A chapter in Whitman County economics and politics has marked an end with the sale of the Hawkins property located on the Washington side of the state line along the Moscow-Pullman highway. The property 10 years ago surfaced on the public agenda...

PULLMAN, WA: The Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center Community Investment Committee has awarded a Community Investment Fund Grant in the amount of $10,000 to Pullman Good Food Co-op. These funds will be used to finance market studies specific to...

During this year’s Oct. 6 Health & Wellness Fair at Pullman Regional Hospital, Whitman County Health Department representatives will be in attendance to highlight resources available to Whitman County residents. Deanna Claybaugh, LPN, and Amanda...

Robin R. Woltering of Palouse sustained minor injuries Thursday when the pickup truck in which she was riding struck a moose on Highway 27 a mile north of Pullman. According to report by Washington State Patrol Trooper Bruce Blood, Angela K....

Whitman County has earned a clean audit for the year 2017, marking two consecutive passing years after 12 years without. The Office of the Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy reported Monday to county commissioners no significant deficiencies in...

The WSU School of Music will hold a used piano sale Friday and Saturday, Sept. 21-22, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kimbrough Hall on campus. The pianos have been maintained and hold the original factory warranty. Financing and delivery are available....

A barnyard mechanic growing up on the foothills of Mt. Spokane, Paul Clark later spent five years on the Arctic Circle before he moved south to Nome, Alaska. He moved to Colton this summer to take over as superintendent and high school principal....

Whitman County Library Teen Librarian, Nichole Kopp will give a presentation and lead a discussion on how to recognize the warning signs of these risks and how to protect children/teens online no matter how they access the internet. The free...

Issac S. Depaolo, 19, Cheney, was booked into the Whitman County jail Monday afternoon on two probable charges of arson and a charge of vehicle prowl. Depaolo has been named as a suspect in the suspicious fire which destroyed a wooden deck on the...

Randi M. Keene, 35, Garfield, was ordered to serve a year in jail Friday in Whitman County Superior Court after she told the court she opted to serve the jail sentence instead of undergoing an evaluation and treatment for drug use. Keene had been...

Colfax hosted runners from 17 schools Tuesday in an open meet at the Colfax Golf course. The run included 104 in the boys race, and 47 in the girls race. Distance for the high school races on the golf course was logged at 2.95 miles. Colfax teams...

Gavin Merritt of Tekoa/Rosalia High School won the 2018 Northwest Christian Jamboree on Sept. 4, with a winning time of 12:28 for the two- mile race. He was closely followed by teammates Isaac Leighton and Erik Lazcano. Leading the girls team were...

The St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball team is 2-3 on the season after splitting matches with Colton and Touchet this past week. On Sept. 13 at Colton, the Eagles lost 6-25, 25-23, 15-25, 19-25 followed by winning at Touchet Monday night 25-20,...

The St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles are 0-3 under new coach Richard Hallenius. With 19 players on the roster, the young team has two seniors in Conr Hergert, a running back/tight end and Grant Harrison, on the offensive and defensive line. The...

Tekoa/Rosalia gridders hammered Republic on the turf at Chewelah Friday to advance their record to 2-1. The Timberwolves, who again are playing a non-league schedule, are slated to make the long trip to Curlew Friday for their fourth game of the...

A "Running is in My Bones" run is set Oct. 4 in Colfax during the during the First Thursday event. The run is sponsored by the newly-formed Friends of the Park group in Colfax. Entry fee will be $100 for or the four-mile team race and $35 for the...

The Cougars will have to be careful Friday night. They are playing the mighty Trojans in the L.A. Coliseum. The last time the two teams played WSU won. A fan was also injured by an USC player after the game. It can get rough on the field. It is not...

I received a call from my credit card company last week informing me that my card had been used in Brazil, and I needed to verify a thirty-six cent charge at a fast food outlet in Rio. I have never been to Rio. It is on my list behind Rome,...

Okeydokes The delicious seniors breakfast the first day of the fair ... the ladies appreciated the beautiful carnations too! Rosalia Lions Club ice cream at the Steiger Hotel. Flags this weekend in Colfax–WSU, EWU and Colfax...

This is one of those "good news, bad news" situations. First, the good news: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has communicated his continuing trust in President Donald Trump to make good on their deal, whatever it is. POTUS reciprocated by going to...

The economic recovery is really beginning to reach into Trump country. The president is famous for his extravagant promises, involving, invariably, the biggest and the best. The landscape is littered with examples, although he never promised to...

Since President Trump took office, the attention to social media has mushroomed. His pointed tweets are often the top news story each day. Twitter, Facebook and the other apps are pervasive and even though Google and some others have their share of...

Cathy McMorris Rodgers has launched a "Red Scare" attack about Lisa Brown, arguing that Lisa sympathizes with Russian communists because she wrote about Elizabeth Gurley Flynn and Emma Goldman in her economics doctoral dissertation. Had Cathy...

KREM news recently focused on Washington State’s immigration and agricultural needs by asking the two Congressional candidates, Lisa Brown and Cathy McMorris Rodgers, their views on the subject. Last October, an Agriculture Guest-Worker Act was...

If you want to pay more taxes, vote for Lisa Brown. --David Stueckle,...

Ed and Joan Broeckel welcomed their first grandchild, Andrew Mohan Harkishnani, born to daughter and son-in-law Jennifer and Anthony Harkishnani, Seattle, Aug. 30. They went to meet the seven-pound, 10 ounce bundle of joy on Thursday and were...

Dad's Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Kathy Schlomer on Sept. 17 for their monthly card playing night. Their night began remembering Shirley Morasch, one of the original members, who passed away recently. The schedule for next year (Sept...

At Pullman Regional Hospital Jackson, Zara Nicole, born Sept. 3, to Troy and Katherine Jackson, Pullman. Paternal grandparent is Teresa Jackson, New York, N.Y. Maternal grandparents are Jack Pring, Clarkston, and Sue Pring, Lewiston. Baby joins...