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NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington, will consider the adoption and implementation of the 2018 edition of the International Building Code, as follows, 2018 International Building Code (IBC), Standards and amendments – WAC 51-50; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), Standards and amendments – WAC 51-51; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), Standards and amendments – WAC 51-52; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), Standards and amendments – WAC 51-54A; 2018 Un...
8 years ago The Commoner January 31, 1896 At the request of C.L. Webb, president of the State Immigration Association and chairman of the executive committee, Harry Cornwell, member of the executive committee, has just issued a call for a meeting to be held in this city on Saturday, February 8, at one o’clock p.m. for the purpose of organizing a county society which is to cooperate with the new State Immigration Association. The formation of the proposed society will be of great benefit to the county, as it will be in a position to do much t...
Colfax Monday, Feb. 1 Barbecue chicken, potato salad, Jell-O and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks, sugar cookies Thursday, Feb. 4 Birthday Party: Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, salad, apple sauce, birthday dessert Endicott Tuesday, Feb. 2 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Feb. 2 Birthday party: Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, salad, apple sauce, birthday dessert Palouse Wednesday, Feb. 3 Birthday party: Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, salad, apple sauce, birthday dessert Pullman Tuesday, Feb. 2...
Royal C. Rickett, 86, of Oakesdale, Wash., passed away peacefully on January 23, 2021, when he made the transition to his new home which is "out of this world". Royal was born June 7, 1934, in Almont, North Dakota, to Warren H. Rickett and Irene L. (Harris) Rickett. The family moved to Lawai, Idaho, in 1944. Royal graduated from high school in 1953 with basketball scholarships from Boise State, Idaho, and Chico State, Calif., but decided against college and instead went into the automotive...
Donald Howard Franklin, Colfax resident, passed away January 8, 2021, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane from complications caused by COVID-19. He was 63. The family will plan services at a later date. Don was born June 11, 1957, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Donald, Sr. and Agnes Witt Franklin. He was the middle child of three, with an older sister and younger brother. He grew up in Huntsville, Alabama and attended school there. He loved to play in the yard with his sister and brother or go...
Bill R. Wade passed away on January 16, 202,1 at his home in Lewiston, Idaho, with family by his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on July 11, 1940, to David and Virginia Wade in New Boston, Ohio. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, as one of nine children. He married the love of his life, LouLou Scully, on September 4, 1963. In partnership with Lou, he spent his working life as an entrepreneur and inventor, business owner and world traveler. Bill and Lou moved to the N...
COLFAX — The Colfax Schools Foundation is seeking help to fund scholarships for college-bound students. The non-profit cited this year’s “unusual challenges” faced by expected local high school graduates. Any donation from you will aid CSF in assisting these graduates, who have elected to further their education despite ever-increasing costs,” the organization wrote in a newsletter soliciting assistance. Donations may be made as memorials and honorariums. Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship fund are due by Feb. 28, officials said. Mor...
SPOKANE — Two Whitman County residents made the Provost’s Honor Roll for the fall 2020 semester at Whitworth University. Lauryn Rawls, of Garfield, and Logan Stanley, of LaCrosse, both maintained a minimum grade-point average of 3.75 to make the list....
SPOKANE —Kyla Hansen, a 2020 graduate of Oakesdale High School, was named to the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. To make the list, she had a grade-point average between 3.50-3.84, the university stated. Hansen’s parents are Kirk and Ronda Hansen....
DUSTY — Keith and Leliah Zaring welcomed their first great grandchild Jan. 14. Zeke Keith Zaring was born to Zach and Katie Zaring of Colfax. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces. Grandparents are Gordon and Sherri Pitts of Okanagan and Cindy Zaring of Pullman and Roger Zaring and his wife Peggy of Dusty. Last Monday, Amanda, Erik, Rafe and Tate Carlson of Spokane were at Kim and Cindy Pitts for a late Christmas dinner....
UNIONTOWN - A new art exhibit will open Feb. 4 featuring the works of Rachael Eastman. "Tools: Their Cleaver Enchantment" will be on display in Dahmen Barn will run from Feb. 4-28; the barn is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Sunday. Visitors can meet the artist from 1-3 p.m. Feb. 7. Eastman uses watercolor as a medium for creating the appearance of the wear and tear a tool sustains. In her works, she mimics the rust-like textures using the wet-on-wet process, capturing a tool as it...
COLFAX — Here is the Whitman County Sheriff’s Dispatch log from Jan. 20-25: Wednesday, Jan. 20 10:31 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy helped take fingerprints for three people. 2:22 p.m. – Washington Street, Farmington – Dogs were reported to be running loose. 2:57 p.m. – Wawawai Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a fraudulent phone call. 3:13 p.m. – Rose Creek Road, Pullman – An injured coyote was reported to be in the road. 6:33 p.m. – State Highway 195, Rosalia – Margarito Hernandez Melendez, 30, was cited for third-degree driving with...
COLFAX — Here is the Whitman County land transactions from Dec. 1 to Dec. 10: Kirk and Kathleen Burnham, Palouse, to Leslie Sena, Palouse, house at 415 North Bridge St., Palouse, Washington, $25,000, Dec. 1. Glenda Ricardo, Colfax, to Anthony Saia, McLeansville, North Carolina, house at 212 South West St., Colfax, deed transfer, Dec. 1. Matthew and Alexandra Horlacher, Rosalia, to Andrew Moonen, Spokane, house at 419 South Fairview St., Rosalia, $268,000, Dec. 1. Justin Pittman, Cheney, to Pittmann Land and Livestock L.L.C., Cheney, ag land P...
COLFAX – Here are the Whitman County Jail bookings from Jan. 19-27: Jan. 26 Michael Marion Bradfute, 41, state Department of Corrections hold. Held without bail James Douglas Bramlett, 26, second-degree assault. Release date Jan. 27. Jan. 25 Kyler James Paine, 22, third-degree malicious mischief, Bail set at $10,000. David Santana Sanchez, 42, U.S. Marshal’s Service hold. Held without bail. Jan. 22 Charles Michael Terry, 40, warrant for failure to appear for second-degree malicious mischief-domestic violence. Bail set at $50,000. Jan. 21 Kel...
As much as we would love to see an end to impaired driving and with it, the need to keep sponsoring DUI legislation, we unfortunately know there is still much work to be done. Last week the Senate Law and Justice Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 5054, a measure I introduced with the support of Sen. David Frockt, D-Seattle, to strengthen the state’s felony-DUI law and reduce the number of people who become victims of impaired drivers. Washington law now makes the fourth DUI conviction a...
It is my opinion that Chris Skidmore remain as our county health director. He already knows what is required to fill the position; no training needed. And most importantly, he knows the needs of this community. He will continue to do an upstanding job as health director. Kelley Messinger, Rosalia...
I understand the need for ethical policing but I must agree with policy director James McMahan - the bill is very vaguely written and does not acknowledge officer safety. This bill restricts the use of necessary tools our officers have to work with to de-escalate situations and keep themselves and the community safe. Across the board, whether it is the use of a S.W.A.T vehicle, a police K9 or other defensive tactics - our officers need the options and the time and distance to utilize them in order to do their job efficiently and ethically. If...
British historian Thomas Macaulay famously said, “The best government is one that desires to make the people happy, and knows how to make them happy.” That standard is clearly not what people are experiencing in Washington state. For years, leaders in state government have been increasing the tax burden and imposing ever-tighter regulations that limit personal opportunity, lower household incomes and fall hardest on working people, middle-class families and small business owners. On top of that statewide trend, Washington recently exp...
As I sit here in my home in Spokane, hoping for a timely return to school and activities, it’s hard to maintain a positive attitude about where we have been and where we are going as a state. Businesses such as restaurants and gyms have been shut down, most schools are in virtual learning mode, and the extracurricular programs attached to the schools are on hold. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has been working incredibly hard trying to paint a positive picture of season revisions that are supposed to take place, s...
COLFAX - Football, volleyball, and cross-country sports starts are delayed. Due to COVID-19, the district moved the start date of football from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10 and volleyball and cross-country to Feb. 15. Competition will follow, to comprise of only league games with each season ending by April 3 in a league championship of some kind. Reporting to the school board Monday night, Athletic Director Gina Hopkins laid out the current status. Masks will be required at all times for coaches, referees...
MALDEN — Here are the results of Weeks 3 and 4 shoots for the Malden-Pine City Gun Club. Jan. 17 Men 23 — Brad Bowman, Mike Koppel, Luke Guin, Mike Deife and Dave Carroll. 22 — Daniel Broeckel, Cory Hornvedt, Randy Schmick and Neal Robertson. 21 — Brad Hergert 20 — Sam Larson, 19 — Ed Hayes, Dale Birchell, Brad Hodges and Conr Hergert 18 — Jon Sutter 17 — Sean Amestoy 15 — Eric McDonald Ladies 24 — Sam Melcher 21 — Diane Koppel 16 — Kelli Broeckel 14 — Nancy McDowell and Susan Emtman 8 — Larissa Wardrip 5 — Mary Deife Junior 17 — Rowdie Broe...
OLYMPIA — A set of three bills designed to keep essential functions of the state running during the COVID-19 pandemic and future emergencies passed the state legislature unanimously Jan. 22. They are: • House Bill 1056 establishes that governing bodies may meet remotely in an emergency and requires public access • House Bill 1095 exempts businesses from paying taxes on emergency assistance grants from the state or federal government • House Bill 1007 allows social workers to receive their training virtually All three were brought forward...