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COLFAX — Friday, Feb. 3, Gabriel Hernandez, 35, of Pullman pleaded guilty to an armed robbery and car theft that happened in Garfield in September, 2022. Hernandez pleaded guilty to felony residential burglary, car theft, and possession of stolen property. Hernandez took part in robbing a Garfield man at gunpoint on the evening of Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Roy Valdez, 37, also of Pullman, allegedly took part in the robbery. Hernandez is cooperating in the case against Valdez. Whitman County P...
OLYMPIA — Victims and witnesses who track perpetrators in prison to know when they are released will be able to keep their identities private, if a bill that passed the Senate with 49 votes becomes law. “This bill creates a safer environment for the victims and survivors, and they are not placed again in harm’s way because of a public records request,” T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest,, said. The state Department of Corrections provides a tracking program for victims and witnesses so they can know when the person who victimized them is released...
OLYMPIA — A Ritzville Republican is backing a bill designed to make it easier for law enforcement officers to pursue suspects in crimes. Ninth District Sen. Mark Schoesler said last week that he is a co-sponsor on Senate Bill 5034, which was introduced by Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane. The measure would make it easier for law-enforcement officers to pursue suspects, Schoesler said. “Unfortunately, the Law and Justice Committee chair, Democratic Sen. Manka Dhingra, refuses to let S.B. 5034 have even a public hearing,” Schoesler said. “Inst...
PULLMAN — The Whitman County Special Olympics Team held its practice at Smith Gym on the Washington State campus in Pullman in preparations for its regional basketball tournament being held on Feb. 12, also at the Washington State campus. The Cougars practiced several drills in preparation for the tournament, namely dribbling, passing and shooting, all with smiles on their faces, smiles that weren’t visible the past couple years due to precautions taken for the COVID-19 pandemic “I really like basketball because I like to be with all my frien...
OAKESDALE - The Tekoa-Rosalia and Oakesdale boys basketball teams faced each other in a competitive matchup on Jan. 13, a game that the Timberwolves won 63-57. The Nighthawks got even with Tekoa-Rosalia on Feb. 3 with a 65-54 win, and secured the third Wheat Division seed in the upcoming District 9 tournament. Oakesdale and Tekoa-Rosalia spent the first half of the opening quarter exchanging leads, with Nighthawks senior Alex McHargue giving his team a 7-5 lead with 6:00 left, before Isaac Bone...
COLTON - For many small towns, there is often one building, business or establishment that serves as an epicenter of sorts for the community. Fundraisers, events, reunions or weekend gatherings between friends (new or old) or even weddings are not uncommon to these epicenters. For Colton, that place is the local Gun Club. On Sundays, the building located on Church Street (the first left from U.S. Route 195 after entering the city limits), one can see dozens of people outside, often aiming down...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks girls basketball team wrapped up its season with a dominant 85-20 win over the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves Feb. 3 in Oakesdale, and secured the Wheat Division's second seed in the upcoming 1B District 9 tournament. Oakesdale wasted no time running up the scoring totals in the game – going up 15-0 on its league rivals with just under six minutes to go in the opening quarter. Tekoa-Rosalia scored four points in the first quarter to prevent a shutout in the f...
POMEROY — Several Whitman County wrestlers punched their tickets to the Feb. 11 Regional Tournament in Reardan after competing in Districts/Sub-Regionals on Feb. 4 in Pomeroy. Tekoa-Rosalia, Colfax and Garfield-Palouse all sent wrestlers to regionals, giving Whitman County representatives from all schools who participated in wrestling this past season. For Tekoa-Rosalia, Alexis Taylor finished in the sub-regionals in the girls 145-lb. weight class, advancing to Regionals after being named an alternate last year. Bryce Casey finished fifth in h...
SPOKANE VALLEY - With four players scoring in double figures, Colfax defeated Reardan 69-58 in the NE2B Boys District Tournament at West Valley High School, Monday, Feb. 6, to advance to a semifinal matchup with Northwest Christian. With three 3-point baskets early in the game, Logan Flaa provided the offensive punch Reardan needed as they matched Colfax bucket-for-bucket in the first quarter. Flaa's 12 first quarter points gave Reardan the lead until a last-minute shot by Colfax Junior Seth...
COLFAX—There are several Valentines Day festivities planned for Colfax. The Whitman County Library is hosting an adults Galentine’s craft Monday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. Participants will create a unique heart made up of wood, nails, and string. All attendees will be entered into the prize drawing for a special holiday prize donated by Red Arrow Vintage. There is the opportunity to receive extra entries if participants can correctly answer Valentine’s themed trivia questions throughout the event. The Colfax branch is hosting Blind Date With A Boo...
PULLMAN — The Port of Whitman County accepted 184 acres on Wawawai Road in Pullman last week, and its elected commissioners voted to seek a rezone of a portion of the property for an Agriculture Advancement campus. The rezone application will be presented to the Port Commissioner at the Feb. 13 Commission meeting at 9 a.m. The zoning change is for 88 acres to heavy industrial and commercial. The commercial portion of the property would act as a buffer between industrial operations and nearby P...
COLFAX – Two Colfax couples, Bonny and Warren Smith, and Don and Kay Stinson, spoke about their lives together. The Smiths currently live at the Courtyard, and have been together for 60 years. Mrs. Smith was preparing food for her husband, before explaining that they'd been together for 60 years as of this year in August. The Smiths met in North Dakota where Mrs. Smith had taken a summer job as a teacher with a company that had a little downtown office in Douglas, North Dakota. "I was using a t...
The Stinsons have been married for 62 years, 63 in June, confirmed Mrs. Stinson. "We've known each other since the first grade," Mrs. Stinson said. "We went to grade school and high school together," Mr. Stinson said, Mrs. Stinson added that they didn't end up going together until he was a senior in high school. "He was working at the swimming pool," Mrs. Stinson said, adding that she had applied for a job as a lifeguard which he was as well. Mr. Stinson would go to college at Kansas State...
COLFAX — COAST Transportation and Asotin County Community Services received a grant from the Dan Thompson Memorial Fund to provide rides to individuals with developmental disabilities. Rides will be provided for free or by donation, to individuals living in the counties of Whitman, Asotin, and Garfield. Funds will help COAST Transportation provide expanded hours for those with developmental disabilities to request rides on the weekend, as well as Monday through Friday. “COAST Transportation, based out of Colfax, Washington, utilizes dri...
