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PULLMAN – Pullman Police arrested Jose Mata, 29, the evening of April 28 on charges of alleged harassment with intent to kill. Officers responded to an apartment complex on Terre View Dr. at approximately 8:30 p.m. According to the arrest reports, the occupants of the apartment, Daniel Norfolk, 20, and Benjamin Holmes-Scanlon, 19, were doing homework on their balcony. Mata came onto his balcony a floor above, wrapping his hands for boxing and offered to box Holmes-Scanlon. Mata allegedly had a conversation with females in the courtyard and a...
COLFAX – A Lewiston woman was booked into Whitman County Jail Saturday on charges of possession of heroin with intent to deliver, possession of fentanyl, possession of methamphetamine and driving under the influence following a traffic stop. Hannah Barnes, 24, was stopped by Whitman County Deputy Cory Alcantar at about 9 p.m. Saturday in downtown Colfax after he observed multiple traffic violations. After speaking to Barnes, he suspected she was under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Sgt. Keith Cooper and Narcotics K-9 Lilly responded. L...
COLFAX – Robert Middleton, 51, Malden, was booked into Whitman County Jail April 29 for violation of a protection order and tampering with a witness. According to the arrest report, the Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded to the call of order violation after Robert Middleton allegedly refused to leave the home of his daughter Nicole Lewis after Rachel Middleton arrived to take her to an appointment. Rachel Middleton has a protection order prohibiting Robert Middleton from being around her. Per the order, Robert Middleton is not to k...
To honor the Class of 2020, the Town of LaCrosse has banners along Main Street honoring this year’s senior class. On April 6, Gov. Inslee announced that school buildings would be closed for the remainder of the school year. To show support, school districts across the county have lit football fields on Friday nights in honor of the Class of 2020....
Census return numbers at the end of April show Colfax with 66.1 percent returns which is above the county, state and national rates. Colfax is 39th for returns in the state. Whitman County is ranked 19 for Census 2020 returns with 51 percent of the county having filled out and returned their census forms, online or by paper. Albion is still the second lowest for returns in the state with 3.9 percent. At the mid-April tally, Lamont was ranked number one for returns in the state with 61 percent. It is still at that percentage and now ranked...
COLFAX – Entry is now open for the Chamber of Commerce's photography contest. Photos can be entered in three categories: Nature, Towns or People of the Palouse. Grand prize winner will receive $500. Winner of each category will receive $250. People's Choice wins $250. Only hard copies will be accepted; no digital. Applications are available at the chamber's website and are to be submitted with the 8 x 10 inch photo to the Chamber of Commerce at 214 N. Main. Deadline for entry is July 1....
PULLMAN – The Lost Apple Project has been busy this past year with rediscovering 10 once lost apple varieties, one of these being near Pullman. With these recent discoveries, the total of rediscovered apples in eastern Washington and northern Idaho is now 23. The Milalyfi apple, found near Pullman, was found on Rocky Butte, land farmed by Roy Druffel. Druffel is on the Lost Apple Project committee and has been looking at the apples growing on Rocky Butte for the past few years. David B...
Whitman County Library book-drops are now open for the return of materials in all 14 branch locations. WCL staff will be emptying the drops regularly but with nearly 4,000 items checked out they ask your assistance in continuing to hold items should you encounter a full book-drop. The library has also resumed taking requests and mailing books, movies and other materials directly to resident’s homes. Requests for materials can be submitted via the Catalog at www.whitco.lib.wa.us, by email at info@whitco.lib.wa.us, and by phone to Colfax at 5...
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories has provided additional funding for the Brown Bag STEM program created in collaboration with Whitman County Library. The additional funding will expand the program to include students attending Whitman County Library District schools in Colton, Garfield, LaCrosse, Oakesdale, Palouse, Rosalia and Tekoa. “It’s been so fun working with the Whitman County Library team on this project,” said John Cassleman, manager of SEL’s K-12 Outreach program. “With all the virtual learning happening right now, we wanted to...
Colfax Monday, May 11: Homemade pizza, green salad, fruit, ice cream sundae Thursday, May 14: Oven baked chicken, rice, grape and broccoli salad, dessert Endicott Tuesday, May 12: Pulled pork sandwich, coleslaw, veggie tray, fruit, cookies LaCrosse Tuesday, May 12: No COA meal Tuesday, May 12: LaCrosse Cafe senior meal every Tuesday at noon throughout the pandemic, suggested donation of $4.25 Friday, May 15: LaCrosse Cafe senior meal every Friday at noon throughout the pandemic, suggested donation of $4.25 Palouse Wednesday, May 13: Fiesta...
8 years ago The Commoner May 10, 1895 The residents of Colfax and vicinity have within the past week nearly all been to Rock creek, or sent a friend, on a fishing excursion. The first catch was brought in about two weeks ago, put everyone in the notion of fishing and since then there has been from one to three parties a day leave the town headed for some place on the creek where no one else has been, but on arriving at such a place it is discovered that from one to 50 people have done the same thing, consequently the stream is fished to...
Rosalia Town Council Will be hosting their next town council meeting virtually on 5/12/2020 at 7:30pm. Please contact City Hall (509) 523-5991 or visit the Town website at townofrosalia.net for log-in information 19/1 Public Notice The Endicott School District No. 308, Whitman County, Washington, has completed preparation of a Capital Projects Fund budget extension for fiscal year 2019-2020. The completed budget extension is on file in the school district administration office located at 308 School Drive, Endicott, WA. A copy of the budget...
1. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the only country to have three capital cities? 2. MOVIES: What year did the first Academy Awards ceremony take place? 3. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In police radio code, what does 10-31 mean? 4. U.S. STATES: What state would a Hoosier come from? 5. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin phrase "carpe noctem" mean? 6. GAMES: What color property is Kentucky Avenue in the Monopoly board game? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What do you call an animal that eats plants and meat? 8. SCIENCE: What is the study of mycology? 9. MEDICAL: What is a more common...
COLFAX - May 7 marks 30 years for Mayor Jim Retzer as a trooper with the Washington State Patrol. This comes just two days after Retzer was announced as the recipient of the Chief Will Bachofner Award which is the Trooper of the Year award. "I'm pretty honored to be put in and selected for that," Retzer said. The announcement was by the WSP Chief John R. Batiste via a virtual live stream from his office May 5. According to Retzer, there is usually a ceremony in Olympia honoring fallen officers and award recipients on that date. Changes were...
COLFAX-Ninth District legislators have sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee to request he add Whitman County to the list of counties that may see a variance and reopen sooner than the rest of the state. "We would bet that if Whitman County is granted the same opportunity as the 10 counties you designated already, its leaders, merchants and residents will deliver," stated the letter signed by Senator Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye May 5. Included in the letter were comparisons between Whitman County and other counties that had...
Two sections of the Snake River – the area surrounding Little Goose Dam and the area around Clarkston – are open for spring Chinook salmon on alternating days, giving area anglers four possible days each week for spring Chinook fishing. "This is always a popular fishery, so we're excited that we can offer an opportunity to fish," said Chris Donley, Region 1 fish program manager with WDFW. The two sections of the Snake River opening for Chinook retention are: Opening Tuesdays and Fridays beginning May 5: The area from the Texas Rapids boat lau...
PALOUSE – Palouse will opened Hayton-Greene Park on May 5. Restrooms at Hayton-Greene and Heritage park will remain closed until further notice. Mayor Chris Cook urged citizens to adhere to the following guidelines outlined by Governor Jay Inslee: Anyone exhibiting any cold or flu-like symptoms shall not participate in outdoor recreation activities. Limit your recreation partners to only those who live within your household unit. People must recreate locally: Do not travel farther than necessary and do not stay overnight to recreate. Practice s...
PULLMAN-A Whitman County Coroner's report has been released regarding the investigation into the death of Bryce Beekman. Beekman, 22, was a WSU student who died March 23, 2020, in Pullman. According to the coroner's report, cause of death was acute intoxication due to the combined effects of fentanyl and promethazine. The manner of death was accidental. Beekman was from Baton Rouge, La....
PULLMAN – Whitman County deputies responded the morning of May 1 to a vehicle rollover accident on a farming access road just north of Pullman. The vehicle, a late model Ford pickup truck, had four juvenile occupants at the time of the accident. Two of the youth were transported to Pullman Regional Hospital via ambulance for possible neck and back injuries. The other two reported minor injuries. None of the injuries were reported to be life-threatening. The accident is under investigation....
The Colfax FFA Plant started and ended on Thursday, May 7. The sale started at 9 a.m. and plants were mostly out of stock by 10:30 a.m. The last customer was served by noon. With selling out in just under a couple of hours the scheduled May 8 and 9 sale dates were canceled. “Our plants are 100 percent sold out. Thank you to our community for supporting the program and our FFA members,” said a Colfax FFA Facebook post....
Innovia Foundation announced a second round of grant funding available to communitybased organizations engaged in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Funding will be prioritized for organizations addressing the health and economic needs of those most likely to be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, as well as for recovery efforts to ensure community resilience. Eligible organizations include nonprofit and grassroots organizations, tribal entities, schools and other government agencies. Funds are...