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  • Stoess plans talks on coulee tagging

    Mar 21, 2019

    A traveling lecture series by the Palouse Falls IAF Chapter President Lloyd Stoess will present an amateur geomorphologist’s search for the true meaning of “coulee.” The presentation will look at why geologists and geomorphologists all know a coulee when they see it, but have widely different ideas on what actually defines it. This lecture series is free. Lecture dates and times: April 15 at 7 p.m. at Whitman Co. Library, 102 S. Main St., Colfax; April 23 at 7 p.m. at Ritzville Library (basement), 302 W. Main; April 29 at 6: p.m. at Conne...

  • MCT troupe set for LaCrosse stop

    Mar 21, 2019

    Missoula Children's Theater will present Gulliver's Travels on Friday, March 22, at 1 and 7 p.m. in the LaCrosse High School Pit. The cast is made up of children in grades K-12....

  • Library Calendar: March 21, 2019

    Mar 21, 2019

    Thursday, March 21 Colfax – 12 to 2 p.m. by appointment only – Work Resources for Job Seekers and Businesses – Call 254-7357 for an appointment. Colfax – 1:45 to 4:15 p.m. – Community Blood Drive – Save the Humans by donating blood today. Go to www.vitalant.org or call 877-25-VITAL for details or to schedule an appointment. Colfax, Colton and Farmington – Afterschool FUN-tivites – Please call or check online for details. Colfax – 4 to 6 p.m. – Marketing and Sales Metric – Josh King with Tinderbox Marketing will share an informative new workshop...

  • Trivia Test: March 21, 2019

    Fifi Rodriguez|Mar 21, 2019

    Questions 1. ENTERTAINERS: Which pop music singer was born with the name Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou? 2. HISTORY: Who was the first woman to hold federal office in the United States? 3. MEDICAL: What is a more common name for “myocardial infarction”? 4. MUSIC: Which singer had a 2010 hit single with “Rolling in the Deep”? 5. GENERAL LANGUAGE: What is the NATO phonetic word for the letter “I”? 6. SCIENCE: What is the only type of rock that is less dense than water? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of jellyfish called? 8. MOVIES: Who voiced...

  • Strange But True: March 21, 2019

    Samantha Weaver|Mar 21, 2019

    * It was Isaac Asimov, professor of biochemistry and beloved Grand Master of science fiction, who made the following sage observation: “There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that ‘my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.’” * According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, if you’re like the average American, you drink 22.7 gall...

  • Newspaper Fun: March 21, 2019

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  • King Crossword Puzzle: March 21, 2019

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  • Hocus Focus: March 21, 2019

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  • Magic Maze Puzzle: March 21, 2019

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  • Legal Notices: March 21, 2019

    Mar 21, 2019

    NOTICE OF APPLICATION McCoy Land Company, LLC, Pacific NW Farmers Cooperative Whitman County CUP 19-01 Notice is hereby given that Whitman County did, on March 14, 2019, deem complete an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for the development of a Commercial Agricultural Commodity Warehouse in Whitman County. The proposal includes equipment designed for grain storage on four ground piles, truck scales, a small office space, and utilities on a 66.122 acre site located just south of Dusty, WA, at the intersection of State Highways 127...

  • Brooke Bankus

    Brooke Bankus wins Garfield/ Palouse title

    Mar 21, 2019

    Brooke Bankus of Garfield was named the Distinguished Young Woman of Garfield-Palouse March 10, and awarded $2,875 in cash scholarships during the program at the Silver Creek Connection building in Garfield. Lexi Brantner was selected as runner-up and took home $1,625 in tuition scholarship awards. All scholarship money was contributed by local businesses, individuals and organizations. Both girls took home $125 spirit awards. Bankus won both the scholastic category and judges' Interview...

  • Hayden Fulfs, Miya Ensley and Lauryn Kennedy

    Colfax DYW entrants shine on the big stage

    Mar 21, 2019

  • Etcetera: March 21, 2019

    Mar 21, 2019

    Spring celebration slated at Palouse Bank Left Gallery and Open Eye will feature a wine event with art, food and antiques March 30, from noon until 2 p.m. Heidi Kite, Nelson and Pamela Duran and artist in residence, Louanne Deerkop, will greet visitors. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Active living classes slated for seniors Pullman Regional Hospital, Whitman Hospital & Medical Center and Whitman County Library have joined to offer a new series, "Active Living for Seniors" starting Tuesday, March 26, at 10 a.m. at the Colfax Library. The...

  • Births: March 21, 2019

    Mar 21, 2019

    At Pullman Regional Hospital Oni, Simone Folakunmi, born March 6 at seven pounds, 10 ounces, to Samuel and Anne Oni, Pullman, Wash. Maternal grandparents are Richard and Pearl Oladele, Lagos, Nigeria. Baby joins sister Samantha, 3, and brother Josiah, 2. Jessup, Ethan Anthony, born March 7 at seven pounds, 13 ounces, to Fred and Erin Jessup, Pullman, Wash. Paternal grandparents are Jerry and Rosalie Jessup, Grangeville, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Lynn and Lindy Davis, Albany, Ore. Baby joins brother Franklin, 5, and sister Audrey, 2....