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Grain bins may soon be able to be built sky-high if Whitman County commissioners approve proposed changes to a county zoning ordinance. The county planning commission last month approved revisions to the laws governing building in the county’s ag zone that would remove a statutory 50-foot height restriction on grain bins. Current law prevents the construction of non-residential buildings more than 50 feet tall in the ag zone. Planner Alan Thomson said many bins currently stand higher than that. “We’re not going to be tearing down any buildings...
Steptoe area Randy Suess was named chairman of the board of directors of U.S. Wheat Associates at the organization’s board meeting Monday in Tulsa. The position will primarily require Suess to travel overseas to sell users wheat grown in the United States. Rising food prices have caused many global buyers to seek out suppliers with the lowest prices. While transportation costs often increase the cost of U.S. wheat, Suess said buyers prefer the stability of the American product. “Sometimes, there’s cheaper wheat in the world than what we’ve...
Shaina Johnson cleared the fastest breakaway time at the Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca, Nev. Here, she is pictured on the 2.39 second run that won, on her 12-year-old stock-bred paint horse Hank. She lives in Rosalia. Sixteen-year-old Shaina Johnson of Rosalia walked away from one of the nation’s biggest high school rodeo events with a first place win in breakaway roping the week of July 5. Johnson competed in the Silver State International Rodeo in Winnemucca, Nev., as a member of the Washington State High School Rodeo Associa... Full story
Candidates on the Aug. 16 primary ballot have been invited to participate in a forum at the Whitman County Library in Colfax next Wednesday, July 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. The forum will be conducted by the Pullman League of Women Voters. The primary ballot will include the four port district candidates and the three Colfax candidates for mayor. The port candidates are Tom Kammerzell and Alan Morgan of Colfax, Jeff Phelps of Albion and Al Sorenson of Pullman. They are running for the port’s position 3 seat which includes the Colfax area. C...
Whitman County Washington August 16, 2011 Primary Election NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, the 16th of August, 2011, in the County of Whitman, State of Washington a Primary Election will be held for the purpose of voting on candidates who have filed for the following positions Port of Whitman Position #3, City of Colfax; Mayor, Fire District #3 Commissioner Position 3. Voters will only be entitled to vote on the candidates within their districts. Voters will also vote to accept or reject the propositions listed below: Town of... Full story
The 29-year-old man critically injured in a three-car collision south of Colfax July 5 is now listed in stable condition. Christopher Beaver of Prosser has regained consciousness for a few brief moments. Washington State Patrol Trooper Courtney Shawley, an officer with the Colfax detachment of the WSP reported Beaver’s condition Wednesday morning. Beaver sustained life-threatening injuries to his skull when his 2003 Saturn collided head on with a 2006 Mercedes Benz driven by Valerie McIlroy of Spokane. EMTs used a Jaws of Life device to cut o... Full story
Renovation of the Endicott library could begin as soon as this fall, after the town received a $76,500 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development division. The grant brings the town’s fund for the remodel to $125,500, well over the anticipated cost of $118,000. “Isn’t that wonderful? I’m so excited,” said Librarian Caroline Morasch. Plans call for moisture control in the basement, installation of an air filtration system, new windows, insulation, sheet rock, carpet and doors and a restroom that are compliant w...
