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At Colfax School: Monday: Chicken patty on whole grain bun, tater tots, green salad, fruit choice Tuesday: Grilled ham and cheese, potato salad, fresh veggies, fruit Wednesday: French toast sticks, eggs, sausage, fruit, juice Thursday: Pizza, fresh g... Full story

Pie contest set at Dahmen barn The seventh annual pie baking contest at Dahmen Barn in Uniontown will be Sunday, Sept. 15, as part of the free-to-the-public “Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn” event. Entries must be delivered to the barn on... Full story

125 years ago Sept. 14, 1888 A number of electric lights were turned on in different business houses about the city and one upon the street in front of city hall on Tuesday evening. Although everything was new and untried, the machinery worked...

Thursday, September 12 Colfax – Noon – Gentle Flex and Flow Yoga – Classes run for five weeks at a cost of $30 per session or $10 per class. Flex and Flow is a gentle form of Yoga that stretches the body while soothing the mind. To register, co... Full story

Lacrosse Storytime at LaCrosse Library begins Thursday, Oct. 12, at 10:30 a.m. All kids kindergarten age and younger are invited to come join the fun with stories, music and activities Karen Kinch’s dance classes will start Oct. 9 with second,...

St. John St. John will kick off its ‘fall in love’ events this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The St. John Heritage Museum will host a showing of vintage Eagle Uniforms and a wine tasting for $10. All money raised will go to the Museum....

Dusty A potluck dinner will follow the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service at the Country Bible Church on Sept. 29. Steve Szasz and his wife Darla will be presented as the candidate for the pastorate of Country Bible. Voting will follow an informal...

These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. **************** RAMSON SENTENCED TO 60 DAYS...

Real estate sales Itani Quality Homes, Pullman, to Michele E. Hardy, Bozeman, Mont., house on SW Finch Way in Pullman, $435,000, Sept. 3. Brent and Jen Davis, Pullman, to Ramsey P. and Leslie A. Stamper, Pullman, 1225 SE Earthtone Court in Pullman,... Full story

Check out 522 In “522 bad policy” (letters-Aug. l), Randy Suess writes that “hundreds of studies have proven genetically engineered foods to be safe” and “genetically engineered foods are the most rigorously tested food on the planet”.... Full story

Editor’s Note: The following column was originally published in 2008. Superman taught me to read. I’m not sure how old I was when I started reading, though I’m pretty sure it was before I went to high school. My cousin John had a stack of... Full story

There is a story about a councilman in a Rust Belt city populated by those with Eastern European roots, who took to the floor decades ago to rage against ethnic jokes, decrying them as divisive. That’s hard to dispute. The problem is that he used...

For activists intent on stopping all use of fossil fuel, train safety has become their cause du jour. After all, if you can block transport of fossil fuels, you can choke off their use. If they succeed, it’s not clear how we will heat and light... Full story

Saturday Washington State University beat the University of Southern California in football. The score was 10-7. The Cougars had to travel to Los Angeles to play the Trojans in the L.A. Coliseum, a storied sports venue. Reportedly 90,000 fans... Full story

Jacob Stacy and Callahan Crossley were the lone two Pro West series leaders to win their events at the Palouse Empire Fair Rodeo Sept. 6-9. In barrel racing, Crossley took first-place and $721.81 with a time of 17.368. In Saddle Bronc, event leader J...

It’s springtime in the fall in Tekoa/Oakesdale. On a roster of 14 names, only three played high school football last year for the young Nighthawks team, which began a junior-varsity schedule Monday night after losing Rosalia as the third-part of...

After a scheduling mix-up forced cancellation of their opening match at Dayton Monday night, the Gar-Pal volleyball team opened their season at home vs. Colton Tuesday. “We’re going straight into the fire,” said first-year Gar-Pal head coach...

One of the feature attractions for the second round of eight-man football this week will be the matchup between the revived Rosalia Spartan team and the St. John-Endicott Eagles. The Spartans, who booked a 50-22 win in their opener at Cove, Ore.,...

Trent Goetz, proprietor of Airway Hills Miniature Golf at Pullman, has been hired as a new manager for the Colfax Golf Club. Goetz plans to manage the course in conjunction with the Airway Hills facility which is located in the Pullman-Moscow...