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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Monday, April 11 No records are available due to a county website error. Tuesday, April 12 5:46 a.m. – Farmington Road, Tekoa – An abandoned vehicle was reported. 9:17 a.m. – Rosalia School District – A deputy responded to a fire alarm. 10:28 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A sex offender registered a new address. 12:28 p.m. – SR 26, LaCrosse – A report was received about suspicious circumstances. 1:39 p.m. – Sheriff’s office – A sex offender registered a new address. 2:22 p.m. – Main Street, Colfax – A deputy responded to a report of a vehicle be...
• Bryawna Stidham is guilty of DUI and was sentenced to 364 days in jail with 363 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended, fees $600, 24 months sup[revised probation, 12 months unsupervised probation, obtain an alcohol assessment, and attend a DUI victim impact panel. • Quinn Cohee is guilty of display or possession of a fraudulent driver’s license or ID and was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 60 days suspended, fined $500 with $500 suspended, fees $543, 6 months supervised probation, and attend a DUI victim impact panel. • Hen...
PULLMAN – The Whitman County Association of Realtors announced the winners of the 2022 awards. The Citizen of the Year was awarded to the Mayor of Pullman Glenn Johnson, according to a spokesperson. Evan Ellis was named Partner of the Year. He’s the news director at KQQQ in Pullman. Stewart Title Company was named Affiliate of the Year. Jeannette Gordon received the Community Service Award and the REALTOR Achievement Award. Krista Gross was named REALTOR of the Year....
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Colfax farmer John Aeschliman earned a first-place state award in the 2021 National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. The award was announced today, Monday, April 18. Aeschliman is one of the highest corn yield producers in the nation with DEKALB® DKC33-78RIB brand blend corn, yielding an outstanding 110 bushels per acre in the No-Till Non-Irrigated category. “These folks make farming look easy, but it’s far from it,” said Dipal Chaudhari, DEKALB® Asgrow® Deltapine® Brand Lead. “A lot goes into these ou...
PASCO — The Colfax High School Jazz band brought home a second-place trophy Saturday, April 16, from the Jazz unlimited Festival at Columbia Basin College. Bulldog musicians out-played their peers at much larger schools, including the Nos. 2,3 and 4 bands from Richland, Pasco, Hanford, Chiawana (Pasco), A.C. Davis (Yakima), Ellensburg and Hockinson (Vancouver) high schools, Colfax Band Director Mike Morgan said. “I was very proud of the band for battling these great programs from the Tri-Cities”, Morgan said. “To place in the Top 3 with th...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette Friday, April 23, 1897 NEW TIME CARD Colfax Has Not a Single Daylight Train The new time card on th O. R. & N. went into effect on Wednesday, April 21. The new schedule is generally regarded as the most inconvenient that could possibly have been named for the Colfax people. It does not give the Palouse country at any point a daylight train. 100 Years Ago From the Colfax Commoner Friday, April 21, 1922 ST. IGNATIUS TO OBSERVE HOSPITAL DAY ON MAY 12 Movement W...
OLYMPIA – The state is holding a statewide trout fishing derby on April 23 to kick off the 2022 fishing season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife stocks lakes throughout the year, and while many lakes are open for fishing year-round, the annual opening day offers an opportunity for anglers to fish for thousands of planted trout, spokesman Ben Anderson said last week. The derby coincides with the statewide opening of lowland lakes for the 2022 fishing season. The derby runs through Oct. 31. Fishermen can catch tagged trout in lakes a...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse Boosters are hosting donkey basketball April 24. The event takes place in the Palouse High School gym starting at 3 p.m. Some of the teams competing include the Garfield-Palouse FFA officers, school staff, and Gar-Pal Boosters. A silent auction and 50/50 cards are offered, and food is available for purchase. Tickets can be bought from FFA members or boosters....
CHENEY – A Colfax pole vaulter finished fourth Saturday, April 16, Van Kuren Invitational track meet. Senior Emma Brysonposted the highest place for any Bulldog competitors, clearing the bar at 8 feet, and tying for fourth in girls pole vault with Mikah Baggot of Central Valley. Bryson scored all four of Colfax’s team points. Central Valley won the girls team title with 64 points, followed in second by East Valley (Spokane Valley) with 58 and Cheney third with 52. St. George’s and Odessa tied for fourth with 46 points; both are Class 1B schoo...
ALMOTA — Spring Chinook fishing season opens May 3. From the Texas Rapids boat launch to the fishing restriction boundary below Little Goose Dam, the season begins May 3 and is open only on Tuesdays and Fridays. This zone includes both shores and the rock and concrete area between the juvenile bypass return pipe and Little Goose Dam. From the southbound Highway 12 Bridge, near Pasco, upstream about 7 miles to the fishing restriction boundary below Ice Harbor Dam opens May 4. Only Wednesdays and Thursdays are open. Salmon must be a minimum of 1...
Following every season, coaches find themselves either fired, accepting a raise with a couple of years added to their contract or finding the next ideal place to go to. And in a few cases, retirement is the best ending for a long career. I’ve had the opportunity to read about some of the history of assistant coaches that are new hires at the local colleges. Some of these people must be living out of an RV for as many different places they’ve lived. It’s one thing to be able to teach remot...
By Roger Harnack Gazette Publisher COLFAX - The Colfax girls fastpitch softball team swept the visiting Liberty (Spangle) Lancers in a doubleheader Tuesday night, April 19. Colfax took the games 3-2 and 13-3. Individual statistics were not available before press time. Colfax (8-1 in league, 9-1 overall) sits in second place in the Northeast 2B. The Lancers (6-2 in league and 7-2 overall) are in third place. Northwest Christian remains undefeated, and leads the league with a 5-0 record....
COLFAX - The Colfax boys baseball team remains atop the Northeast 2B league standings after knocking off league rival, Liberty on Tuesday night, April 19. The Bulldogs (9-1) doubled up on the Lancers (2-7, 2-8 overall) in a 10-5 victory. Individual statistics were not available prior to press time. The win kept the Bulldogs tied with Northwest Christian (4-1; 5-2 overall) atop the league. Meanwhile, the Lancers from Spangle are tied for sixth-place in the league with the Davenport Gorillas....
TEKOA - After more than two years, a new Miss Tekoa has been crowned. Tekoa High School junior Eliona McElderry was crowned Miss Tekoa during a pageant Saturday, April 16, in the historic Empire Theatre, 126 S. Crosby St. McElderry's royal court includes princesses Savannah Rinehart, Khloe Morrison and Joan Barnowski. The 90-minute "Let it Reign" program featured the pageant contestants competing in talent, an impromptu question and poise and composure. The show opened with the royal...
COLFAX - A law limiting police chases to cases only involving a potential violent offender has led to an 88% increase in vehicle thefts. With the number of vehicle thefts skyrocketing statewide, Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers is calling on lawmakers to rescind the law that only went into effect July 25 last year.. House Bill 1054 changed regulations on tactics and equipment used by police officers. Under the law, officers can only engage in a pursuit with probable cause to arrest a person...
COLFAX - Hundreds of city youth turned out Saturday morning, April 16, for Easter egg hunts. In Colfax, the Easter bunny hit several parks, leaving a golden egg in each for a lucky egg hunter to find....
Frank Motley, 6901 State Route 270 Pullman, WA 99163-8717, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Terre View Roundabout at N. Fairway Project, is located at Intersection of Terre View & N. Fairway in Pullman in Whitman County. This project involves 1.5 acers of soil disturbance for Highway or Road. Utilities construction activities. The receiving waterbody is Missouri Flat Creek. Any persons desiring to present their v...
WHITMAN COUNTY ELECTIONS NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DEADLINES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, beginning May 2, 2022 and going through May 20, 2022 candidate filing by mail will occur. Online candidate filing begins May 16, 2022 and ends on May 20, 2022. Positions open for filing in Whitman County will be available to view on the Whitman County website at whitmancounty.net Candidate filing forms are available on the Whitman County website. To file by mail, you will need to fill out a candidate filing form online, print and sign the form and mail...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JADE (JOSEPH DAVID) HODGSON SUPERIOR COURT OF THE State of Washington in and for the County of Spokane. Estate of Jade (Joseph David) Hodgson, Deceased. No. 22400788-32 Probate Notice to Creditors. (RCW 11.40.030). The personal representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided for in RCW...
Redistricting of Director Districts St. John School District #322 This is a legal notice to inform the public of redistricting as a result of the 2020 census. The director maps and legal description will be provided at the main office until the hearing on April 25, 2022 at 7:00 PM at the St. John School Building. The legal description is as follows: St. John School District Legal Description Director District 1 All northeasterly on State Route 23 including the portion named Front St in St John. Director District 2 Starting at the intersection...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF WHITMAN In the matter of the Estate of: DIANE M. ZOLLARS, Deceased. NO. 22-4-00053-38 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 Richard Zollars has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative’s a...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR KING COUNTY In Re the Estate of: TONY LEE CAROSINO, Deceased. Case No.: 22-4-02506-6 KNT NOTICE TO CREDITORS The Personal Representative named below has been appointed and has qualified as Personal Representative of the above estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by servin...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TERRY LEE VIETZ, Deceased. No. 22-4-00052-38 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
Notice for Publication FARM PROPERTY FOR SALE: The sale of farmland (including improvements on the land) being sold by a private bid sale. The property is subject to a current Lease which expires August 31, 2024. The real property (Parcel No’s. 2-0000-39-19-27-2901; 2-0000-39-19-22-3000;2-0000-39-19-28-2000; 2-0000-39-19-21-3170; 2-0000-39-19-28-3000; 2-0000-39-19-28-1000; 2-0000-39-19-21-4000) consist of approximately 1,110 acres per the County Assessor. All bids must be received by May 31, 2022, at Brock Law Firm, Attn: Corey F. Brock, 111 S...
