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McMorris Rodgers: Look at Puget Sound
SEATTLE – President Joe Biden visited Seattle and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers had a message for him. “I wanted to draw your attention to the environmental devastation caused by the continued pollution of Puget Sound and the inhumane...
Men's golf league starts in Colfax
COLFAX – The first week standings of the Colfax Men’s Club Spring League golf series is done and in the books. Team standings for the A Bracket are: 45 Almota Elevator 38 Whitman Family Dental 37 Idaho Forest Group 35 Three Jack National 34 Ace...
Colfax boys split with Reardan, Liberty
REARDAN – The Colfax Bulldogs won one, and lost one in Reardan on April 22. The first game was Colfax's victory with a score of 8-1 after seven innings. The Bulldogs jumped to a 4-0 lead after...
Bulldog boys remain tied atop NE2B
COLFAX - The Colfax boys baseball team remains atop the Northeast 2B league standings after knocking off league rival, Liberty on Tuesday night, April 19. The Bulldogs (9-1) doubled up on the Lancers...
Week honors emergency dispatchers
PULLMAN – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week honors 9-1-1 dispatchers for their efforts to assist first-responders. It runs April 10-16. It recognizes the contributions of emergency dispatchers to public safety and emergency response....
Pursuit ends near Washtucna
COLFAX – A Walla Walla man who led deputies on a chase from Colfax to Washtucna in a stolen car April 6 is being held on $150,000 bail. Brandin Rencken, 29, of Walla Walla, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for driving under the...
Bulldogs sweep Davenport Gorillas
DAVENPORT – The Colfax Bulldogs swept a doubleheader against the Davenport Gorillas on the road April 2. Colfax (3-2-1) won 19-0 and 15-4. Davenport managed just four runs between two games against...
More charges pending for drive-by suspect
COLFAX – A Pullman man facomg seven felony charges may have a new one added after damaging a jail cell. Jamil M. Fields, 26, is charged with drive-by shooting, second-degree kidnapping and five counts of second-degree assault in Whitman County...
California seeks to extradite arrestee
COLFAX – A California man is being held here on $3 million bail after being arrested March 7 on a third-degree murder warrant. An extradition hearing for Francisco Real, 32, is scheduled for April 8; he was booked into the Whitman County Jail on a...
Trio charged in St. Ignatius vandalism
COLFAX – Three Spokane men are accused of breaking into St. Ignatius Hospital, vandalizing the building and fleeing police at speeds of more than 100 mph. Christopher B. Cooper, 20, of Spokane, Louis Hibbs, 20, and Nick Perez, 20, both of Spokane V...
Chief Neuman fired in Palouse
PALOUSE – Palouse police Chief Jerry Neuman was fired after an investigation claims he broke the law and city policy multiple times. Clear Risk Solutions, a government insurance and risk management company, investigated Neuman on behalf of the...
Pillers seeking re-election
COLFAX – Whitman County Coroner Annie Pillers announced she is running for re-election in November. Candidates can file for election from May 16 to May 20. The primary election is Aug. 2 and the general election is Nov. 8. The coroner is not...
Corrections
In the Jan. 27 edition of the Whitman County Gazette, in the article “Colfax’s barber puts his scissors away,” we incorrectly stated Terry Vietz was the last barber in Colfax. We apologize for the mistake and any inconvenience it may have...
Tekoa Junior-Senior High School closes due to COVID
TEKOA - Tekoa School District suspended all in-person learning and activities at the junior and senior high school through Friday due to a COVID outbreak. "This decision was not made lightly," wrote...
Colfax's barber puts his scissors away
COLFAX - It took something huge to get Terry "the Barber" to close his barbershop in Colfax after 38 years of haircuts and conversations. It took cancer. Terry Vietz was recently diagnosed with...
Colfax girls basketball wins 3 in a row
COLFAX – The Bulldogs girls basketball team posted three wins over the last two weeks, topping Asotin, Medical Lake and Mabton. The local girls routed the Asotin Panthers, 50-16, on Jan. 4. "It was...
CORRECTION
In the Dec. 30 edition, the engagement announcement misspelled the name of Lindsay Webber. We regret the error and any inconvenience it may have caused....
Colfax boys win 2 at basketball tournament
YAKIMA - The Colfax boys beat Medical Lake and LaSalle in the Holiday Classic basketball tournament on Dec. 28-29. "I was very pleased at how coming off a break like that – just seeing more guys...
Liberty takes the win from Colfax in overtime
COLFAX — The Colfax girls basketball team looked like they were going to win, but Liberty (Spangle) came back hard to tie the game at 60-60, pushing it into overtime. In overtime, the Lancers outscored the hosting Bulldogs by 3 points and that was...
Shots fired at Colfax family after Christmas shopping
PULLMAN — A Colfax family finished Christmas shopping and was heading home when a passenger in a stopped car tried to shoot them. Two suspects were arrested and no one was injured, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. A Colfax man and...
Colfax woman charged for stabbing
COLFAX — A visit to a friend’s apartment ended in a stabbing and arrests for a Colfax couple. A 32-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were visiting a friend at a Colfax apartment on Main Street on Dec. 19 at about 8 p.m. The friend told Colfax...
Colfax Bulldogs devoured the Dayton Wolfpack
WAITSBURG — The Colfax Bulldog girls basketball team beat the Dayton Wolfpack so bad, some fans felt bad for them. Colfax defeated Dayton 63-10 on Dec. 18 in Waitsburg. The first quarter was where it started and ended. The Bulldogs scored 33 points...
SJEL girls return victorious over DeSales
WALLA WALLA — The DeSales Irish tried to catch up but the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) girls ikept pulling away to win the basketball game, 45-23. The Eagles victory came on the road. “We finally got a good feel for our offense,” said...
Colton Wildcat boys basketball slides to 0-4
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team continues improving, but slid to 0-4 after a loss to Sunnyside Christian. The Knights won the game 63-22 on Dec. 18. It was the first game for Colton with the entire roster. “(They) are still...
Colfax Bulldogs volleyball presented awards
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is run again. Last week, we printed an old version of the story file that left the article incomplete. I apologize to the team, parents, and Whitman County Gazette readers....