Whitman County will be available to view on the Whitman County website at whitmancounty. net Candidate filing forms are available on the Whitman County website. To file by mail, you will need to fill out a candidate filing form online, print and sign the form and...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS SAND ROAD OVERLAY C.R.P. No. 9060-7 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 10:20 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, May 20, 2024, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00065-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CALVIN BURLINGAME, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICED IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tekoa will open sealed bid proposals and publicly read them aloud on or after 2:00 PM. on May 9th, 2024, at City Hall in Tekoa for the Willard Field Airport Runway Rehabilitation. An optional pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 AM on April 29th, 2024 at the Tekoa Airport (Willard Field). A runway closure will be in place to allow potential bidders to investigate existing site conditions. The project consists of the pulverization and reshaping of approximately 10,185 square yards of...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW.11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00060-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY L. BOTHMAN, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00054-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARSHA A. APPEL, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to...
