Articles from the September 6, 2012 edition
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Straughan earns MVP in opener
Four-year Colton High School quarterback Josh Straughan was named Most Valuable Player in a season-opening football game called the Dayton Classic, which pitted his Stillman College team against Central State University at Dayton, Ohio. Stillman...
SPORTS QUIZ
1. How old was Pete Rose when he had his last 200-hit season? 2. Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs was the first shortstop to hit three home runs in a game. Who was the second? 3. In 2011, Patrick Peterson tied an NFL record with his fourth punt...
Nighthawk champs
Action in the new volleyball season Tuesday featured a rematch of the state title showdown at Yakima last year with Tekoa/Oakesdale and Colton colliding on the Wildcats’ court. The Nighthawks, who took the state title last year, came out of an 0-2 h... Full story
Bulldogs to host Panthers
Asotin’s Panthers, a team which was stopped by Colfax last year in the NE-SE crossover round after the end of the regular season, will visit Colfax Friday night to launch the football season at Schmuck Park. Colfax will host the Panthers after g... Full story
TOR rolls at Roos
Craig Nelson’s thunder, Steven Maley’s lightning and a swarming hive of defenders pushed Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia to a season-opening 22-0 shutout win over Reardan on the red turf at EWU Saturday morning. The Nighthawks opened up the four-game sla...
Asotin Panthers will visit Colfax for football season opener
Asotin’s Panthers, a team which was stopped by Colfax last year in the NE-SE crossover round after the end of the regular season, will visit Colfax Friday night to launch the football season at Schmuck Park. Colfax will host the Panthers after g...
Wildcats lone winner in SE-8 season debuts
Colton’s Wildcats booked the lone win for the lineup of county eight-man teams which booked an early start last Friday on the new grid season. Colton out-paced Wilbur-Creston 66-40 on the Wildcats field after posting a 40-16 lead at the half. In o...
Nighthawks blank Reardan in Kickoff start on Roos carpet
Craig Nelson’s thunder, Steven Maley’s lightning and a swarming hive of defenders pushed Tekoa/Oakesdale/Rosalia to a season-opening 22-0 shutout win over Reardan on the red turf at EWU Saturday morning. The Nighthawks opened up the four-game sla... Full story
Colfax netters take Freeman in 4 games
Colfax volleyball team defeated Freeman in four games Tuesday in a match on the Scotties’ court to start the regular season. Both teams seemed to relish the first round match. “It was a good match. It seemed like when we took the lead, we really wen...
The World
THURSDAY A Texas law that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots was blocked in U.S. District Court, Judge David Tatel ruling the measure would likely curtail the ability of minorities to vote in the November 6...
Palouse council approves purchase of ambulance
A former Colfax ambulance will find new use in Palouse after the Palouse city council approved the purchase Aug. 28. Palouse Assistant Fire Chief Marv Pillars told the council the 2007 Ford 450...
Corps re-opens Ilia Dunes after clean-up
The Ilia Dunes on the lower Snake River was re-opened Sunday by the United States Army’s Corps of Engineers. A week-long clean-up after a wild party Aug. 25-26 netted more than 3,000 pounds of trash from the shore, the water and the three miles of d...
Telemetry device untethers birthing moms at hospital
There is a new freedom in the birthing process at Whitman Hospital. Last November, the hospital received a General Electric mini-telemetry system and put it to use after the first of the year. The... Full story
Palouse panel to review chicken ordinance
After receiving an increase in chicken noise complaints this year, Palouse City council and the planning commission are considering possible changes to the city’s ordinances. In the open forum for t...
Hooch, Leach add to game day highway worries
A new era will begin at Martin Stadium Saturday, and no, it’s not just the first home show under Head Coach Mike Leach. For the first time ever, attendees at Washington State University’s home games will be able to imbibe beer and wine inside the...
Fair kicks off 63rd Mockonema show
For the 63rd time, the citizens from across the Palouse Empire will “Meet Me at the Fair” to check out projects on display at Mockonema when the Palouse Empire Fair kicks off Thursday. “There’s a little bit of magic happening right now,” said Fair... Full story
Legals
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington will meet in its office in the Whitman County Commissioners' Chambers, in the Courthouse in Colfax, Washington on Monday, the 17th day of...