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It happened on the ground. With Pomeroy throwing only two passes all night, the Pirates ran St. John/Endicott 58-6 in the Eagles’ homecoming game last Friday. Pomeroy’s Cade Gingerich ran for 134 yards and quarterback Havin Heytvelt ran for 101. St. John-Endicott scored their lone points in the fourth quarter on a fumble recovery and runback by Luke Bailey. “We had a problem containing the run on them,” said Eagles’ coach Ken Gering. “One opening and they were gone.” For the Eagles, Reagan Harrison led with 75 yards rushing. St. John-Endicott...
Toby Warwick roars down the sideline for the second Colfax score against Northwest Christian at Roos field in Cheney. Riley Wuestney and Nick McAdams put the pressure on NWC quarterback David Olds late in the game Friday at Roos Field. The venue received top rating, but the results, from the Colfax perspective, ... not so much. Colfax and Northwest Christian gridders Friday rattled off a 14-14 tie on the red turf at EWU's Roos field, but the Crusaders came out after the halftime break and rolled...
Playing at home last Friday, Colton picked up a key league win over Sunnyside Christian to go to 3-1. The Wildcats extended for a 56-44 victory after an interception distilled the Knights’ comeback momentum in the third quarter. Colton led 32-14 at halftime before Sunnyside Christian cut the lead to 40-36. Later, the Wildcats added a touchdown on a drive started by an interception from Cameron Bean. He also scored on a pass from Carter Dahmen. Later in the third quarter, Sunnyside Christian s...
Nighthawks Corynn Anderson, Aliya Rutledge, Madison Shrope and Logan Reed head for the baseline Thursday after topping the SJE Eagles in three games on the Oakesdale court. Colton's Wildcats and the Pomeroy Pirates, two teams which have been rolling through the SE volleyball league, will collide today on the Colton court to see who will take the top spot in the standings. Both teams are undefeated with 6-0 records. Pomeroy Tuesday night came close to the brink Tuesday night at Oakesdale when...
Colfax again rolled through the lineup of foes, some of them in the A division, to advance to the title round and win Saturday at the Okanogan tournament. The Bulldogs downed Zillah in the championship match, which went to a third decider game. The title win marks the eighth straight time the Bulldogs have prevailed at Okanogan. After the run at Okanogan, Colfax returned to their home boards Tuesday night and stopped Reardan in three games to bump their league record to 3-0. Colfax defeated the Indians 25-16, 25-12 and 25-8. Coach Sue Doering...
Jennifer McDougle, 45, Pullman, Friday morning in superior court entered a plea of guilty to a charge of first degree theft which evolved from a state gambling commission report. McDougle was charged with taking funds from tenants while she was employed at Emerald Downs Apartments in Pullman. The amount of funds missing was approximately $30,000, Dan LeBeau, senior deputy prosecutor, told the court. McDougle was granted a request to have her sentencing delayed until Dec. 11. An investigation report from the Washington State Gambling Commission...
On May 15, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee declared a statewide drought emergency following higher than normal temperatures and an extra mild winter. Thursday, Sept. 24, the Washington Department of Ecology released a statement that the drought is far from over, despite the beginning of fall and cooler temperatures. “The recent rains were nice, but we’re not out of the woods yet,” said Department of Ecology Director Maia Bellon. “We’re carrying a huge water deficit into this fall and winter.” The release stated much of the state remains in drought...
Hyde Out owners Liz and Dale Mann of Colfax can't be certain that this year is the 75th anniversary of the tavern, but are celebrating the milestone anyway. A sign over a bar marked “Est.” stands for “Established.” For the Hyde Out in Colfax, it's closer to “Estimated.” Owners Dale and Liz Mann will host a 75th anniversary celebration Saturday for something they can't be certain of. “There's no record we can find of when the Hyde Out started,” said Dale. “From talking to the old-timers, they...
Rosalia town officials are considering establishing three new no parking and limited parking zones in town. Mayor Nan Konishi said the town council is considering establishing a no parking zone at the driveway in front of the Rosalia Texaco Visitor Center. She said several visitors each day stop to take pictures at the station, and drivers frequently park in front of the driveway, blocking it from other cars entering or exiting. “We get people coming into town every day,” Mayor Konishi said. The no parking zone would extend from the dri...
Palouse skate park committee head Aaron Flansburg appears in the Palouse Days parade with son Max Sept. 19. Flansburg and the park construction crew dressed as clowns and rode skateboards. Saturday, Sept. 26, was the inaugural. The first dip into the bowl of the Tony Kettel Skate Gardens in Palouse came after three years and more than $45,000 in fundraising. Lead organizer Aaron Flansburg was not the first to skate the bowl — it was two workers staying in town for the park’s construction. “It...
Official conversion date for AmericanWest Bank to become Banner Bank will be Friday, Oct. 2, according to a report issued by Mark Grescovich, president and CEO of Banner Bank. The Colfax branch will become one of nearly 200 Banner Bank branch locations in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Utah. AmericanWest Bank in Colfax is located in the Warwick Building in the 400 block of N. Main. The conversion date was scheduled to be done at the end of the third quarter of business. A change of signs for the branch here has been scheduled for...
One of 16 new wayfinding signs for the Palouse Scenic Byway shows Palouse’s attractions, including the Roy M. Chatters Newspaper & Printing Museum, Holy Trinity Chapel and the Bank Left Gallery. New signs for the Palouse Scenic Byway have arrived and are expected to be installed soon in local communities. The signs, described as wayfinding signs, have been in the works for several years, County Parks Director Tim Myers said. Each sign is meant to be a draw for local tourists, informing v...
Rosalia Mayor Nan Konishi has started a preliminary effort to restore a medical clinic to the town. She has contacted the Washington Department of Health and checked out other options available to get medical services into the town. “We want to be a thriving community,” Mayor Konishi said. “A medical clinic and pharmacy is pretty crucial to that.” Rosalia has been without a clinic for close to two years. The former clinic proprietor, Susie Small, relinquished her Drug Enforcement Agency certification at the end of October 2013, after a DEA ins...
Except for a misstated phrase in a provision at the Washington state House of Representatives, a 135-mile section of the John Wayne Trail would no longer be public property. Ninth District state representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye inserted a provision in the state’s capital budget to close the section of the trail from Beverly on the Columbia River to Malden — with 50 feet of buffer on each side — returning it to landowners with a permanent easement to the state. The provision was nulli...
A section of rail next to the Palouse Grain Growers facility at the east end of town may be replaced next summer. Replacement of a rail spur and a new hopper bin and loadout conveyor may both come to fruition next summer at the Palouse Grain Growers location east of Palouse. The land is now owned by Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), which is in negotiation to sell 3.7 acres in three parcels to Palouse Grain Growers. Long in discussion, the deal is expected to go through...
Colfax photographer Francisco B. Aguilar recorded this shot of the Sunday evening eclipse of the moon. The view here was photographed between 7:30 and 8 p.m. from sites about six miles east of Colfax as the moon came up in the east....
