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WHITMAN COUNTY--Tom Handy, the challenger for the Whitman County Commissioner District 2 seat, widened his lead over incumbent Dean Kinzer in the subsequent ballot count. The county elections office added 1,802 ballots to the election night count,...

COLFAX--A burn ban was issued by Colfax Fire Department Aug. 3 due to dry conditions and high heat advisories. The ban is regularly put in place during the months of August and September which prohibits all open burning. The ban will remain in...

SPOKANE -- Early primary election results Tuesday night, Aug. 4, indicate that incumbent Republican Rep. Jenny Graham should face Democrat challenger Tom McGarry in November's General Election in the race for the 6th District state Representative...

OLYMPIA—The Washington State Broadband Office and state Public Works Board have launched a mapping initiative to identify gaps in high-speed internet service and areas of broadband infrastructure needs. Residents to are to perform a one-minute...

Local races and top vote recipients. Whitman County Commissioner Dist. #2 Tom Handy: 490 Dean Kinzer: 460 TOTAL: 957 FARMINGTON Prop. No. 1: Yes: 21 No: 19 Prop. No. 2: Yes: 22 No: 18 GARFIELD Prop No. 1: Yes: 70 No: 41 State Representative Dist. 9...

WHITMAN COUNTY—Public Health is supportive of county schools resuming in-class instruction, as long as the viral load continues to remain low, according to Public Health Director Troy Henderson. “I think the superintendents have a pretty good...

Oliver Gene Korbel was born at Pullman Regional Hospital July 31, weighing seven pounds and one ounce, to parents Braunwyn Haverfield-Korbel and Daniel B. Korbel of Moscow. Paternal grandparents are Kevin and Christine Korbel of Orofino. Maternal...

COLFAX – Will the county commissioners extend the six-month moratorium on new marijuana operations in the county for a third time? An online/call-in public hearing has been set for Aug. 31 at 10:30 a.m. to decide. The Whitman County planning...

Okeydokes: Whitman County Road Department’s work paving Steptoe Street and old 195 in Steptoe! Atta boy! To Inland Asphalt - great job! Plenty of sunshine and cooler weather! Pet Peeves No toilet paper or lights on at Schmuck Park women’s...

One of the ways high school honors English class has scarred me is it has left me forever analyzing stories. With five kids at home, those stories are often animated movies and cartoons. It’s an interesting juxtaposition when you apply college...

America desperately needed some positive news and a reprieve from the coronavirus pandemic and rioting which is ripping apart our country---most notably in Seattle, Olympia and Portland. We needed reaffirmation that our political leaders can come...

There he goes again, Publisher Harnack with another anti-government editorial. I don’t dispute his right to his opinion. Was it Mark Twain or A.J. Liebling who said “Freedom of the press belongs to he who owns one.” Initiative 1114 seeks to...