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COLFAX – He pled guilty to trying to outrun the Garfield marshal and now has to pay for the spike strips used to catch him. Taylor Shell, 27, of Moscow, Idaho, was charged on May 3 in Whitman County Superior Court with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and pled guilty on May 14. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and charged $500 in restitution to law enforcement for using spike strips to end the pursuit, according to Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy. After serving his s...
COLFAX – Tracy Porter pled guilty to reckless burning for lighting five fires to burn tall grass in Rosalia that spread to three abandoned mobile homes. Porter, 65, of Rosalia, was charged with reckless burning in the first degree on May 3 in Whitman County Superior Court. He pled guilty on May 7. He was sentenced on May 14 to 90 days in jail but Porter was granted a first time offender waiver for the jail time. Conditions of his waiver include 12 months of supervised probation and he's to w...
COLFAX – Two people using the Bumble dating app introduced two friends and it ended with one raping a 20-year-old Washington State University student. Matthew A, Gladden, 18, of Tukwila, was charged in Whitman County Superior Court on May 12 with rape in the second degree and assault in the second degree with sexual motivation. He enters a plea during his pending arraignment on May 21. Gladden met the student through a friend. The male friend met a woman through the dating app Bumble. G...
COLFAX - Wearing masks at the Whitman County courthouse is under review by the county commissioners. Under new state guidelines, people vaccinated against COVID do not need to wear one. Commissioners Art Swannack, Michael Largent, and Tom Handy discussed the matter Monday, before deciding that chairman Swannack should meet with Kelli Campbell, human resources director, to write a new policy. The policy should determine what is feasible and how to address vaccinated and non-vaccinated people in...
PULLMAN — Whitman County is buying land for $2.1 million for Whitcom emergency services communications to house building and antennas. County commissioners approved the expenditure on Monday to buy the land from a private owner. The county had leased the property before. Whitcom is the county’s emergency communications system operating 9-1-1....
COLFAX — Fourteen Whitman County libraries upgraded their public Wi-Fi network. The free service was improved through funding from The Whitman County COVID-19 Nonprofit Relief Program, the library staff announced May 12. The new equipment allows for access from a wider area at each library, so users may get online from various parking spots near each branch. Available 24 hours per day/seven days per week, the free Wi-Fi requires no library card....
PULLMAN — The Lentil Festival in Pullman is canceled for a second year. Pullman Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Marie Dymkoski talked about the decision on Tuesday at the Pullman chamber’s state of the city address. Because of COVID-19 uncertainty, Dymkoski explained the chamber has not been able to plan for the annual August event, which requires 10-11 months of preparation. Dymkoski said the chamber may hold a series of smaller events involving restaurants, retailers, and musicians to welcome Washington State University students bac...
PULLMAN — Washington State University (WSU) employees return to the office by July 12. The announcement was made Tuesday by university President Kirk Schulz. It encompasses all WSU campuses and units. Most of the majority of WSU employees return on-site on July 12. The announcement is part of WSU’s plans for a widely expanded in-person experience this fall....
REARDAN — The Colfax Bulldogs went to Reardan for the season hoops tip-off and came away unscathed. The Bulldog varsity boys pounded the Reardan Indians 67-34, while the varsity girls used a stout zone defense to pull away in the second half of their game 41-24 in both team's opening game on May 15. The Colfax boys started strong and never looked back, jumping out to a 15-5 lead in the first quarter. They were forcing turnovers and getting out in transition as Reardan struggled to get past t...
TEKOA – COVID strikes again as administrators shut down Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves’ basketball and wrestling for the year. After Tekoa School District decided to return to online teaching, it triggered an agreement, said Athletic Director Rosie McLain. “If either of the schools went online, the sports would be put on hold,” said McLain. “We already agreed to have a short season … As District 9 we agreed to only play up to Memorial Day.” The decision on May 13 ends basketball and wrestling for the year. It was prompted by a recommendatio...
SNAKE RIVER - Spring Chinook salmon season on the Snake River closed Wednesday. The restriction takes effect below the Little Goose Dam to the Texas Rapids boat launch, upstream from the mouth of the Tucannon River. The area includes a concrete and rock space between the juvenile bypass return pipe and the dam along the south shoreline. The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) decided to close based on in-season fish estimates. The ruling stops all spring Chinook fishing on...
COLFAX — Seven Whitman County high school athletes were selected to be honored by being placed on the District 9 All League baseball and softball teams. Four played for the Colton Wildcats. Austin Jones made the baseball team. Josie Schultheis, Rylee Vining, and Maggie Meyer were named for softball. Garfield-Palouse Vikings softball had Kenzi Pedersen and Denni Feely named to the All League softball team. Douglas Stach earned a spot on the All League baseball team to represent the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles. Selected for the District 9 A...
SUNNYSIDE — Wildcat Lola Baerlocher led Colton in the loss with 12 points and Kyndra Stout had 11. Sunnyside Christian’s Jenna Andringa led all scorers with 29 points....
POMEROY — Kenzi Pedersen scored 21 points to lead the Vikings in a turning-of-the-tables blowout of longtime league power Pomeroy. Madi Cloninger added 12 points for Garfield-Palouse....
POMEROY — Vikings senior and four-year starter Austin Jones delivered 30 points for Garfield-Palouse. Trent Gwinn led the Pomeroy Pirates with 14 points....
SUNNYSIDE — The Colton boys and their six-man roster lost at Sunnyside as Dalton McCann scored 21 points against the Sunnyside Christian Knights junior varsity team....
COLBERT - The dugout chatter was louder, the sun was brighter and the calls were closer. Colfax and Northwest Christian (NWC) met for a charged Bi-County 2B league championship game on May 14 that ended on a Bulldogs' baserunner called for tagging up too early amidst a Colfax rally in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Crusaders took the title, 5-3, concluding the season in a year of no state tournaments following a year of no seasons due to COVID. The Bulldogs, in all-white pinstripes, led...
PASCO - Five voters led by a Pasco City Councilman have filed a petition to recall Gov. Jay Inslee for abusing the powers of his office during the coronavirus pandemic last year. The recall petition was filed with the Secretary of State's Office in Olympia on May 17. Gov. Inslee has yet to respond to the recall petition. Under the state Constitution, any elected official in the state can be removed from office for misfeasance, malfeasance, and violating an oath of office. In the recall,...
COLTON — This fall Colton and Uniontown parents have the option to enroll their child for two years of kindergarten instead of one. The Colton School District began preparation for transitional kindergarten, which is a program for 4-year-olds to attend full-day school. The district is interviewing candidates for a certified teacher. “It’s a cool option. We’re excited for it,” said Paul Clark, Colton superintendent. “We already have a solid preschool program. Now we can amp it up even more....
COLFAX - Whitman County commissioners listened to testimony about a flooding threat in Ewan attributed to beavers. Andrew Wolfe, manager of Rock Lake Conservation District, spoke to commissioners on Monday about the recent increase in flooding of Kamiak Creek, which goes directly through Ewan. He explained how a 1,200-foot long grove of willow trees attracts beavers, which gnaw and cut trees building sediment in the creek to cause rising water levels. "An obvious flooding threat," Wolfe said....
SPOKANE — Barbara Rockness is suing Whitman County for lack of a policy prohibiting romantic relationships between deputies and former victims of crime. The Rosalia woman named her ex-husband and former Whitman County undersheriff Ron Rockness as a defendant in the lawsuit, seeking money for his alleged abuse. Ron Rockness served in law enforcement for 17 years before resigning his position after being charged in Whitman County with felony assault in the second degree for alleged domestic v...
TEKOA – A couple from Idaho failed to find gas in a lawnmower trailer in Tekoa on May 11, instead, they found themselves a stay in jail. Danielee K. Zurcher, 20, of Plummer, of Idaho, and Misty D. Perkins, 33, of Athol, Idaho, were arrested by the Whitman County Sheriff's Office, according to Undersheriff Chris Chapman. Zurcher faces charges in Whitman County District Court of theft in the third degree, vehicle prowling, and two counts of driving while his license was suspended in the third degr...
COLFAX – A donation of $3,500 was made to the Whitman County Fire District 5 to improve response times for emergency aid near Lamont. The money is from a rural grant provided by Northwest Farm Credit Services. It was used to buy a Jeep Cherokee and convert it to an aid vehicle for the rural fire district. EMT Holli Basus is assigned the SUV. "It made sense to have some of the EMTs keep the vehicles at their residence ... to make response times faster," said Ryan Kile, Colfax branch manager f...
TEKOA – After their season was canceled, Tekoa-Rosalia Athletic Director Rosie McLain was happy to announce they will have a two-game season. The boys' basketball team has two seniors this season as part of the 12 player roster. Anthony Gehring and Zach Seans attend Rosalia High School. "That why we wanted to do something rather than nothing. I am going to fight for those seniors as much as I can," said McLain. "And the seniors were very thankful." The Timberwolves' first game is Tuesday, May 2...
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