Railroad project receives $72.8 million grant

COLFAX — Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) received a $72.8 million grant for the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad (PCC) Project from the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and...

Pullman PD finds body on Wawawai Road

PULLMAN –– The Pullman Police Department responded to a report of a suicidal person in the Golden Hills area on Wednesday, Sept. 20, finding the deceased 51-year-old man in a marshy area near Wawawai Road. At the time of this publication, the...

Haunted Palouse postponed until next fall

PALOUSE — The Haunted Palouse planning team has postponed its annual haunted house and zombie trail events this year, resuming in 2024, due to needing to fill leadership roles for the event. Haunted Palouse Coordinator Jamie Gaber said they will...

Port granted $1.6 million CERB loan

COLFAX — The Port of Whitman received a $1.6 million low-interest loan for its “Central Ferry Rail Spur and Water Extension Project from the Washington Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) through the Washington State Department of...


Commissioners move forward on Bill Chipman Trail Bridge

COLFAX — The Whitman County Commissioners met for their regular meeting workshop on Monday, Sept. 25, at 9 a.m., discussing Bill Chipman Trail Bridge updates. Public Works Director Mark Storey had one update concerning the Bill Chipman Trail...

Replacement work on destroyed Winona trestle begins

WINONA — Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is progressing in replacing the Winona wooden rail bridge destroyed in the Winona Fire on Saturday, Aug. 19. WSDOT Rail, Freight, and Ports Spokeswoman Janet Matkin said that the...

City of Palouse looks towards local improvements

PALOUSE - The city of Palouse received a $200,000 loan to improve sidewalks from the State of Washington Public Work Board at the beginning of this month and is looking into funding the...

Thirteen trespass onto St. Ignatius property

COLFAX –– Thirteen college-aged adults have trespassed onto St. Ignatius property in the last two weeks. On Monday, September 18, six trespassers were reported to the Colfax Police Department for trespassing. Valoree Gregory, ghost tour...


1B schools hosting big matches

OAKESDALE — With the number one seeded Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team defeating the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles Thursday, Sept. 21, they proved why they should be the top ranked team in state 1B WIAA volleyball. This week, the...

Colfax football at home this week

COLFAX — After the first away football game of the season for the Colfax Bulldogs football team, the Bulldogs return home. The volleyball team will also play two home games and one away game, putting them across the halfway mark on the season....

Vikings football dominate run game in shut out of SSC

PALOUSE - The Garfield-Palouse Eagles (GAR-PAL) improved to 3-1 on the season after a domination of Sunnyside Christian Friday, Sept. 22. This game was played in Palouse. The game saw the Vikings put...

Oakesdale down St. John in top state volleyball match up

OAKESDALE — In one of the most highly anticipated Whitman County volleyball matches of the regular season, the undefeated Oakesdale Nighthawks took on the scorching hot St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles. Heading into the game, the...


Wildcat volleyball split two home matches

COLTON — The Colton Wildcats are in the middle of their long home stand, with games Tuesday, Sept. 19, and Thursday, Sept. 21. The game on Tuesday, Sept. 19, was played against the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, and the game Thursday, Sept. 21, was...

Bulldogs lose to Screaming Eagles

REARDAN-A visit to Joe B. Johnson Field by the Colfax Bulldogs turned into not much of a contest, as the Screaming Eagles dominated their visitors 47-16 for their first league win of the season...

Four Whitman County teams compete in XC League Meet #1

REARDAN - St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Colfax, Colton, and Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) all traveled to Reardan to compete in the first league meet of the season. The meet was held on Tuesday,...

Whitman County Cougars to host Special Olympics Fun Days

COLTON — The Whitman County Cougars will be hosting a “fun day”, inviting all special Olympic athletes, volunteers, staff and families to attend. There will be games and food available throughout the event. The event will take place Saturday,...


Four Whitman County teams to play at Linda Sheridan Volleyball Tournament in Spokane

COLFAX — The Linda Sheridan Volleyball tournament is a two-day tournament in Spokane that brings in the top schools in the Spokane and surrounding area each year to compete in a tournament. This year, the tournament is taking place on Friday,...

Eagle volleyball take care of business against Vikings

PALOUSE - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles had a first meeting match-up against Garfield-Palouse Vikings, Tuesday, Sept. 19. In the game, the Vikings jumped out to a quick 1-0 set lead,...

Are mRNA vaccines being used in cattle?

It’s been a pretty nice season to go to the fairs around the region—in most cases not too hot and not too cool. Always nice to be able to connect with both our adult and youth producers. The fairs are certainly an American tradition and it’s...

Fake news isn't the problem

Our problem is not that there is too much “fake news.” Our problem is that too many people believe it. Fortunately, there is an “antidope” — epistemology , the theory of knowledge or “how we know what we know.” Epistemology is a good...

$500 Million Claim

The premature notice of withdrawals, delivered by the 10 departing schools of the PAC 12, should result in a $500 million claim against them and the conferences which induced them to so act. The claim should be brought by the PAC 12, controlled...


Governor Inslee is right to support individual tutoring to help students make up for COVID learning loss

Earlier this year Senator John Braun (R-Centralia) introduced SB 5248 to provide funding for individual tutoring to help students recover from the learning losses resulting from the COVID school...


St. Ignatius Hospital to open doors daily in October

COLFAX –– St. Ignatius is opening up its doors every day for October as Halloween approaches. “We have an 85% return rate,” said St. Ignatius’ ghost tour coordinator, Valoree Gregory. “September to October are really big.” Following...

Annual Colfax Fly-In sees over 200 guests

COLFAX - The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) 328 hosted its 8th annual Colfax Fly-In and Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Port of Whitman Business Air Center, Airport Access...

St. Patrick's seeks to revive PREPARES program

COLFAX - St. Patrick's Catholic Church PREPARES group partnered with Colfax Food Pantry on Tuesday, Sept. 26, with a table set up to distribute diapers for those in need. PREPARES is an initiative by...

Senior Menus

Colfax Thursday, Sept. 28 Trukey/bacon sandwich with lettuce and tomato, broccoli grape salad, fresh fruit, chocolate chip cookie bar Monday, Oct. 2 Fish fillet sandwich, coleslaw, fresh fruit, chocolate cream cheese cups Colton Wednesday, Oct. 4...


Jacob Andrew Humphries

Jacob Andrew Humphries passed away unexpectedly at his residence on the morning of September 14, 2023, in Pullman, Washington at the age of 22. Jacob was born on April 3, 2001, in Macon, Georgia. He... Full story

Carolyn Ostergren

Carolyn Ostergren

Carolyn Janet Ostergren went to be with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 31st, 2023, in Portland, Ore. Hers was a life of nurturing connections: born in Missoula, Mont., in 1951 to Herb and... Full story

Justin James Hardgrove

Justin James Hardgrove

Justin James Hardgrove, 41, passed away suddenly on Sept. 3, 2023, in Dayton, Wash. He will be laid to rest next to his mother and grandparents with a graveside memorial at the Colfax Cemetery in... Full story


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