Articles from the August 17, 2017 edition
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Porch Smoke
Colfax firefighters respond to a fire in the 800 block of Lake Street the morning of Aug. 10. Believed to have started from a jug used to hold cigarettes, the fire was contained to the porch area of...
Briefs: August 17, 2017
OSBORNE TRUSTEE TO VISIT Bob Freedman of New York, a trustee of the Robert Osborne estate, is expected to meet with Colfax representatives this week to determine a course of action on what might be done in Colfax with items from the estate of the...
High-flying harvest
—Misty Zornacki photo Greg Young harvests Aug. 5 along Union Flat Creek Road while the spray plane makes a pass over spring wheat. Crew includes Greg Burns in a truck, Kyle Young, Greg Young’s son...
Commentary: Pleased to meet you, mostly
Have you heard of Paul Millsap? As of September, he’ll be making $30 million per year. Are you certain you can’t place the name? “I know it when I see it.” That was Supreme Court Justice Potter...
Parks fee hike for seniors
Today, it costs $10 for a senior citizen to purchase a lifetime National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass. Starting Aug. 28, that price will soar up to $80. Passes can still be purchased between now and Aug. 27 for $10, and they will...
John Wayne Trail links now end at St. Regis, Montana
Segments of the trail system that can take bicycle riders all the way to St. Regis, Mont., from Tekoa marked on this map include A the short segment to Plummer, B the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes to Mu...
WIAA brackets show variations
High school teams which begin practices this week for the fall sports campaign will be in the second year of competition in school size brackets set up by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association. The state WIAA executive board in Januar...
End of summer sports
Swimmers, coaches, family and fans gathered in the Schmuck Park bowl Aug. 13 for the awards ceremony after the Tri-County league’s championship Cluckey meet. A total of 333 swimmers were registered t...
Endicott plans second Tin Foil Man Triathlon
It will be an athletic event for all. People of all ages and ability levels are being called on to participate in Endicott’s second annual Tin Foil Man Triathlon Aug. 26. The idea for the event was first launched in 2015, but hazardous air quality f...
State count shows 27 percent turnout for primary election
The Washington Secretary of State office reported last week that the statewide election turnout for the Aug. 1 primary reached approximately 27 percent. Secretary of State Kim Wyman said the numbers were encouraging, but still not what she would...
Coroner's office to face accreditation mandate
County Coroner Peter Martin and Deputy Coroner Annie Pillers reported to the county commissioners Monday on changes expected for their office in the coming years. One change will require all coroner offices in the state to be accredited by 2020....
Dave Mahan hired as Parks director
The county parks board and the Board of County Commissioners Monday approved appointment of Dave Mahan to serve as director of Parks and Recreation. Mahan fills the position vacated with the retirement of Tim Myers in June. Janel Goebel was...
Former Cohn Motor Co.: Tekoa unfit building committee completes report
A committee report in the hands of Tekoa's city attorney may push the saga of the collapsed former Cohn Motor Co. building to another stage after part of its roof caved in under snow in January. The...
Whitman County Special Election Final Results
Contested Races Garfield Town Mayor Jarrod Pfaff (89) 44% Ray McCown (74) 36% Terri Linderman (41) 20% Garfield Town Council Rebecca Strange-Jones (14) 7% Tom Tevlin (138) 67% Kevin Pickron (55) 27% Pullman School District Director District 4 Nathan...
Wetlands plan will become part of Almota Road reconstruction
The planned final two stretches of the four-part Almota Road reconstruction project set for 2018 and 2019 will have a new twist as wetlands have been designated along the route. The categorization...
Tekoa ordinance aims at squatters
A new ordinance in Tekoa aims to cut down on squatters. Passed in June, the city put a $100 fine on any property owner who has squatters living at their property. Tekoa had an estimated three or four houses with people evidently living in them even...
Rosalia working on water plans during delay in construction funds
The Town of Rosalia is in the process of working to update its plans for its Small Water System Management Program (SWSMP). The update is part of a larger goal to obtain pre-construction funding for the improvement of the town's water system....
Whitman Avenue construction begins
Construction begins on Whitman Avenue in Rosalia. The project includes removing existing concrete panels from the road which were first constructed in 1931, as well as replacing those panels with a...
Financial problems believed cause of Hay murder-suicide
The deaths of two people in a murder-suicide at Hay were believed to have been caused by anxiety over several financial problems, County Coroner Peter Martin reported to the county commissioners Monday. “It's a real tragic situation,” said Mar...
Eclipse changes commission agenda
The solar eclipse of Aug. 21 is quickly approaching, and the Board of County Commissioners now plan to change their agenda slightly for meetings that day in order to be able to view the rare event. The board normally meets in workshop for non-action...
State auditors initiate 2016 review for county
The State Auditor’s Office was met by a crowd of department heads in the county commissioners’ chambers at the courthouse Monday afternoon as the kickoff for the county’s 2016 audit. Assistant Audit...
Farmington overlay project bid accepted
The Board of County Commissioners Monday morning accepted a bid for Central Washington Asphalt of Moses Lake to complete an overlay project on Farmington Road. The project was approved last November and will include a hot asphalt mix overlay for...
Lentil Festival starts Friday
Pullman’s 29th annual National Lentil Festival will get underway tomorrow with the world’s largest bowl of lentil chili arriving at Reaney Park at 5 p.m. Friday’s lineup includes the free lentil chili plus a beer and wine garden near Spring Stree...
Wheat harvest numbers holding strong at midpoint
Combines roll to a field to continue harvest near Kamiak Butte Monday. Whitman County grows 26 percent of Washington’s annual wheat crop. Harvest 2017 is at its halfway point and the numbers coming f...