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Lelah Hagelstein is guilty of driving while her license suspended in the third-degree and sentenced to 90 days in jail with 90 days suspended, fines waived, fees waived, and 24 months unsupervised probation....
Heather R. Stafford, 35, booked April 5 for Wallowa County Circuit Court, Ore., warrants for failing to appear on charges of three counts of identity theft, three counts of forgery, and three counts of theft. A second warrant was regarding four counts of unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, six counts of identity theft, 11 counts of theft in the second degree, attempted theft in the second degree, and three counts of theft in the third degree. Bail $30,000. Jaleel R. Black, 36, booked April 5 for manufacturing or delivery of methamphetamine....
Monday, April 4 5:49 a.m. – B Avenue – The chief investigated a report of fraud. 6:42 p.m. – Lake Street – The chief conducted a welfare check. Tuesday, April 5 11:16 a.m. – Main Street – The chief responded to a crash. No injuries were reported. 12:27 p.m. – I Street – The chief assisted with a report of a suicidal person, who was transported to the hospital. 12:47 p.m. – Fairview – The chief advised of “other law enforcement calls.” 4:31 p.m. – Fairview – The chief responded to the transportation of a person. 7:24 p.m. – An officer was advis...
Monday, April 4 5:52 a.m. – Merman Drive, Pullman – A deputy assisted the Pullman police. 12:44 p.m. – Tekoa Care Center – A deputy responded to an Adult Protective Service referral. 12:47 p.m. – Houghton Street, Palouse – A deputy responded to a burglar alarm. 2:33 p.m. – Kackman Road, Endicott – A tree was reported to be laying across the road. 5:02 p.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy transported a person to a hotel. 6:11 p.m. – Woody Road, Farmington – A deputy assisted Latah County in reaching a vehicle stuck in the mud. (No reports for...
PULLMAN – National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week honors 9-1-1 dispatchers for their efforts to assist first-responders. It runs April 10-16. It recognizes the contributions of emergency dispatchers to public safety and emergency response. “Across the nation, 9-1-1 operators play a critical role in coordinating first response and lifesaving efforts within their communities. These unseen heroes are first to provide crucial assistance to people in need, reassuring and supporting them while law enforcement, fire personnel, or emergency med...
The state wolf population saw a significant increase, growing by 16% in 2021 according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The number of packs grew to 23 from 29 in 2020, and the number of breeding pairs increased from 16 to 19. The consistent growth of the wolf population is good news and is the result of hard work of staff, the Wolf Advisory Group and Northeast Washington ranchers, who have taken steps to reduce wolf attacks. These good numbers contradict the rhetoric from some...
Sunflowers are to Ukraine what tulips are to western Washington. During the blooming season, both are spectacular and represent the best in the people who cultivate and visit those fields. In late 1945, Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented the Canadian government with 100,000 tulip bulbs as a gift for providing Holland’s royal family exile during World War II. Since then, the tulip became known as a “Peace Flower” in North America. Her pilgrimage inspired Dutch tulip growers to come...
Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th District, delivered the following remarks at the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Hearing on legislation to support mental health and the well-being of people in America. The following are excerpts from her prepared remarks. "Our children are in crisis. More high schoolers are unhappy and depressed. Mental health emergencies are increasing. Last year, there was a two-and-a-half-fold increase in emergency department visits for suicidal ideation...
Opal Korsvold Miller passed away peacefully April 7, 2022, at Brighton Court in Spokane, Wash. She was born Feb. 18, 1928 in Limon, Colo., to Orvald and Emma Larson Korsvold. The family moved to LaCrosse, Wash., in 1938. She graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1945. On Nov. 16, 1947, she married James Kenneth Miller of St. John. They farmed together for 63 years. Opal was an active member of Wednesday Club and Wheatland Grange. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Gladys Poffenr...
Carol Ellen (Foster) Dechenne, 82, of Bozeman, Mont., passed away April 5, 2022, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Carol was born Nov. 16, 1939 in Ontario, Ore., to Edward "E" Harold Foster and Laura Ellen (Roberts) Foster. She lived in several towns in Idaho and Oregon, before moving to St. John, Wash., in 1952, where her father served as superintendent of the St. John School. That same year, Carol met her future husband, Dale Dechenne, at a Methodist Youth meeting, and they began...
Audrey Loretta (McCabe) Thayer was born on June 28, 1926 and passed away peacefully in her home on April 2, 2022. The first in her family to be birthed in a hospital, Audrey was born to Edmund and Grace A. (Dull) McCabe in Spokane, Washington, where she grew up and eventually met the love of her life, George Eli Thayer. They eloped and were married at the Hitching Post in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on September 26, 1942, a marriage that lasted over 76 years. With the onset of WWII, George enlisted in...
COLFAX – Pastor Don Moore is retiring after 34 years of pastoral service at Colfax's Church of the Nazarene. Moore, 75, moved from Atlanta, Texas, to Colfax 34 years ago after traveling across the West as a preacher. Moore served as a pastor for 52 years. "We felt God was leading us to retire. By different means, age, and our health, and how well the church was doing, the timing was right for us to make the decision," he said. Moore and his wife, Peg Moore, are looking forward to retirement, b...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette Friday, April 16, 1897 CAUGHT IN THE ACT Earl Hodges and Arthur Baird Convicted of Theft Gaines' Store Watched for Several Nights and One Culprit Caught Robbing the Till Monday Evening Deputy Sheriff Green Smith arrested Earl Hodges and Arythur Baird, on a charge of burglarizing the story of F.W. Gaines in Colfax. Hodges was caught in the store. He had just tapped the till, taking 40 cents, and had concealed a box of cigars on his person, when held up by...
COLFAX – Two stolen vehicles parked at a business on Sumner Street were found by the owners March 28. One owner called 911 and the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office began investigating who stole the red 2006 Ram pickup and green 1999 Dodge Durango, the Sheriff’s Office reported. The owners of the vehicles are family members and said the truck and SUV were taken from private property just outside town, the report said. Both were unlocked and the keys inside when the vehicles were stolen. Nothing was stolen from the vehicles, the report said....
ST. JOHN – A Clarkston woman was airlifted to a hospital April 2 after her off-road vehicle slid into a ditch. Helenee Hannus, 46, of Tacoma was transported by Life Flight, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office reporter. She was a passenger in a UTV driven by Curtis Knees, 46, of Clarkston. The UTV crashed in a ditch at a business parking area along state Highway 23 east of the city, the report said. No alcohol was involved, but speed was a factor, the report said. Deputies suspect the UTV was spinning doughnuts in the area before the cra...
LAMONT – A 2017 Ford Explorer was found 170 yards from Rock Lake Road after crashing March 28. Investigators deemed the SUV was moving fast when it occurred due to the distance it stopped from the road. Driver Jocelyn Brown, 47, of St. John, was reported to have suffered possible head injuries, according to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office. She was taken to a hospital. Brown was not ticketed nor arrested....
STEPTOE – A hiker found a .22 rifle in bushes at the Steptoe Butte State Park on March 29. The rifle was near the camping area. The hiker took it home and turned it in at the Pullman Police Department. They declined it and referred it to the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. The serial numbers were not found on the rifle, stopping the sheriff’s office from determining if it is stolen air who originally owned it....
COLFAX – A Walla Walla man who led deputies on a chase from Colfax to Washtucna in a stolen car April 6 is being held on $150,000 bail. Brandin Rencken, 29, of Walla Walla, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for driving under the influence, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and theft of a motor vehicle, records show. The arrest came after a Washington State University police officer reported seeing a stolen black 2012 Mini Cooper heading north on U.S. Highway 195 toward Colfax and turned on emergency lights in a...
ROSALIA – Two Spokane men were arrested April 10 after Whitman County Sheriff’s Office deputies caught them red-handed allegedly trying to steal an ATV. Rown Jokinen, 49, and Michael Gunion, 49, both of Spokane, were booked into the Whitman County Jail following the theft attempt, records show. Bail was set at $50,000 for each man, records show. Jokinen was arrested on two counts of second-degree assault, second-degree burglary, first-degree theft and third-degree driving while license suspended in the third degree. Gunion was arrested for sec...
COLFAX - A Tekoa resident has been hired as the new sales and marketing specialist serving local businesses at The Whitman County Gazette. Chelsea Smoke, 26, of Tekoa, began her first day Monday, April 11. She replaces Sarah Stephens, who accepted a job in Spokane. Smoke will be assisting businesses in Colfax and greater Whitman County with their advertising and marketing needs. The new career is a good fit for Smoke, who says she enjoys working with people. "I am really looking forward to...
ELTOPIA - Sen. Mark Schoesler received the True Patriot award Saturday, April 9, during the Franklin County Republicans annual Lincoln Day Dinner. It was the third award of the week presented to the Ritzville Republican representing the 9th Legislative District, which includes Adams, Franklin, Whitman, Southern Spokane and other counties. In addition to the True Patriot award, Schoesler received the Legislator of the Year award from the Hunters Heritage Council and a golden hammer from Habitat...
Last month following a loss to the Wisconsin Badgers, Michigan Head Coach Juwan Howard and Badgers Coach Greg Gard began to argue about a time out that Gard took in the last seconds of their game. This took place as players and coaches were in the ceremonial post game hand shaking line. Players and coaches from both teams converged to the scene and Howard slapped a Wisconsin assistant making things look really bad. Howard would be suspended for several games and a couple of players had to sit...
GARFIELD — Firearms enthusiasts will be hitting the Garfield Gun Club range Saturday aiming to take home $1,500 in prize money as well as trophies. Squadding starts at 7:30 a.m.; shooting at 9 a.m., officials said. Awards will be presented in several divisions, including 50 Singles, 50 Handicap and 50 Doubles; with A, B, C, D, Lady and Junior classes. Trophies to be presented will include Champion, Long Yardage and Short Yardage, officials said. There are entry fees to participate, officials said. The range is located on Elberton Road, s...
COLFAX — Wintry conditions prompted the cancelation of Tuesday's track meet at the high school here. But other sports this week are expected to continue as planned. And the Bulldogs will be on the road for all of them. The girls fastpitch softball and boys baseball teams will play in Asotin today, Tuesday, April 12. Baseball and junior-varsity softball games will take place at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The varsity softball team plays at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. On Wednesday, the softball and baseball teams t...
