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Whitman County Commissioners approved Monday two emergency declarations, the first for the jail building which houses the coroner’s office and information technology after a problem with sewage backup. The second was for incorporated and...

Jeremy D. West, 45, Troy, Idaho, was booked into jail here at 9:33 a.m. Monday on a probable charge of first-degree theft. West was the clerk at the Bud Hut marijuana store on the Moscow-Pullman Highway who reported he had been robbed the previous...

The 2018 National Lentil Festival at Pullman received six awards at the 2019 Washington Festival & Event Association’s Summit Awards in Bellevue, Wash., on April 4. The festival was awarded first place awards for best rack card, PR/media...

Libraries plan for Earth Day Samantha DeMars and Nicole De La Cruz will talk about the do's and don'ts of hiking Monday, April 22, at 6 p.m. at the Garfield Library. Discussion will include clothing, footwear, gear, safety and local favorite hiking...

The April 9 heavy rainfall turned out to be a test for the new street drain system which was installed last summer on Cedar Street. Public Works Director Matt Hammer said the new surface drain system worked well to get the surface runoff water from...

With spring in the air, it is time to start thinking about what seeds are going in the ground. To encourage those with green thumbs of all shades, a new garden club has sprouted and the dormant seed bank project is blooming once more. Malden...

A self-defense class in a style popularized by the Israeli military will be taught April 27 at the First Baptist Church in Colfax with a class for men and women each. “I’m excited. I think it will be fun,” said Tammy Lewis, co-coordinator for...

Whitman County commissioners Monday approved an extension of .09 funds to the Palouse Empire Fair, a total of $100,000 for additional over-excavation work at the fairgrounds on the new grandstand project. Workers have determined that a more...

Playing Tuesday night against Touchet at Asotin (because of field conditions), the Garfield/Palouse baseball team won 15-5 to put their record at 4-1 for the season. At bat, junior Blake Jones went 3-for-4 with a home run for Gar/Pal and five RBIs....

Colfax senior Bennett Gray carded a 77 to win medalist honors Tuesday in a district round on the Chewelah course. Augie Allenbach of Colfax and Kristoff Pankey of Davenport finished two strokes back of Gray to share runner-up honors. Gray’s 77...

The Colton softball team swept a doubleheader Monday at home against Potlatch to total four games played in the 2019 season. The date was April 11. Spring break has already happened. Prom has already happened. The team has gotten in three practices...

Despite the calendar, tax season is not over. Bernie Sanders has released his returns. Much to his embarrassment and the embarrassment of some of his supporters, he is a millionaire. He has spent much of his career railing against millionaires....

Okeydokes Congratulations to Tiger...

President Donald Trump obviously loves playing whack-a-mole. You know, like the amusement-park game where once a thingy is knocked back into a hole, another one pops up somewhere nearby. Trump is a political whack-a-mole wizard. Just as his...

People across our planet are increasingly aware of the growing amounts of trash floating in our oceans. While we are finding new ways to collect it, the more vexing problem is what to do with it. The garbage is accumulating in “gyres” which are...

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A is wanted on suspicion of aiding and abetting Christian organizations. The home of the "original chicken sandwich" was banned from its second airport in two weeks for the offense of contributing to Christian groups...

The front page article in the Spokesman-Review on Thursday, July 13, 2017, entitled "Tubbs Hill Battle" opened up "Pandora’s Box" starting with Rosalia’s Pandora's Road into northern Whitman County. Pandora's Road, much like Tubbs Hill Battle,...

And then there's the Californians. We used to camp, hunt, fish, shoot, swim and ride horses, bikes and motorcycles and take road trips all over the place. And we didn't burn down the forest or leave our trash all over the place. Now when we go to...

Esther Reed Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution presented Tayma Vanek of Colfax a Good Citizen Award and Scholarship April 13. The Good Citizen scholarship winner is selected from senior high school students nominated by their high...

At Pullman Regional Hospital Dressel, Kira LaRue, born April 6 at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Kristopher Dressel and Jaclyn Dvorak, Rosalia, Wash. Paternal grandparent is Sheri Neiman, Moscow, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Jamie and Cindy... Full story

125 years ago The Commoner, April 13, 1894 The Commoner is gratified today to make the formal announcement that the Bank of Colfax resumed business on Monday morning last. The institution closed when the great financial panic struck the country....

This weekend, the mini-reunion of women of the LaCrosse High School class of 1979 was at The Parsonage Bed and Breakfast. This is the 20th year they have held this spring event. Participating were Doreen Broeckel Riedner, Dusty; Denise Broeckel...

LaCrosse Parks and Recreation Board is now hiring lifeguards for the 2019 summer season at the LaCrosse pool. To qualify, applicants must be 15 years old on the date when they finish the lifeguard course. Beginning wage will be $12 per hour....