Articles from the November 23, 2017 edition
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Green-ing up her thumbs: County's lone Master Gardener ready for more
Registration is now open until Dec. 22 for Master Gardener classes and Debbie McNeil is looking forward to another round of plant, bug, soil and weed learning. “I thought I knew something until I...
My two cents: Understanding Pullman's validation tally on bond props
On Nov. 16, this paper and another area newspaper reported opposite results on the same issue. The Gazette stated the Pullman bond measures had not reached their validation point whereas the other...
Eastern Star shines on CASA
Sandra Cavallo and Jean Flanigen, right, of Malden Order of the Eastern Star, present a check for $1,000 to Lenea Keltner, Program Manager of Whitman County CASA....
Bi-County 2B All-League
All-league volleyball players from the NE League were named during the district playoff finals at St. George's. South side players named to the team included Jessie Williams, Reardan; Greta Geier,...
Southeast 1B All-League
All-league volleyball players for the SE 1B were recognized at the district finals in Walla Walla. In front, from the left are Payson Griner, Garfield/Palouse; Deana Caruso, Pomeroy; Madison Shrope,... Full story
Odessa outmans Gar/Pal in quarterfinal
Gar/Pal’s Jordan Paddock and Caden Sanderson tackle Camden Weber. (Below) Riley Pederson, No. 55, in the scrum. On a cold, strange night in Royal City, the Garfield/Palouse football season ended in...
WSU prof nominated for Pulitzer in Music
Greg Yasinitsky, WSU Regents Professor and director of the university’s School of Music, has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Music for his Jazz Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. The composition was premiered in January 2017 by the Baton...
Haunted Palouse sets record
Further results now compiled from Haunted Palouse 2017 show a record net profit of $59,477. This year’s 16th edition of the event, held over two weekends in October, had a total of 3,547 tickets sold. The total was more than last year and above...
Gibney, Hill on plan panel
Whitman County commissioners approved two planning commission members Monday at their regular meeting. Robert Hill of Rosalia and David Gibney of Pullman were re-appointed to four-year terms. “I appreciate their being willing to serve,” said...
Reiber joins fair board
County commissioners approved fair board appointments Monday, with one new member added among six which are appointed by commissioners by district. Eric Reiber joins the board for District One, Position No. 2. He replaces Brian Jacobs of Colfax.... Full story
Palouse reverts to earlier plan on wastewater plant
Disbanded plans are back on in Palouse as another round of discussions on the city’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System have led them back to where they were earlier this year. The...
Local entrepreneur
--Steve Stone photo Pavlo Rudenko of Colfax, founder of TriboTEX, explains the science behind his company at The Center as part of the Global Entrepreneurship Week observance Nov....
WDFW seeks nominations for salmon advisory board
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking nominations for four vacant positions on a citizen advisory group responsible for reviewing proposals to maintain and improve sportfishing for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River...
Whitman hospital earns national honor
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center announced Nov. 16 it has been recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health/iVantage Health Analytics and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health for overall excellence in quality and...
New Palouse firetruck responds to first call
The new Palouse firetruck went out on its first call Nov. 6, its debut except for the Palouse Days parade. The department bought the 1997 HME pumper-tanker in July from a dealer in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. The fire call, which coincidentally happened... Full story
Public Works in need of drivers
Whitman County Public Works is feeling the pinch from a lack of Class A drivers. “It’s a nation-wide shortage,” Mark Story, Public Works director told the board of county commissioners Monday...
Palouse hikes pay offer in search for police officer
The city of Palouse has increased the wage listing in its search for a new police officer. Approved Nov. 14 as part of an overall city wage raise package for the 2018 budget, the new rate to be offere...
Turbine burns on Naff ridge
One of the wind turbines along Naff Ridge between Rosalia and Oakesdale caught fire and burned Friday night. The turbine was located on the Oakesdale end of the row of 58 turbines, and Oakesdale...
Father Cataldo note found at Rosalia church
Monica Peters and Father Mike Savelesky with the commemerative framed display comprised of Father Cataldo’s note and picture, a picture of Willam Hesse’s headstone, copies of the East Oregonian...
LaCrosse considers change to code city
LaCrosse is considering a move the county’s two largest cities have already made. The LaCrosse town council has been kicking around the notion of changing to a code city for at least a year with...
Shutdown of Colfax swim pool in 2018 discussed
A possible shutdown of the Colfax swim pool for next summer has emerged from final budgeting sessions at city hall. The pool has been operating at a deficit for the past two years and projections for this year indicate it could consume up to $40,000...
Palouse approves 8% pay increase
The City of Palouse approved an eight percent across-the-board raise for city employees Nov. 14, after extended debate at that night’s city council meeting. Proposals discussed included rates for...
Turkeys rally for food banks
Volunteers for Tom’s Turkey drive sold 491 dinner bags Friday and Saturday during the campaign at Rosauers. A truck from Colfax Food Pantry traveled to Second Harvest in Spokane to receive turkeys...
Legals: Nov. 23, 2017
NOTICE OF A VARIANCE HEARING Heather Steen requests a variance to reduce the side setback from 20’ to 10’ for a new garage building located at 811 W. Summit Road, Colfax, WA 99111, in the NE ¼ of Section 15, Township 16 N, Range 43 E, W.M., Whit...