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Oilseed work shops are scheduled for three locations this month. Sessions will be Jan. 22 at Tri-Cities Benton County Fairground in Kennewick, Jan. 24 at Hartline Historical School in Hartline and Jan. 25 at the Baptist Church on Mill Street in Colfax. Beginning at 8 a.m. will be an all-day program of presentation and interactive discussion groups on planning, growing, in-season diagnostics, harvesting, storage and marketing of canola and other oilseed crops in Washington and the Pacific Northwest. More information can be found on Facebook...
Port of Whitman County commissioners Dec. 21 approved an interlocal agreement to be presented to Pullman for reimbursement of utility costs at the Pullman Industrial Park West. The agreement will now go to the Pullman City Council at its Jan. 9 meeting. The port bought the 30-plus acre site located near the intersection of Pullman-Albion Road and Highway 27 in 2008. It was annexed by Pullman and re-zoned light industrial. In 2014, the port put in water and sewer lines. All totaled, the port...
The City of Palouse has a vacancy on its Board of Adjustment. The volunteer board hears and decides on conditional uses and variances to the Palouse Municipal Code, approximately four times a year. Those interested are asked to submit a short note of interest to Palouse City Hall (P.O. Box 248, 120 East Main Street). This is a mayor-appointed position....
Rock slides hit Wawawai Road. Whitman County’s Roads and Bridge Maintenance Division Operations Manager Brandon Kruger gave a report to county commissioners Monday about a weekend of weather events. “We had three to five inches of snow, followed by two inches of rain and frozen ground to boot,” he said. He reported the Tekoa/Oakesdale area had the worst of the water Friday, Dec. 29, with roads closed to through traffic at spots on Seabury Road, Lone Pine Road, Fanning Road, Warner Road and G...
The flood waters reached high enough Saturday for April Strevy of Colfax to snap this shot of the painted fish mural in the flood control channel across from Rosauers appearing to take a drink. Snow, rain and thawing temperatures caused minor flooding, mudslides and other issues across the county over the weekend....
Bond for pre-trial release of Megan K. Rhuby, 21, and Nicholas S. Rhuby, 23, was set at $100,000 each Dec. 21 in Whitman County Superior Court. The Rhubys, brother and sister, made a preliminary appearance Friday after they were booked into jail on probable charges of theft and theft of a motor vehicle. Judge Gary Libey set the bails at $100,000 after noting the Rhubys have continued to follow a line of alleged conduct which is a threat to the public. He appointed John Hart to represent Megan Rhuby and Mark Monson to represent Nicholas. After...
High water flows under this bridge off Albion-Parvin Road Dec. 31 after rains following snow melt caused area waterways to swell. More rain and snow showers are expected this week and weekend, with moderate temperatures expected to persist....
Whitman County commissioners started their first meeting of the new year in a workshop session with Auditor Eunice Coker to discuss staffing concerns. Topics included changing job classifications and requesting permission to advertise to fill a position. The biggest sticking point in the discussion was the funds to pay for the re-classifications and new personnel. The changes in job classifications will mean the people in those positions are paid more, totaling $15,210 in 2018. Commissioners...
The projection for the new year at Whitman County Parks includes reinforcing trails, replacing fence posts, painting and other work. “What I am seeing is a lot of large maintenance projects this year,” said Dave Mahan, County Parks superintendent. Trail items include rebuilding sections of the Kamiak Butte backside trail; parts that have sloughed off. Using re-bar and lumber, Mahan and parks board members will assess the use of wood cribbing on steep hillsides and, if needed, make a plan to bri...
A section of Steptoe Butte land bought by two couples in October, 2016, to preserve as native prairie is the subject of interest by Washington State Parks and the Department of Natural Resources for a potential purchase. Owners Kent and the late Elaine Bassett of Bellevue bought the 437-plus acre parcel at auction with partners Ray and Joan Folwell of Pullman. Since then they have hired a contractor to monitor invasive species, collected payments from the communication tower leases on the land...
The Whitgro grain storing and loading facility at Endicott will be expanded this year with about a mile of new rail and additional storage and loading equipment. About 1.2 to 1.5 mile of rail will be laid this spring when the Washington State Department of Transportation fulfills a $1 million legislative line item. “We’re going to be constructing a rail spur in the town of Endicott,” said Bob Westby, PCC rail authority with WSDOT. The new track will go from the Whitgro grain loading facil... Full story
