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The two-day Colfax Junior Rodeo at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds brought 180 contestants for the two days. Competition at the event, which marked its 40-year edition, was in five different age divisions from Little People (5 & under), Peewees (6-8), Juniors 9-11), Intermediates (12-14) and Seniors (15-18). Winners received custom-made buckles which are purchased by the Colfax Junior Rodeo group from donations made by local businesses and supporters. Event winners are as follows; Little People Barrels; 1. Rowdie Broeckel 26.16, 2. Taylor...
WIAA District 9 All-League Selections have been named for the 2015 baseball and softball seasons. SE 1B Baseball - First Team: Austin Meyer, Sr., Colton; Brady Chadwick, So., Colton; Carter Dahmen, Jr., Colton; Gabe Cocking, Sr., Garfield-Palouse; Cole Sanderson, Sr., Garfield-Palouse; Cody Daniels, Sr., Liberty Christian; Preston Eder, Sr., Liberty Christian; Mitch Godwin, Sr., Liberty Christian; Cade Gingerich, So., Pomeroy; Havin Heytvelt, Jr., Pomeroy; Skylar Smith, Sr., St. John-Endicott; Colter McKeown, Sr., Touchet. Honorable Mention: Pe... Full story
Seven Colfax seniors who finished up their softball careers with the team banquet June 1 were Brittany Lewis, third base; Jolee Aeschliman, outfield; Andra Hamilton, outfield; Amara Huber, shortstop; Kori Goodwin, second base; Erica Eng, pitcher; and Kindra Kneale, first base. Coach Terry Eng reported the year’s 24-6 record posted by this year’s team was the most wins ever by a Colfax softball team. Team captains awards went to Goodwin, who rated as the top hitter on the team, and Eng who thr... Full story
Colfax High School softball Coach Terry Eng submitted his resignation to the school board. Eng headed the Colfax softball team for six years and this year led the Bulldogs to a sixth-place finish at the state tournament at Yakima. The Colfax team this year compiled a 24-6 record, which is the most wins for any CHS team....
Senior Josh Brown set a Colfax High School record in his last toss of the discus May 30 in the state 2B competition at Cheney. Brown with his last throw of his high school career hit 171 feet, eight inches. The mark bumped a C.H.S. record which was set more than 18 years ago by the late Joe Hall, according to Colfax Coach Jason Cooper. The Colfax mark was 158-11. Brown this year had a best mark of 157-11. He actually bumped his best mark, and the school record, when he went past 164 feet May 30...
Austin Herrera of Soap Lake gets a handle on his critter for a win in the intermediate boys chutedogging event Sunday. The two-day Colfax Junior Rodeo at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds brought 180 contestants for the two days. Competition at the event, which marked its 40-year edition, was in five different age divisions from Little People (5 & under), Peewees (6-8), Juniors 9-11), Intermediates (12-14) and Seniors (15-18). Winners received custom-made buckles which are purchased by the Colfax...
Last week's story about high school and junior high rodeo winners incorrectly identified where the Silver State International Rodeo will take place. It will occur in Winnemuca, Nev., from June 30-July 5, and the high school students who placed 5th-15th at state in Kennewick will participate there. The high school participants will go to nationals in Rock Springs, Wyo., from July 12-18, while the junior high participants will go to nationals from June 21-27 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa. The story last incorrectly stated the...
A flagger had cars stopped southbound between Colfax and Pullman. Construction crews have been working on a seven mile stretch of Highway 195 since mid-May. Washington State Patrol troopers responded to a report of a rear-end accident last Thursday in the construction zone for roadway grinding and paving which is now underway on Highway 195 between Pullman and Colfax. According to the report Benjamin B. Allen, Issaquah, was driving a 1997 Toyota Corolla northbound in the construction zone and s...
A civil suit was filed by Pre Mix, Inc., against BN Builders, Inc., June 3 in superior court here. The suit alleges $331,000 due Pre Mix for materials supplied to the contractor during construction to a WSU Northside Residence Hall Phase 2 project. The sum remains unpaid and a claim was filed April 21. The suit asks the court to order payment out of the construction retainer fund said held by WSU. Liberty Mutual was listed as a defendant as an alleged holder of a contractorís bond for the project....
The Port of Whitman County commissioners Thursday discussed where the Boyer Marina project stands to date. The project is expected to add 13 new RV sites to the campgrounds as well as four cabins. There are already 32 full RV hookup sites, 16 partial RV hookups and seven tent sites. The cabins will be a new addition, one that Port Commissioner Dan Boone said will boost the area. "With those cabins, it will become more of a destination type location," said Boone. The cabins will have electricity and heat, but no plumbing, said Port Executive...
Charges of fourth degree assault and unlawful imprisonment were filed June 1 against a 16-year-old Garfield juvenile. He was arrested after officers responded to a report May 29 from the high school at Palouse of a youth grabbing an elderly woman, covering her mouth, placing her into a vehicle and driving away. He was believed to have been traveling northbound on Highway 27. The police report alleges when the vehicle was stopped south of Garfield the occupants said they had argued when the youth demanded to drive home from school and the...
Papé Days at the Palouse Empire Fairground will be June 19-20 hosted by Papé Machinery Agriculture and Turf. The Papé Group will offer educational presentations to customers to provide ideas on how to improve agricultural businesses. This family-friendly event is open to the public and will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. “It is a privilege for us to offer educational presentations to our customers that will provide ideas on how to improve operations of an already successful agricultural business," said Ryan Papé, Vice President of Agric...
Susan Lynch A longtime Endicott teacher has retired with the close of the 2014-15 school year. Susan Lynch, 70, taught language arts/ social studies, home economics and Pacific Northwest history for 25 years at Endicott Middle and Elementary School. She also taught yoga for 12 years. As she is entering retirement, she said she looks back with fond memories of the students. "Seeing the kids who have graduated and have become so successful is wonderful," she said. "I love the kids." Lynch also...
Superior Court Judge David Frazier ruled Friday that Ruddy Aladina's statements made at the time of his arrest last December can be used at trial. The ruling was made after Aladina's attorney, Steve Martonick, reported the defense agreed with the prosecutors that Pullman officers did not delay in reading Aladina his Miranda Rights prior to his arrest in order to obtain a confession. Judge Frazier noted the possibility of the delay of advice of rights in a court hearing May 29 after hearing arguments from both sides. Frazier asked Martonick and...
Connie Dorman, LaCrosse teacher for 38 years, has retired. Dorman was the kindergarten teacher at LaCrosse for 33 years. She taught second grade for five years before taking the kindergarten assignment. After spending her entire career at LaCrosse, she is looking forward to spending more time with her three grandchildren. Two-year-old twins Emma and Lexie live with their parents, Mike and Megan Dorman, in Colfax. Nine-month old Bradyen and his parents, Ryan and Danielle, live next to Connie and her husband Bob on Fleming Road. The former...
Tom Arlt, Jennings Elementary School principal, submitted his resignation to the Colfax School Board last week. District Supt. Michael Morgan told the board Monday the opening has been posted on websites for the Association of Washington School Principals and Washington State School Directors Association. Northeast Washington Education Service District 101 Superintendent Michael Dunn will send out a notice to all principals and superintendents in the district with a closing date for the job of J...
Sara Yates works on her horse mural Tuesday morning. She has been working since May 20 on the mural she hopes to have completed in time for LaCrosse’s Farmer’s Festival June 20. The annual LaCrosse Farmer’s Festival will have a new touch this year. LaCrosse resident Sara Yates is painting a mural she hopes to have done in time for the annual celebration. The mural, being painted on a building owned by John Ellis, sits adjacent to the building that houses Umpqua Bank and across the street from... Full story
A crop-duster plane rounds a turn for another pass over a field north of Colfax June 6. A $1.8 Federal Aviation Administration grant has officially been awarded to the Port of Whitman County to rebuild the runway at the Colfax airport. “It’s not just a rumor from Patty Murray’s office anymore,” Port Properties and Development Manager Debbie Snell told the Port Commissioners last Thursday. “It’s official.” The $1.8 million grant will be used to rebuild the existing runway at the same length,... Full story
The reader board at Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative shows how high the afternoon temperatures reached in the early afternoon Monday. The predicted high for Monday was 91, with a low of 61. By the end of the afternoon, the temperature had topped 102. Temperatures the rest of the week were predicted with highs in the upper-80s and lows in the mid-50s....
A second major marijuana case in Whitman County has been dismissed under court rulings made in the wake of state voters’ approval to legalize marijuana. The case involved a May 7, 2014, raid on an alleged marijuana grow operation along Highway 26 near LaCrosse. A total of 410 marijuana plants were allegedly confiscated in the case. The raid resulted in charges of manufacturing marijuana against Mark Brown, 47, then of Pullman, and Peter A. Manning, 51, who resided at the alleged grow site. Both were charged with manufacturing marijuana. D...
Port of Whitman County commissioners last Thursday approved a $400 budget for a pancake breakfast June 27 at the Colfax Airport, now the port’s Business Air Center. The breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. will be part of a fly-in sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter in Lewiston. The Rotary Club of Colfax will serve the pancake, egg and sausage breakfast. The breakfast price will be $8, but admission to the fly-in is free. “In the past we’ve supported this event because it supports our airport,” Port Commissioner Tom Kammerz... Full story
A gravel road off of Highway 194 between Colfax and Pullman may be getting a new name. Benedict Road is the subject of a homeowner’s proposal for a name change to “Moys Road,” after Harvey G. “Bud” Moys, a late farmer in the area. The new, not yet-moved-in residents are Bill and Lona Criswell, who will soon live in the former 1915 Moys’ house. Bill had worked for Moys back in high school. Bud died in 2003 and the home was later given to him and Lona. Benedict Road was once a path to the river fo...
A charge of second-degree murder was filed in superior court June 3 against Erik C. Luden, 24, who was arrested in Pullman May 30 after the body of his father was found in his Pullman apartment. At his arraignment Friday Luden entered a plea of not guilty to the charge and his trial date was slated for July 20. Luden was booked into the county jail here early May 31 where he is being held on $500,000 bail which was set at a first appearance in court Monday. The charge includes a domestic violence factor alleging the victim was a family member.... Full story
With a heave and a ho, a train of girls show they’re made of more than sugar and spice and everything nice. Leonard M. Jennings Elementary School students participate in the tug-of-war event during Colfax Play Day at the Colfax High School track June 5. Other events for the day included frisbee tosses, hula-hooping and relay races....
