Articles from the July 13, 2017 edition
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Pet Peeves & Okeydokes: July 13, 2017
YYYY GREAT GREAT GREAT music on First Thursday. Both acts (The Hankers and Eric E.) YYYY New outdoor railing for hospital therapy department. Thank you, Hank! #!*! No Concrete River Festival this year. Very sad for Colfax community. Send your pet...
New discrimination
According to recent reports, political leaders have received an increasing number of threats. Some are even death threats. In an Associated Press report, members of Congress have received more disturbing communications so far this year than in all...
Tim Myers concludes 31 years with Whitman County
A former Army diesel mechanic, Tim Myers joined Whitman County Parks as a ranger on Aug. 1, 1986. He got here by way of the line between West Germany and Czechoslavakia in the Cold War and the...
Harvest Humor
Round bales at Diamond have been given emoji faces to greet motorist as they pass through. With the first cutting hay crop in the county almost finished, farmers are preparing to shift into high gear...
Big meet at Colfax launches swim league
Vinny Vechio of Pomeroy cranks to a finish in the 25 yard butterfly race for the 8-under class. Kendall Clinton of Colfax on the way to a finish in the girls 12-under butterfly race. Keagan Mackleit o...
Cougs take two wins from Mt. Spokane
Whitman County Cougars played Mt. Spokane July 5 and won both sides of a double bill. The Cougars won the first game with a 10-0 shutout with Braydn Wells starting. He struck out four and walked two. Tyler Horner came in to pitch in the fourth...
Zornes tourney set for Colfax course
The 10th annual Peter Zornes Memorial Tournament will be Saturday at Colfax Golf Course as a fundraiser for the Zornes Memorial Scholarship in the WSU Neuroscience department where Zornes, an Oakesdale High School grad, was a student. The tourney...
Posse caps Legion league run
Colfax senior Kyle Appel was named MVP for the four-day Palouse Summer Series at Pullman after Pullman Posse rolled up an undefeated record to take the title. Appel here is pitching against the Blaze...
Charge filed in Colfax drug stop
Kelsey J. Darst, 36, Clarkston, one of two women arrested on drug charges in Colfax early July 2, was formally charged July 6 in Superior Court with possession of methamphetamine. Darst has been held in jail in lieu of posting a $10,000 bond which...
Transfer tanks project set to start at landfill
The Whitman County waste transfer station tank replacement project is set to begin Aug. 14 with contractor M.A. DeAtley of Clarkston. The project will replace an evaporation pond with two 10,000...
Palouse Fire Department buys used pumper-tanker
The Palouse Fire Department has found its new truck. After a search begun last year to replace the ‘87 Pierce pumper-tanker – to keep the fleet at 30 years old or less – the department has bough...
Participants seek shade, refreshment at July First Thursday
Above: Jena Moore and Miranda Kimmel with J.P. Pies were among vendors who set up in the shade on Main Street in Colfax during the First Thursday event July 6. Upper right: Eric E. from Moscow urged...
Three chairs now open on planning panel
Volunteers are now being sought to help the county with recommendations for code and zoning ordinances. Currently three spots are vacant on the county planning commission. “It can be kind of interesting,” said Alan Thomson, planning director. Tho...
Not a shot in the dark: Endicott Gun Club upgrades facilities
Students take aim at the first handgun safety and marksmanship class at the Endicott Gun Club in April. Gun club vice-president Jim Pelissier instructs the handgun class. Pelissier is an instructor...
Indivisible Palouse plans 'Caffeine and Causes' event at Colfax library
-Eric Fejeran photo Letter writers at the first Indivisible Palouse event. Residents who have been wanting to speak up about a political issue can get some help in having their voices heard at a...
New Edmondson span takes shape
The new Edmondson Bridge takes shape last week ahead of schedule. The span on Sand Road near Pullman is expected to be open for traffic by today, Thursday. The project had been projected to be done...
Heritage Hardware: Community-minded business prospers
In addition to tools, toys, ice cream and gift items, Heritage Hardware carries locally crafted items, including these flies made by 10-year-old Birch Edwin Brown. According to Penny Hinds, his flies...
Outlaw Meats opening in LaCrosse this fall
Gazette Staff Outlaw Meats gave LaCrosse Farmer’s Festival attendees a preview of their new facility, along with free mugs and beverages. A new custom meat facility and farm slaughter business, O...
All bridges in county to undergo load ratings
A new federal requirement to re-rate all bridges for weight limits will begin in Whitman County later this month with two consulting engineers hired at the end of June. Nicholls Kovich Engineering of...
Grants help Coast add 2 vans
The Council on Aging/Coast fleet has grown to a dozen vans with the help of a grant from Empire Health Foundation. “This timing couldn’t have been better because we’ve had an onslaught of our vans...
A new generation with Old Glory
Lynae Mattson, 11, Tekoa, surveys the scene at Oakesdale's Old Mill Days on the back of her father’s parade entry July 8. For more pictures, see page 3B....