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Colton, which wrapped up a 6-1 league run with a 58-40 win at Pomeroy last Thursday, gets the top slot in this week’s matchup with the NE Eights and will host Entiat Friday at 7 p.m. This week’s action decides five berths for the first round on the state eight-man playoff next week. Colton, which dropped its lone league game to Touchet, landed in the SE top slot by virture of a drawing. Touchet, also 6-1, will host Odessa/Harrington Friday, and Liberty/Christian, the other 6-1 entry out of the SE, will host Cusick Sarturday at Pasco. The fiv...
Colfax volleyball team rapped out a trio of three-game wins Saturday at the regional tournament in Pasco to earn a top billing for the state 2B final which will be part of the action at Yakima’s SunDome starting Friday. The Bulldogs, who also stacked a set of three-game wins last week at the district show, will arrive at Yakima with a 32-1 overall record. That includes a 85-8 mark in games. The lone defeat sustained by Colfax was to West Valley of Yakima in the Spokane crossover tournament. C...
After being battered by the two NE league power teams in a five-day span last week, the Colfax Bulldogs found their game Saturday night in Pasco when they defeated Tri-Cites Prep 20-13 in the NE-SE crossover round. The game in spacious Edgar Brown Stadium matched the third-place teams from the SE and NE leagues. Saturday night’s win put the Bulldogs into the first round of the state playoffs where they have been booked to play at White Swan Saturday at 3 p.m. Coach Mike Morgan Monday said the r...
Eden Anderson mis-hit the return and it was 13-2. Cassandra Mendoza hit a spike into the net and it was 14-2. The two-time defending state champions had lost just once all season (to higher foe Colfax). Now Tekoa-Oakesdale trailed deep to Pomeroy in the fifth game of the District 9 1B championship Saturday at Clarkston. Pomeroy then missed a serve to send the ball back to the Nighthawks. Moments later, the Pirates’ Savannah Ruark rose above the net for a spike down the line, landing it in in fro...
St. John/Endicott girls, who had three runners among the top 11 finishers, placed third in the state all-B division cross-country race at Sun Willows in Pasco. The Eagles also collected the state academic award Saturday morning. On the course they tied with Ocosta at 85 points behind Northwest Christian of Lacey, dominators of the state race for the previous seven years, who totaled 45 points Saturday on the golf course loop to win their eighth straight title. Sun Willows marked its 25th year... Full story
The independent Rosalia Spartans traveled to Gar-Pal Tuesday night to play for a spot in the state 1B playoffs. The District 9 play-in game allowed Rosalia a chance at the post-season. They took it, winning 78-28, to make them the S.E. District 9 No. 4 seed. They now advance to play the N.E.District 7 No. 2 seed at Republic Saturday at 1 p.m. Against Palouse Tuesday night, Rosalia’s Craig Nelson led the team with 180 yards rushing on 11 carries for four touchdowns. He also caught five passes for 96 yards with two touchdowns. In addition, C...
Gary and Kathe Martin believe you can’t be too prepared. They opened Our Family Survival Center on Main Street in Colfax Oct. 23. The couple operates 12 different web sites based on basic survival during emergencies. They have operated their home-based business for several years, but they found they needed more space for supplies and opened the store front business. They also are now on the verge of launching more web sites promoting their products, and if the sites are successful, may employ a... Full story
Initiative 517 More protection for signature gatherers Yes 3,185 41% No 4,734 59% Initiative 522 Labeling GMO foods Yes 2,426 28% No 6,368 72% St. John School District Capital levy for health, safety and energy efficiency improvements Yes 275 67% No 138 33% Town of Garfield Mayor Larry Hunt 107 Ray McCown 108 Council Position #4 David Jones 115 Chad Hawkins 89 Town of LaCrosse Council Position #3 Mary Bertrand 57 Roger Downing 69 Town of Oakesdale Mayor Dennis Palmer 119 Al Evans 49 City of Palouse Council Position #1 Doreen Hanson 107 Alison...
It was winter when the Nazis took him prisoner and put him on a cattle train they hadn’t cleaned out. Don White of Palouse was one of 21 men selected in a group of 80 for a destination unknown. After three days standing up in the rail car, the Americans got an idea where they were going. “You could see nothing but stone piles,” White said. “Some German told us it was a Benzyne plant, where they made gas for acetylene tanks.” On arrival at the factory, that same night the British Royal Air Force... Full story
Although the first Palouse Cares meeting Nov. 7 was canceled, plans for the food drive are moving forward. The Palouse Cares Food Drive is the biggest single-day food drive on the Palouse. The Colfax drive will be Saturday, Dec. 7, at Rosauers. Volunteers will gather and start going door-to-door by 9 a.m. Coordinator Whitney Aguilar is gathering items for a silent auction. She’s asking volunteers to contact local businesses and organizations for auction donations. Aguilar will host the program at the Colfax Chamber of Commerce meeting T...
Inland Northwest Community Foundation awarded 94 scholarships totaling $147,767 to students from Eastern Washington and North Idaho for the 2013-2014 school year. The foundation currently manages 27 scholarship programs on behalf of donors who have established funds within the foundation. Colfax High School graduates receiving the scholarships included Christopher Appel, Deanna Aeschliman, Ryan Christopherson, Emma Gingerich, Joshua Huber, Lindsay Webber, Brady Ellis and Rachel Robinson, $1,000 each from the Clarence Hines, Melvin A. and Joseph...
Port of Whitman County officials are still working on an agreement with potential Boyer Park and Marina concessionaires, Leo and Terri Haas of Clarkston. Port Manager Joe Poire told commissioners last Thursday the port staff is done with the inventory at Boyer Park and Marina. The inventory counted tools, equipment, parts, restaurant equipment appliances and furniture with a total value of $5,105. Fuel and propane on site was valued at $4,000. Poire reported a number of items in the inventory will be surplused. He also suggested the port hire...
Steve Fulton of Arlington hopes to locate several Unifine Flour Mills in eastern Washington next year. Fulton’s uncle, Leonard, built a mill in 1953, and operated it near Fairfield for 20 years. Fulton said the mill produced 200,000 pounds of flour per year. Instead of processing grain a dozen times as standard flour mills do, this system processes the grain once, preserving the whole grain nutrients. After more than 50 years of stagnant production, Steve Fulton brought the mill to WSU industrial design students who introduced the r...
Election officials always emphasize that every single vote counts. Witness Garfield’s mayoral race where just one vote separates the candidates, and the Palouse City Council race between Doreen Hanson who moved into a seven-vote lead against incumbent Alison Webb. Former Garfield mayor Ray McCown, who had a two-vote lead on election night, now has a one vote lead with 108 votes vs. 107 votes for Larry Hunt. Hunt picked up 17 votes Friday, and McCown added 16 when county election staffers put another 2,575 ballots through the new tabulator e...
Colfax area veterans were honored Friday morning at the veterans’ assembly at Jennings Elementary School. Veterans present were acknowledged at the end of the program and the students presented them with certificates. Above: Kindergartners, members of the Colfax High School class of 2026, sing “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” Craig Willson sang “God Bless the USA” and played Taps at the end of the program. The Fairchild Color guard and Colfax Boy Scouts presented the colors, and Kari Largent led...
TAX JUDGMENT SALE Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to real property tax judgment of the Superior Court of the County of Whitman, in the State of Washington, and an order of sale issued by the court, entered the 6th day of November, 2013 in proceedings for foreclosure of tax liens upon real property, as per provisions of law, I shall on the 13th day of December, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., in the, Commissioners Chambers, located in the Whitman County Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, in the County of Whitman, State of Washington, sell the...
