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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS FOR COUNTY PRINTING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Whitman County Commissioners will, up to the hour of 10:15 a.m. on the 3rd day of April 2017, receive sealed bids for county printing for the year July 1, 2017 and ending June 30, 2018. Bids will be opened at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Whitman County Courthouse Colfax Washington. Said printing, including all heads and sub-heads, shall be set solid without leads, and all heads, or sub-heads, shall be set in the same size type as is used in the b...
A follow up report of the East Street apartment house fire compiled by Colfax Chief Steven Thime listed several details about the fire battle which extended over 26 hours after it was reported Jan. 15 at 12:26 p.m. Chief Thime Thursday said the city will rely on an investigation being conducted for the company which insured the building to determine the cause of the fire. The chief’s report noted the first crew on scene made a primary search of the burning structure and cleared occupants out of the building and called for more support. The f...
Admission prices to the Palouse Empire Fair were bumped by a dollar Jan. 23 at the Palouse Empire Fair Board meeting. The proposal was approved by a consensus vote, but the number of board members present fell short of a quorum, so the measure will be sent out to the full board by email for a final vote. Proposed admission prices are $17 for an adult four-day pass, $7 for a student (K-12) four-day pass, $8 for an adult daily pass, $5 for a student daily pass and $7 for a senior (55-older) advance daily pass. The family single day pass for...
-Lydia Smith photo Bankers at the 2016 Casino Night, left to right, are Sue Henning, Marlene Landers and Linda Hayes. The St. John Heritage Museum is planning a casino night in St. John Feb. 11. The casino night, the second annual, is planned at the St. John Community Building and will include blackjack, poker, roulette, bingo and a beginner poker table. “It’s just like a casino, you buy chips and play,” said Lydia Smith, one of the organizers. Last year’s casino night raised $3,800. “It sus...
Tekoa’s new “Neighbors On Patrol” program aims for a spring start with organizers seeking to add volunteers. City Councilwoman Alyssa Heaggy said the patrol project grew out of a rise in Tekoa crime last summer. Crimes included car prowling and burglaries. Organizers have divided the city into sections with one of eight leaders assigned to each. “They don’t only patrol, they get to know their neighbors,” said Heaggy. The purpose of the patrols is to observe. “They do not confront,” He...
Main Street tax incentives have been pledged, and Colfax received more than $21,000 in pledges from three businesses this year. That, combined with a $2,500 grant from Umpqua Bank, will help the Colfax Downtown Association establish its storefront project grant fund. “It’s going to spruce up downtown,” said Valoree Gregory, Colfax unified executive director. “It’s an investment.” The storefront project grant will be used to help businesses and building owners in the Main Street corridor with funding for storefront improvements from the busines...
Sandy Trump of Steve's Glass shovels the sidewalk in front of the Colfax business Tuesday. Business owners like Trump joined county and city crews in combating the most recent onslaught of snow in this winter’s barrage. Snow drifts in the Colton/Uniontown area recently were as high as 10 feet tall. Public Works crews last week pushed back snow to make room for more this week and next. Public Works Director Mary Storey reported to county commissioners Monday that a significant amount of time w...
