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Quarantining campers boost Boyer attendance
COLFAX — Despite an early rash of cancellations, Boyer Park and Marina saw above average attendance this summer providing a place for many to enjoy quarantining. “In the beginning, we were a little bit nervous,” Monica Omstead, Boyer Park and Marina...
Precipitation returns after hot dry months
COLFAX — November already delivered higher than average precipitation, surpassing October’s surplus. October was the first month to be more than average since June. One inch of rain was recorded in 24 hours on Nov. 5 at the Natural Resource Con...
Commissioner race swings around again
COLFAX-The lead for Whitman County Commissioner District Two changes with each count. After challenger Tom Handy led on election night, incumbent Dean Kinzer took a four vote lead after the second cou...
Quilts of Valor: Local quilters warm veterans
COLFAX - Although pandemic restrictions are putting a cap on gatherings, Whitman County veterans are still being honored in ceremonies giving them handmade quilts. Quilts of Valor bestowed quilts to...
Church activity prepared McBride for the pulpit
COLFAX - Ed McBride has been in a position he never planned to be in, yet experiences for almost 50 years have prepared him for it. McBride grew up in Potlatch, Idaho, where he met a girl named...
Mountains are broken by drips
I do not know the names of the couple that have the creamy-yellow barn. I pass it every time I come to work and every time I go home. I don’t know their names, but I do know they keep their yard well groomed, he wears a pale straw cowboy hat and they...
Pairings bring wine bar, art
COLFAX - Pairings, a fine art gallery and wine bar, is looking to open during the Holiday Open House. "This is really the merger of two dreams," said Bob Krikac. They are the dreams of his business...
Auxiliary struggles to fill hospital shifts
COLFAX - The Whitman Community Hospital Auxiliary raised funds to support the hospital for more than 65 years, and now they need some new, younger members. "Younger" is a relative term, as the...
Library site gets new look
COLFAX - Whitman County Library launched a newly redesigned logo and website at www.whitco.lib.wa.us. While the website address remains the same, the site has been completely revamped to make it...
'Captain America' swings into Colfax on his way east
COLFAX - Captain America was strolling through town Oct. 22, adorned with shield and a POW flag on his bag. Under the mask wasn't Steve Rogers, it was Allen Mullins, of Dalton, Ga. Mullins was...
Rosalia Garden Club honored by state
ROSALIA –– Rosalia Garden Club, which sponsored the local school youth posters for Smokey Bear /Woodsy Owl and Pollinator Power in the Washington State Federation of Garden Clubs’ contests, announce the following winners: SMOKEY BEAR/WOODSY OWL P...
DYW date shifts for sports schedule
COLFAX - The 2021 Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) program, usually conducted in March, is Nov. 21 at the First Baptist Church. Due to COVID, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association...
Port of Whitman County seeks input
COLFAX — The Port of Whitman County seeks public comment on its draft 2021-2025 Strategic Plan and Comprehensive Scheme of Harbor Improvements. Every five years, the port revises its plans to reflect new goals, objectives and planned improvements t...
Pullman woman charged with forging checks
PULLMAN — Bad checks caught up with a Pullman woman now accused of forging them to steal from two auto repair shops. Jan White, 53, of Pullman, was charged with forgery and theft in the third degree on Oct. 21 in Whitman County Superior Court. In J...
Walmart cashier charged with theft, burglary
PULLMAN — Walmart has signs stating a criminal record will impact a person’s life and for one cashier it may have. Raydgeen M. Fletcher, 26, of Pullman, was charged in Whitman County Superior Court on Oct. 21 for theft in the third degree and bur...
Frauds working to target former scam victims
COLFAX — As if being the victim of scammers once wasn’t bad enough, citizens are now being targeted and falling prey to fraudsters using the information from the past scam. Police Chief Bruce Blood reported recent fraud cases where the prey had bee...
Halloween treats at WC library branches
COLFAX –– Looking for safe and “spooktacular” activities to do with your family in the spirit of Halloween? Several branches of Whitman County Library are offering all treats, no tricks for families in the last week of October. ALBION The Albion...
More than half of ballots returned
COLFAX –– More than 54% of the approximately 24,000 Whitman County ballots have been returned one week before election day. About 11,000 are already processed. “It’s been really smooth,” Auditor Sandy Jamison told the Gazette, adding people wh...
Spook-tacular décor
COLFAX - Wheatland Arms donned seasonal dressing due to the creative mind and hands of Sandy Archer Robinson. Robinson is a 1969 Colfax High School graduate, and recently moved into the condominiums...
Pioneer Ports meeting shares some good news
The Port of Whitman County met virtually with commissioners and staff from the Port of Clarkston and the Port of Lewiston with each sharing some positive news in a regular Pioneer Ports meeting Monday night. “It was an amazing harvest this y...
Helping neighbors and beyond
ST. JOHN - After the Labor Day firestorm left many of their neighbors homeless and with only the clothes on their back, donations of needed items flooded into town. To manage the outpouring, citizens...
Cars destroyed in Babb Fire being recycled
MALDEN - Junk cars removal in Malden is on a roll with about half of them gone. The collaborated efforts are cleaning up the area following the Labor Day fire. There is still all lot to do, but there...
Library site gets new look
COLFAX - Whitman County Library launched a newly redesigned logo and website at www. whitco.lib.wa.us. While the website address remains the same, the site has been completely revamped to make it...
Fraudsters claim repeat victim
COLFAX - As if being the victim of scammers once wasn’t bad enough, citizens are now being targeted and falling prey to fraudsters using the information from the past scam. Police Chief Bruce Blood reported recent fraud cases wherein the prey had b...
No excuses
Ballots are in the mail. By this time next week, you could have already filled out and returned your ballot either via the mail or at a dropbox location. There are only two candidates for each...