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OAKESDALE – The Oakesdale Nighthawks made it look easy as they beat the Odessa Tigers in three games on Sept. 7. Oakesdale won 25-19, 25-10, and 25-14, according to Athletic Director Ken Lindgren. "It was our first real match of the season. The girls were playing in front of their fans so there were a little jitters," said Coach McKinzie Turner. "We haven't had a chance to play our starting lineup yet due to injuries." Their starting setter Samantha Holling was out with an injury, as well as A...
PALOUSE – The Garfield-Palouse Vikings grabbed the Prescott Tigers by the tail to win three volleyball games on Sept. 7. In their first games of the season, the Vikings won 25-17, 25-18, and 25-12, according to Coach Brad Radner. "(It was a) good first game," he said. "Girls played and communicated well (and) worked as a team." Garfield-Palouse was led by Maci Brantner in kills with 11, 5 aces, and a block. Denni Fealy has 20 assists. Kenzi Pedersen had 5 digs. The non-league match starts the V...
COLBERT – A Tekoa-Rosalia girls cross country runner took third and a Colfax Bulldogs' boy ran for fourth place at a jamboree on Sept. 7. The teams met at the Josh Wright Memorial Jamboree, also known as the "Mud Run," at Northwest Christian High School. The course was 2 miles. Colfax's senior Dvamin Vanek was the fourth fastest cross country runner with a time of 13:58.0. He led the Bulldogs to a hypothetical third place during the practice event. Cross country scores are the place each r...
SPOKANE VALLEY – The St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles cross country team would have taken third, but the jamboree was a practice. Six Eagles ran the 3,350-meter course on Sept. 9 and they scored 69 points. Davenport and Valley Christian scored lower for the top two positions. Cross country scores are the place each runner comes in and they are added together. The lower the individual's place, the better the team score. "We'll get better as the season goes on," said Eagle Coach Mike M...
CLARKSTON – The Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls cross country team raided the Seaport Invite to take third on Sept. 1. The girls' team earned third place with a score of 70, behind first place Medical Lake and second place Lewiston. Cross country scores are the place each runner comes in and they are added together. The lower the individuals place, the better team score. The top five runners' places are counted for each team. A team must have at least five runners. The girls placed 9th A...
ST. JOHN – Rain grounded the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles football teram during their loss to the Touchet Indians on Sept. 10, 32-6. "The rain was terrible," said SJEL Coach John Hergert. "It quit for halftime then sheet rain fell in the third quarter. Rain led the Eagles' offense to shift to more running plays. It also contributed to a couple of fumbles. SJEL's sole touchdown was in the first quarter, said Hergert. Quarterback Tanner Fleming threw a short pass to freshman Ben Bailey...
COLBERT – Colfax Bulldogs football players trickled into the game against the Northwest Christian Crusaders from the Palouse Empire Fair. The rescheduled game began Saturday at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 to accommodate players who were selling livestock at the fair. As the game started, players were still showing up, changing into uniforms, and making their way onto the field. "From Tuesday on I had half my squad because they were working with their animals," said Colfax Coach Mike Morgan. "We needed t...
COLFAX - Cowpokes competing in the Palouse Empire Rodeo took home more than $21,500 in prize money Sept. 9-10. More than $18,000 was paid out to Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) competitors and another $3,500 was paid to breakaway ropers. Jordan Ketscher won All-Around Cowboy honors, winning $928 as the heeler in the winning team roping team. He was also among the top-tier cowboys in tie-down roping, although he didn't place. Aces Wild Pro Rodeo, of Soap Lake, was the stock...
Theodore A. Bohlmann, 84, of Colfax, Wash., passed away August 29, 2021, at Whitman Medical Center in Colfax from natural causes. Ted was born July 27, 1937, in Minnesota to Albert and Ruby (Knapp) Bohlmann. In 1955 he joined the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Recon Battalion, 1st Marine Division where he achieved Sharpshooter status as well as Lance Corporal. He was honorably discharged in 1959. Ted returned to Minnesota, marrying, and settling in Colfax, Wash., in 1966. He joined the Operating... Full story
On August 11, 2021, Gretchen Peringer loving mother, sister, aunt, daughter and friend died from complications related to dementia at the age of 73. Gretchen was born August 21, 1947, in Pontiac, Michigan. Gretchen's father was a pilot in the Air Force and her mother was a nurse in the Air Force consequently Gretchen had the opportunity to live in many places throughout her life. In 1965 Gretchen graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, Washington. In 1965 Gretchen graduated from... Full story
Jacqueline Imojean (Starkey) Stephens was born in Malden, Washington, at home on October 5, 1930. She graduated from Pine City High School in 1948 and attended Kinman Business University in Spokane, prior to her marriage. She married Vernelle Stephens, her high school sweetheart, on New Year's Eve, 1948. Jacqueline and her husband were long-time Pine City residents. They built their own home there and raised three children. Jackie occupied her time with sewing, gardening and attending family and... Full story
Linda and Larry Fry were home this week from California and manned the Homestead Ministries booth at the Palouse Empire Fair, along with other valuable local volunteers. Homestead Ministries deliver soup bags to the Whitman County Sherriff's Department and the visiting nurses at the fair who will distribute them in their travels. - Dennis Broeckel, son of the late Paul and Betty Broeckel and formerly from Rosalia and now Spokane, stopped at the fair and then visited withe cousin Doreen...
COLFAX - Pull String art kits are available for tweens and teens at the Colfax Library Sept. 20-24. "Pull String art is easy to do and only requires paint, string, and paper," stated Nichole Kopp, teen librarian at Whitman County Library. "Tweens and teens, age 10 and up, use simple supplies to create a beautiful work of art. " The kits are available at the Colfax Library. They contain instructions to learn the unique art technique and supplies to make it. All library To Go kits are first come...
PULLMAN – "Sunset Boulevard," a play based on the Billy Wilder film with Andrew Lloyd Weber music, is presented by the Regional Theatre of the Palouse. After 18 months of being closed due to COVID, the downtown Palouse historic theater opens its doors again with the new play. The former Liberty Theater, at 118 N Grand Avenue, was built in 1927. The first showing is on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. and runs through Oct. 10. Local actors take the stage while being co-directed by John Rich and Michael Todd S...
COLFAX — A new photo collage of the World Trade Center is installed at the Libey Gallery The Libey Gallery is in The Center, adjacent to the Colfax Library at 102 S. Main Street. Artist Tom Mohr created a photo collage of the World Trade Center to honor the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The exhibit is on display through the end of the month. Mohr was living in New York City at the time, and the photos show the twin towers before the 2001 attack, according to Kylie Fullmer, Whitman C...
TEKOA — Lifelong Tekoa residents Larry and Virginia Heaton are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary this weekend with a family dinner hosted by their children, John Heaton and Kellie Coffey, and grandchildren, Christopher and Paisha Coffey. Larry Lee Heaton and Virginia Lee Currier were married on Sept. 17, 1961, at the Tekoa Christian Church. Immediately following the church reception, the high school sweethearts departed on a two-week honeymoon drive down the West Coast, visiting D...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plan to help cover the cost of transporting feed for livestock that rely on grazing. The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) is to cover feed transportation costs for drought-impacted ranchers. ELAP already covers the cost of hauling water during drought, and the change expands the program to cover feed transportation costs where grazing and hay resources have been...
WASHTUCNA - A Kennewick man was injured when he crashed his car on State Route 26, about 7 miles from Washtucna, on Sept. 5. Mugtaba Y. Kori, 23, of Kennewick, was taken to a Spokane hospital, according to the Washington State Patrol. Kori was driving west in a 2002 Acura MDX, when he lost control. The vehicle left eh road to the right, went down an embankment, and flipped several times, according to the patrol. The vehicle came to rest on the driver's side in a field nearly 50 yards off the...
PALOUSE - The Palouse city hall roof is receiving a coating to help patch leaks. "It's been an ongoing problem. The roof is in poor shape and needs some attention," said city public works Director Mike Wolf. "Over the years it has had several leaks and we patched them." The city plans to recoat the roof within the next month to stop the leaks. The patching was delayed due to higher priority work interrupting their schedule....
SEATTLE - Business Impact NW and Ventures received $200,000 and $187,900 in grants to help low-income entrepreneurs get financing to establish and expand their small businesses. The money comes from U.S. Small Business Administration awarding 27 organizations $5.2 million under the Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME) grant awards. The PRIME grants range from $75,000 to $250,000 and typically require at least 50% in matching funds or in-kind contributions. "The Biden-Harris...
COLFAX - The Colfax School District is designated to receive $90,000 to combat drug and alcohol use by kids. The money is from the Washington Health Care Authority's Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery (DBHR). It's designated to be used for training, technical assistance, and school-based prevention services, according to Brittany Campbell, director of Student Support Services for Northeast Washington Educational Service District 101. Colfax is one of 100 communities statewide...
PALOUSE - Two water leaks and a broken sprinkler valve are being repaired in Palouse. On Mohr Street, a galvanized water pipe is leaking underground. "There's been some leaks and they put bands on it," said public works Director Mike Wolf. "We're going to dig it up and put in a new ... line." A water leak developed on West Main at the pool parking lot entrance. Wolf said it looks like a service line coming off the main. "Until you dig it up you don't know," he said. A brown area of grass on...
ROSALIA - A gray 2019 Acura ILX was heading north when it crossed the centerline in front of a semi-truck on U.S Highway 195, about 13 miles north of Rosalia, on Sept. 10. The head-on collision caused the southbound 2018 International semi-truck and trailer to cross the road and roll onto its side on the highway shoulder, according to the Washington State Patrol. Brandon T. Johnson, 25, of Spokane, was driving the Acura. He was injured and flown to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. His...
PULLMAN - The Washington State University (WSU) Extension Office is applying the governor's COVID vaccination requirement to all 4-H volunteers. In a letter dated Sept. 3, Extension Office Director Vicki A. McCracken gave all volunteers until Oct. 18 to prove they have been vaccinated or be removed from their post. "WSU is required to comply with Governor (Jay) Inslee's recent vaccination proclamation requirement," McCracken wrote. "This health and safety proclamation that has been ordered by th...
COLFAX — For the second time in three years, a local woman was named Superintendent of the Year by the Palouse Empire Fair. Mary Davidson, 62, was notified of her selection Saturday morning while volunteering in the 4-H barn at the Palouse Empire Fair. "I just found out," Davidson, said. Davidson served as the superintendent of the 4-H building, managing entry divisions including 4-H, vegetables, flowers, photography, and art. Davidson grew up in a 4-H family and has been involved ever since. I...
