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PUBLIC NOTICE Whitman County Public Works, PO Box 430 Colfax, WA 99111-0430, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Almota Road, is located south of Colfax, WA from Milepost 5.82 to Milepost 7.96 on Almota Road in Whitman County. This project involves 8.29 acres of soil disturbance for Highway or Road construction activities. Some discharges and runoff goes to ground water. The receiving waterbodies are a Tributary to U...
COLFAX – The Lady Bulldogs celebrated Senior Night before a Jan. 31 game against Asotin in Colfax. The seniors (Harper Booth, Jaisha Gibb and Makiah Zorb) and the rest of the Colfax girls basketball team ended the regular season a perfect 20-0 after beating the Panthers 70-29. Colfax's seniors wasted no time making their impact felt. Booth opened the game's scoring with a long two-pointer to put the Bulldogs up in the opening minute. Fellow senior Gibb would soon join the scoring proceedings, h...
Margo Wekenman passed away peacefully in her home in Palouse, Washington, on January 9th 2023. None of us expected her light to dim so soon. Margo was such a vivacious human, we thought she would outlive us all. Margo was born January 7th, 1948, in Malad, Idaho, to Ren and Sally Thomson. She had four siblings who adored her. Margo came from a very loving, kind, community-minded family and it showed in every facet of her life. When you met her you knew you were loved. Her small town upbringing ta... Full story
Colfax Thursday, Feb. 2 Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, salad, apple sauce, birthday cake with ice cream cups Monday, Feb. 6 Corn chowder, green salad, fruit, rice krispy treats for dessert Colton Wednesday, Feb. 8 Cranberry meatballs, rice, cooked carrots, slided pears, red velvet cake LaCrosse Tuesday, Feb. 7 Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, salad, apple sauce, birthday dessert Palouse Wednesday, Feb. 8 Cranberry meatballs, rice, cooked carrots, sliced pears, red velvet cake Pullman Friday, Feb. 3 Cheeseburger,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Clarence David Larson, a boy, was born Jan. 25, 2023 to parents Andrew and Kelsie Larson of Potlach. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Karl and Laurie Larson of Potlach. Maternal Grandparents are Michael and Kathy Judson of Desmet. Clarence joins brothers Oliver, 8, and Marshal, 4, and sisters Eva, 6, and Daphne, 2, at home. Jaelyn King Odenburg, a boy, was born Jan. 23, 2023 to parents Lydsi and Ross Odenborg of Spokane. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Paternal Grandparents are Stephanie and...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Cattlemen’s Association is offering one more scholarship award this year, and the deadline to apply is April 15, 2023. Each scholarship offered will be no less than $1,000. To apply for the scholarship applicants must live in Whitman County, be a graduating high school or homeschooled senior, and must be continuing their course of study in an agriculture field at a two or four year college, university, trade, or technical school. Applications are available from Whi...
UNIONTOWN - Artisans at the Dahmen Barn will have an opening reception for the current work of artist Andy Sewell, of Viola Feb. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. Sewell's current work including original works of art in watercolor, oil, acrylic and fine art prints will be exhibited at the barn Feb. 5 through March 26. Sewell has been exhibited at the Dahmen Barn before, and noted that it's been a great venue. Sewell paints flowers and landscapes of the Northwest as well as fishing scenes, wildlife, rural...
ENDICOTT– Local veteran Gregory Burns, went into the air force after he graduated college in 1966 immediately going to Officer's training. After officer's training Burns would immediately go into missile crew commander training in Tucson, Arizona at Davis-Monthan air force base. Burns was a Air Force Captain, Missile Crew Commander. "Basically all we did was tell the missile where it was down to the foot," Burns said, noting that the information was then translated into a computer program t...
Various surveys conducted around the state over the last year continue to show that public safety is high on the list of concerns for the average Washingtonian. It doesn’t matter if it’s someone living in downtown Bellevue or someone residing in the 9th Legislative District. People are feeling less safe and less secure in their homes and communities. According to annual statistics compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC), the numbers support this feeling of...
Why are WA gas prices rising while prices in other states remain same? I'll tell you why: Gov. Jay Inslee's environmental laws, approved by legislative Democrats two years ago. You'll recall that earlier I wrote about how wholesale gasoline and diesel prices had risen sharply in early January due to the "cap-and-tax" law that went into effect Jan. 1. During his weekly meeting with reporters last week, Inslee was asked about reports that his cap-and-tax legislation had already raised the price...
Three years after crooks stole billions in unemployment insurance (UI) funds, federal and state officials are scrambling to retrieve the money which was directed to the jobless and plug leaks in their systems. According to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, the General Accounting Office (GAO) estimates taxpayers underwrote $60 billion in fraudulent payments from an “unprecedented infusion of federal Covid-19 relief funds into UI programs during the pandemic.” It gave villains and org...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals being booked from Jan. 25 to Jan. 29: Jan. 25 Neekisha Lafran Colbert, 43, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for theft, and taking a motor vehicle without permission. Colbert is being held without bail through Whitman County Superior Court. Hunter Dirck Dewitt, 51, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for driving with license suspended or revoked. Dewitt is being held on a $250 bond or $250 cash bail through Whitman County District Court. T...
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 23 to Jan. 29: Jan. 23 8:37 a.m. South Main. Officer advised of a welfare check. 3:30 p.m.- North Mill. Officer requested a case number for an abandoned vehicle. 4:04 p.m.- South Mill. Officer advised of an abandoned vehicle. 4:17 p.m.- South Cromwell. Officer advised of a civil call. Jan. 24 8:55 a.m.- North Mill. Officer requested a case number for a parking problem. 9:13 a.m.- North Mill. Officer requested a case for a parking problem. 11:34 a.m.- Valleyview. Of...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Jan. 24 to Jan. 30: Jan. 24 3:18 a.m.- Heise Road, Farmington. Deputies responded to a report of a subject taking RP’s vehicle without permission. 9:08 a.m.- Pullman Albion Road, towards Albion from Pullman, Pullman. Deputy responded to a report of a traffic violation, and was unable to locate the vehicle. 9:28 a.m.- 322 Fairgrounds Road. Deputies responded to a report of a theft at the fairgrounds. 9:42 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Whitman County Sheriff, Colfa...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from Jan. 24 to Jan. 31: • Aiden Williamson was convicted for theft in the 3rd degree. The court authorized a deferred sentence for 12 months, with 60 days in jail, 59 suspended days, and a fine of $500. The defendant has one day in jail convertible to 12 hours community service. The defendant has fines totaling $343. The defendant must not have any criminal violations of law, and supervised probation for the last 6 months if all essential requirements o...
ST. JOHN - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves traveled to St. John to take on the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles on Jan. 27, searching for its second league win of the season. St. John ultimately defended its homecourt and took down Tekoa-Rosalia 59-24 off the back of a high-scoring second quarter. "We were coming off a Gar-Pal game that was a tough loss last week and was just kind of a struggle overall," St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse head coach Jeff Gates said. "So it was just trying to build the...
COLFAX — After going 1-1 over the weekend with a 64-54 loss to Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on Jan. 27 and a 60-54 win against Liberty (Spangle) on Jan. 28, the Colfax Bulldogs returned home on Jan. 31 for Senior Night and ended their regular season with a 70-48 win over the Asotin Panthers. Asotin opened the scoring of the game with a quick bucket that was immediately answered by a 3-pointer by one of the Bulldogs’ honored seniors that night, Carsen Gray. Colfax and Asotin continued to exchange buc...
RITZVILLE — Tekoa-Rosalia and a combined Pomeroy-Colfax team tied for third-place Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Northeast B League Duals-South League wrestling tournament. The small schools placed higher than Reardan, Liberty (Spangle) and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. Only head-to-head matches counted toward team points. Tekoa-Rosalia opened against Davenport, with the Timberwolves’ lone wrestler, senior Bryce Casey, falling to Brody Solomon, losing by pin in 1:00 at 152 pounds. Casey weighed in at 145, but wrestled up so his team wouldn’t lose by forfe...
OAKESDALE - St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse gave Oakesdale one of its biggest tests of the year, making a second-half push after trailing by as many as double digits. But the Eagles couldn't complete the comeback, losing 55-43 in the 1B Southeast League game. Strong defense was displayed by both teams in the opening quarter, with Oakesdale only mustering six total points and St. John putting up a singular point with 2:15 to go in the first frame. Both squads scored five points each in the remaining...
PULLMAN — Washington State University students haven’t had a meat judging team in over 50 years. The first team in 50 years won first place in the National Meat Judging contest. A meat judging team tests students’ ability to evaluate carcasses and cuts of beef, pork, and lamb for their grade, ranking, and value in the meat industry. As well as being the winner in Denver, several individual team members placed high in the contest. Junior agricultural and food business economics major, Bailey Sherley, placed second overall by winning the lamb...
PULLMAN — The National Institute of Health is funding Washington State University a nearly $3 million grant to enable scientists to uncover how a parasitic bacterium uses a human immune system response to replicate and cause the debilitating disease known as Q Fever. Researchers from WSU, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, and the University of Nebraska medical Center are being brought together to investigate the bacteria behind Q fever....
COLFAX—The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the theft of a 2009 Chevy 3500 Flatbed pickup, that was stolen between Jan. 28 3 p.m. and Jan. 29 at 11 a.m, according to a post to their Facebook page. The Sheriff’s Office is currently asking for anyone who has information or has seen this pickup with a Washington License number of C05258L to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (509)-397-6266....
PULLMAN—Neill Public Library is collecting non-perishable items throughout February to assist with the shortages affecting local food banks. The library will be supporting the Pullman Community Action Center as a donation location for the month of Feb. As an incentive, every library patron donating a non-perishable item will receive a waiver for their existing overdue fines, with a maximum of $10 per account waived. Item recommendations include peanut butter, jam/jelly, soup, canned vegetables, pasta, pasta sauce, granola bars, canned fruit, b...
PULLMAN — Washington State University is ending its coronavirus vaccine mandate on students, according to reports. A post on the WSU website states that starting in the summer, students will not be required to get the shot, a decision after a recommendation by WSU Infectious Disease Public Health Advisory Committee. WSU still encourages staff and students to get vaccinated against COVID-19....
PULLMAN — Washington State University Head Football Coach Jake Dickert has signed a contract extension through the 2027 season. It is reported that Cougar Athletics Director Pat Chun announced the extension. Dickert starting coaching WSU football in Nov. 2021, and has helped the Cougars to win two straight bowl games....
