Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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COLFAX — Washington State Governor Jay Inslee appointed Whitman County Commissioner Michael Largent to the statewide Forensic Investigation Council as County Legislative Authority. Largent’s term on the Council began Oct. 12, 2023, and will end July 10, 2025. The Council oversees the Bureau of Forensic Laboratory Services and consults with the Chief of the Washington State Patrol or a person assigned by the Chief to control the operation and establish policies for the forensic laboratory. The council studies and recommends cost-efficient imp...
Eileen Entel Schmidt, longtime St. John resident, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at her home in St. John. She was 97. A private recitation of the rosary will be recited on Friday, December 15th, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in St. John, followed by a private Mass at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited to join the family for a Celebration of Life potluck at the St. John Community Building around 11:30. Eileen will be laid to rest next to her hu...
Jon Phillip Cox, 78, lifelong Whitman County registered Angus cattle rancher/wheat farmer passed away Friday, November 24, 2023, from complications of Parkinson's disease. The family is still deciding on the details of a memorial service. Jon was born February 7, 1945, in Colfax, Washington, the son of Dallas and Lena (Lust) Cox and younger brother of Sandra Filan and Durand Cox. Jon grew up in Colfax, where he was a standout high school athlete. Following graduation, he followed his friend,...
Hailey Bergey (Marchand), Colfax resident, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at the Whitman Hospital in Colfax. Funeral Services will be held Friday December 1, 2023, at 1pm at the Catalyst Church Fairview Campus. Hailey will be laid to rest in the Colfax Cemetery. For those who wish, a viewing will be held Thursday 9-5 at the Corbeill Funeral Home. Hailey was born September 14, 1988, in Spokane to Wayne and Pam (Callaway) Bergey. She spent her early years in Spokane and...
Tom Kneeshaw, Colfax resident, passed away unexpectedly on November 19, 2023, at the age of 75. He was born Thomas Francis Kneeshaw, on August 14, 1948, in Tacoma, Washington, to John and Lois Kneeshaw. Tom graduated from Bellarmine Prep HS in Tacoma in 1966 and went on to the University of Puget Sound. During his freshman year he met Brenda Bodmer during a Sigma Nu fraternity function. They were married January 3, 1970, and resided in Tacoma until 1974 when they moved with their two children...
