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Although the Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center had a rough financial start at the beginning of this year, it is now on stable ground again. Commissioner Art Swannack, who represents Whitman County on the Martin Hall board, told commissioners Monday that because the juvenile center’s population has increased and remained steady, the center is secure. He also said the board will begin working on next year’s budget soon. The center needs between 25 to 26 juveniles per day to make ends meet. Swannack said that in March, the population ave... Full story
Whitman County commissioners on Monday formally accepted the lone bid for phase one of courthouse improvements. The base bid from James W. Elmer Construction Company of Spokane is for $350,749 plus $27,358 for 7.8 percent Washington state sales tax. County maintenance and operations director Bob Reynolds told commissioners that the planning for the project started in 2005 and has been funded by general obligation bonds. The first phase of courthouse improvements is remodeling the two bathrooms in the courthouse to bring them to Americans With... Full story
The Port of Whitman County commissioners on July 3 agreed to contract with the county library district for $10,000. The one-year contract for services will pay salaries and run the business incubator located in The Center which is being developed next to the library. Port Director Joe Poire said port board members liked what they heard from Library Director Kristie Kirkpatrick about economic development within the community. “The library district picked up the downtown micro-enterprise that needs to be rewarded and helped,” Poire said. “We’re o... Full story
The chain of telephone calls which were cited in the Jan. 18 arrest of Robert Knott of LaCrosse, the subject of a Gazette court report last week, started with a call from Knott’s disgruntled girlfriend, who was also described by Judge David Frazier in his ruling as Knott’s fiancee. The Gazette account incorrectly reported the source of the initial call was from the girlfriend of the arresting officer, Deputy Michael Jordan. We apologize for the error. Knott’s defense attorney contended the chain of telephone calls was the basis of a motio...
A new business is picking up in Palouse. Clutterbusters, founded by Bonnie Doebler, is a service which helps people streamline, clean and organize their homes. Originally from England, Doebler moved to Palouse from Spain in 2011 and hoped to continue her work here as a counselor. Plans changed when she learned her credentials were not recognized in the United States. “I like to declutter. I like to organize. I thought, I’ll go back to that,” she said, referring to her work cleaning and organ... Full story
Shaina Johnson, a sophomore-to-be at Eastern Washingon University, competed in the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. June 15. Competing in two events, Johnson finished 13th in goat tying, falling one-tenth of a second short of the top 12 final round. In breakaway roping, she won the second round of competition but failed to advance.... Full story
Novice swim team competition began last Tuesday at Colfax with Pullman’s team rolling up 534 points to dominate the team scoring. Pomeroy, which again starts the season as the defending champions, rolled up 389 points for second place. Other scores were Colfax 230, and Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia 150. Thursday, Colfax hosted the second meet of season with Pomeroy and Dayton showing a lot of power from south side of the league. Pomeroy to the team win with 512 points, and Dayton was second with 4... Full story
Posse Junior Legion was booked to play Rogers in a twin bill at McDonald Park Wednesday night with the aim of nailing down a slot in the Spokane District playoffs which start next week. Entry to the playoff event will go to the top four teams in each of the three Junior Legion divisions in Spokane. Posse was in fourth place in the National division at the start of the week and awaiting the final round scores. Rogers, Wednesday night's foe, was in last place in the Nationals with just one win. One plus for Posse in the final spin was their two-g...
aNOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR COMMAND / COMMUNICATION TRAILER WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the: Whitman County Courthouse 400 N Main Street Colfax, Washington 99111 Bids will be received no later than 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time, on July 21, 2014 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to...
A July 14 meeting may result in a decision on whether or not a Garfield resident will be permitted to grow marijuana as part of the state’s I-502 legalization process. Debra Lantzy, who moved to Garfield from Wenatchee last June, has applied for a grower’s license for recreational marijuana on her uncle Charles Lantzy’s land on South 10th Street. The matter will be discussed at a town adjustment board meeting Monday night to decide on a conditional use permit requested by Lantzy. The board...
Commissioners on Monday approved a budget calendar along with goals and priorities. The calendar outlines the auditor calling for a 2015 preliminary budget by the second Monday in July, with individual department preliminary budgets filed with the auditor by the second Monday in August. The county auditor then submits the 2015 preliminary county budget to the commissioners by the first Tuesday in September. Throughout September the budget will be reviewed by the commissioners with department heads and elected officials. By the beginning of... Full story
The 18th edition of Relay for Life will be Saturday starting at noon at the Colfax High School track. The relay has 14 teams signed up to participate with a total of 201 participants as of press time. The sign-up exceeds the total of participants from last year. Funds raised as of this week have exceeded $14,000. Committee plans for this year involve converting to the new relay hours after the committee dropped the overnight format. Hours for this year’s event will be from noon to midnight. Opening ceremonies will be at noon with a flag ceremon...
Pullman fireworks lit up the night sky on July 4 during the annual celebration. Other communities also celebrated with a light show, including Endicott that had an extra-long display this year. See more photos on Pages 2-3B....
