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  • Betty Morris

    Betty Morris

    Jun 1, 2023

    Our Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, Betty Lou Irene Lawrence Morris, went to be with Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at the age of 90. She was born on February 2, 1933, the eldest daughter of Louis and Doris (Barber) Lawrence in St. Paul, Minnesota. Betty graduated from Big Sandy High School in 1949, at the age of 16. She attended Northern Montana College in Havre, majoring in Journalism. Betty's work ethic was evident from a young age, as she... Full story

  • Diane Nebel

    Jun 1, 2023

    It is with heavy hearts that we say our farewells to our beloved mother and grandmother Mrs. Diane Nebel, who passed on May 21, 2023. Diane is survived by children; Shawnda and Graig Maley, Tanya and Curtis Chapman, John and Julie Nebel, April and Jack McCann Jr., Heather and Mike MacPherson and Andrew Nebel, also including eight beautiful grandchildren: Chris and Michelle Myers, Jim Maley, Steven Maley, Sadie Asihene, Ashley McCann, Jackson McCann, Emma MacPherson and Emily MacPherson. Our amazing mother and grandmother accomplished so much... Full story

  • Senior Menus

    Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    Colfax Thursday, June 1 Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Garlic Butter, Carrots, Caesar Salad, Birthday Dessert Strawberry Cupcake. Monday, June 5 Hawaiian Burger w/Ham & Pineapple, Zesty Pasta Salad w/Vegetables and Chocolate Chip Cookie. Colton Wednesday, June 7 Oven Baked Chicken Pasta with Garlic Butter, Beets, Caesar Salad, Birthday Dessert Strawberry Cupcakes. LaCrosse Tuesday, June 6 Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Garlic Butter, Beets, Carrots, Caesar Salad, Birthday Dessert. Palouse Wednesday, June 7 Chicken Parmesan Pasta with Garlic Butter,...

  • Births

    Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    Pullman Regional Hospital Aubree Scevers, a girl, was born May 17, 2023, to parents Jocelyn Schlotman and Andrew Scevers, of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, 11.5 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Brady Jorissen, of North Dakota. Maternal Grandparents are Tonya Schlotman, of North Dakota. Aubree is a first child, but joins sister Samantha Schlotman, 19, and brother Thomas Schlotman, 13, at home. Arlynn June Sharp, a girl, was born May 25, 2023, to parents Dayton Sharpt and Kelley Stavish, of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces. Paternal...

  • Class of 1973 celebrates fifty-year reunion

    Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX — Fifty years ago, the graduating class of 1973 tossed their caps and collected diplomas from Colfax High School. The same class will reunite this year from Friday, June 23, through Sunday, June 25. “We were in the smaller class at the time in our school. We are a pretty close nit class; we were always that way,” said organizer Chris Cook of Colfax. “We are pretty excited.” The weekend starts on Friday with a no-host social and dinner at the Lumberyard Food Hall in Pullman from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Golfing kicks off on Saturday, followed...

  • The Humane Society of the Palouse hosts annual Kitten Shower

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    MOSCOW — The Humane Society of the Palouse is hosting its annual Kitten Shower supply drive Sunday, June 4, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the 1912 Center Great Room, located at 412 E. 3rd Street in Moscow. The event functions like a baby shower, emphasizing donating helpful supplies that provide care for young and orphaned kittens. Attendees can support local animals in need and learn about the work that goes into raising them. The HSoP looks forward to the community’s support to gather enough supplies for nearly 200 kittens expected during this yea...

  • Rosalia Garden Club honors Margaret Severson with June Garden

    MarvaLee Peterschick, Gazette Correspondent|Jun 1, 2023

    ROSALIA - Rosalia Garden Club is pleased to announce the winner of the June "Garden of the Month" honor. The sign was placed in Margaret Severson's neat and compact garden last week and will stay in place until the end of June. Margaret has been a long- time gardener. She has been downsizing just slightly as the years pass. She also is community minded, having served on the park board and being a past member and president of Rosalia Garden Club. Margaret also likes to incorporate yard art into...

  • Colfax High School hosts Future Farmers of America Ag Day

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX - The Colfax FFA Chapter held its first Ag Day for Jennings Elementary students since 2019 Friday, May 26. FFA Advisor Michael Heitstuman stated that they couldn't do it in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2021 the school districts still needed to be at the point they could do it. "This is our first year bringing it back," Heitstuman said, adding that they didn't do the event last year. The event started at around 8:30 a.m. this morning, he explained, adding that the first...

  • PRH names 2023 excellence awards

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    PULLMAN — The Pullman Regional Hospital recognized Nadia Rivas, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in the Emergency Department, as the outstanding Employee for 2023. Stephanie Knewbow, Registered Nurse and Director of the Emergency Department, with the Nurse Excellence Award 2023. To be nominated for the Outstanding Employee Award, employees must have two or more years of service and updated licenses and certifications. A committee of past recipients selects the year’s awardee. Having worked at Pullman Regional Hospital for five years as a CNA...

  • Rosalia set for annual Battle Days event this weekend

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    ROSALIA — Rosalia will host their annual Battle Days from Friday, June 2, through Saturday, June 3. Events kick off on Friday at 5 p.m. with a family night at Rosalia Park featuring music by “Just Plain Darin,” with hot dogs and beverages available. Battle Days Secretary Lori Furman stated that this is the first year they’ve added the Family Fun Night, and the city pool is open for the entire weekend. Rosalia Pool Manager Piper Dickenson shared that the pool will have several games they’re sponsoring Friday and Saturday evening, including water...

  • Veteran's Corner: The Cokers - Part One

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX - Local Veterans Jerry and Eunice Coker met square dancing and were married in 2001. Mrs. Coker explained that she was taking lessons and looked around at the following round dance and ballroom dancing classes. She said that Mr. Coker had volunteered to be her round dancing partner for the year lesson, adding that she decided to keep him. She explained that she entered the Army in 1975 and was a military police officer until 1978. Born in the Colfax St. Ignatius hospital, Mrs. Coker...

  • Decision a win for landowners

    Pam Lewison, Washington Policy Center|Jun 1, 2023

    In a victory for private property owners, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the “significant nexus” test in its Sackett v EPA ruling. The ruling changes how “waters of the United States” can be applied by leaving wetlands that are not directly flowing into “rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water that flow across or form a part of State boundaries” out of consideration as WOTUS. The “significant nexus” test was established in Rapanos v United States. The “significant nexus” test defined “water...

  • Despite the obvious safety risks, the City of Spokane is pushing forward with more Lime scooters

    Mark Harmsworth, Washington Policy Center|Jun 1, 2023

    In a strange twist of fate, within 30 days of the City of Spokane announcing Lime scooters are back in Spokane with a new scooter model that promises to be safer, better handling and cheaper to run, a scooter rider was hit and injured on-route to a Shania Twain concert. This, as Krem 2 reports, this was not the first time a scooter related accident has happened. In 2019 a man was killed on a Lime scooter; a women broke her jaw when the scooter un-expectantly engaged its brakes and in 2020 a man...

  • State should protect Medicaid for people in need

    Elizabeth Hovde, Washington Policy Center|Jun 1, 2023

    Washington state officials sound prepared and optimistic about the Medicaid wind-down that can happen now that a continuous-coverage requirement from the federal government has been lifted off Medicaid. The requirement was put in place during COVID-19 times and thought to be temporary. As the public health emergency went on and on, however, federal and state governments remained on the hook for providing Medicaid coverage to people who, in many cases, were no longer eligible for the...

  • Credibility

    Jun 1, 2023

  • The Boot

    Jun 1, 2023

  • Land Transactions

    Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    Timothy and Cassindra Maravilla, of Rosalia, Wash., sold 514 S. Colonel Steptoe Way, Rosalia, Wash., to Daniel and Holly Maravilla, of Rosalia, Wash., parcel 1-1580-00-07-14-0000, selling price $90,000. Real Estate Contract, May 4, 2023. Matthew and Christine Mather, of Colfax, transferred 509 N West St, Colfax, Wash., to The Matthew and Christine Mather Revocable Trust, Colfax, Wash., parcel 1-0040-00-26-02-0001, undisclosed value, Quit Claim Deed, May 4, 2023. Rhett and Elizabeth Crandal, of Trenton, Utah., sold 321 NW Harrison Street,...

  • Jail Log

    Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals being booked from May 26 to May 30: May 26 Girolamo Napoki, 44, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for FTA Theft 2nd Degree. Napoki is being held without bail through Spokane County Superior Court. Lindsey Rae Cooper Staley, 42, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for FTA Assault 3 and Reckless Injury Driving. Stayley is being held without bail through Clear Creek Combined Court. Andrea YVonne, 47, was arrested and booked into the Whitman C...

  • Police Log

    Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from May 9 to to May 25: May 9 2:25 p.m.- Hillcrest Dr, Suspicious Person/Circumstance May 10 6:26 a.m.- Mill St, Found Property 9:47 a.m.- Hillcrest Dr, Civil Calls 3:57 p.m.- Main St, Parking Problem 3:59 p.m.- West St, Animal Problem/Complaint 4:11 p.m.- Main St, Theft Other 8:54 p.m.- Main St, Stray Animals May 11 4:39 p.m.- A Ave, Suspicious Person/Circumstance 4:44 p.m.- A Ave, Animal Noise Complaint 9:41 p.m.- Main St, Suspicious Person/Circumstance May 15 2:20 p...

  • Booze ban causes mass riot at WSU

    Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    PULLMAN — Twenty-five years ago, on Sunday, May 3, 1998, a mass party that broke out of control due to an alcohol ban on campus led to several students being arrested and charged at Washington State University (WSU). The incident occurred in an area known as College Hill, just west of the WSU campus, where roughly 200 people rioted during the early morning hours. A WSU ban on on-campus drinking allegedly provoked the riot. In the event, between four and a dozen individuals, along with twenty-three police officers, were injured. At a...

  • Webb Slough's new brew

    Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    ST JOHN — For the beer fans of locally made brews, Webb Slough delivers just what every drinker can want. Webb Slough partnered again with Paradise Creek Brewery this year to introduce a new Slough Brew. 2023’s new Slough Brew has been announced as the Slough Brew Pale Ale. “This year, we went with a hazy pale ale instead of a lager,” said the head brewer of Paradise Creek’s Trailside Taproom, Patrick Hinknen. The malt is a mix of pale malt as well as wheat, black barley, and ingredients from LINC of Spokane. “It’s made using ingredients a...

  • Almota Road closes for reconstruction project

    Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX — A portion of Almota Road closed Tuesday, May 30, to start the new Public Works Reconstruction Project. “It was an old tired, narrowed road. We applied for funding, and now we have funding,” said Public Works Director Mark Storey. “Now it will be a wider and safer road with no restrictions. It was one of those roads we had to close down every winter and spring.” Almota Road will close between Klaus Rd and Upper Rd; this portion will remain closed until July. “They basically have to tea...

  • Becky Buri

    Becky Buri Hired as county's Veterans Service Officer

    Reid Thompson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX –– Former servicemember and Colfax community member Becky Buri was hired by the Whitman County Commissioners as the County's new Veterans Service Officer (VSO) on May 24. In her new role, Buri will assist veterans in navigating through Veterans Administration (VA) paperwork. She also has state-sanctioned access to confidential personnel files and medical records, which she will use to assist veterans with discovering any benefits, claims, and appeals they may not be using to their ben...

  • St. Ignatius receives anonymous donation for restoration project

    Olivia Harnack, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    COLFAX - St. Ignatius' old laundry house building is under significant repair as the owners work towards their goal of preserving the grounds. "It's worth preserving not just because of the history but because of how beautiful it is," said owner Austin Storm. The building remains behind the hospital and was initially built as a nursing school for St. Ignatius. St. Ignatius suffered from a lack of nurses at its construction. "I believe it was built in the 1910s, but the last use of the building...

  • Local pushes for rails-to-trails path in CAP corridor

    Teresa Simpson, Whitman County Gazette|Jun 1, 2023

    PULLMAN - Pullman local Rich Wesson has been working for almost eight years to move forward a rails-to-trails project that would put a walking path along the South Fork of the Palouse River in the rural areas between Colfax, Albion, and Pullman. Wesson stated that the State of Washington owns the rail corridor, also known as the CAP corridor. He further explains that around 2014, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reportedly determined that rebuilding a trestle was not eco...

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