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In the month since the Tekoa city council passed regulations against pit bulls, the new enforcement officer has already responded to several complaints. After pit bull attacks that bloodied a horse and a woman earlier this year, the Tekoa city council June 21 banned residents from bringing additional pit bulls into town. The council had originally set a deadline of July 31 for owners to comply with new city regulations, but at the last council meeting extended the deadline to Aug. 31. The council at that same June 21 meeting also voted to...
Barista Erica Baugh serves up a cup of coffee at the Colfax Daily Grind. Local caffeinistas will soon be sipping a new brew. Thomas Hammer Coffee Roasters of Spokane is purchasing four of the five Daily Grind coffee stands in Colfax and Pullman. Conversion to the Thomas Hammer brand is expected to begin next month. Charlene Jasper, owner of the Daily Grind franchise, told the Gazette last week she is looking forward to taking a break from her jittery job although the sale has not yet been finalized. “I’ve been in the business for 15 years and...
Two local park and recreation district funding proposals will join the U.S. senate and congressional races and a state supreme court race as the most significant issues on the Aug. 17 primary. Whitman County’s elections office will mail 19,053 primary ballots to voters Friday. An additional 220 ballots have already been sent out to military and overseas voters. Garfield park and recreation district will ask voters to approve an $80,000 proposal by taxing property owners $1.38 per $1,000 assessed value for swim pool operations. Last year’s $10...
The autopsy of Whitman County’s defunct finance department continued this week, as officials considered where best to distribute its functions. One week after giving Auditor Eunice Coker the authority to hire a finance director, commissioners Monday discussed the likely creation of two more jobs to perform those duties. Commissioners Pat O’Neill and Greg Partch think it is of utmost importance to hire a budget director for their office. Commissioner Michael Largent, though, stressed the position should not come before giving Coker enough people...
Steve Swoope of Colfax drops tiny Egyptian onions in a baggie for attendees at the opening day of Colfax’s new farmer’s market last Friday. Vendors selling fresh grains, raspberries, herbs, vegetables and crafts lined Eells Park for the market....
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, August 16, 2010, at 11:15 A.M. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington, for the purpose of receiving public comment associated with a proposed zone change submitted by the Colfax Grange for rezone of 11.16 acres from Agricultural District to Heavy Commercial District. Any interested individuals may attend said hearing and speak for or against the proposed zoning code modification. Arrangements will be made to a...
