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Those taking recycling to the Colfax drop-off center on Sumner Street next to Empire Disposal may have noticed a difference. The dumpsters for glass, plastic and aluminum are gone. They were taken away April 1. “The market is really bad right now,” said David Nails, solid waste and recycling director. “I’ve been working at this for 12 years. This is the worst it’s ever been.” Aaron Lawhead, site manager for Empire Disposal which collects the recyclables at Sumner Street, made the decision af...
Sale of a parcel of land in the Pullman Industrial Park by the Port of Whitman was recorded Thursday in a real estate transfer tax affidavit filed in the county treasurer's office. The parcel, identified as lot 8 in Pullman Industrial Park, was purchased by Daniel Merry of Billings, Mont., for $450,000, according to the affidavit. Size of the lot is 3.69 acres. Pullman city utilities and road access adjoin the site. Port of Whitman has developed the industrial park on a lease or sale basis. One of the port’s first customers at the park was S...
Whitman County Parks posted open fire restrictions for Wawawai Park effective Monday. Campfires and smoking on trails will not be permitted within park boundaries. Cooking with charcoal briquettes or gas grills are still options. Park visitors need to be prepared and vigilant, always keep a bucket of water and shovel nearby when cooking. For further information contact the Whitman County Parks Department....
LaCrosse High school graduates this year received awards and scholarships totaling $27,600. Recipients are listed as follows: Alynn Harder: Valedictorian Award, Female Athlete of the Year, Torgeson Memorial Award, LaCrosse Community Club Scholarship, Thrifty Grandmother’s Shop Scholarship, FFA 2017 State Land Judging CDE from the Roscoe and Frances Cox Scholarship Fund at Washington State University, The Lewiston-Clarkston Antique Power Club Scholarship, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) Scholarship from the National FFA Foundation, W...
Whitman County Library’s online heritage program will have a display at the Tekoa Library during Slippery Gulch Days. The exhibit will be Saturday, June 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. A selection of local photographs will include a rotating slide show featuring historically significant images from Whitman County. Whitman County Heritage digitally documents the early culture, industry and community life of Whitman County and locations throughout Washington’s Palouse Region. The collection is a project of the Whitman County Library and local partners, fun...
A photo of Garfield-Palouse band in action during Garfield’s recent May Day celebration is included in the “In Our Community” series at The Libey Gallery at Colfax Library where photographer Tom Mohr shares images from May Day and the Palouse Empire Plowing Bee. Mohr’s exhibit is part of the gallery’s collaborative show from 10 talented artists and photographers. The gallery is open Mondays - Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m....
Larry D. Brigham, 76, Endicott, died April 13, 2019, from complications of leukemia. Mr. Brigham moved to Endicott after he retired in 2003 at Bremerton where he owned and operated his own flooring business for 45 years. A funeral service will not be conducted. Born Feb. 27, 1943, in Bremerton to Ross and Jesse Jones Brigham, he attended South Kitsap High School in Port Orchard, Wash. He enjoyed doing creative wood working, attending craft shows and spending time in his shop. He donated many of... Full story
Memorial services for Ralph Trenton Heinlen, 87, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Palouse Federated Church with Pastor Corey Laughary officiating. A luncheon will follow. An Army honor guard and the Potlatch V.F.W. Post #10300 will participate in the service. Mr. Heinlen died on Feb. 26, 2019 at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Born Feb. 23, 1932, in Bucyrus, Ohio, to LeRoy and Ermina Eckert Heinlen, he spent his early childhood growing up on the family farm where his father... Full story
Janice Scheuerman Kolloen, born June 3, 1938, in Colfax, died May 24, 2019. Survivors include her husband, Peter Kolloen; sons, Erik and Reed Kolloen, and two grandchildren. After graduating from St. John High school, she attended Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Washington. She worked in the lab at the UW medical school and later in the medical department. She married Peter Kolloen in 1965 and retired from the university a few years later. She played the pipe organ and taught... Full story
Robert (Bob) Lee Walton of St. John, Wash., passed away May 20, 2019, after a brief illness. Bob was born April 24, 1934 in Tacoma, Wash., to Leroy and Edna Walton Sr. He was a gifted musician who mastered several instruments, played in a band and enjoyed music throughout his life. As a teenager, Bob joined the Tacoma Mountaineers and became part of a group of renowned climbers including Jim and Lou Whittaker and Leroy Ritchie. Together they climbed most of the peaks in the Pacific Northwest.... Full story
R. Paul Cocking, Colfax, passed away June 5, 2019, at the Courtyard in Colfax. Paul, the youngest of five children, was born in Glenwood at the family home on July 17, 1923 to John Edward and Maude VanAiken Cocking. He attended Martha Washington grade school and later Colfax High School, graduating in 1941, lettering in baseball and football. He was the 1941 Whitman County Ping Pong Champion and later in life defeated the West German Olympic Champion at a church event. He attended WSU and was... Full story
Floriade slated at Palouse sites The 14th year of Floriade "Interpretations of Art in Bloom" will be June 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Palouse. Featured this year will be a garden to table lunch, cheese and sparkling cider and champagne at Bank Left noon to 2 p.m.; open air market, antiques, plants, homemade edibles at Open Eye; private garden tour of Mary Estes' garden; forest nursery garden displays; Tony Kettle skate gardens tour, downtown Palouse rose garden tour; art and flower displays at Bank Left, and Linda's garden room. Nelson Duran...
Whitman County Gazette, June 13, 2019 At Pullman Regional Hospital Cisneros-Garcia, Averie Mae, born May 29, 2019, at eight pounds, eight ounces, to Eolmi Garcia and Miguel Cisneros, Jr., Pullman, Wash. Paternal grandparents are Rosa Cisneros and Miguel Cisneros, Pullman. Maternal grandparents are Hilda Garcia and Victor Garcia, West Valley, Utah. Baby joins sister Amari, two, and brother Anthony, one. Nessly, Tova Eleanor, born May 30, 2019, at seven pounds, seven ounces, to Daniel and Holly Nessly, Colfax, Wash. Paternal grandparents are... Full story
8 years ago Weekly Commoner June 15, 1894 There is not one prisoner in the main jail of Whitman county today, and there is only one male prisoner now in the custody of the sheriff. This man is John Hansen, who is now awaiting a decision on appeal to the supreme court. He was convicted of burglary and sentenced to nine months in prison. After the lynching of Saturday morning, June 2, Hansen was the only inmate of the jail. It will be remembered that Hansen was Ed Hill’s cellmate on the night of the terrible deed, and passed through an ordeal o...
The world became a little less honest, witty, sincere and friendly when Jeffrey passed away June 3, 2019. Jeff was a very social person who touched the lives of those who he met. Although challenged in life, he proudly built a life of independent living and could always be counted on to remember practically every milestone in his friends' lives. Warm and captivating, he was always a treat to spend countless hours conversing with. Jeff was born on December 31, 1949, where he joined his sister,... Full story
Everett "Ev" Cutler passed away on June 2, 2019, at Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, Wash. Everett was born in Colfax, Washington, to Lola and Howard Cutler on August 14, 1930. He was raised as a farm kid on the family ranch on the Palouse River near Endicott, Washington. Everett attended all 12 years of school in Endicott, graduating from Endicott High School in 1948. He was an active member of 4-H and FFA. Everett served in the Quartermaster Corps of the United States Army... Full story
Samuel Joseph Tyler, age 93, passed away June 1, 2019, at his home in Redmond, Wash., where he has lived for the past 5 1/2 years. Sam was born November 14, 1925, in Spokane, Wash., to Roger S. and Ruth V. (Terrell) Tyler. He attended Treffery School in Benewah County, Grandview Country School, and grades six through 12 in Tekoa, graduating in 1943. Sam then enlisted in the United States Navy and served for the next three years, honorably discharged in May of 1946, as a yeoman. Following his... Full story
