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Our beloved Mother, Marguerite R. McInerny, passed away unexpectedly on July 31, 2021, at 101 years of age. We count our blessings as her daughters that we had the support and unconditional love of "Mother" or "Mama" (as we called her) throughout many years of our lives. In reflecting on our mother, we remember her as a very pretty lady that was always concerned about her appearance right up to the end of her life. Mama was a dedicated homemaker that moved to Colfax, Washington, 64 years ago... Full story
Delbert was mercifully released from his pain as he crossed the Great Divide at 10:46 PM on July 31. He battled congestive heart failure for six years and fought hard until the end. On a marginal wheat farm between Winona and Revere in Southwest Whitman County, Delbert was born the sixth of seven siblings – born to Charles R. Gregory and Pearl Johnson Gregory on June 10, 1923. Shortly after his father passed of pneumonia, in 1928 Delbert, his mother and siblings moved to Oakesdale. Oakesdale r... Full story
Jennings Bruce Watts III of Pullman, age 61, passed away August 3, 2021, at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. Jennings was born July 27, 1960, in Atwater, California, to Jennings and ShirLee (Haines) Watts. The family moved to Colfax, Washington where he grew up and attended school. Following his high school graduation from Colfax High, Jennings entered the United States Navy, serving four years until his honorable discharge in 1985. He returned to Washington State where he attended... Full story
Agnes Lee Veltri (McConnell) 83, passed away on July 21, 2021, in Spokane at Deaconess Hospital. She was born in St. John, Wash., on January 8, 1938, to Ralph and Roberta McConnell. While growing up in St. John Agnes attended elementary and middle school and graduated from St. John High School in 1956. After school she held numerous jobs, she worked waiting tables at local restaurants. Agnes then began working at her father's implement dealership McConnell Machinery as a bookkeeper. She did modeling for a while in Spokane, Wash. While living in... Full story
Lee was born May 18, 1939, in the family home in rural Caulfield, Miss., to Clifford and Geneva (Williams) Scherff. Lee weighed in at 4 pounds and for weeks a shoebox was his bed. He was the oldest of three brothers. The family moved to rural Aurora, Nebraska, in 1946, where they farmed. Lee graduated from Badger country school, and in 1957 he graduated from Aurora High School and joined the U.S. Air Force. He was stationed in Bermuda and worked as a mechanic on B-50 planes which were flown by Hurricane Hunters; he loved the times when he got t... Full story
Judy was born in Colfax, Wash., to Adam and Vissie (Basham) Witte. She grew up on the farm outside of Thornton with her parents and brothers Ernie and Dave. As a teenager, she enjoyed riding her black horse, Char. At age 13, she rode Char every day that year to a little knoll behind the house. Judy started driving a grain truck at age 15 for her dad during harvest. There were not that many girls who drove a grain truck in the late 1950s. Judy eventually drove grain trucks for her brothers and... Full story
Constance ‘Connie’ Rae Underwood passed peacefully on July 21, 2021. Connie was born Sept. 18, 1939, to Reynold and Genevieve Oenning on the family farm in Tensed, Idaho. She attended schools in Tekoa, Washington, until the family moved to Tacoma in 1955. There she attended St. Leo’s Catholic High School. She later attended City University in Tacoma, Washington. Connie started her business career as a bookkeeper for Dr. R. Johnson and later Dr. L. Houser. She worked several years in the HR department of Reichold Chemical and had a ship chris... Full story
Colfax Monday, Aug. 16 Lentil and sausage casserole, French bread, sliced pears, carrots and celery sticks, sherbet cup Thursday, Aug. 19 Italian chicken, rice, salad, fruit, Popsicle Endicott Tuesday, Aug. 17 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Aug. 17 Lentil and sausage casserole, French bread, sliced pears, carrots and celery sticks, sherbet cup Palouse Wednesday, Aug. 18 Lentil and sausage casserole, French bread, sliced pears, carrots and celery sticks, sherbet cup Pullman Tuesday, Aug. 17 Ham sliders, pasta salad, cottage cheese and pineapple,...
William Taylor was born on Aug. 7, 2021, to Kyrk and Kelsey Taylor, of Moscow, Idaho. He weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces. Grandparents are Julie and Steve Taylor, of Moscow, Idaho, and Kevin and Teresa Kimball, Rexburg, Idaho. He joins his sister Claire (3)....
News has been received of the passing of Brownie Jean Mortlock, 95, on July 25th at her home in Kettle Falls. She was the wife of the late pastor Earl Mortlock of the Country Bible Church 1965 - 1967. They had ten children, 26 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren. A private family gathering will be held in her honor. She will be buried in Reardan, WA alongside her husband and mother. Murphy Nolan was a guest of her great great aunt Karen Broeckel from July 30 to August 2. She helped serve lunch to harvesters, fed Ritz crackers to Angela...
ROSALIA - Sharon Lindsay took photographs of the Harvest of Quilts show in Rosalia and is now displaying her work. The Whitman County Library and several businesses in Rosalia recently adorned their buildings with quilts for the show. Lindsay photographed the show and prints on display in the window of The Center, adjacent to the library. The photographs are being displayed through Aug. 31, according to Shirley Cornelius, Whitman County Library business manager....
COLFAX - The Perkins House aims for Phase Three of renovations to the 1886 structure. The organization is seeking $30,000 to create two drain fields to pull water away from the foundation of the house. Phase Three work is planned to take place next summer. Phase Two was completed in April. Mortar was upgraded around the house to secure loose and falling bricks. Phase One wood supports were replaced inside the basement with concrete work to lift the house and make it more level. Organizers...
Darien L. Armstrong, 23, booked Aug. 3 for a state Department of Corrections warrant for violating conditions regarding a charge of burglary in the second degree. No bail. Jessi L. Betts, 19, booked Aug. 4 for a Whitman County District Court warrant regarding a charge of assault in the fourth degree. Bail $2,500. Hope D. Bocook, 32, booked Aug. 4 for two warrants, one from Whitman County Superior Court regarding charges of theft in the second degree and theft in the third degree, and one from Whitman County District Court regarding the charge...
Monday, Aug. 2 11:41 a.m. – Canyon Street – An officer requested a case number for a suspicious person or circumstance. Tuesday, Aug. 3 6:28 a.m. – Main Street – An officer conducted a welfare-check on a parked truck. 7:10 a.m. – Mill Street – An officer investigated a hit-and-run collision. 11:54 a.m. – Main Street – An officer investigated a white Ford SUV parked oddly. 12:20 p.m. – Thorn Street – An officer responded to a parking problem. 1:01 p.m. – Main Street – An officer responded to a report of a suspicious person or circumstance....
Monday, Aug. 2 12:37 a.m. – Front Street, Albion – A deputy responded to a report of a suicidal person. One person was taken to the hospital. 2:22 a.m. – Pullman Airport Road, Pullman – A deputy responded to a report of a burglary alarm. 8:47 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy assisted with taking fingerprints. 9:31 a.m. – Undisclosed location, Rosalia – A deputy responded to a report of harassment. 9:35 a.m. – Whitman Avenue, Rosalia – There was a report of vandalism. 11:25 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy assisted a citizen. 11:54 a...
David Smith transferred 108 Woodworth Street in Uniontown to Lynn Smith, parcel 1-1820-00-01-11-0000, no assessed value listed, quit claim deed, July 17. Mathew and Britney Hansen, of Uniontown, acquired the property before being married and transferred 210 S High Street in Uniontown to themselves as a married couple, parcel 1-1820-00-11-05-0000, assessed value $99,030, July 17. Mathew Porter a represent of Patricia Porter, deceased, sold 209 S Summit Avenue in Rosalia to Blake and Sandra Couch, of Oakesdale, parcels 1-1610-00-02-01-0000,...
Time is short, but action is necessary! Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats who control the state legislature need to postpone implementing the sweeping “Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program” to determine its future financial viability and find better alternatives for coverage. The new law, also known as the Washington Cares Act, is a mandatory, public, state-run long-term care insurance program. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, Washington employers must withhold a new payroll tax ($58 per $10...
In the article “McClintock family gathers after park renamed,” published July 29, we incorrectly list the name of a park. It was Stan McClintock Park. The incorrect word was used in a headline on the front page of the Aug. 5 edition. It should have read, “Primary pares down races.” “This is like the ‘Dewey defeats Truman’ headline being held by an elected President Truman,” said Editor Bill Stevenson. “I take the blame for missing the wrong word substitution.” We apologize for any inconvenience the errors may have caused....
Nicole is a 22-year-old and sits in a chair telling her dad on the phone how her boyfriend abandoned her. He stopped calling and texting her once she told him she has COVID. The young man doesn't seem to know he can't catch it through a cellphone. Her dad is several states away waiting for a store to unload his semi-truck, but he called her. An unvaccinated coworker at a juice bar brought it to work. Nicole and two others got sick. She lost the job. Nicole's alone and feeling rejected by...
Parents of public school students in the 9th Legislative district have had enough of coronavirus-related mandates from Olympia. Shutter schools, curtail sports, wear masks, limit field trips, and restrict access to graduation. The actions have not been embraced here. And neither has Gov. Jay Inslee’s renewed call for all public school students to remain masked for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. Area parents are pushing back. This week, led by a group from Fairfield, many parents are e...
ROSALIA - A semi-truck entered State Route 195 in front of a motorhome on July 29, according to a recent report from the Washington State Patrol. D. J. Skeen, of Spokane Valley, stopped his 2007 Freightliner semi-truck and trailer on Thornton Bypass Road before turning onto SR 195, according to the state patrol. Ronald D. Quincy, of Spangle, was driving his 1999 Fleetwood Holiday motorhome north on SR 195. The motorhome struck the passenger side of the semi-truck trailer. Both vehicles stopped...
COLFAX — A new Colfax Chamber of Commerce president started on Aug. 1. Molly Keogh, formerly of Sammamish, moved to town last year and was approached about the position by Suzy McNeilly, Whitman County director of Southeast Washington Economic Development Association (SEWEDA), and Nancy Cochran, a member of the Colfax Downtown Association. “One of my goals moving here was to help the community,” said Keogh, whose father, Jim Fitzgerald, is a longtime local landowner and has retired here. Keogh previously owned a corporate gift company in Olymp...