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Army Master Sergeant Mitch Kriebel is backin Whitman County this week, walking 113.2 miles for the Ruck for the Fallen. Kriebel, a Garfield/Palouse graduate, had already done walks with a ruck sack attached to honor fallen soldiers at Steptoe Butte, Washtucna to LaCrosse, and Endicott to St. John this week and began today at Rosalia headed for Tekoa. Friday he will go from Uniontown to Colton and then Pullman to Colfax for a 15.5 mile day. Anyone interested can walk or run along, but no organized events are set for ruck due to state...
A Case combine pulling a header backed up traffic Wednesday afternoon more so than usual. A report of a disabled combine was logged just before 4 p.m. in the southbound lane of Highway 195 north of the Chevron station in Colfax. According to Colfax chief Bruce Blood, the combine was disabled for about 45 minutes due to a broken belt which was replaced on-scene. Whitman County Sheriff's Office, Colfax Police Department and Washington State Patrol each spent time managing traffic control....
After about three hours of delib- eration, a Whitman County jury Thursday found Phillip Hayes guilty of one count of Drive-By Shooting, a class B felony, one count of Reckless Endangerment, a gross misdemeanor and one count of Reckless Driving, also a gross misdemeanor. Hayes, who lives outside Lamont, was alleged to have drove past a farm shop and recklessly fired a .44 handgun, striking a pickup near the shop. The farmer, Rowdy Brown, stood 15 feet away from the truck when it was hit. Later that night, Hayes was also alleged to slide his car...
Washington governor Jay Inslee announced Thursday a new 10-person limit on social gatherings, beyond the members of a household, for counties in Phase three of reopening – which includes Whitman County. The previous cap was 50. The new limit does not apply to church services, weddings, funerals, businesses operating indoor or retail stores. The new restrictions begin Monday. Face masks and social distancing are still required, no matter the size of a gathering. Inslee also announced a ban on all indoor and outdoor live entertainment. The g...
I was sitting in my recliner scrolling through the channels the other day looking for something interesting to watch. At last count my cable gives me access to 119 channels, none of which could hold a candle to the Ed Sullivan Show. For $212 dollars a month, you would think I could find something worth watching. I remember when TV was free except for commercial interruptions. We now have more commercials than we have ever had plus a cable bill that exceeds my first house payment. We were one of the last houses in our area to get a TV. I would...
WENATCHEE — Since February, Washingtonians have experienced a dizzying set of mandates and orders related to the Covid 19 virus from the governor’s office. From business shutdowns to stay at home orders and mandating masks, the ongoing emergency declaration from Governor Inslee has caused frustration throughout the state. One group says they have had enough. Restore Washington, an activist group that includes former 12th Legislative District Rep. Cary Condotta, R-Wenatchee, has worked on several issues in the past, including getting $30 car...
TEKOA - The Whitman County Sheriff's Office has credited the assistance of landowners and citizens in bringing a quick resolution to a recent alleged crime. Sunday evening Whitman County Deputies received a report of a stolen side-by-side Utility Type Vehicle (UTV) near Tekoa. Deputies responded to the area of the UTV’s last known location and observed tire tracks headed in the direction of Tekoa Mountain, north of town. With assistance from local landowners and the use of private off road vehicles, deputies began to follow the tracks into a...
The Whitman County Gazette has received word from Dusty correspondent Karen Broeckel that combines began rolling last week in the southern suburbs of Dusty. They started earlier along the Snake River and in Hay. The pile is growing at the PNW grain pad at Dusty which received its first kernels of the new crop July 14. Harvest at Pampa started July 20 with LaCrosse farmers expected to start cutting this week....
A former employee of The Bookie has been sentenced in District Court for two counts of theft third degree. Melissa Abrams was originally charged in Superior Court with two counts of unlawful issuance of checks or drafts, a Class C felony, for two of the checks which were each over $750. Abrams was accused of writing numerous bad checks to The Bookie. The police report stated the problem was discovered by another employee who had seen the unpaid check report and noticed Abrams’ name on the list multiple times. Abrams was the general merchandisin...
