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RITZVILLE — Information on two big earthquakes in Eastern Washington is presented on Sept. 30 in Ritzville. “Many of us have heard about ‘the big one’” that will someday happen in western Washington, but earthquakes happen in Eastern Washington too. Two of the major, historically recorded earthquakes happened in Eastern Washington,” said Lloyd Stoess, chapter president for the Ice Age Floods Institute – Palouse Falls Chapter. The free program offers information on the earthquakes, why they happen, the effect of ice-age deposits, and how to prep...
COLFAX — A farmer tilling along Colfax Airport Road created a cloud of dust obscuring a driver’s vision, leading to three-vehicle collision on Aug. 19. The wind shifted to blow the dust across the road near the intersection with Duncan Springs Road, according to Whitman County Undersheriff Chris Chapman. Nannette Kistler, 56, of Brush Prairie, slowed her tan 2002 Chevrolet Suburban because of a sudden lack of visibility. Marisa Buelna, 20, of Pullman, rear-ended the SUV with her silver 2013 VW Golf, which was then rear-ended by a blue 2003 Che...
TEKOA — A 10-year-old Tekoa girl required surgery for a dog bite on Aug. 18. The girls went to a home on North Ramsey Street to play with a friend, said Whitman County Undersheriff Chris Chapman. When she entered the yard, an older black and white border collie met her and bit her in the arm. She was tended to by Tekoa EMTs and taken to Whitman Hospital in Colfax, where she reportedly required minor surgery on her triceps. The dog’s owner was not issued a ticket for the attack, said Chapman. “The owners’ are taking responsibility,” he said....
MALDEN — Public comments and suggestions are sought about rebuilding a new U.S. Post Office in Malden. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is not conducting a public meeting to gather comments and suggestions but asks they be mailed to them by Sept. 19 to United States Postal Service, Attn: Malden WA Relocation, PO BOX 27497, Greensboro, NC 27498-1103. The USPS is looking to replace the burned post office that was on at 1 S Main Street in Malden. “Due to a loss by fire, the postal service is now looking for a new (sp...
COLFAX - Three young women are preparing to compete to be the next Palouse Empire Rodeo Queen for 2021-2022. The competitors are Nevaeh Groh, of Spokane, Tina Groh, of Spokane, and Brooke Russell, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The one selected is following 2020-2021 Queen Amy Pilloud, of Colfax. She's unable to attend the fair this year and in her place is 2018 Queen Aliya Dunlap, of Pullman. Contestants demonstrate their skills in horsemanship, rodeo knowledge, speech, modeling, impromptu...
COLFAX — A 4-month-old was stuck in a locked car at Schmuck Park in Colfax, but not in danger. “It was cool that morning and the child was not in distress,” said Colfax police Chief Bruce Blood. “If it had been hot, we would have broken the window.” The mother called for help after accidentally locking the car with the infant inside at about 11 a.m. on Aug. 18. The family was at the park to have a picnic. “When I got there it wasn’t even crying,” said Blood. “The mother was upset the vehicle was locked … but it was fairly cool out.” Colfax B...
LaCROSSE - Money to finish the LaCrosse "Rock Houses" was provided by the state. LaCrosse Community Pride was chosen to receive $131,000 through the Washington State Heritage Capital Project Grant program. The grant funds construction costs for converting the historic basalt buildings into a Heritage Museum and Ice Age Floods Center, and places for visitors to stay. Collectively known as the Rock Houses, the structures were built during the Great Depression and are a part of the rural heritage...
PULLMAN — Edmund Schweitzer III, founder of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) in Pullman, launched a website to promote free enterprise. “The website, www.fairfreeflatopen.com, will be a clearinghouse for information related to free enterprise and will provide helpful information and tools for understanding and participating in our democracy,” said a spokesperson. Schweitzer’s advocacy is in response to Washington State’s new long-term care law....
PULLMAN — Sparks from a “shotgun” fuse on top of an Avista power pole dropped onto dry grass and started a fire on Friday morning. Pullman and Whitman County Rural Fire District 12 firefighters arrived at the intersection of Bishop Boulevard and State Route 270 at around 11:30 a.m. to find a small fire in dry grass and burning a tree, according to Pullman Fire Department Assistant Chief Ryan Scharnhorst. The fire was confined to a small area and away from a nearby Mayflower Transit semi-truck. Avista crews shut off the power and dealt with...
PALOUSE — Volunteers are being sought to help clean up Palouse. “The extra hot summer and wind helped the weeds and grasses grow and the leaves accumulate. Here’s the plan. Pull weeds, weed whack grasses, and sweep up debris prior to our community celebration in September,” stated organizers Mary L Estes and Vickie Griner. Future general cleanup work dates are Aug. 25, and Aug. 27-28. Starting times are 8 a.m. at the post office. “Coordinators will have clipboards with tasks and areas to be tackled. Bring your gloves, rakes, brooms, dustpans,...
ST. JOHN — Flea Market and More continues at the St. John Fairgrounds through Friday, Aug. 27. The event runs from 9 a.m. to dark on Thursday and Friday. Flea Market and More features vendors selling antiques, collectibles, and some “just plain junk,” organizers said....
OLYMPIA — The Liberty Lake Access Area in Spokane County closes for construction on Sept. 7. The $319,705 project is expected to be complete in early December. Closing the area allows renovations to the boat ramp, sealing and striping the parking area, installing new signs, adding a new fishing pier with benches, and replacing the vault toilets with Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant vault toilets, according to Dan Dziekan, a state Fish and Wildlife Department (WDFD) access manager. “Liberty Lake is one of our most used access areas in...
RITZVILLE - The Colfax Bulldogs football gets to play football on Aug. 28. The 2021-22 high school sports year holds the first event of the school year in Ritzville with a football jamboree. The Ritzville Broncos host the Colfax Bulldogs, Davenport Gorillas, Medical Lake Cardinals, and Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack, Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director Greg Whitmore said. Each team gets 40 plays total during the jamboree, he said. Teams run 10 plays then rotate, allowing each to face a variety of...
COLFAX - St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW ) won the 56th annual Cluckey Cup championship swim meet in Colfax on Aug. 7. They finished the year unbeaten. The team's 496 points added up to the first time SELW has won the summer novice league. At the Colfax pool, with a total of 160 kids competing in 71 events, individual high-point earners included the following swimmers: 15 and over boys: Daniel Kramer, Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer, 42 points 15 and over girls: Annika Johnson,...
OLYMPIA — Five-year-olds are required to wear face masks inside buildings open to the public, along with everyone older than them starting Aug. 23. Washington State Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah amended Order 20-03 on Aug. 18 to require masks inside public-accessed buildings, including grocery stores, gyms, retail stores, and community centers. The mask mandate is regardless of vaccination status. Outside masks are “strongly recommended” for settings such as sporting events, fairs, and concerts, when physical distancing isn’t possibl...
COLFAX - People lined Main Street in Colfax on Aug. 18 to protest the forced masking of students by Gov. Jay Inslee. On July 28 the state mandated "all staff and students must continue to wear face coverings (or) masks, regardless of vaccination status," according to the state Department of Health. The mandate was extended to high school athletics on Aug. 10. The group, For the Kids Washington, opposes the mandate and is organizing grassroots efforts throughout the state "to give control over...
COLFAX - About 80 dead white-tail deer have been found so far in the Colfax area. The Colfax public works have picked up the carcasses found in city limits, said Colfax police Chief Bruce Blood. Four of the deer were found while they were alive and ill. They were dispatched by Colfax officers. "To let them go would have left them suffering," he said. "It's tragic that something like this happens." Blood said a similar situation happened in 2015. "It's not very unusual, unfortunately. When it...
OLYMPIA - Miss Colfax Lorien Smith was so excited for her friend being named Miss Congeniality, she was stunned when Miss Washington for America Strong was named. "It was hitting me when they said last my name. It was a 'wait a minute. Did they just say what I think they said?'" Smith said. "I was in tears ... I was just so shocked. It was like a movie moment. I don't remember how but I was hugging someone." Smith spent Aug. 13-14 at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts in Olympia. It's p...
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