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PULLMAN – Whitman County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at 8:30 a.m. to a report of a hit-and-run at Davis Way and Old Wawawai Road on Monday, July 25. WHITCOM radioed the report and said Brent Damery, of Colfax, was hit by a silver 2008 Ford...

COLFAX — The Whitman County Citizens Comission adjusted salaries for all elected officials in June, with nearly all comissioned positions recieving a 10% increase for the 2023 year. County Comissioners signed on to their salaries at a June...

COLFAX — All 14 branches of the Whitman County Library District will close from Aug. 1-7 for annual maintenance. During the weeklong closure, special projects are performed that are difficult to complete when the library is open, officialssaid....

PULLMAN — An Idaho man was killed on state Highway 270 while walking his bike across the road Monday, July 11. Jason Wallace, 49, of Moscow, was later pronounced dead at Gritman Hospital in Moscow, Idaho, following the 8:45 p.m. crash near...

By Gazette Reporter COLFAX – Whitman County commissioners discussed concerns over the new BA.5 COVID-19 variant during their meeting Monday, July 18. Whitman County Public Health Director Chris Skidmore brought commissioners up to speed just as...

PULLMAN — A local man is being held on $250,000 bail for alleged multiple child-sex crimes. Douglass Martin, 61, of Pullman, was arrested at 10 p.m. Friday, July 1 on rape of a child, child molestation and dealing depictions of a minor engaged in...

COLFAX – An Elk man has pleaded guilty in several decades old rape cases. Kenneth Downing, pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree rape and one coun of second-degree assault with sexual motivation. Downing will spend 213-283 months (17-23.5...

PALOUSE — The Tri-County Swim League summer season got underway at 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, July 12, with meets taking place in Palouse and Endicott. The results of the first meets of the year were not available by press time. The league manager...

TEKOA — The city pool closed June 17 after a pipe in the pool broke during a private party manager and lifeguard Ava Rambo said. “People noticed the water level was going down. It’s an older part but we don’t know why it’s broken,” she...

GARFIELD — A hands-on Lego building challenge is set for noon Monday, July 11, in Garfield Park. Adults and children ages 5 and older can compete on teams of 2-4 people. All creations will be on display at State Bank for one month. Members of the...

COLFAX — A Clarkston woman who lost her anniversary ring while traveling through Colfax is thankful for “angels” here. Kerri Young lost her anniversary ring June 9 when she stopped at Cougar Foodmart. She had taken her anniversary and wedding...

COLFAX — Construction on the courthouse continues with a new move-in date set for sometime in August. Facilities Management Director Brandy Dean said ceiling installation, and floor preparation, and installation on the second floor were to be...

COLFAX — A Pullman man was acquitted June 14 of drive-by shooting charges. Jamil Fields, 27, of Pullman, was found not guilty by reason of insanity on charges of drive-by shooting, second-degree kidnapping with a firearms enhancement and five...

PULLMAN — First- and second-degree animal cruelty charges were filed against two local residents Friday, June 17, in Whitman County Superior Court. Carson Hammer and Sydney Weston, both of Pullman, were charged with multiple counts, records show....