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The new eatery at WSU's Palouse Ridge Golf Club will be Roundtop Public House, operated by JW Links, LCC. The JW derives from the first names of Jim Harbour and Wade Dissmore, who also own and operate South Fork Public House in Pullman and Fork in...

Port of Whitman County commissioners approved the re-commitment of matching funds for the Port of Clarkston Economic Development Administration grant. The approval was on a 3-0 vote. Last March, Jerry Klemm, commissioner for the Port of Lewiston,...

Whitman County commissioners Tuesday met with members of the Tekoa Parks and Recreation board to discuss a loan the county extended Tekoa parks and recreation that is due Dec. 1, 2020. The loan was originally granted in 2019 to help cover swim pool...

Port commissioners received an update regarding the fiber-to-the-home project at their meeting Jan. 16. In August 2019, the port received $1 million from Whitman County’s .09 funds to design and construct a fiber-to-the-home network in five rural...

The Mobile Medical Unit will be making its rounds in Whitman County the last week of January and in the last week of March. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the clinic will be at LaCrosse Library from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and the Endicott Library from 1 to 5 p.m....

The City of Tekoa is considering adding sheriff’s patrol hours stemming from a discussion at the city council meeting Dec. 16. “The council wants to spend more money for the police force,” said Tekoa Mayor Troy Wilson. The town now contracts...

Flags posted around parts of northern Whitman County since last fall are a project of a Rural Development Initiatives leadership class given last year in Fairfield. The flags read, “The Palouse: Small Towns, Big Hearts.” The organization put on...

On Thursday, Jan. 16, the Port of Whitman Community Economic Revitalization Board grant application was approved Jan. 16 with a $750,000 loan and $250,000 grant for the Port of Wilma road improvements. Mark Storey, county public works director,...

Whitman County Planner Alan Thomson reported to county commissioners Tuesday that the county planning commission is nearly done with its work to write a new ordinance for commercial marijuana operations in the county. Thomson noted that the group's...

A total of 154 permits were issued by the Colfax building inspector during 2019. Total revenue from permit fees was $126,931. The permit sales included 74 mechanical permits for $4,840; 17 building permits including two houses for $17,904; nine...

Whitman County Library's Food for Fine campaign, which will run through February, will mark its 20th year. Residents can exchange food donations for up to $10 in fines. All donations at branches around the county will go to the nearest food bank....

These reports are from the previous three issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. ADU ZONING ON CITY AGENDA Proposed zoning...

Colfax wrestlers scored 50 points to place 12th at the big Clearwater Classic meet Saturday at Lewiston. Host Lewiston took the team honors with 168.5 points, and Kennewick placed a close second with 164 points. Caden Noha battled all the way to...

The LRS Broncos defeated Tekoa/Rosalia in league matches at Ritzville Tuesday night. The Bronco boys booked a 64-41 win with a strong finish in the second half. Spencer Gehring led the Broncos with 17 points. Garrett Naught hit a game high 18 to...

Mike Leach, Washington State University head coach for eight seasons, has left to be head coach at Mississippi State University. Good riddance. The football coach of any university is often the face of the football program, and more notably, the...

Okeydokes! Thanks to all of the Colfax and outlying communities that came out for a great cause to make over 3,000 soup packets with Homestead...

A year ago, much of America’s heartland was inundated by Missouri River flood waters. At least 1 million acres of US farmland in nine major grain producing states were under water. More than 14 million people were impacted. Damage exceeded $1...

I got snowed in last week. I was at our cabin on the Pend Oreille River where it was quiet, and I could do some writing with no interruptions. There was an unfinished poem running around in my head that I just couldn’t quite get a handle on. I...

Pardon my sharing a personal preference, but I don't give a rat's patootie about the opinions of some showbiz notables because, notwithstanding their star power, they usually don't really know what they're talking about. Once, I was covering a...

Donald Trump isn't George W. Bush. That should be obvious to everyone by now, but his critics and even some of his supporters immediately acted as if it were 2003 on the cusp of the Iraq War when Trump took out Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani....

Colfax Levy I want to encourage fellow citizens to support the Colfax School’s levy request. It is both a privilege and responsibility to invest resources wisely if younger generations are to serve well when their time comes. The proposal is...