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PALOUSE—Water will be shut off west of Division Street at approximately 8 a.m. starting Monday, Oct. 3, for about 6 to 10 hours. The City of Palouse recommends that residents of this area have enough water to supply their needs during this period. If you leave your house during this time, the city suggests residents make sure their faucets and fixtures are off to prevent flooding when the water is turned back on. It is also advised to shut the power off to the water heater. Run cold water taps for a few minutes to clear the line air and c...
The Washington State University Cougars opened their Pac-12 conference schedule Saturday, Sept. 24 against the #15-ranked Oregon Ducks and were looking to continue an, at that point, undefeated season. The Cougars were 3-0 (0-0) coming into the game and the Ducks were 2-1 (0-0) with their only loss coming in a Week 1 blowout against defending national champions Georgia Bulldogs. Washington State looked to be on its way to its first conference win of the season (and a possibility of being ranked in the Top 25) through three quarters of the...
PALOUSE – The Week 1 matchup between the Garfield-Palouse Vikings and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles ended with a 55-0 victory for the Eagles. While the Vikings were down to eight players at the end of the game out of a possible 15, the rematch between the two teams that transpired on Sept. 23 was one that would be hard to imagine for any game, with the Eagles winning 54-48 in four overtimes. Garfield-Palouse (0-4, 0-2) was down again heading into the game, with only 12 available players. E...
COLFAX – Three separate collisions have occurred in the last two weeks, resulting in injury to the drivers. Whitman County deputies and emergency crews from the Colfax, Endicott and Lacrosse Fire departments responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision on Endicott Road, Wednesday morning, Sept. 21. A 17 year old male from Diamond, was traveling west bound in a late model passenger vehicle when he fell asleep, drifting into the other lane and colliding with an oncoming bus, reports say. The t...
Colfax local, Mike Ensley, shows his grandson, Ian Ensley how to fly his Top Cub plane at the Colfax Fly-In Saturday, Sept. 24....
PULLMAN – Pullman Regional Hospital held a ribbon cutting Thursday, Sept. 22 to celebrate the collaborative efforts of the Hospital and Washington State University to create a Family Medicine Residency program. The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine Family Medicine Residency Program has designated clinical space for learning and patient care, located inside Pullman Regional Hospital. In the summer of 2023 the three-year family medicine program will welcome its f...
Sheriff’s Office Sept. 8 10:53 a.m.- West Walla Walla Highway, Colfax. Sheriff’s Office arrested and booked into Whitman County Jaill: Adam Michael Phipps, 44 on a felony warrant. 10:08 a.m.- John Wayne Trail, Malden. Deputy received a report of cows on the trail. 10:23 a.m.- Pine City, Malden. Deputy received a report of a subject receiving suspicious information. Sept. 9 6:43 a.m. – Viola Road and Beeson Cut Off Road, Palouse. Deputy received a report of a subject sleeping on top of his vehicle, deputy responded and the vehicle was gone....
MOSCOW – Wells Fargo has awarded a $15,000 grant and Meter Foundation awarded $7500 to purchase building materials for the Martinez family home build currently under construction in Moscow. “Habitat homes are affordable because of donations like this, and because of the community volunteers who give the gift of time and labor building the home. Roughly 25% of the population of Whitman County and 10% of Latah County live at or near the poverty line, and we have high housing costs compared to nat...
PULLMAN – Contractor Motley-Motley, Inc., began pavement and curb reconstruction Monday, Sept. 26, near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Center Street to repair damage caused by the water main break that occurred on Saturday, Sept. 17. Work is expected to las through the end of the week, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Efforts are focused on removal, excavation, and subsequent reconstruction on Grand Avenue from Center Street to approximately 200 feet north, and the northern lane of Center street f...
Here is a simple question: How should we measure the success of climate policy? The answer should be, “By maximizing CO2 reduction for every dollar spent.” This smart approach is standard practice for many private companies. Both Microsoft and Amazon spend on projects that are the fastest and most effective at reducing their impact on the climate. For example, a government subsidy for rooftop solar in cloudy Western Washington costs about $200 to reduce one metric ton of CO2. Projects that cap...
“Dangerous.” “Hazardous.” “Lowball compensation.” “Disrespectful.” “Unsafe.” “Public services are at risk.” These are just some of the descriptions state government employee unions have used to describe the progress of the secret contract talks now happening with Gov. Jay Inslee for the 2023-25 pay increases for state employees. What exactly has the governor offered to lead to these dire union warnings? What has the union instead countered with? We have no idea, and we won’t be given any deta...
COLFAX – Current Perkins House Volunteer Coordinator, Nancy Rothwell is set to retire after over five years of being coordinator. Rothwell is originally an antique dealer from Seattle. After retiring from her physical therapist job there she moved to Colfax. Upon noticing that the Perkins house needed a lot of help, she started to volunteer her time there. "I'm a painter and a physical therapist. Healthcare fine arts and antiques," Perkins said. After a while volunteering the Perkins House n...
In an interview with Gazette intern reporter Reid Thompson, Frank Watson, 79 of St. John spoke about his life and his time in the service. “Are you originally from the area?” Thompson asked, starting the interview, to which Watson responded that he and his wife were both born in Blue Springs, Missouri, “we went to high school together, she was my only girlfriend,” Watson said. After high school, Watson left to play football at West Point in 1960. Watson’s wife would go to college in Kansas, a...
Ruckers make it to the top of Steptoe Butte Saturday morning, Sept. 24....
COLFAX – Local Craig VanTine was nominated for the Washington State Department of transportation ‘Wall of Fame,’ winning a spot this year. Council on Aging and Human Services, Executive Director, Paige Collins put a nomination in for VanTine a couple months ago when she noticed a WSDOT weekly email with a call for nominations. “I couldn’t believe no one has nominated him before. He has been working for COAST for a long time, and he works so hard,” she said. Those within the state department...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on the 28th day of October, 2022, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m., inside the main lobby of the Whitman County Courthouse, North 400 Main Street, Colfax, Washington 99111, sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder, payable at time of sale, the following described real property, situated in the County of Whitman, State of Washington, to-wit: That portion of the northeast quarter of Section 6, Township 18 North, Range 46 East, W.M., in Whitman Cou...
COLFAX – The Colfax Bulldogs beat the Reardan Screaming Eagles 20-7 on Friday in a closely-contested contest. After a few back-and-forth drives that ended in punts for both teams, Reardan (1-3, 1-3) struck first with a 50-yard touchdown pass to running back Aidan Chilson on third down. Reardan kicked the extra point to go up 7-0 with five minutes left in the first. Colfax (1-3, 1-3) proceeded to score 20 unanswered points from that point on – the first six points being a 67-yard run by JD Peters...
COLFAX – After coming up short last week in a five-set match against the Pullman Greyhounds, the Colfax Bulldogs were in for another test this week in the team’s season opener against the 3-0 Reardan High School volleyball team. The result of the game was a series of firsts: the first win of the season for the Bulldogs and loss for Reardan as Colfax won the match 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 25-19) and the first time for, at least a few people, that players, coaches and fans had to leave the building because of the smoke alarm going off. The smoke...
OAKESDALE – The Oakesdale Nighthawks Volleyball team has shown this season to not only be one of the best volleyball teams in the area, but also the state. The Nighthawks have yet to give up a set outside tournament play, going 15-0 in sets against Mary Walker, DeSales, Liberty, Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Colton. Oakesdale only allowed one double-digit set to the Wildcats on Sept. 22, defeating Colton 25-8, 25-9, 25-13. Payton Davis led the way for the Nighthawks with 15 kills. Samantha Holling had 23 assists, Gianna Anderson had 12 aces, J...
Teams in the area competed in two different meets on Sept. 20 and Sept. 24. Here are the results. Colfax At the North and South All League Meet on Sept. 20 in Liberty, Colfax junior Jaxon Eads finished 15th out of 95 runners in the varsity 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:17.06. He proceeded to put up a time of 18:27 Sept. 24 at the Hawk Invite in Walla Walla, finishing eighth out of 114 runners. For the girl’s 5,000m, the Bulldogs had five girls competing. Sophomore Gabby Rabaiotti finished 24th out of 50 runners with a time of 25:33.12. J...
PULLMAN— Pullman firefighters fought through thick black smoke Monday, Sept. 26, at the Edison Center, located at 588 Southeast Boulevard, reports say. Firefighters managed to keep the fire and damage confined to that portion of the building that was undergoing repairs. A dollar estimate of the damage is pending a review by the building’s insurance company. Pullman Fire Marshal, Darren Jones, and Assistant Fire Marshal, Tony Nuttman pinpointed the cause of the accidental fire as spontaneous com...
PULLMAN—Washington State University Eggert Family Organic Farm, located directly behind the WSU bear research, education, and conservation center on Animal Science Road, will host U-Pick pumpkin times starting later this month. Fri. Sept. 30, visit the farm from 3-6 p.m. or Sat. Oct. 1., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm will be open at the same times the weekend after, Oct. 7 and 8. There are several varieties of pumpkins available, including minis, pies, and jack-o-lanterns. All pumpkins are pre-priced and can be purchased after picking on t...
ROSALIA— Travis Morton (EWU Geosciences and STRATA Geotechnical Engineering,) will be hosting a discussion of his senior research project at EWU Geosciences determining the age of quartzite buttes in the Palouse region, Sat. Oct 1, at the Budding Rose Gallery in Rosalia, 510 South Whitman Avenue. The lecture will start at 10 a.m., followed by a hike from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The event will be free, and open to everyone. Morton will explain what these windows into the older geology of our area tell us about the Palouse’s past. After the lec...
Here’s the week in review for high school football and volleyball FOOTBALL Tekoa-Rosalia’s originally scheduled home game against the Liberty Christian Patriots of Richland was canceled due to too many injured and sick players for the Timberwolves. No word on if the game will be rescheduled. Tekoa-Rosalia played against Sunnyside Christian Sept. 29 in a rematch from Week 1, losing 82-12 to drop to 1-3 on the season. Prairie 50, Colton/Genesee 22 The Colton/Genesee Bulldogs were unable to unseat the 3-1 (2-0) Prairie Pirates in Idaho Whi...