Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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A $10,000 bail for pre-trial release was set Friday for Franklin Hervey, 46, Garfield, the latest suspect arrested in connection with the sheriff’s investigation of burglaries in the northern part of Whitman County. Hervey, who has been implicated in arrest reports filed on other suspects in the case, was arrested at his home in Garfield last Thursday night and jailed on probable charges of burglary and theft. Also Friday, the court set a $10,000 bail figure for pre-trial release of William McBride, 46, Oakesdale resident who was arrested F...
Whitman County Commissioner Michael Largent announced Sunday his intention to seek a second term in office to a crowd of Republicans at the county GOP’s annual Lincoln Day Dinner in Pullman. Largent had previously declined to announce his intentions when asked by a Gazette reporter. “The job of a county commissioner is not a flashy big picture position,” he said in an interview Monday. “It really is an organizational management job. “This is indeed an everyman’s position.” Largent, who resides in greater Dusty, represents Commissioner...
A 130-strong crowd of concerned Colfax citizens let fly at a school meeting Feb. 22, questioning school officials on the district’s recently failed $1.3 million levy and weighing in on what they’d like in a new levy. Those at the meeting said they wanted simple, concise figures on their options for the upcoming levy, saying there was confusion with the district promising to “roll back” part of the $1.3 million levy. Several said they wanted a levy that kept the district running at the same quality. The group which organized the meeting...
Colfax ag pilot Brian Windsor escaped serious injury last Thursday when this 1977 Grumman Ag Cat lost power during takeoff from the Colfax Airport at about 8:35 a.m. The airplane cleared Rebel Flat Creek at the west end of the airport, nosed into the field and struck its tail while flipping. Windsor walked away from the wreck when the first witness arrived at the scene. He was picked up by the Colfax ambulance at the hangar and taken to Whitman Hospital for a checkup. The airplane was carrying a load of dry fertilizer. The Federal Avition...
