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Colfax Chamber of Commerce will add two events to the August edition of its First Thursday event today from 3 to 9 p.m. in Colfax. Beginning at 6:30 a kids race inaugural popsicle fun run will debut. Participants will run, walk or jog a short distance along the race route, then traverse an obstacle course in Eells Park. They will race back to the start and chow down on a popsicle. Once the popsicle is gone, the next teammate will go. Entry in the popsicle fun run will cost $15 per solo racer or $45 for a team of four. Each entry includes a pops...
The Colfax School Board took another step toward bond construction Monday night, approving design schematics for the junior-senior high school presented by district architect Ned Warnick. The approval for the designation-of-space drawings will now send Warnick and Superintendent Jerry Pugh to the stage of design development, to fill in items such as placement of doors and windows. From there, the process will go on to construction documents, or what was once known as blueprints. Pugh and...
Tekoa The third Tekoa National Night Out will be Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5 to 8 p.m., to be joined this year by Palouse, which will bring back their own National Night Out at Hayton Greene Park. Tekoa’s event began in 2016, when the city approached Tekoa Ambulance – a non-profit organization independent from the city or fire department – to host it at the ambulance barn. More than 125 people turned out and the next year it was moved to the Gymkhana Grounds. The ambulance crew of seven EMTs, one first responder and two drivers fed between 250 a...
Whitman County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich presented a six-month budget report Monday to county commissioners, noting an overall positive assessment with an area of concern over the pace of grant money coming in from state agencies. Total expenditures from January to June were $7,705,000 with total revenues at $7,868,000 for a net of $162,790. “Which is an increase in our cash position,” said Petrovich. Property tax is now 61 percent collected for the year. Sales tax collected is $1....
Water use restrictions for Colton were lifted Monday after the repairs were made to the town's number-one pump, and the water reservoir was filled. However, the town is still operating with just one pump and has posted a lawn watering schedule for different sections of town to conserve water. Colton plans to have repairs on a second well pump finished later this week. A boil water advisory was lifted Tuesday. The city issued the advisory because the system lost pressure when the two wells went down, and loss of pressure can allow contaminants...
The Palouse Advocacy League (PAL) last week sat down with residents at local eateries for conversations about mental health and suicide prevention as part of its "Three Days in July" campaign. The campaign's aim is to break down the stigma of discussing mental health issues. To this end, PAL Director Shelley Germain Calissendorff spent three days traveling to an array of restaurants, coffee houses and pubs from Moscow to Palouse. At each stop, Calissendorff talked with visitors about mental...
The Northern Pacific train depot in Pullman is getting a makeover – one that will tell the story of the town and its co-evolution with the railroads that spanned more than a century. With hopes to turn the depot into a heritage center, the Whitman County Historical Society purchased the site in March from Meghan Antoni with help from a $300,000 anonymous donation. Antoni acquired the site from her father, the late Dan Antoni, who ran two businesses out of the property as owner for 27 years. O...
Whitman County land in the Thornton area which was farmed by the late Sen. Elmer (Bud) Huntley and wife, Necia, has been donated to Washington State University. Transfer of the land was recorded in a transfer affidavit filed July 12 in the county treasurer's office. The land was transferred by Patrick Gill and Necia Monroe Leach, a nephew and niece of the Huntleys who are personal representatives of Mrs. Huntley's estate. Proceeds from the land will go into the Elmer C. and Necia Huntley Endowed Scholarship fund for assistance to deserving...
HAUSER SEEKS ZONE CHANGE A hearing on a proposed zone change for 14 lots has been scheduled for Aug. 9 at 5:30 p.m. before the Colfax Planning Commission in the city hall chambers. Zoning on the property is now commercial and Bob Hauser has petitioned to change the zoning to an R-2 residential zone. The property includes 14 lots in an area off the south end of Mill Street north of the river. Nixon Street extends off Mill to the general area which is officially known as Brickner/Nixon addition. Hauser, the originator of Hauser's addition on the...
Pullman Barracudas and Garfield/Palouse/ Oakesdale/Plummer figure to battle again Saturday for the league's Cluckey Cup at the swim season's final meet at the Colfax pool. Both teams have rolled up power wins in the short summer campaign, and Saturday's verdict will depend on how the three other teams in the league, SELW, Colfax and Pomeroy, take their share of the points. Last year Pullman won their second Cluckey title with a 17 point margin over GPOP. That was Pullman's second win after...
Palouse Patriots, a team which this year revived AAA Legion action for Whitman County players, came to the end of the line Monday when they were derailed by the North Stars. The loss ended the state title bid at 1-2 in the double elimination state tourney which started Saturday in Chehalis and Centralia. The Patriots faced the North Stars in the Monday elimination round after booking a split during the tournament’s weekend action. They started the run with a one-run loss to the Vancouver Cardinals, but stayed in the show for another day when t...
Pullman Posse’s entry in the AA Legion state playoffs at Spokane also ended Monday when they lost 1-6 to University of Spokane in an elimination game. Posse finished 1-2 in state action. The loss ended the Posse campaign for the summer season at 24-20. University Monday totaled 11 hits. They scored two runs each in the first and third innings to take control of the game. The U team scored all six runs off Posse starter Mitch LaVielle. Kolby Sisk relieved LaVielle in the fifth inning and stopped the University bats, but it was too late. P...
Pullman Barracudas 714, Colax 334, Pomeroy 240 100-Yard Freestyle: Girls 12 & Under: 1.Bree Myers-Pl 1:10.13, 2. Mary Jentz-Pm 1:17.69, 3. Josephine Belzer-Pl 1:20.53, 4. Taylor Gilbert-Pm 1:36.16, 5. Jackie Smith-Pl 1:43, 6. Page Cocking-Cx 1:43.21. 14 & under: 1. Jayden Chen -Pl 1:08 2. Emma Bryson-Pl 1:15.81, 3. Cora Johnson-Pl 1:16.09, 4. Clara Jentz-Pm 1:16.56, 5. Angela Visger-Pl 1:21.37, 6. Annika Johnson-Pl 1:22.78, 18 & under 1.Abby Huber-C 1:15.22, 2. Mary Visger-Pl 1:23.91, 3.Abigail Visger-Pl 1;44. Boys 12 & Under: 1.Dillon...
The sixth annual Swim the Snake event has been scheduled for Aug. 11 beginning at 11 a.m. at Lyons Ferry State Park. The event will be between Lyons Ferry Marina on the south side of the river and Lyons Ferry State Park on the north side. A new event will be a double crossing, with participants crossing the river in a kayak or on a paddle board and then tagging a relay participant to swim back across the river. Paddle entrants will also have the option of swimming back on their own. Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary at Kennewick and the...
Colfax junior league golf will start next week for boys and girls between eight and 12 years or third through sixth grade. The league fee of $60 will include green fees for three tournaments and up to six clinics, a T-shirt and the youngster’s fee for a scramble tourney Aug. 25 with a barbecue to follow. The tourneys will be on the next three Fridays, Aug. 10, 17 and 24 starting and 3:30 p.m. The clinics start Aug. 6 and run Monday through Thursday, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Players can choose up to six clinic days with two per week. Parents and others a...
Yellow butterflies almost half the size of a human hand have transformed parts of the Evergreen state into a big garden party. They are called tiger swallowtails. And while they're commonly seen in our region this time of year, more of them are flitting about than usual this summer, said entomologist Richard Zack of Washington State University. "Tiger swallowtails are perhaps our most recognized and beautiful butterflies and they are very evident this summer," he explained. Though not as famous...
Members from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) and Pullman Police Department met with business owners and employees from local bars and cannabis shops July 18 at Pullman High School to review state laws governing the sale of liquor and marijuana. Shane Emerson, College Hill officer with the Pullman Police Department who spoke at the training, said the session was an opportunity for retailers to learn directly from law enforcement how to prevent selling to minors and to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the array...
Colfax School board approved a budget for the 2018-19 school year Monday night for a total of $17,156,792, with Business Manager Reece Jenkin telling the board they will likely need to go into reserves next year as the new local levy revenue will be down and state revenue increases. For 2018-19, Jenkin based the budget on an estimated 550 students in the district. “Really hope to have more than that,” Jenkin said. Last year's estimate was 562 students, with an actual total of 570. The new est...
It's settling in. After eight years of one thing, we now have the flipside. Millions of Republicans simply could not take President Obama and now millions of Democrats just cannot take Trump. It's an even exchange, and it’s both of their fault. Whose transgressions are worse is beside the point. Something about Trump really irritates many, many Democrats, just as something about Obama was tailor-made to make so many Republicans never accept him. A few examples show it. Obama's “eloquence” and p...
