Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

A Port of Whitman County hearing has been slated Sept. 19 at 11 a.m. in the Port of Whitman office at Colfax to declare property which was the object of a $1.258 milion purchase offer from a housing developer based in Austin, Texas, surplus. Aspen...

At the Sept. 3 city council session, Police Chief Rick McNannay reported the department now has two operating squad cars, and they have reached a point where the number of officers on duty can sometimes be more than the number of vehicles...

At the fair’s main gate, wasn't it strange not to see the late John Henry of the Colfax Rotary Club taking tickets? Friday night's rodeo ran late, with an extended list of barrel racers, and Wylie and the Wild West was supposed to play at about 9...

Brian Oliver, a two-year city councilman, was sworn in Aug. 19, to take the place of Dave Baker, who resigned earlier this year after three years as mayor. Councilman Mark Hellinger served as mayor pro-tem in the interim. The city council will...

Dr. Dave Cole will conduct an installation service in which Martin Masten will formally become the pastor at the Garfield Community Church Sept. 15. The service will be at 10 a.m. in Garfield at California and 5th Avenue. It will be attended by the...

A steady rain Sunday took a toll on the Palouse Empire Fair and shut down harvest in many areas for the second time in four days. The NRCS rain tally Monday morning was at .2 for precipitation logged Sunday and early that morning. LaCrosse weather...

Port of Whitman commissioners Thursday approved a motion to apply for the Freight Rail Assistance Program which would be in effect for 2020. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, FRAP is a grant program open to applicants...

A pathway to the river project funded by county .09 funds is expected to begin in Palouse this week with contractor Jesse Parkins and Palouse Hills Excavation. The $30,000 project will cut two pathways to the Palouse River from Shady Lane across...

Tekoa/Rosalia rolled to Springdale and defeated the Chargers 76-28 in their season opener Friday. The two teams played close in the first quarter, but TR opened it up with 36 points in the second frame. Junior QB Anthony Gehring hit three TD for...

Oakesdale volleyball team rolled to Waitsburg Tuesday and booked a sweep. They booked the win with 25-16, 25-14 and 25-6. It was the first match for the Nighthawks under Coach McKinzie Turner who was hired to take the coaching spot vacated by...

Pullman 2040 is set to host its third leadership speaker series, today, Sept. 12, at the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport. The event features speakers from around the Pullman community including Anne McCoy, deputy director of athletics/SWA at...

Colfax boys and girls booked team wins Tuesday in the Josh Wright Memorial cross country opener at Northwest Christian. The Bulldogs boys finished with a 42 for an 16-point edge over number-two Valley Christian. Other team scores were NW Christian...

The Eagles opened with a victory for the 2019 football season. St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse beat Colton 48-26 at Colton Sept. 6. The win matched the Eagles’ total wins for last year (not counting a forfeit). “It was nice,” said coach Rich...

The three-match volleyball jamboree at Colfax was called off Saturday because of a construction derailment. Athletic Director Gina Hopkins reported they had to cancel after learning the rest rooms were not hooked up to function for the event....

For the week of Sept. 16 through Sept. 21, the community is invited to participate in events that promote cycling on the Palouse. The Pullman Chamber of Commerce, City of Pullman, Washington State University, The City of Moscow and University of...

The St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse volleyball team opened the season with a comeback win at home over 2B Davenport Tuesday, 19-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-17, 15-4. The team lost six key seniors to graduation and returns a mix of two seniors, five juniors,...

The climate change debate continues. Democrat contenders for the party’s nomination for the presidency presented their views on the problem in a long town hall on CNN last week. The proposals and the suggestions varied. The presentation was one...

I had a wonderful opportunity in 2000. I was selected as part of Spokane’s sister city educational exchange, and taught English in the Japanese public school system. One of my students was considering applying to be an exchange student in...

#!*! People who live in a farming community and complain about the train. #!*! County painting lane stripes and then filling potholes over the new paint. #!*! People who make U-turns on Main Street! #!*! Still no new trees on Main Street. Only more...

Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory and it could get much worse unless voters start asking politicians: “How are taxpayers going to pay for what they promise!” We now owe over $22.5 trillion to lenders of which nearly half...

I have gotten to the point that every time my cellphone blasts its generic ringtone, I assume it's a robocall. My algorithm favorites are the recorded voices that start out saying, "Can you hear me?" and then pause a few seconds before continuing....

Tory Prime Minister Boris Johnson has, to his credit, seized the initiative in the battle over whether Britain will truly exit the EU, and on what terms. But no one can know how this high-stakes gamble will turn out. Johnson just lost his slender...

Rights In response to Mr. Carl M. Ogren’s anti-gun rant in last week's WCG, please allow me to paraphrase Voltaire when he said “I wholly disapprove of what you say―but will defend to the death your right to say it.” Yes, I know there is...

Washington Idaho Symphony’s first concert of the season will be Sept. 14 and 15 with a celebration of the Music of the Stage and the Silver Screen. They will perform broadway favorites, and feature music from John Williams. Music will include...

All individuals eight and older are invited to enroll in Regional Theatre of the Palouse Performing Arts School. Fall workshop enrollees can save up to 10 percent by enrolling before Friday, Sept. 13. Participants will learn to work as a cast and...

Art and Colene Sager were delegates at the International Flying Farmer Convention in Wichita, Kan. Colene received an award for “Woman of the Year” based on her participation in both Washington-Oregon Region and the International Flying...

Moscow Food Co-op donated $1,681 to Animal House Ferals and the Palouse Land Trust with funds gathered by the Co-op’s Dime in Time program. Co-op customers also donated $418 to a third, permanent Dime in Time beneficiary, the Co-op Community...

At Pullman Regional Hospital Grace, Amelia Lynn, born Sept. 2, 2019, at seven pounds, nine ounces, to Sarah Sperry and Darien Grace, Moscow. Baby joins sister Sabrina, two. Twitchell, Dakota Wesley Samisoni, born Sept. 3, 2019, at seven pounds, 14...

125 years ago The Commoner Sept. 14, 1894 The grand championship tournament of the northwestern division of the League of American Wheelmen was held Wednesday afternoon at Colfax trotting park, with about a thousand people in attendance. A...