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COLFAX — Whitman Hospital and Medical will continue to offer obstetrics services while working with the state to meet abortion requirements. In the public Whitman County Hospital District Commission meeting last night, Wednesday, March 20, four commissioners voted to continue obstetric services. Commissioner Kathy Wride abstained from the vote. The meeting took place in the administrative annex at the hospital. Only about 10 people were allowed; many of those seats were occupied by hospital employees, forcing the public outside. A hospital e...
PULLMAN - The Whitman County Coroner's Office confirmed the identity of the woman found deceased on 600 N.W. Block of Fisk Street on Tuesday, March 26, in Pullman in a press release on Friday, March 29. Whitman County Coroner Annie Pillars confirmed Jamie Anne Wilson-Spray, 25, of Pullman was the deceased. According to the report, the investigation is ongoing, with no other information available at this time. Wilson-Spray was found in a trailer Tuesday, March 26, at Sevdy's, a trailer park at 60...
PULLMAN — The Washington State University Police officer involved in firing a gun at a suspect on March 27, has been identified. WSU Officer Dillon Tiedeman-Mueller was identified by the Washington State University Police department in a updated report on Wednesday, April 3. According to the report, Officer Tiedeman-Mueller has been an officer for two and a half years, and was previously a Latah County Sheriff’s deputy for three and a half years. Officer Teideman-Mueller is still on administrative leave, according to the report, and the regiona...
COLFAX - Colfax Post Office worker Deanna Leinweber is retiring from the post office after 36 years. Deanna and her husband, Howard, Leinweber spoke to the Gazette on Tuesday, March 26, on Mrs. Leinweber's time serving the Colfax community and their plans for when she retires. Mrs. Leinweber said that she had started at the Colfax Post Office because her mother thought it would be a good fit. "Her mother convinced her to take the civil service test, so she could apply for a postal job," Mr....
ENDICOTT — The Endicott Seventh Day Adventist Church has closed, holding it’s last official Sabbath on Saturday, March 2, due to a lack of members. The church building is located at 101 Banta Street in Endicott, Washington, and is owned by the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh Day Adventists. Congregation member Chuck Jordan’s father helped to build the building in the 50s, which was dedicated in 1958. “In the beginning it was about 80 members strong, and over the years as families moved on and retired it just got to be a small congreg...
COLFAX - Seven Colfax High School junior girls went on a mission to determine Colfax's Distinguished Young Woman for 2025 on Friday, March 22, with the title going to Karly Wigen, first alternate Marchele McNeilly, and second alternate Ava Swan. The Colfax Auditorium was packed with friends, and family of the juniors agents #001 McNeilly, #002 Paige Cocking, #003 Karly Wigen, #004 Sunni Ng, #005 Dory Doty, #006 Swan, and #007 Claire Rowland. As Distinguished Young Woman of Colfax for 2025,...
PALOUSE — Harvest Hills Wind Project officials are seeking to communicate with residents on the proposed construction of wind turbines near Kamiak Butte. Project Developer Shane Roche said the goal is to be responsible and work with landowners, and the rest of the community. Roche said that Steelhead Americas has released its finalized Economic Impact Study showing the details of economic impacts that the project is projected to have on Whitman County. The report has four effects the project is expected to have on Whitman County, including s...
COLFAX — Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics will continue to offer obstetrics services while working with the state to meet abortion-related requirements. During the Wednesday, March 20, Whitman County Public Hospital District Commission meeting, four commissioners voted to continue obstetric services. Commissioner Kathy Wride abstained from the vote. The meeting took place in the administrative annex at the hospital. Only about 10 people were allowed; many of those seats were occupied by hospital employees, forcing the public outside. A h...
UPDATE: PULLMAN - The Whitman County Coroner's Office confirmed the identity of the woman found deceased on 600 N.W. Block of Fisk Street on Tuesday, March 26 in Pullman in a press release on Friday, March 29. Whitman County Coroner Annie Pillars confirmed Jamie Anne Wilson-Spray, 25, of Pullman was the deceased. According to the report, the investigation is ongoing, with no other information available at this time. Wilson-Spray was found in a trailer March 26, at Sevdy’s, a trailer park at 605...
YAKIMA - The 4-H Palouse Area Robotics Team, SciBorgs, brought home the Gracious Professionalism Award from the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology - dubbed FIRST - Robotics Competition on Friday and Saturday, March 15 and March 16, in the Yakima Valley SunDome. The local team comprised Andrew Kranick of Colfax, Oliver Blood of Pullman, and Seth, Ruby Claire Johnson Leung, and Mason Bledsoe, all of Moscow. The Gracious Professionalism Award celebrates the demonstration of...
LACROSSE - Public Works Supervisor Don Keeney has been on the job for 40 years. On Thursday, March 14, the Town Council recognized him for his years of service and commitment to LaCrosse. "It's something you have to like to do, or you wouldn't stick with it," Keeney said, of being supervisor. "You have to love the work." Town Clerk and Treasurer Angela Broeckel said Keeney started working March 12, 1984. Keeney said he wouldn't have stayed so long if it weren't for the fact that LaCrosse is his...
COLFAX — Reconstruction of the Bill Chipman Trail Bridge is underway, with a new superstructure slated to arrive Wednesday, March 27. The Chipman Trail Bridge, located a mile-and-a-half on the trail leaving Pullman toward Moscow, was destroyed by fire Aug. 19, 2023. Two boys, ages 13 and 14, both of Moscow, are accused of setting the fire. The state Department of Transportation is detouring traffic along State Highway 272 and barrels have been put out to designate a path for pedestrians and bicyclists on the trail. Whitman County Public W...
LACROSSE — The town ofhas received a $691,742 state grant to improve the sidewalks along Second and Main Streets. Public Works Supervisor Don Keeney said sidewalk work will begin in about a month, after Avista finishes moving a gas main. “It’s primarily updating some sidewalks, putting in some drains and moving existing utilities to accommodate,” Keeney said of the upcoming project, adding it’s not very big, but expensive. Town Clerk/Treasurer Angela Broeckel said the town applied for the state Transportation Improvement Board grant to improv...
PALOUSE — A railroad company wants to resume services through the city as early as July. The City Council met with Washington Idaho and Montana Railway owners Feb. 13 to discuss resuming railway operations through the city along Whitman Street. Company co-owner and project manager, Maddi Farnsworth, said she, General Manager Jason Hill and Senior Adviser John Howell started the railroad company in Northwestern Idaho. Now, they want to refurbish the railroad tracks here and start service moving lumber for Bennett Lumber Products, a f...
GARFIELD - A Palouse High School junior has been named Garfield-Palouse Distinguished Young Woman for the Class of 2025. Hailey Beckner was selected Sunday, March 17, during a pageant at Garfield High School. Iris Turner and Camryn Blankenchip, both Palouse juniors, were runners-up. Beckner will represent both the Garfield and Palouse communities in the statewide Distinguished Young Woman showcase in Pullman in August. The winner of the showcase will be named Distinguished Young Woman of...
COLFAX — Birthing services at Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics will end if abortion services are not offered by Dec. 15. That’s according to hospital officials citing a letter from Washington State Attorney General Robert “Bob” Ferguson dated Nov. 22. The letter requests compliance with the Reproductive Privacy Act. Ferguson, who is the leading Democrat in the gubernatorial race to replace Gov. Jay Inslee, sent a similar letter to 25 other public hospitals across the state. According to Ferguson's letter, the Reproductive Privacy Act req...
By Teresa Simpson Gazette Reporter COLFAX — County residents, farmers and landowners concerned about proposed wind turbines near Kamiak Butte filled Colfax Golf Course Clubhouse Wednesday, March 13, to organized opposition. “What we need to do is get focused and organized,” resident Dan Lenssen said, opening the meeting. The meeting stems from recent efforts by corporations to secure wind turbine leases on farm land surrounding Kamiak Butte, which has been designated a Natural National Landmark. The project, dubbed Harvest Hills Wind, is being...
COLFAX — The Colfax Kiwanis hosted its first successful annual Masquerade Ball on Sunday, March 10, with about 65 people turning out for the event. Colfax Kiwanis member Dan LeBeau said that the turnout was good and that the Club was able to raise approximately $5,000. “We don’t have all the totals yet, but we think it will be right around $5,000,” he said. LeBeau mentioned that most of the women dressed up in nice dresses and gowns. “Almost everybody brought their own masks,” he said. LeBeau said that the men’s apparel ranged from jeans an...
TEKOA — The City of Tekoa is planning a thrilling weekend with the chance to shop antiques, and a kid’s carnival coming up on Saturday, March 16. The Saturday will kick off with the Pot of Gold Shop Hop at 9 a.m. on March 16, a route that takes participants through towns across the Palouse to shop at antique and decor shops. Shop Hop organizer Susie Creger said it is the third year they’ve done the event. “It’s very popular, and everyone has a good time,” she said. Creger said that the event is designed to start from wherever participant...
GARFIELD - This year's Distinguished Young Women of Garfield-Palouse showcase will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, in the Garfield School Auditorium with the theme of "Adventure Awaits." This year's participants are Hailey Beckner, daughter of Dave and Heather Beckner; Iris Turner, daughter of Forrest and Talya Turner; and Camryn Blankenchip, daughter of Clint and Shannon Blankenchip. This year's program offers over $8,000 in scholarships and participants are eligible for several...
COLFAX — The Colfax Downtown Association is moving forward with its restaurant incubator project, with an expected completion date in June of this year. The Association is collaborating with architectural firm, Hoist, of Palouse, and Magnum Construction, of Clarkston. “We’re confident this facility will be more than just a collection of restaurants; it’ll be a place where friends and family gather, and entrepreneurs will chase their goals while also promoting economic vitality,” states an association press release from Monday, March 11. An in...
PALOUSE - The City of Palouse met with citizens Thursday, March 7, at the Community Center to discuss updates to the St. Elmo Building project, with the unfortunate news that the building's structure is not salvageable. Haley and Aldrich, an environmental and geotechnical engineering consultant group from Spokane were present at the meeting to give updates on the building's structural integrity. According to Haley and Aldrich's technical memorandum, St. Elmo's building does not have adequate...
PALOUSE - Several Whitman County residents are speaking out against a proposed Harvest Hills Wind Project near Kamiak Butte. Opposition is also building to wind turbine construction plans for nearby Spangle, Fairfield, Reardan, Edwall and Davenport areas. At press time, local residents were planning an organizational meeting for March 13 at Colfax Golf Course. The newspaper went to press before the meeting. Colfax-area resident Dan Lenssen said the meeting was organized to provide information...
COLFAX - Local women may still be forced to seek childbirth healthcare services elsewhere if the local hospital moves ahead with a previous decision to shutter obstetric services. Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinic commissioners decided Feb. 21 to end the services, but revised the issue during a special meeting Wednesday, March 6, at the Colfax Library. Commissioners on the public hospital district board are expected to take up the issue again at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, during a meeting...
TEKOA — The School District directed students to shelter-in-place this morning, Wednesday, March 20, with all students required to remain inside buildings. A notice went out to parents that campus closure was underway, but details were not immediately released. " As of 9:00 am this morning we have placed the district in a secure situation," the notice said. "Which means that we are staying inside the building due to precautionary measures. There is no threat at this time. "Please be aware when you come to the school that we are taking p...