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Tekoa-Rosalia players named Northeast Girls 1B/2B Golf Champions
DEER PARK — Five Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves played at Districts on May 3 in Deer Park and the girls came away champions. Colfax Bulldogs' Kennedy Schmidt took first place shooting a 107....
Colfax baseball split doubleheader
COLFAX — The Colfax baseball team played a home doubleheader against the Northwest Christian and split by winning 12-4 and losing 3-1. In the first game, Braden Plummer hit three singles for Bulldogs while Eric Akesson, Layne Gingerich, Mason...
Colfax softball splits with Northwest Christian
COLBERT — Colfax softball split a doubleheader against Northwest Christian (NWC) on May 4 in Colbert. The Bulldogs won the first game 10-8 and lost the second game 6-4. It was the first loss of the year for the Bulldogs and for the Crusaders....
Main Street restoration work nears conclusion
COLFAX — A building-front restoration project at the Buri building on Main Street is expected to be completed today after five days of work. A crew from Spokane Valley-based Milestone Masonry did...
Struble leads Tekoa-Rosalia boys to third at districts
RITZVILLE —The Tekoa-Rosalia boys finished third at the Ritzville District 18-team 1B meet on May 7. Senior Kale Struble won the 200 meters with a time of 25.09 and the team of Struble, Zack Saenz,...
4-H volunteers clean Perkins House yard
COLFAX - The Mockonema 4-H club brought more than 30 volunteers to the Perkins House yard on April 25. After two hours, they left with a trailer full of weeds pulled from the flower beds and the yard...
Rosalia Garden Club honors Pat Voge
ROSALIA – Pat Voge's garden was chosen as the Garden of the Month for May by the Rosalia Garden Club. "The selection committee was attracted to the many different flowers in bloom," said Rosalia...
PTO student art show starts
COLFAX — The 2021 Colfax Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) student art show runs through May 7 at The Center on Main Street. Featured are oil pastel and pencil work from students in kindergarten through junior high. The Center is part of the...
Senior Menus: May 6, 2021
Colfax Monday, May 10 Pork chops with apple sauce, butternut squash, fruit salad, vegetable tray, dessert Thursday, May 13 Pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, vegetable tray, fruit, rice pudding Endicott Tuesday, May 11 Fried chicken, potatoes and...
Corrections: May 6, 2021
In the April 29 edition of the Whitman County Gazette a quote was incorrect. A reference to the number of Eagles clubs closing around the state should have been months not years....
District Court
Rance Bohlman is guilty of DUI and was sentenced April 30 to 364 days in jail with 363 suspended, fined $5,000 with $4,000 suspended, restitution $357, fees $1,472, 48 months supervised probation, alcohol assessment, attend DUI victim panel, and his...
Jail bookings
Larry J. Brennan, 54, booked April 26 for a state Department of Corrections warrant regarding five counts of ID theft in the second degree and theft in the second degree. No bail. William Gerena-Ortiz, 60, booked April 27 for possession of...
Colfax police
Monday, April 26 11:26 a.m. – West Street – An officer conducted a welfare check. 12:22 p.m. – Mill Street – An officer found someone’s property. 2:49 p.m. 3:11 p.m. – Thorn Street – An officer responded to a report of a stray dog....
Sheriff's office
Monday, April 26 8:55 a.m. – Carothers Road, Pullman – A suspicious vehicle was in the area. 9:33 a.m. – Main Street, Colfax – A stray dog was running loose. 10:17 a.m. – C Street, Endicott – A deputy responded to a complaint of harassmen...
USDA offering loans to farmers, ranchers
SPOKANE VALLEY - Underserved or beginning farmers and ranchers who cannot obtain commercial credit from a bank have a resource to turn to - the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FS...
WSU to require COVID vaccination by this fall
PULLMAN - Washington State University will require COVID-19 vaccination for employees, students, and volunteers for the 2021-22 academic year. The announcement was made Wednesday by WSU President...
Nighthawks and Vikings track on to championships
POMEROY - Oakesdale Nighthawks and Garfield-Palouse Vikings took more wins at a twilight meet in Pomeroy leading to the two-league Southeast 1B-Northeast 1B joint track meet. On April 30, against...
Mobile homes destroyed by reckless burning
ROSALIA - Three Rosalia mobile homes were destroyed by fire on April 29 after fires set to burn tall grass got away from the landowner. Tracy Porter, 65, of Rosalia, was arrested for reckless burning...
Sprint boat races return to Webb's Slough
ST. JOHN — Organizers announced sprint boat races return to Webb’s Slough on June 9 and August 28. The races were absent last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. This year the races will be allowed depending on state guidelines. Differences for...
Jennings to hold annual book fair
COLFAX — Jennings Elementary School will hold its Scholastic Book Fair through Friday at the school library. Only students are allowed to shop in person. Parents may send money with kids to shop during school hours. Parents can also set up an...
Minor sent to hospital for overdose
COLFAX — An 18-year-old male was taken by ambulance to the Whitman Hospital after being found at a party in Colfax. A Whitman County deputy responded to a report of trespassers having a party in a vacant apartment on East Golgotha Street on April...
Plans for Colfax pool take shape
COLFAX — Plans are set for a June 10 opening of the Colfax city pool. Regular admission prices are in place after no charges last year, due to COVID-19. The city is hiring lifeguards now and has received a $75,000 grant to renovate the pool’s...
Open house in Palouse on Saturday
PALOUSE — The Palouse Chamber of Commerce hosts an open house on Saturday. The day features outdoor vendors, sidewalk sales, restaurant specials, and a business scavenger hunt for a chance to be entered into a drawing to win one of three $100 gift...
Good Old Days: April 29, 2021
125 years ago The Commoner April 24, 1896 A case of wholesale horse stealing is reported by J.C. Lloyd of Rebel flat, which, although not exactly a local affair, is nevertheless of much interest. Saturday evening when Mr. Lloyd went home from this...
Births
Levi Luck was born April 17, 2021, to Kyle and Brittany Luck, of Pullman. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Grandparents are Carl and Lisa Luck, of Camano Island, and Bruce and Wadber, of Arlington. He joins his sister Elana Luck (6), brother Ethan...