Articles from the June 3, 2021 edition
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Colfax Monday, June 7 Hawaiian burger with ham and pineapple, zesty pasta salad with vegetables, chocolate chip cookie Thursday, June 10 Pancakes with fruit topping, scrambled eggs, sausage, breakfast fruit Endicott Tuesday, June 8 Pulled pork,...
Births
Granger L. Siebert was born on May 9, 2021, to Justin and Bethany Siebert, of LaCrosse. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. Grandparents are Jeff Siebert, of LaCenter, Brenda and Jim Craun, of Gresham,...
Dusty News
Denise Broeckel Kendall, Tacoma, spent Memorial weekend with her sister and brother-in-law, Doreen and Tom Riedner. They also stopped in for a visit with their brother and sister-in-law, Brian and Angela Boeckel. Kendall returned to her home Monday...
Pandemic art and COVID craft exhibit opens
UNIONTOWN – A collection of work from artists Richard Domey and Judith Marvin open for display at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn. It begins with a reception from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 6. The e...
Three veterans receive Quilts of Valor
COLFAX - Three Quilts of Valor were presented on May 14 at Colfax United Methodist Church. Keith Zaring, 89, of LaCrosse, served in the Air Force from 1950-54 as a staff sergeant, stationed in...
Cougar Graphics get new owners, awning and mural
COLFAX – Rachelle and Earl Marshall have plans for their new Colfax businesses. They are the new owners of Cougar Graphics and plan to open a second business in the same building, Marshall M...
'Second Saturdays' start June 12 in Palouse
PALOUSE — “Second Saturdays” runs in Palouse from May through October. The Palouse Chamber of Commerce hosts the all-ages events featuring outdoor vendors, live music, restaurant specials, and sidewalk sales. On June 12, the Palouse Arts Counc...
Miss Palouse Empire Rodeo Queen's fundraiser
COLFAX – A breakfast of eggs, sausage, and pancakes is offered as Miss Palouse Empire Rodeo Queen’s fundraiser. The breakfast is served on June 12 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Palouse Empire Fair Grounds Community Building. There is limited out...
District court
Parker McGlother is guilty of driving while his license was suspended in the third degree and sentenced May 21 to 30 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined $1,000 with $750 suspended, fees $393, and 12 months of unsupervised probation. Warren...
Jail bookings
Aaron W. Strom, 40, booked May 27 for a Department of Corrections warrant regarding a protection order violation. No bail. Max L. English, 23, booked May 27 for DUI. No bail. Jacqueline A. Blake Culton, 62, booked May 28 for reckless driving,...
Colfax police
Monday, May 24 5:33 p.m. – Cedar Street – An officer responded to a report of a woman that wouldn’t leave. Tuesday, May 25 1:16 p.m. – F Street – Two pit bulls were running loose on Thorn Street. 6:51 p.m. – Main Street – An officer responded to...
Sheriff's office
Monday, May 24 8:08 a.m. – Star Avenue, LaCrosse – A deputy spoke with a citizen who had questions. 12:50 p.m. – First Street, Albion – A deputy responded to a missing person report. 1:15 p.m. – Front Street, Albion – There was a report of vandalism....
Worst time to try 'Medicare for All'
"Medicare for All" just won't die. More than 100 House Democrats have signed onto new legislation that would outlaw all private insurance and put all Americans on a federally-run insurance plan...
Republicans, the 'Save America Party'
With Liz Cheney’s ouster from her US House Leadership position, some news outlets are trying to tell you that the Republican Party is divided and in disarray. Nothing could be further from the t...
'Dangerous Rhetoric' is what she wrote about mail voting
In Nancy Churchill’s “Dangerous Rhetoric – Testing Ground” she states vote-by-mail is a bad idea started about 20 years ago by Democrat-leaning politicians and voices her concerns that vote-by-mail leads to voter fraud. That indeed is dangero...
Letter to the Editor
In 10th century England, those found guilty of debasing the currency had one hand chopped off. If we re-instated this law, we would either have sane monetary policy in this country or a lot of one-handed politicians....
Clarkston man allegedly beat woman over $20
COLTON — A woman said she was kidnapped and beaten because she wouldn’t give a Clarkston man $20. A landowner called the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office on May 30 when he found a vehicle parked with a man and a woman passed out inside at aroun...
Arrests made at Clearwater River Casino drug bust
LEWISTON — Multiple law enforcement agencies served a search warrant at Clearwater River Casino in Lewiston, Idaho, and arrested three people for selling drugs. Brad J. Sawyer, 54, of Torrance, Calif., was booked into the Nez Perce County Jail on t...
SR 195 blocked by semi-truck collision
COLFAX - A Garfield woman allegedly ran a stop sign on Dry Creek Road and struck a semi-truck on State Route 195 on May 25. Rebecca P. Jones, of Garfield, was driving a 2020 Subaru Forester west on...
Palouse home to seven 'extinct' apple varieties
CHATTAROY - The Lost Apple Project announced seven apple varieties believed lost or extinct were found in old orchards in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. David Benscoter and the Temperate Orchard Conser...
New pump station delivers water to farms
WARDEN - A new pump station provides irrigation water to nearly 10,500 acres of farmland in Eastern Washington. The EL 47.5 station was dedicated on May 27, seven miles northeast of Warden. About 50...
Pine City stone church deemed total loss
PINE CITY - The Babb Road Fire in 2020 destroyed the Pine City rock church so completely, even the rocks are unusable. Spokane-based Belsby Horrocks Engineering volunteered a structural engineer to...
Dworshak Reservoir 20 feet below full
OROFINO, Idaho — Anglers and boaters at Dworshak Reservoir are asked to be alert to possible water flow and level changes. The water at Dworshak Reservoir is 20 feet below its full pool level as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains its c...
Palouse Conservation District receives grant
PULLMAN — Part of the new Washington State “No Child Left Inside” program goes to the Palouse Conservation District for environmental outdoor education of high school students. The $43,000 grant is paired with $14,000 from the Palouse Conse...