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OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee defended his phased plan to open businesses by regions during a press conference last week. "Everybody can have a rational argument against what we're doing, but you can't argue with the results, which is that we are ahead of 45 other states," he said. It translates to an extra 8,000 saved lives in the state with more than 700,000 individuals already vaccinated, according to Inslee. His comments come as he finds himself under fire from Republican leaders, multiple c...
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners heard a local landowner discuss why he deserved more money for installing a culvert on his property after a water runoff event. Aaron Johnson presented his reasoning on Monday. He said he expressed concern about earthwork done last summer by the county with Dean Cornelison, assistant county engineer, who oversaw the Almota Phase Four road reconstruction project. “I pointed out, what to me was a completely foreseeable flooding problem,” Johnson said. He stated that in a conversation in person with Corne...
PULLMAN — “On-Farm Precision Experimentation and Decision Making,” an online workshop series for farmers presented by WSU Farmers Network, is scheduled for 8-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, Feb. 8-11, with a bonus day Feb. 23. The series is free. To register, log onto farmersnetwork.wsu.edu....
COLFAX — The return of high school students to classrooms looks positive, Superintendent Jerry Pugh told the school board Monday night. He gave a report following the first week of all students being in the buildings every day since last March. Junior-senior high school students began five days per week in-person learning Feb. 1, joining Jennings Elementary students who have been in-person since September. Pugh noted last week there was some reiteration of the rules but he was “very impressed” when he watched the proceedings at lunch. “I re...
OLYMPIA – Rep. Mary Dye spoke out Tuesday against House Bill 1084, which would prohibit the use of natural gas in new homes and buildings. Dye, R-Pomeroy, represents Whitman County as part of the 9th Legislative District. Dye objected to the bill as it was brought up for a vote in the House Environment and Energy Committee. She was joined in her opposition by Republican Reps. Mark Klicker of Walla Walla, Peter Abbarno of Centralia, Matt Boehnke of Kennewick and Keith Goehner of Dryden. The measu...
COLFAX - Emma Bryson was named Distinguished Young Woman of Colfax for the class of 2022 Sunday, Jan. 31, in a presentation at First Baptist Church. Sidney Appel was first-runner-up followed by second runner-up Hannah Baerlocher. Abree Aune was named Distinguished Young Woman of LaCrosse. All are juniors at Colfax High School, except for Bryson, who is home-schooled. Bryson earned $1,450 in scholarship money, winning the fitness and talent awards, playing a composition of her own on piano....
COLFAX — The Whitman County Public Works department is beginning the process to renew, change or opt out of its 10-year contract for the hauling of municipal solid waste to a landfill outside Roosevelt, Wash. The current contract, with Republic Services, will expire in June 2022. A renewal would come with a not-yet-determined price increase. The county will have the option to also go through a process of competitive bids open to other providers. For the past eight years, nearly all of the household garbage of Whitman County has been put into c...
OLYMPIA - A bill that would've required boating classes for kayakers, canoeists, paddleboarders and even some surfers appears to have been scuttled. House Bill 1018 is the subject of an online petition that had drawn 18,450 protest signatures as of this morning, Feb. 11. The bill would have required nearly everyone piloting a vessel – even human-powered boats like kayaks, canoes, paddleboards and some surfboards – on state waters to complete a boater education course. In addition, the bill wou...
UPDATE: Hours after the press conference, the Governor's Office announced that areas moving to "Phase 2" can do so Sunday, Feb. 14, to allow restaurants, bars, taverns and theaters to be open for indoor service on Valentine's Day. COLFAX — Whitman County will move ahead to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's newest coronavirus reopening plan beginning Monday. In a press conference today, Thursday, Feb. 11, Gov. Jay Inslee announced that 92 percent of all residents will be in Phase 2 counties. The o...
