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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport is receiving $1 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to design a new terminal building. The existing 8,785 square foot terminal facility is 31 years old serves 21% of the needed space for 2019, according to airport officials. It was designed to accommodate a single 38-passenger plane under pre-9/11 security requirements. The airport is looking to build a new terminal facility with more than 40,000 square-feet to a...
PULLMAN – Washington State University professor Lav Khot has been named interim director of AgWeatherNet. Khot takes over as director for Dave Brown, who stepped down. “We want to make sure this high-quality data is collected and distributed to grower stakeholders so they can make informed decisions that benefit their operations and the state of Washington,” Khot said. Khot will serve an interim term of two years and is an associate professor in biological systems engineering. AgWeatherNet includes nearly 400 solar-powered weather stati...
MOSCOW — Latah County returned to pre-COVID access for all county buildings on May 20. The Latah County commissioners ended the Order and Supplemental Order Restricting Public Access to the County Facilities that was in place since March 8, 2020, according to county documents. The order to end them was signed on May 19. Masks, distancing, and restricting the number of people are no longer required by the county, but each department can impose precautions of their own determination, according t...
PULLMAN - Pullman police used social media to have the public identify a man stealing tools from Pullman Building Supply on May 18. Store security shared surveillance video with Pullman police officer Shane Emerson. The video showed a man placing tool belts and power tools in a cart, leave the store without paying, and drive away in a green Subaru Impreza. The stolen items are worth $1,479. Pullman police posted a photo of the suspect and the Subaru on their Facebook page. A follower responded...
LEWISTON, Idaho — Several Whitman County organizations were selected to receive grants from the Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation. More than $32,000 in small grants is approved to help organizations dealing with local health care issues. Whitman County recipients include: • Colfax – Council on Aging and Human Services, $10,000 for senior nutrition • Colton – Whitman County Fire District No. 14, $9,100 for quick response emergency supplies • LaCrosse – LaCrosse Community Outreach, $10,000 for food bank repairs and training • Rosalia – V...
MALDEN — The Malden Tool Library is open and membership applications are being accepted to allow people to borrow tools. Equipment can be checked out from the library. Shovels and rakes are “outside of the library and free for the taking,” according to town officials. To get an application or to get more information, contact town hall during regular business hours from Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by calling 509-569-3771....
PULLMAN — Washington State University keeps its mask mandate while the University of Idaho does not. The announcements come after the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) adopted a policy that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks. Further guidance from Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is expected, which may affect WSU’s policy. For the University of Idaho, the administrators announced on Monday that students will not be required to wear masks anymore on campus. President Scott Green said supervisors are not asking employees if they hav...
COLFAX — Whitman County’s median home price is up more than 12% over last year, according to the University of Washington’s Center for Real Estate Research. The median home price is now more than $320,000. The report notes 121 new home building permits issued in Whitman County in the first quarter of 2021. The number was at nine for the first quarter last year. The difference is mainly attributed to new statewide building codes taking effect on Feb. 1....
COLFAX - The Colfax High School girls basketball team won two blowouts last weekend to go to 4-1 on the short season. They beat Jenkins High School 72-21 and St. George's 50-19. Asher Cai led at Jenkins with 27 points and 8 rebounds. Jaisha Gibb added 17 points and freshman Hailey Demler got 10 points and 8 rebounds. Against St. George's, Cai scored 14 points with 8 rebounds and Gibb had 14 points and 5 steals. The Bulldogs' one loss was against Kettle Falls on May 18 at home. Cai did not play,...
ST. JOHN — The season started with mixed results for the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse boys basketball team, winning one and losing one. The season opener went to Oakesdale 42-33 in Washtucna on May 17. They bounced back the next day to beat Wilbur-Creston 48-33. The Nighthawks came on strong to make it a defensive game for the Eagles, said St. John Coach Mike Stubbs. The team had little time to prepare for their first game with the constant changes in schedules from COVID precautions. “There was adrenaline. There was first game anxiety,” said...
SPOKANE — Garfield-Palouse’s Kenzi Pedersen had a banner game scoring 29 points, making 7 rebounds, and hitting 14 for 19 shots against Valley Christian Panthers on May 22. “She didn’t miss much,” said Timberwolves Coach Garrett Parish. Teammates Maci Brantner helped by scoring 9 points and making 8 rebounds, and Makenzie Collier added 6 points and 4 steals. The Timberwolves beat the Panthers 59-29 to advance their season record to 3-2. It was the sixth game the girls played in eight days. “We started our older girls and they went out and jumpe...
PALOUSE — Garfield-Palouse Vikings boys basketball Coach Steve Swinney prepared for the start of the 2020-21 basketball season to have his 12 returning players. Two days before the first practice he found out it would be eight. When he walked into the gym it was seven. A few veterans did not come out, including senior post player Jacob Anderson. A promising sophomore transferred to Pullman after spring break. “Kids said they didn’t want to wear masks,” said Swinney. “For the ones that came out, I was kind of shocked to see them at first. They w...
PALOUSE — Garfield-Palouse Vikings boys basketball Coach Steve Swinney prepared for the start of the 2020-21 basketball season to have his 12 returning players. Two days before the first practice he found out it would be eight. When he walked into the gym it was seven. A few veterans did not come out, including senior post player Jacob Anderson. A promising sophomore transferred to Pullman after spring break. “Kids said they didn’t want to wear masks,” said Swinney. “For the ones that came out, I was kind of shocked to see them at first. They w...
ST JOHN — The Colton Wildcats defeated the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles 74-31 on May 22. “We got off to real good start and jumped off to a 26-9 lead in the first quarter,” said Wildcats Coach Clark Vining. “We had a pretty balanced scoring.” Colton’s Rylee Vining scored 29 points and had 13 steals. Maggie Meyer scored 18 points. Josie Schultheis scored 17 points and had 6 assists. Freshman Kyndra Stout had 10 rebounds. “Our defense was pretty solid in the first half but we tightened up our defense in the second half,” sazid Vining. I...
WILBUR — Two games into the season and the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles girls are still looking for their first win. They lost their season opener to the Oakesdale Nighthawks 55-32 on May 17 and the next day lost to the Wilbur-Creston Wildcats 35-18. The young Eagles team has seven players, leaving two to rotate in when starters need a break, said Coach Jeff Gates. Three seniors declined to return to the team due to graduation and other activities. Two cited the COVID mask requirement as a factor. “Half the team opted out so we have a much...
COLFAX - A total of five Colfax High School baseball players were named to the Bi-County All-league team. Seniors Layne Gingerich, shortstop/pitcher, and Eric Akesson, catcher/first base, made the first team. Second-team honorees were senior Kolby Sisk, shortstop/pitcher, freshman Cody Inderrieden, outfield/pitcher, and sophomore Mason Gilchrist, centerfield/pitcher....
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs boys basketball team is coming out of last weekend with losses to St. George's 79-47, and Jenkins 77-48. The young Colfax group played without both of its juniors. John Lustig strained a muscle in his back last week in practice and Damian Demler sprained his ankle. "(The weekend) was a bit of a learning curve," said Colfax Coach Reece Jenkin. "But our kids didn't quit. They're giving what they have. Kids are getting opportunities and we're adjusting on the fly."...
OAKESDALE — The SUV made its way to Moscow to play Logos School last summer. Inside, Coach Carl Crider drove Oakesdale veteran basketball players Kit Hockett, Simon Anderson, Tyler Bober, and Gavin Shrope. “I hope this isn’t our senior night,” said Hockett. Laughter followed. A month later Crider started to wonder what exactly the prospects were for a 2020-21 basketball season for his team coming off back-to-back sixth and fourth-place finishes at state – with four starters returning. When the school year began, with so many schools still in...
COLFAX - Whitman County Commissioner Art Swannack asked why people cutting their timber aren't allowed to build a house with it. Swannack started the discussion on Monday referencing an ordinance passed in Columbia County in February to allow privately milled lumber to be used by the owner to build a dwelling. The matter came up at an April meeting of the Eastern Washington Council of Governments, attended by Swannack. Previously, a private timberland owner was restricted from cutting their...
COLFAX - Discussions among Whitman County commissioners continue whether they will change the mask policy for county buildings and how to do it. Masks are required for people visiting and working in county buildings. Changing the policy has yet to be determined as commissioners explore various elements. One issue discussed Monday at a county commissioners' workshop is relating to vaccinated and unvaccinated county employees. "Do you think (state Labor and Industries) has done a legal review on...
COLFAX - A state 2019 audit listed the Port of Whitman as failing to update internal controls for financial reporting under the Budgeting Accounting and Reporting System (BARS). It is the first finding by the Washington State Auditor's Office since the Port of Whitman was formed in 1958. The state accuses the port of not listing Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) on the Schedule of Long-Term Liabilities and Notes correctly. It's what the port pays for retiree benefits. "Even though retires...
OLYMPIA - The state Department of Labor and Industries is requiring business owners to verify employees have been vaccinated. Under the new May 21 mandate, the agency is requiring employers to create a "log of workers who have verified they've been vaccinated and the date of verification." "I believe they are crossing the line," said Sen. Mark Schoessler, R-Ritzville, reacting to the new mandate. The rule requires employers to check vaccination status daily as workers enter jobsites, marking...
COLFAX - A Memorial Day ceremony is in its 31st year when it occurs on May 31. It begins at 10 a.m. in the veterans' circle. Hundreds of flags are set out around the cemetery. The event is put on by many volunteers, including Colfax Junior-Senior High School FFA advisor Michael Heitstuman and his students, who help put up the flags and take them down. Cemetery Sexton Joe Rupe and his part-time staff also volunteer, as well as members of the American Legion, Craig Willson, and staff members of...
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