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Request for Qualifications to Provide Consulting Services for Design and Construction Observation Services of Port of Whitman Business Air Center Improvements The Port of Whitman County (Sponsor) is hereby soliciting Statement of Qualifications from consultants for airfield development projects that are anticipated to occur within the next five years at the Port of Whitman Business Air Center (S94) located in Colfax, Washington. Airport Improvement Program funding is anticipated for some or all projects. A detailed description of the work may b...
COLFAX — Here are the Whitman County Jail bookings for Jan. 5-10: Jan. 6 • Kayla Dawn McCann, 33, Possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine. Bail set at $10,000. • Elizabeth Reed Taylor, 18, Possession of a controlled substance. Held without bail. Cody Joseph Varner, 24, possession of a controlled substance. Held without bail. Jan. 8 • Steven Kristopher Young, 35, Attempt to elude, possession of a controlled substance-heroin, possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, firearm possession. Bail set at $75,000. • Edward Jo...
COLFAX — Here is the dispatch log for the Police Department from Jan. 5-11: Jan. 5 10:49 a.m. — Person on Perkins Avenue requesting to talk to police about an event taking place tomorrow (Jan. 6). 2:14 p.m. — Bank account fraud reported on East Street. Jan. 6 No Calls Jan. 7 12:01 a.m. — Communication problem on Fairview Street, officer and fire units responded. 8:17 a.m. — Erratic driver was reported on SR 195 & Carothers Road, infraction was issued by responding officer. 6:06 p.m. — Reporting party request officer during dispute with landlo...
COLFAX — Here is the dispatch log for the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office from Jan. 6-10: Jan. 6 7:59 a.m. — Steptoe — Civil issue on Water Avenue. 11:13 a.m. — Thornton — Possible stolen license plats on Sunset Road. 11:40 a.m. — Colfax — Property damage reported on North Mill Street. 1:31 p.m. — Oakesdale — Abandoned vehicle located on Oakesdale Road. 2:02 p.m. — Colfax — 911 misdial from Union Flat Creek Road. 4:40 p.m. — Pullman — Abandoned vehicle reported at 2902 Johnson Road. 9:56 p.m. — St. John — Cody Varner, 24, and Elizabeth R. Ta...
The following individual was sentenced in Whitman County District Court on Friday, Jan. 8: • Kim E. Rickman, Jr., was sentenced Friday morning in Whitman County District Court to 90 days in jail with 88 days suspended and a fine of $1,000, with $500 suspended, for negligent driving in the first degree. Additional conditions of the sentence include supervised probation for 24 months, obtaining a substance use disorder evaluation, attending a DUI Victim Impact Panel within three months and more....
Jimmy E. Anderson, 83, Garfield area farmer, passed away January 7, 2021, in Garfield. Jimmy was born December 25, 1937, at home near Garfield to M. E. "Dutch" and Madge Boyer Anderson. He lived in the Farmington Garfield area most of his life graduating from Garfield high school in 1955. Following high school graduating Jim served in the U.S. Navy receiving an honorable discharge. Jim started farming at Garfield in January 1958. On February 6, 1960, Jim married the love of his life, Janiece App... Full story
Betty Crider Hereford (95), beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, and aunt passed away Monday, January 4, 2021, in Colfax, Wash. Betty was born on August 9, 1925, in Tekoa, Washington. Betty and her mother, Marjorie spent her early years in and around Tekoa, where she had many happy moments in the company of Frank and Josephine Gumm, who she fondly called Papa Gumm and Auntie Jo. In 1935, Betty moved with her mother Marjorie and step-father Gus Burke to the farm at the... Full story
Joyce Willene Gaiser, 98, passed peacefully on January 9th, 2021. Joyce's beautiful soul entered this world when she was born to Hugh Evans and Gladys Mur on January 21st, 1922, in Winona, Wash. Joyce wore many titles in her extraordinary life; her favorites being wife, mother and grandmother. There was nothing Joyce did half-heartly and that was evident in the lives of her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Some may have looked at Joyce and saw a homemaker, and while she... Full story
Our dear mother, Helen Mae Helt, passed away on January 4, 2021, in Colfax, Washington. She celebrated her 99th birthday a week prior to her passing. Mother was born on the family farm in Endicott, Washington, on December 28, 1921, to parents Adam and Mary Weitz. She graduated from Endicott High School in 1940, where she met her future husband, Ernest Helt. They spent most of their married life in Endicott, where Ernie was a farmer, except for a brief time in Tacoma, Washington, during the war.... Full story
Janice E. Haase, Colfax native and former Asotin resident, passed away January 10, 2021, at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy. She was 87. Funeral Services will be Saturday, January 23rd, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Janice was born August 4, 1933, in Colfax to James and Katherine Thompson Shaw. Her mother and father operated the Table Service Grocery store on Main Street in Colfax for many years. Janice... Full story
Kathleen Mitchell, 90, a long-time Baker City resident died Sunday, December 27, 2020, at St. Alphonsus Medical Center – Ontario, Oregon. Recitation of the Rosary will be said Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 7:00 PM in St. Francis de Sales Cathedral. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, January 15, 2021, at 1:00 PM at the Cathedral. Rev. Suresh Kumar Telagani will celebrate the Mass. Face masks and social distancing is requested. The service can be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT0gtOg_f7HWOs8sIL9gCUw or by goin... Full story
Edward F. Meyer, 82, of Uniontown, Wash., passed away January 5, 2021, following an automobile accident that same day. Edward was born August 15, 1938, in Uniontown to Hubert "Shup" and Hilda (Guettinger) Meyer. He grew up in Uniontown and following high school attended Eastern Washington University and later Kinman Business College in Spokane. It was while in college that Ed met Janice Johns in an art class and the couple married on November 10, 1962. They made Moscow their home for a time... Full story
Thursday, Jan. 14 Oakesdale & Tekoa, Flurry at the Library, January Pick up the instructions or create your own snowflake to be displayed at these libraries. All participants are entered into a prize drawing. Friday, Jan. 15 Storytime, 9:30 to 9:55 a.m. Families with older preschool-aged kiddos are invited for stories and fun! Contact 509-648-3319 or stjohn@whitco.lib.wa.us to Zoom in. Saturday, Jan. 16 Book Club, 9 to 10 a.m. Read “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes or “The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek” by Kim Michele Richardson. Contact...
COLFAX — Here are the senior menus for the week of Jan. 18-22 in communities around Whitman County: Colfax Monday, Jan. 18 Martin Luther King Day (closed) Thursday, Jan. 21 Sweet and sour pork, rice, Asian-style vegetables, mandarin oranges, fortune cookies Endicott Tuesday, Jan. 19 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Jan. 19 Potato bar, chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream, broccoli, tropical fruit, dessert Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 20 Barbecue chicken, potato salad, Jell-O and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks, sugar cookies Pullman T...
8 years ago The Commoner Nov. 15, 1895 (continued from Dec. 31, 2020 issue of The Gazette) Some time during the previous week, the prisoners had obtained possession of a small file. With this they had attached a rod and had filed through the soft wrought covering, until the hard steel inside had been reached. This evidently the file would not touch, but the prisoners had succeeded in breaking the rod at that point. The effect of this was that when the jailer pushed the box lever from him the rod locking this particular door did not move....
COLFAX — Colfax Junior-Senior High School has released the names of its Top Dog award-winnners for December. The December winners are seniors Perry Imler, history, Sam Kopp, character, and Kierstyn York, fine arts; sophomores Gene Gibler, language, Corbin Burth, physical education, and Makiah Zorb, mathematics; and juniors Luka Garcia, career and technical education, and Cora Schindler, science. The Top Dog program, begun this year, honors students who excel in each academic department for effort, attitude, hard work and helping others. T...
The first baby of the new year was born at Whitman Hospital Jan. 8 at 1:08 p.m., to Leslie and Jason Olin of Colfax. Weighing 11 pounds and 11 ounces, Bennett Malcolm Olin is the first child for Leslie and Jason together. He joins sisters Elizabeth, 19, Kendall, 17, and Peyton, 14. Maternal grandparents are Bob and Renea Manis of Richland. Paternal grandparents are Marie Olin and the late Mike Olin of Spokane. The baby was due Jan. 3. "Five days late, we figured by the eighth someone else...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Association of Realtors has recognized several area residents for their accomplishments during 2020. Edmund O. Schweitzer III was named Citizen of the Year by the organization and Palouse Habitat for Humanity was named Partner of the Year. Melanie Schaefer was named Affiliate of the Year and Krista Gross received the Community Service Award. Jeannette Gordon received the Realtor Achievement Award and Melinda Beasley the Realtor of the Year Award....
COLFAX — The local branch of the Whitman County Rural Library District and The Center will be closed Jan. 18 in observance of Martin Luther King Day. The local branch at 102 S. Main St. and adjacent The Center are open otherwise with curbside services....
COLFAX — The Center, adjacent to the library at 102 S. Main St., will host a community blood drive from 2-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Appointments are encouraged by calling 877-25VITAL, but walk-ins are also being accepted....
The riots around our nation’s Capitol were instigated by a president who — in imitation of the great dictators of Europe such as Mussolini, Hitler and Franco — could convince, without a stitch of evidence, millions of Americans that the election was stolen from him. He has to face reality. He sponsored some 60 lawsuits to challenge the elections in six different states. All were thrown out by judges of one or the other party. The conservative Republican Attorney General of the United States, William Barr, stated there was no evidence of foul...
With COVID-19 vaccines being widely dispensed, will an end to this pandemic halt “work from home?” Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels? However, it is not an either/or question, said Stanford Professor Nicholas Bloom, who is co-director of the National Bureau of Economic Research’s productivity, innovation and entrepreneurship program. “Working from home will be very much a part of our post-COVID economy,” he added, “so, the sooner policymakers and business (e...
Protests are nothing new in Olympia. Each year, thousands of protesters converge on legislative sessions to rally for special causes, object to government activities and generally just remind lawmakers who they work for. I cannot recall a time that the Capitol Building, other legislative office buildings and the state library weren’t available for public access. Indeed, each year I wander the Capitol campus during session to personally deliver a newspaper to those who represent us in Olympia, a simple reminder that we’re here, and that con...
