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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 10:30 a.m. on the 5th day of April 2021, receive sealed bids for county printing for the year July 1, 2021 and ending June 30, 2022. Bids will be opened at 10:30 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...
Colfax Monday, Feb. 15 President’s Day - closed Thursday, Feb. 18 Meat loaf, roasted red potatoes, vegetables, pears, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Feb.16 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Feb. 16 Cheeseburger, lettuce and tomato, coleslaw, baked beans, peach cobbler Palouse Wednesday, Feb. 17 Chef salad with tomato, ham, turkey, cucumber, cheese and hardboiled egg, multi-grain bread, cottage cheese with fruit Pullman Tuesday, Feb. 16 Baked chicken, baked potato with sour cream, vegetables, green salad, dessert Friday, Feb. 19 Ham and broccoli, c...
Charlotte Rose Katus was born Feb. 2 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing seven pounds and 15 ounces, to Chris and Nikki Katus of Lewiston. Paternal grandparents are Ray and Pam Katus of Rathdrum, Idaho and Rian and Dixie Van Leuven of Lewiston. The baby joins two-year-old sister Genevieve....
Francine Cutler, longtime Endicott resident, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2021, at the Spokane Hospice House. She was 83. A memorial service will be Tuesday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott. Family burial will follow at the Endicott Cemetery. Fran was born Dec. 10, 1937, in Clovis, New Mexico, to Leslie and Alene Stockton Jackson. She spent her youth as a preacher's kid and lived in Dos Palos, Calif., Colton, Ore., and Clarkston, Wash., before graduating from North... Full story
Floyd Allen Cook passed peacefully in his sleep following complications from a massive stroke on Feb. 5, 2021, at Hospice House, Spokane, Wash. Allen was born on July 2, 1938, to Floyd & Emelia Cook. At the age of two his family moved from Ellensburg, Wash., to Cheney, Wash., where his father taught at Cheney High School. In high school Allen participated in football and track setting track records in 1957. Allen worked at gas stations as a "gas pump jockey" (according to Diane's uncle), drove... Full story
Matt Tollett, died January 26, 2021, at his home in Spokane, Washington. Matt was born July 14, 1971, in Spokane, Wash. to Marcus and Janice Tollett of Thornton, Wash. They were a farming family near the close-knit communities of St. John and Rosalia, Wash. Matt grew up on the family farm with his two brothers, Mike and Cliff, enjoying his time playing sports, working the farm, and being with his family. After graduation, he attended SCC for a time, then returned to the farm. In 1997, he... Full story
Audrey Carol Benner of Kent, Wash., went home early Saturday morning, January 23. She was 90 years young. She was born in Endicott, Wash., on May 8, 1930, where she lived until her junior year of high school. She then moved to Spokane where she resided until 1965 when she moved to Kent, Wash., where she remained until her death. She made several visits over the years to Spokane and Endicott to visit family and friends. She was a member of Panther Lake Community Church. She is survived by her... Full story
Colfax Police Log COLFAX — Here are the Colfax Police Department logs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4: Monday, Feb. 1 6:03 a.m. – Wall Street – A person reported receiving a Social Security scam phone call. 11:51 a.m. – Hillcrest Drive – An officer responded to a fraud report. 5:27 p.m. – Harrison Street – An officer responded to a report of a fish a game violation. Tuesday, Feb. 2 9:25 a.m. – Police department – An officer assisted with a Child Protective Services referral. 12:40 p.m. – Stevens Street – An officer investigated a report of a vehicle p...
Sheriff’s Log COLFAX — Here are the Whitman County Sheriff’s Department logs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 4: Monday, Feb. 1 12:47 a.m. – Whelan Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a 911 hang-up call. One person was taken into protective custody. 5:30 a.m. – Country Club Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a burglary alarm. 10:58 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy responded to a welfare check. 11:02 a.m. – Little Goose Dam Road, LaCrosse – A deputy responded to a report of a burglary. 11:25 a.m. – Whelan Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a compl...
I recently read your opinion piece, “History Under Fire,” in the Feb. 4 edition of the paper and wholeheartedly disagree with your premise. House Bill 1372 is a bill to replace Marcus Whitman’s statue in the National Statuary Hall collection in Washington D. C. with a statue of another distinguished Washington state citizen, Billy Frank Jr. Marcus Whitman’s statue would be returned to the state of Washington to be displayed at a future location. It is not uncommon for states to replace statues in the hall with other statues; after all, our his...
People are manipulated through fear. •Fear of terrorism •Fear of climate change •Fear of the corona virus The politicians and media, with the help of academia and other recipients of money from the government, fan the flames of fear. People react to fear by doing what so-called “experts” tell them to: •Destroy Iraq, bombing them and killing hundreds of thousands of people •Hang humanity on a “Cross of Iron” by spending trillions of dollars on the military-industrial complex •Support alternative energy production that harms the environment wit...
Why would any company spend $5.5 million for a 30-second Super Bowl ad that leaves viewers perplexed as some glitzy and abstract commercials did? After production costs are tacked on, you’d think advertisers would want their messages clearly understood especially in difficult times. Some prominent advertisers, such as Coca Cola, Budweiser and Pepsi, traditional large buyers, skipped Super Bowl LV; however, WeatherTech did not. After game, the list of best and worst ads was released. It did n...
A new proposed law smells like tyranny. House Bill 1283 would make it illegal for three people or more to open-carry firearms if someone else “feels threatened.” It would be a gross misdemeanor. If a person in “any way participates” in threats or the use of “such force” against a person or property while open-carrying a gun in a group of three or more, then they face a Class C felony. That means the state strips them of their right to own firearms as a convicted felon. The bill seems to be targeting the groups of legal firearm users prote...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The USDA has extended the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been set to end Feb. 12. The agency stated in a Feb. 5 announcement that it will continue to accept offers as the Biden Administration evaluates ways to increase enrollment. Under the previous administration, incentives and rental payment rates for CRP were reduced, resulting in what was deemed an enrollment shortfall of more than four million acres. The program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), pro...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Fifth District, opposes a recent proposal to establish a Columbia Basin Fund and breach the Lower Snake River Dams: "Proposals that include breaching the Lower Snake River Dams in the name of protecting salmon populations are flawed and fail to account for the sweeping impacts that would be felt across the region. With greater than 95 percent passage, these dams are not the greatest threat to fish survival. Our oceans are, coupled with...
COLFAX — Colfax School District plans to address a learning gap attributed to students’ time away in online learning. Superintendent Jerry Pugh gave a report Monday night to the school board. The district received information analyzed through the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) testing. It showed Colfax students have a significant loss in math. “We’ll have 7-12 weeks of backing up to learn the content that they missed,” Pugh said. He cited an example of fourth- and fifth-grade students learning fractions. “If they haven’t learned fract...
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...
COLFAX — Colfax Public Works Director Matt Hammer advises residents to take precautions to keep their water pipes from freezing in the cold temperatures forecasted for the week. Faucets should run at a trickle overnight as well as cupboards left open to allow more heat to circulate near pipes. Outside, residents are asked to disconnect hoses from faucets. Forecasts call for temperatures to get down to the mid-teens Wednesday night and to as low as 8 degrees Thursday and Friday nights. If residences’ pipes do freeze, Hammer said people sho...
COLFAX — A stolen pistol was recovered when Whitman County deputies arrested a couple for possession of drugs on Saturday. Deputies found a stranded vehicle on Crumbaker Road, just north of Colfax, according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. Daniel Sallee, 30, of Fort Lakes, Wash., and Ashley Muongmany, 30, of Kennewick, were with the vehicle. Neither have a valid license to drive. “Both individuals also appeared to be under the influence of narcotics. Further observations keyed deputies in on expended ammunition casings in and on the veh...
WHITMAN COUNTY - A 1998 Colfax High School graduate and her mother have started a program to assist Whitman County restaurants, finishing work with their 19th last weekend. The "Pullman-Colfax Quaranteam," modeled after a similar program in Spokane, began in December, with a request on a Facebook page for contributions to fund a targeted amount of free meals to the public. "People donate through Venmo, Paypal, Facebook...." said Hearther Kortness, the daughter, who now lives in Spokane with her...
PULLMAN – Washington State University starting quarterback Jayden de Laura was arrested for DUI on Saturday in Pullman. The 19-year-old was allegedly spotted on College Hill running through a stop sign on Colorado Street and driving the wrong way on Thatuna Street, said Operations Commander Jake Opgenorth. De Laura was stopped at 2:13 a.m. He failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a Breathalyzer, but otherwise followed law enforcement instructions. "He was very cooperative," said O...
COLFAX – ASB cards and gate fees may be waived for the Colfax “fall” sports season. Superintendent Jerry Pugh gave a sports update to the school board Monday night. Pugh attended a superintendent’s meeting last week with Northeast 2B League leaders and is scheduled to attend another on Thursday to continue discussion of items such as ASB cards, gate fees and how to allot the limited fans’ entry permitted at games. “Right now, we’re looking at not worrying about ASB cards this year,” Pugh said. Gate receipts are another item that may be wai...
