Articles from the July 26, 2018 edition
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Colfax Wednesday, Aug. 1: Fish fillet, baked potato, mixed vegetables, roll, birthday dessert. Palouse Wednesday, Aug. 1: Fish fillet, baked potato, mixed vegetables, roll, birthday dessert. Pullman Monday, July 30: Sweet and sour pork, rice, baked...
Colfax board hires Dunning as janitor
Colfax School board met Monday night for a short session and approved the hiring of David Dunning as custodian. Superintendent Jerry Pugh noted Dunning was recommended for hire by Carrie Lipe, Colfax High School principal, and would start Tuesday....
Library Calendar
Thursday, July 26 Tekoa – 12 to 1 p.m. – The Grand Finale – Summer Reading Achievement Awards and Nerf Olympics. Bring your game face and summer reading logs. Farmington – 2:30 p.m. – Book Club – Bring a snack and a friend for a stimulating...
Court orders to extend inmate treatment
Extended treatment to regain competency was ordered Friday for Jason Tiplerbarragan, 27, in superior court. He has been undergoing treatment at Eastern Washington State Hospital since the court ruled he would be unable to assist his defense attorney...
Signs of El Niño winter growing in the Pacific
Signs are growing that a disruption is brewing in the Pacific Ocean that could impact the region’s upcoming winter, according to meteorologist Nic Loyd of Washington State University’s AgWeatherNet. El Niño, the climate phenomenon triggered by peri...
State funds August ballot return postage
Registered voters throughout Washington have received ballots for the Aug. 7 primary election. Voters in every county can return their ballots via the U.S. Postal Service without having to pay for a stamp. "Statewide voter participation is a huge pri...
Six-year plan set for county roads
Whitman County Commissioners approved a preliminary six-year transportation improvement plan July 16 for the county, updating the annual listing to cover 2019-2024, including a list of continuing proj...
Good Old Days
8 years ago The Commoner, July 14, 1893 John Hansen, the man who burglarized Myer’s Saloon in Rosalia and who is now awaiting trial in the county jail, had a fresh lot of evidence raked up against him last Sunday. Hansen was captured in Spangle, a...
News Briefs
GALLEGOS SET FOR TRIAL An Oct. 15 trial date was scheduled for Eli Gallegos, 60, in superior court Friday. Gallegos was arrested and jailed last Sunday, July 15, on an arrest warrant which was issued after he failed to appear for a pre-trial hearing...
Bulletin Column
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been...
Trivia Test
Questions 1. GEOGRAPHY: Which is the shallowest of the Great Lakes? 2. HISTORY: Which Old West gunslinger was born with the name Henry McCarty? 3. TELEVISION: What was the name of the family car on “The Munsters”? 4. LITERATURE: How long did it tak...
Strange But True
* It was French playwright Albert Guinon who made the following sage observation: “There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves.” * You may not be sur...
Legal Notices
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS FARMINGTON ROAD OVERLAY 2 C.R.P. No. 1000-12 WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in... Full story