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July precipitation below average
COLFAX — After a moist June, July came in under average for precipitation. The rain gauge at the NRCS office logged two precipitation events totaling 0.32 inches. The majority came from a thunderstorm early in the month, dropping 0.29 inches July 6...
Hay man reported missing
The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for an overdue motorist/missing person from the Hay area. Law enforcement is attempting to locate William “Bill” Betcher who is an 81-year-old white male approximately 6’2 and 270 lbs. Betcher...
Grants of $5,000 awarded to 13 Whitman County microenterprises affected by COVID-19
Microenterprise grants totaling $65,000 have been awarded by Community Action Center to 13 eligible small businesses that have been affected by the pandemic and Washington Stay Home restrictions. The businesses include one each in St. John and...
City, county officers respond to scams
COLFAX – Local law enforcement agencies are seeing reports of new scams in Colfax for bank account numbers and social security information. A Colfax resident was scammed by a man claiming to be from the Secret Service in Alaska with "...
Relocation snags
The Whitman County Gazette and Colfax Daily Bulletin are now operating out of new offices at 418 S. Main. At this time, new phones have not been connected to the new office. Gazette staff is attempting temporary fixes to the problem until connected...
Summoned for theft
PULLMAN – A summons for a Pullman man was filed June 24 in Superior Court on the charge of alleged residential burglary. Luke Benton, 22, has been summoned for a July 10 hearing. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Benton and Alisyn K...
Where they stash the bodies
Hitting a deer while driving on Whitman County Roads is an ever real and present danger; some times of the year more than others. Those periods of increased car versus deer occurrences are right after harvest and our current season, according to...
First COVID hospitalization
COLFAX -- The first report of a patient being hospitalized for the virus was reported June 26. One previous case was hospitalized due to complications associated with COVID-19 infection. Two new cases were announced June 29. According to the...
Crazy Days events announced
COLFAX – The Chamber of Commerce has booked a fun run and The Hankers as part of the Crazy Days celebration set for the second weekend of July. Crazy Days sidewalk sales are set for July 9, 10 and 11. A Social Distancing 1-Mile Fun Run is set for 8...
Threats at Boyer
Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of campers at Boyer Park and Marina being threatened by an allegedly drunk man. According to the police report, four campers reported a man as intoxicated yelling at them and threatening to shoot...
Grant will expand police force
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department will receive $250,000 from a Department of Justice grant to hire two new police officers. "It's exciting for us," said Interim Police Chief Bruce Blood. Chief B...
Bad pass sends four to hospitals
WAWAWAI – Six people were injured in a two-car collision June 7 near Wawawai Landing. Whitman County Deputies and EMS from Fire District 14 and Lewiston Fire responded about 4 p.m. to the incident. According to the Sheriff's office, deputies b...
Nine face charges for illegal elk killings
State Department of Fish and Wildlife officers referred charges to the Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney Office on June 9 for nine men from the St. John and Colfax areas for their roles in the illegal take of at least three elk on Oct. 5, 2019....
Two ejected in hit and run collision
Five people were transported to area hospitals, including one by LifeFlight, after a hit and run collision north of Ralph Henning Road near Thornton. Washington State Patrol responded at 2:45 p.m....
City eyes pool opening
COLFAX – The City Council discussed potential opening of the city pool during its regular meeting June 1. Pending from the state and health department, the council set a July 6 opening for the pool. The city would have to be in Phase III to allow o...
Water logged May
COLFAX - Weekend storms padded precipitation counts for an already above-average May, bringing the total to almost three times the average. At the NRCS office in Colfax, .51 of an inch was recorded after storms rolled through over the weekend. Added...
Straw load bails at Buck Canyon
COLFAX – Traffic was temporarily reduced to two lanes on Buck Canyon May 27 afternoon after large bales of straw slid off a semi. According to WSP Trooper Jim Retzer, the straw was improperly stacked which resulted in the load shifting as the sem...
Colfax PD develops fraud aide
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department has responded to 11 cases of unemployment fraud, according to Interim Chief Bruce Blood. The department does not go after fraud culprits. When a case of fraud is reported, the local police department can c...
COVID-19 infects family of 6
WHITMAN COUNTY – Six new positive tests of COVID-19 were returned last week, all from one family. A male of the household was allegedly infected out-of-county. After his test returned positive, the rest of the multi-generational family household w...
County approved for Phase III
Whitman County was approved to Phase III by the state Secretary of Health Saturday with conditions. One condition is that an individual Phase III business sector (such as movie theaters, libraries, and museums) may reopen only after the state...
Weekend weather brings potential for hail, damaging wind
Isolated severe thunderstorms are possible Saturday following a day of high heat. Tonight's overnight lows are expected to stay in the 50s to 60s, bringing little cooling relief before Saturday with temperatures getting up in the 80s or 90s. These...
Census workers sought
An additional 423 applicants are needed in Whitman County for temporary Census takers. The U.S. Census Bureau is continuing to recruit for the position in advance of its Nonresponse Followup Operation for the 2020 Census. The primary purpose of the...
Too many cooks in the kitchen?
Pullman Police responded the afternoon of May 28 to a domestic dispute call of two cooks fighting at the New Garden Restaurant on Grand Ave. Whether the fight occurred in the kitchen or not was not reported....
19th COVID-19 case
COLFAX - Whitman County received another positive COVID-19 result May 20, bringing the county total to 19, three of which have been in the past week. The new case is a male in the 20 to 39 age range. He is stable and isolating at home. All of the...
"Jane Eyre" discussion at Online Book Club
Monday, May 25 at 5:30 p.m. Whitman County Library hosts an online Book Club. "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë will be the subject. According to the library, whether you read the book long ago, recently, or are just considering it, this event is for...