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PULLMAN — Pullman Regional Hospital reported the following births: Lilah Julia Davis, a girl, was born this month (date not reported) to parents Colter and Diana Davis of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Julie Davis of Lewiston. Maternal grandparents are Julia and Steve Malberg of Clarkston. Mia Brynne Wood, a girl, was born Aug. 16, 2023 to parents Magnus Wood and Jocelyne Helbling of Pullman. She weighed 7 pounds. Parternal grandparents are Nick and Mary Wood of Grayland. Maternal Grandparents are Tim and Carol Helbling, of Slidell, La. Mia...
COLFAX - The Colfax Quilts of Valor awarded four Veterans with handmade quilts Friday, Aug. 18. The ceremony took place at 10:30 a.m., at Colfax Methodist Church, 109 S. Mill St. Robert Segura, 79, was in the Marine Corps, said Colfax Quilts of Valor coordinator Diana King. "He did guard duty and was a tank driver," King said. Robert Hauser, 85, was in the Army and the 101 Airbourne, she said. Barry Folsom Sr., 79, served in the U.S. Navy as a third-class petty officer. "He was in charge of the...
PULLMAN — Washington State University is getting a new indoor practice facility. A groundbreaking ceremony for the facility that will replace “the bubble” is set for Saturday, Sept. 9. The date aligns with WSU’s home football game against the Wisconsin Badgers. On Sept. 15, the week following the groundbreaking, the university regents will consider the final approval of the project. A final budget, financial plan and design have yet to be released for the indoor practice center. In May, officials estimated the project will cost $27.5 million...
OLYMPIA – Some lucky hunters have an extra shot at obtaining additional permits this season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildife, hunters who previously bought a multi-season application will have a chance to buy a surplus permit. The agency on Aug. 15 offered 129 multi-season elk tags to hunters who were already on the application list. The winners were notified by email. The winning hunters will have until midnight Thursday, Aug. 31, to buy their tags. An additional 2,491 multi-season deer tags are also available on a f...
PULLMAN - The Washington State University women's soccer team scored six goals in two games to remain undefeated in its 2023 campaign. Thursday saw WSU defeat Eastern Washington University, 3-1. It took three goals in the second half of the game to earn the home victory in front of one of the biggest crowds ever at The Lower Soccer Field. The game Sunday against Texas A&M once again saw WSU claw from behind to win. This time, the Cougar women were behind after 14 minutes, but quickly responded...
PULLMAN — After ending the 2022 volleyball season undefeated in conference play and finishing fourth in the state 2A tournament, the Greyhound girls are practicing for the 2023 season. Pullman finished last year with an overall record of 16-5, including a 10-0 record in the 2A Greater Spokane League. The local girls ended with league and district championships. The Greyhounds posted an undefeated league record in 2020 and 2019, when they went 12-0. Heading into state last year as the No. 9 seed, there were not many expectations for the Greyhoun...
PULLMAN - Moving the Lentil Festival from a two-day event to a single day created a morning, afternoon and evening full of sports activities for this years Saturday, Aug. 19. More than 100 runners took part in Saturday morning's Tase T. Lentil 5k Fun Run, which started by the train depot, looped around the community, as well as around the Washington State University campus. Runners raced by Beasley Coliseum, where the men's and women's basketball teams play, and Martin Stadium, where the...
ROSALIA - Local scouts hit the trail for a weeklong hike that covered about 60 miles July 22-28. "What an adventure for the Rosalia Boy Scouts," Clay Gehring said of the trek. "Thirteen boys and five adults hiked the Kelly Creek Trail Loop in Idaho and Montana..." Hike participants included Brian and Thomas Place, Jessie Fullteron, Bruce and Joe Pritchett, Justin and Isaac Fuchs, Matthew and Bill Maley, Riley Gehring, Hudson Butcher, Gabe Morgan, Jacob Goyke and Charlie Henning. Noah Fuchs,...
COLFAX — Following an impressive 2022 season, the Bulldogs girls volleyball team, under Coach Megan Dorman, are looking to return to state. Dorman is in her second year as head coach. But she’s not new to Whitman County. Before coaching Colfax, she coached at the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls from 2007-19. Colfax volleyball runs through her family. Her mother, Sue Doering, coached for Colfax starting in 1998. Before then, Doering coached Deer Park. “I played for my mom in junior high and high school until I graduated from Colfax in 2001,...
COLFAX - The fall sports season has begun, but challenges are already cropping up that have changed some practice times for teams. The smoke from wildfire fires in Spokane and Whitman Counties has made it difficult area football teams to practice outdoors. And with limited gymnasium space available for multiple teams to practice at each school, schedule adjustments have been made. In Tekoa-Rosalia, practices for the week had been moved indoors for all sports. Middle and high school football and...
Colfax Thursday, Aug. 24 — Club sandwich, spinach salad, vegetable Tray, cheesecake cups with blueberries. Monday, Aug. 28 — Meatloaf, roasted red potatoes, cooked carrots, green salad, 7-layer bar. Colton Wednesday, Aug. 30 — Salad bar, roll, fruit, no-bake cookies. Palouse Wednesday, Aug. 30 — Salad bar, roll, fruit, dessert. Pullman Friday, Aug. 25 — Egg Salad, sandwich with spinach and tomatoes, fruit salad, white chocolate chip cookie. Tuesday, Aug. 29 — Roast beef sliders, pasta salad, vegetable tray, peaches and blueberries, ice cream s...
Classmates of the Garfield High School Class of 1983 recently gathered together at the home of Brenda and Kevin Cloniger in Colfax to celebrate their 40th high school reunion. Those in attendance included Brenda (Palmer) Cloniger, Steve Fisher, Debra (Neal) Bell, Ben Storms, Dawna (Roper) Chappell, James Duhamel, Dawn (May) Hunt, David Lange and Treva (Merrill) Beebe....
COLFAX - The Colfax High School Class of 1973 had its 50th reunion earlier this summer with a three-day event the weekend of Friday, June 23. Class member Andrea Lyman said that out of the original class of 64 people, about half attended, along with their partners and spouses. The group met on Friday in Pullman at The Lumberyard Food Hall for a no-host dinner, Lyman said. "Many of us had not seen each other ever since our high school graduation," Lyman said, "Ot was a long time." "It was really...
COLFAX - The Colfax Kiwanis Club raised over $5,000 in three days to help students gather school supplies for returning to school this fall. The 15th annual "Stuff the Bus" school supplies drive occurred from Thursday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Aug. 12, in the Rosauers parking lot, 632 N. Main St. The event brought in $1,595 from the community, Kiwanis Chapter Service Project Manager Sara Golden said, adding that the fundraiser also had very generous donors, including Whitman County Superior...
Jail Log COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Aug. 15-16: Aug. 16 Dantae John Billings, 25, two counts of second-degree possession of stolen property attempting to elude police and reckless driving. Bails set at $500 through Colfax Municipal Court, and $10,000 through Whitman County Superior Court. Amber Jean Sitter, 32, warrant for possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Sitter is being held on $10,000 bail through Whitman County Superior Court. R.J. Mitchell William, 22, f...
ROSALIA - A Salon and Barber is open here at 317 N. Whitman Ave. Owner Lisa Hill, 56, of Spokane, opened the new local business citing a need for a salon. "We've been pursuing it off and on for two years," she said. "So, God opened a door, and here we are." A hairdresser for 38 years, she said many community members had approached; they were tired of driving so far to get a haircut "and just how expensive gas was." Hill's husband, who moved to Rosalia as a high school junior, is also the...
COLFAX— The City Council heard an update on a fundraising barbecue during its Monday, Aug. 21 meeting. Councilmembers also discussed a grant to purchase a scoreboard for the softball field at McDonald Park and trees along Main Street. The pool fundraising barbecue occurred Friday, Aug. 18, at the municipal pool, 1301 N. Morton. St. It raised $10,000, Mayor Jim Retzer told the council. Retzer said he had been approached by people who still want to donate to the pool. He said the barbecue was well-attended. City Administrator Chris Mathis a...
Thousands of people turned out over the weekend for the annual Lentil Festival, while also welcoming Washington State University students back to Whitman County. The festival included food, fun, music, games and sporting events. But among the highlights was the vat of lentil chili. Patrons were able to have a bowl while also supporting the local agricultural community. For more on the Lentil Festival sports, see Page 7....
PULLMAN — A state appellate court has affirmed the conviction of a local man arrested after a January 2022 social media sting intended to catch drug dealers. On Aug. 17, the state Court of Appeals Division III filed an unpublished opinion affirming the arrest and conviction of William Patrick McBride, 59, of Malden. McBride was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to deliver after communicating with a fictious person on social media, court records show. He was sentenced to 90 months in prison. He appea...
Janice McKay Feb. 10, 1938 Aug. 11, 2023 Janice Elaine McKay, 85, of Colfax, Wash., passed away August 11, 2023, at the Courtyard Assisted Living in Colfax. Janice was born February 10, 1938, in Endicott, Wash., to Clanton & Elma (Fowler) Eccles. She grew up in Hooper, Wash., on the family farm that her great-grandparents homesteaded in 1896. She attended grade school in Hooper. Janice graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1956 and was the Salutatorian. She attended Washington State College (WS...
Wayne Spencer Tate Feb. 21, 1932 Aug. 17, 2023 Wayne Spencer Tate, 91, of Pullman, Wash., passed away August 17, 2023, at his Pullman home. Wayne was born February 21, 1932, in Lewiston, Idaho, to Harold & Lucile (Harrington) Tate. He grew up and began school in Spokane, Wash., until the family moved to Pullman, Wash., where Wayne graduated from Pullman High School in 1950. He entered the US Navy, serving until his honorable discharge. Wayne returned to Pullman and began his education at Washing...
On Friday afternoon, Aug. 18, our spirits were high. I’d just finished work for the day and was planning to grill some brats and cook baked beans for an enjoyable barbecue dinner. Summer weekends were running out, and we wanted to make them count. Little did we know, that naive plan was about to go out the window. After resurfacing from my home office on the north side of Medical Lake, I noticed a massive plume of smoke to the south. I instantly knew it was a wildfire, and my first instinct was...
Many fingers are again pointed at electric utilities because downed power lines are suspected of starting another horrific wildfire---the one that raced through Lahaina killing hundreds of unsuspecting people. Who would have imagined that one day, the historic Hawaiian capitol on Maui would be a thriving tourist destination and 24-hours later it would be piles of smoldering rubble and ashes which included remains of people? Cellphone video reveals that high winds down live electric lines which...
A quip on a social media post said it all: “Harrington has never been so busy.” That tongue-in-cheek post was in reference to the diversion of Interstate 90 traffic between Spokane and Sprague through Airway Heights, Reardan, Davenport and Harrington as the Gray Fire encroached on the highway over the weekend. The fire broke out Friday near Eastern State Hospital and Medical Lake. As it grew toward Four Lakes and Cheney, someone decided it was a idea to detour traffic at different times thr...
DUSTY - State Highway 26 was briefly closed Thursday, Aug. 17, after a grain truck caught fire near Milepost 17. The vehicle fire was reported at about 4:45 p.m., the state Department of Transportation reported. The burning truck ignited a dry field along the westbound side of the highway. The highway was closed until 6:11 p.m., when Transportation crews were able to reopen one lane with flaggers directing traffic. The highway fully reopened at 11 p.m., officials said. The name, age and...
