Articles from the August 1, 2019 edition
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Hay bale fire destroys semi, trailer, former school building
A hay load fire last Thursday night on Highway 26 destroyed a semi truck and trailer unit and led to a fire Sunday which destroyed a former school building along the highway near the Penawawa...
Road tax levy lift approved for Nov. ballot
Whitman County commissioners Monday approved a proposal for a road levy tax lift to go on the ballot in November. To be voted on by residents of the county’s unincorporated areas, the added revenue...
Hankers return for first Thursday
First Thursday will return to downtown Colfax today, Aug. 1, beginning at 3 p.m. with street vendors, merchant sales, origami crane folding, free root beer floats sponsored by Rosauers and Methodist Church and another fish painting party from 3 to 5...
St. John Hardware in Moscow could move to former Hawkins site
The Whitman County board of adjustment will conduct a hearing Aug. 8 on a conditional use request for 10 acres of the former Hawkins land next to the state line for a relocated St. John Hardware and...
Tekoa asks citizens to conserve water
The City of Tekoa approved a measure July 15 to ask Tekoa residents to cut back on water usage by four to five percent on monthly usage. The action came after the city completed its annual water use efficiency report for the Washington State...
Cashup Flats arrests yield drugs, stolen IDs
Methamphetamine, heroin and approximately 25 pounds of marijuana were allegedly found in a small van last Thursday afternoon and deputies arrested two Spokane men on outstanding warrants in the Cashup Flat area. The deputies obtained a warrant to...
Almota 4 road work bumped to next year
The delayed Almota Phase Four reconstruction project, once slated for this year, has now been moved to next year. Dean Cornelison, assistant county engineer, told county commissioners Monday that a...
Bank of EW collects supplies for schools
Bank of Eastern Washington is now collecting school supplies for elementary students at its five branches. The supplies will be distributed to local schools. Each branch will conduct a drawing for a backpack filled with supplies for a local student....
Bunyard Automotive, Colfax, donates van to ministry
Bunyard's Automotive in Colfax donated an ADA accessible van to Changing Lives ministry in Spokane July 24 after purchasing the vehicle from COAST transportation in Colfax. Changing Lives ministry at...
Republican reps introduce FOREST Act legislation
Washington Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse introduced the Fostering Opportunities for Resources and Education Spending through Timber Sales (FORESTS) Act of 2019 to encourage active forest management on federal forest land, lo...
Tekoa extends power to Goldenrod Cemetery
The Tekoa city council approved a $40,000 expenditure July 15 on an agreement with Avista to run underground electricity to the Goldenrod Cemetery. The money comes from the Goldenrod Cemetery Perpetual Care Endowment Fund. The first intention would...
Genealogical Society donates $1,000 to depot
Whitman County Genealogical Society July 15 made a $1,000 donation to the Pullman Depot Heritage Center in honor of the late Dorothy Sevier Matson (1920-2002). Sevier Matson was a lifetime member of...
Deer impales itself on fence
Colfax Police Officer Cory Alcantar Thursday morning, July 25, removed a dead deer which had apparently impaled itself while attempting to leap a metal fence at a residence on the west side of the 900 block of S. Main the night before. Alcantar was...
Swim racers to wrap season with 55th edition of Cluckey Cup tri-county meet
Teams, coaches and fans of the tri-county's novice swim league will swarm to Colfax pool Saturday for the 55th edition of the Cluckey Cup league meet to wrap up the summer season. Pullman Barracudas...
Posse books 1-2 record in Legion AA state finals
Last chapter of summer Legion baseball went into the books Monday when the Walla Walla Bruins shut out Pullman Posse 2-0 Monday at the State Legion AA playoffs in Yakima. The loss eliminated the locals who finished with a 1-2 mark in the 16-team...
Letter from Coach Morgan marks start of new grid season
Colfax football Coach Mike Morgan Monday issued his pre-season letter to the players and parents. Official start of practice for the Bulldogs will be Aug. 21 at 3 p.m. A mandatory parents meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 19. First action for the...
Hockett takes third at U.S. Track junior nationals
Matt Hockett, a senior-to-be at Oakesdale High School, placed third in the javelin at the USATF (United States Track and Field) National Junior Championships July 22-28, held on the campus of...
Colfax athletic director joins Gar-Pal faculty
Colfax Athletic Director Nathan Holbrook has resigned from the Colfax faculty to join the Garfield/Palouse faculty as a physical education instructor at the Garfield/Palouse Middle School in Garfield. Holbrook, a member of the 2003 Garfield/Palouse...
Clarification: Palouse CD grants
After an article about funding to the Palouse Conservation District in the July 18 edition, Jessica Self, grants and development manager for the district, expressed concern about how the information was relayed. She was asked to submit a list of...
Bulldog cheer squad set for coming year
Colfax Bulldog cheerleaders for football will includes Miya Ensley and Hayden Fulfs, co-captains; Kari Largent, Emalee Phillips, Maddie Fairbanks, Cydni Miller, Emma Miller, Annika Christenson and Katherine Tate. Ensley and Fulfs will also be...
Bulletin Column: August 1, 2019
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...
Here we go again
A privately funded report on the Snake River Dams has just been released. The report recommends that the dams be taken out and the river be restored to natural flow. The study is called the Snake River Dams: Economic Tradeoffs of Removal. It will be...