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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: The cleaning out of a stretch of Missouri Flat Creek south of O’Donnell Road to the east of Pullman to prevent flooding of adjacent agricultural fields. This drainage is designated as a Prior Converted Cropland (PCC) and is also a regulated floodplain. Ditching in a floodplain requires a floodplain development permit from Whitman Co...
Art Happening at Bank Left A reception for "An Art Happening" at The Bank Left Gallery in Palouse featuring local artist and WSU grad Jeanne Fulfs will be Oct. 22 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. The exhibit will run until Dec. 3. Luncheon will be served Oct. 22 from noon to 2 p.m., and a Murder Mystery dinner will be Oct. 22, 6 to 8 p.m. Garfield seniors meal Next Garfield seniors fellowship meal will be today, Oct. 20, beginning at noon at the Garfield Legion Hall. On the menu will be chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes smothered in gravy, assorted... Full story
For paid obituaries, see Weekly Pages: Oct. 20 Evelyn Rose Fernandes, 1924-2016 Mary Ruth Morris, 1942-2016 Kenneth Bradley Vogel, 1945-2016 Edwin William Johnson, 1962-2016 Winston B. Mader, 1930-2016 Marilyn Ann Cunningham, 2016 Art L. Lathrop, 1944-2016 GERALDINE BLUMENSCHEIN Funeral services for Geraldine Allen Blumenschein, 81, were Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Endicott. Burial followed at the Endicott Cemetery. Mrs. Blumenschein died last Friday morning,... Full story
A formal complaint against Palouse Police Chief Jerry Neumann has been ruled unfounded. Stemming from a loose dog dispute among neighbors in September, a resident filed the complaint to the mayor, which was later evaluated by the city council's police and fire committee, headed by Rick Wekenman. “So many of these things can be a he-said she-said. We just have to do the best with the information we have,” said Wekenman....
Lacrosse On Halloween, there are lots of activities planned for all ages. On Monday, Oct. 31, there will be a chili feed at The Gathering Place from 5-7 p.m. There will be chili and hot dogs provided by the LaCrosse Business Group. The costume contest will begin at 5:30 p.m., also at The Gathering Place. Jasper Trucking is providing the prizes.... Full story
For the second year in a row, Whitman County Library has been awarded a $7,500 Digital Literacy Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by Washington State Library, to continue providing area teens with hands-on coding camps. As a grant recipient last year, the library partnered with schools in Colfax, LaCrosse, Steptoe, Oakesdale, Palouse, Rosalia and Colton to introduce more than 290 students to coding part one, providing interactive electronics through six LED light sequencing experiments using the Arduino Platf...
Colton homecoming royalty 2016 lines up at halftime Oct. 7. From left, sophomores Maggi Pluid and Brady Stout, freshmen Jon Bean and Maddsyn Stout, juniors Cameron Bean and Georgia Meyer, senior prince Brady Chadwick, senior prince Pete Schultheis, senior princess Meghan Devorak and king Grant Kinzer with co-queens Kendyl Druffel and Emma Schultheis....
Lt. Col. William O. Barefield, Arlington National Cemetery, Army Chaplain retired. Garfield and Palouse schools will host their annual Veteran’s Day Assembly in the Garfield/Palouse Middle School Gym in Garfield at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10. The ceremony is a celebration of our veterans, particularly our local heroes, and a reminder to all our students and families of the great service and sacrifice that these men and women have made on behalf of our country. The assembly will feature s...
Professor Robert Bartlett Whitman County Library and Humanities Washington invite residents to attend a conversation with Professor Robert Bartlett, a member of the 2015-16 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau. This free event takes place Monday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. in St. John and 6 p.m. in Colfax and again on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 12 p.m. in Tekoa and 6 p.m. in Rosalia. The topic will be Operation Firefly. It was May of 1945 when an elite unit made up of some of the Army's best trained... Full story
The Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute has booked a guest lecture in November. Nick Zentner, a professor of geology at Central Washington University, will present “Flood Basalts of the Pacific Northwest” on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Ritz Theatre in Ritzville. The free lecture will teach about the source, size, magnitude, frequency and the uniqueness of the Ice Age floods, according to a chapter press release. “He's going to be teaching about the basalt floods, the first floods that came in our area,” said Lloyd S... Full story
Diana and Andy King with Sadie. Diana and Andy King are recent arrivals to Colfax from Anaheim Hills, Calif., which is about 20 minutes from Disneyland. Andy grew up in Colfax, while Diana is from Ohio. They bought their home a year before they moved to Colfax. Now Andy is right across the street from his boyhood pal, Mike Hall. Diana was born in Marietta, Ohio, and the family moved to the Columbus area after her grandparents retired from their farm. They grew vegetables and had greenhouses for... Full story
Endicott Trinity Lutheran Church's Elizabeth Circle has finished Baby Care Kits that will be sent through Lutheran World Relief to places around the world. The church will have a blessing of the kits Sunday. Dad's Night In Pinochle Club met at the home of Sharon Huff Oct. 17. Present were Sue Bafus, Jenny Meyer, Judy Cook, Kathy Schlomer, Casey Shiprek, Bertie Honn and Anne Lowe. The next card night will be at the home of Judy Cook. Flu shots will be given at Endicott Food Center at noon on Thursday, Oct. 20. Correction: Date of the Endicott...
Dusty Several Dusty area residents attended the Coyote Jack event in Hay Sunday. Weekend guests at the home of Warren and Connie Horton were friends Mike and Vicki Kimmling from Priest River, Idaho. They came for the WSU football game and to see the Palouse area. Dusty natives and former residents Joanne Krom Kimmel, Talent, Ore., and Claudia Krom Marshall, Renton, were in the area over the weekend. They are the daughters of the late John and Elizabeth Krom, Sr. They visited with their sister Virginia Krom Sanders, Colfax, and brother and...
--Dean Hare, WSU Photo Services From left: Rich Koenig, Ron Mittelhammer, Randy Suess, Laurie Suess and Tim Pavish stand together after Randy Suess received the Alumni Achievement Award from WSU's Alumni Association last week. When Randy Suess was invited to attend a reception at Washington State University for people who had worked with the WSU Extension office, he started thinking about who else might be there. When he arrived, however, he noticed none of them were there, and some people... Full story
A foundation aimed at providing support for local veterans is moving its way into Whitman County. The Guardians Foundation, which got its start in 2011 in Spokane County, is a public charity which assists veterans and their families in areas such as homelessness, food, clothing, household items, counseling referrals, unexpected expenses and educational and job opportunities. The foundation was founded by Sgt. Mike Shaw, who served in the U.S. Army and Idaho National Guard. He was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq, in support of Operation New Dawn and... Full story
The county public works department is instituting its annual closure of dirt roads beginning Nov. 14. The roads are scheduled to re-open March 13, 2017. The list this year includes 95 dirt roads throughout the county to be closed during the winter months. The roads are closed to vehicular traffic unless a permit is obtained from the office of the Whitman County engineer. The department also issued its annual reminder about winter snow and ice removal this week. The letter clarifies the department policies regarding winter snow and ice control....
Palouse has postponed its West Whitman Street project until next year. Palouse Public Works Superintendent Dwayne Griffin and Clerk-Treasurer Kyle Dixon met Oct. 11 with representatives from the Washington State Department of Transportation and Munir Daud, city engineer, and agreed on a plan to go out to bid in January. Originally set to be done this year, the project was held up due to a delay in final engineering designs and the weather. The work will ultimately include replacement of a 550-fo...
Jared Segebartt and his three-year-old son, Cameron, prepare to depart Colfax after making a stop for the ag applicators spray pattern tests recently. They are in a restored 1946 Piper Cub J-3 which is fitted with Alaska Bush pilot wheels. The airplane was actually in use as a spray plane in Ogden, Utah, for 10 years in the 1950s. The front seat on a J-3 Cub is normally the passenger seat.... Full story
MARRIAGE LICENSES Tyler Jacob Hartford, 33, and Melissa Ann Durnin, 33, both Pullman, Oct. 12. Alex Thomas Graham, 32, and Katelynn Elizabeth Bennett, 26, both Pullman, Oct. 13. Eric Michael Church, 24, and Carla Jean Tibbals, 33, both Moscow, Oct. 14. Ziyang Jiang, 25, and Qiongyan Gao, 28, both Pullman, Oct. 14. Dakota Storm Mauzay, 22, and Katelyn Jean Frederick, both Pullman, Oct. 17. Kenneth Edward Bachir, 35, and Elizabeth Eileen Hoolehan, 29, both Pullman, Oct. 17. REAL ESTATE SALES Sarah and Scott Stevens, Vacaville, Calif., to... Full story
Uncoupling state timber sales revenue from public school construction funding doesn’t make sense. It is akin to killing the goose laying the golden eggs. That idea came up during this year’s campaign for public lands commissioner. Democrat Hilary Franz, a Seattle environmental attorney, and Republican Steve McLaughlin, a retired Navy Commander, are the finalists. Franz stated her position in a candidate questionnaire, according to the business publication, Lens. She wrote the state mandate to use revenue from timber sales on public lands to...
A new tool has been developed which allows growers to see active ingredients in herbicide used in wheat and barley production. According to a WSU Extension Spokane news release, the Herbicide Mechanisms of Action (MOA) tool allows growers to search a database that includes herbicide trade names, active ingredients, mechanisms of action and Washington weed species with confirmed resistance to one or more herbicides. “Growers can search by trade name to find out what active ingredient(s) are in a herbicide product, what mechanism(s) of action t...
Now in its 16th year, Everybody Reads announces the selection of award-winning author Malcolm Brooks and his bestselling novel, “Painted Horses,” as the featured speaker for the annual community reading program. Set for Nov. 7-10, Brooks will appear in venues across the region including the Colfax Library luncheon talk at noon Nov. 8. He will be at the WSU Holland and Terrell libraries Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m., and Neill Public Library at the Bell Tower in Pullman at 7 p.m. Besides the Colfax luncheon, Whitman County Library will also sponsor a loc...
Backs Pakootas The ballots will shortly be in the mail, and kindly cast your vote for Joe Pakootas for the U.S. Congress, House of Representatives. Joe is a true leader. He managed the bankrupt Colville Confederated Tribes as a new CEO and created a $10,000,000 turnaround in a short time. Joe is not a poser as our currently “do Nothing but Pose” representative does. Joe Pakootas desires to rebuild our nation’s crumbling infrastructure and create greater opportunities for our agriculture industry. He will fight to strengthen Medicare and Veter... Full story
Donald Trump has stated repeatedly that his brand is all-important. Well, if what he says in that infamous recorded open-mic conversation with Billy Bush in 2005 about grabbing women's crotches uninvited is true, then his brand should be his prison number. Unfortunately, the statute of limitations for sexual-assault charges in California, where he confessed to that crime, apparently has run out. He didn't help himself at the second presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, which was as down and dirty as it could be. How's that for... Full story
Less than a month before the election, the Republican speaker of the House says he won't defend or campaign with his party's presidential nominee. The nominee has responded by slamming the speaker on Twitter, and his campaign manager is accusing some (unnamed) elected Republicans of sexual harassment against her. The Donald Trump campaign and the Republican Party show every sign of entering into an ugly death spiral. The revelation of the Trump "Access Hollywood" tape occasioned a historic rupture, with elected Republicans around the country...
