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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 zucchini, fruit, banana bread. Friday, Aug. 3: Fish fillet, baked potato, mixed vegetables, roll, birthday dessert. Rosalia Tuesday, July 31: Barbecue beef sandwich, fries, coleslaw, fruit....
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. The board will meet again Monday, July 30, when Pugh and Reece Jenkin, district business manager, will present the 2018-19 budget for board approval. The board will also look over design schematics for construction planning at the high school and Jennings Elementary, following the $18.9 million bond...
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 book talk. Colfax – 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Summer Dance Classes – Rising Stars Dance Classes for 18 months to 8 years and up. Colton – 3:30 p.m. – Makey, Makey – Experiment with makey, makey kits. You won’t believe what you can do. Albion – 5 to 7:30 p.m. – Fireside Chats – Join your neighbors at the library f...
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 at a trial of the charges against him. A 13-page treatment report on Tiplerbarragan, which was submitted to the court by the hospital, recommended additional treatment. Tiplerbarragan is alleged to have pulled down a light fixture in his jail cell Feb. 19 and used it to batter a utility window of...
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 periodic warming of ocean water in the tropical Pacific and influences weather that varies by regions throughout the world, appears to be coming back. “A strong El Niño in the U.S. typically brings warmer than average winters to the Pacific Northwest, lots of rain to California and cool, stormy conditi...
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 priority and all Washingtonians deserve the best possible opportunity for their voices to be heard. By extending the convenience of postage-free ballot return envelopes to every voter in the state, we are leading the nation in providing access to democracy," Secretary of State Kim Wyman said. This spri...
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 projects and new items. For the next three years, all projects are funded, with money still hoped-for in 2022-24 work. In 2018, the plan’s listed projects now completed, or being completed, include phase one of bridge ratings – 117 done so far – Farmington Road (asphalt) overlay and Sand Road paving. Se...
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, and the constable who gathered him in permitted him to go into a dressing room alone for a moment before starting for Rosalia. On arrival at the latter place, very little lucre was found on Hansen, while it was thought that he would have considerable money on his person when captured. The constable t...
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 on charges dating back to March 5. He has been charged with criminal trespassing and possession of methamphetamine. He was allowed release from jail July 16 after posting bail. TO PAY $3,000 RESTITUTION Kyle Lawson-Stevahn, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree theft and failure to register...
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 updated. SMOKE RESPONSE AT DSHS Colfax and Steptoe Fire crews Monday responded to a report of smoke at the Department of Social and Health Services building in the 400 block of S. Main Street. The fire report was relayed to the department at 2:02 p.m. by an alarm monitoring company. Employees evacuated...
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* 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 surprised to learn that, according to a poll conducted by The Associated Press, Americans hate math twice as much as any other subject. * A study published in 2008 showed that the price of a pain medication had an effect on its efficacy. In the study people were given placebo pills, some at the regular pri...
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 the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 10:00 a.m. Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, August 13, 2018, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with... Full story
