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The Colfax state champions had four players named to the all-opponent team this year with Amara Huber taking the MVP honor on a tally of 107 all-opponent votes. In front, from the left are Kori Goodwin and Huber, both Colfax; Belle Potter, Northwest Christian; Chrissy Hanneman and Sarah Vesneske, both Davenport, and Christine Denny, Liberty. In back, from the left, are Mallory Kessler, Lind/Ritzville/Sprague; Scout Cai and Kindra Kneale, Colfax; Isabel Clark and Bailey Steinmark, Northwest... Full story
All league players for the SE 1B teams were announced at the district playoff round in Colfax. Pomeroy's Pirates, who later won the state championship, had four players on the team. In front, from the left, were Zoe Moser, Colton; Sierra McCanna, St. John/Endicott; Ireland Mayfield and Kacey Halbert of Pomeroy. In back from the left are Rachel Gfeller, St.John/Endicott; Gail Harder, LaCrosse/Washtucna/Kahlotus; Corynn Anderson and Lindsey Lindgren, both Oakesdale; Cierra McKeown,Touchet; Jacey... Full story
Colfax football players, coaches and parents marked the final chapter of the 2014 season with a dessert banquet Monday night at the high school. Eight football seniors were seated at the head table. Coach Mike Morgan noted the 6-4 finish did not sit well with members of the team who felt the season ended too soon. He said he rated the season was a success, especially considering the tough competition this year in the NE league. “I know a college coach 15 miles from here who would like to trade up to a 6-4 record,” Morgan commented. All spe...
Colfax boys basketball will have almost the same roster for the new season which starts Saturday night on the home court with the Deer Park Stags for a non-leaguer. Colfax had just one senior on the varsity roster last year in Daniel Tate. "We hope to gain a little more maturity this year and be a little more competitive down the line," Coach Reece Jenkin said. Last year the Bulldog boys compiled a 10-15 season. They placed fifth in the NE district tournament and were bumped by Asotin in a NE-SE play-in game before the regionals. Back as...
Colfax girls will start the new hoop season with a lot of the firepower back from last year’s championship team. The Bulldogs graduated two key players from last year’s squad, but the rest of the crew is back on the boards. Most head for the hoops after being part of another run at the 2B title on the volleyball squad. The Bulldogs start the season as the defending 2B state champions after topping undefeated Toutle Lake 45-38 in the state title game at the Spokane Arena. Their charge to the championship game started last year with a 50-49 win...
Palouse Conservation District is now taking pre-sale orders for tree bundles with the order deadline set Dec. 15. The district has a limited supply of trees so orders will be filed according to the date received. Pickup of trees is scheduled April 3 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and April 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the district office on Henley Court in Pullman. They are sold in 10-tree bundles with prices ranging from $15 to $19 depending on variety. The $15 bundles include Austrian Pine, Colorado Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir and Ponderosa Pine....
The Sheriff’s Reserve Association sponsors two high school scholarships each year. The scholarships are based upon a student’s academic achievements, community service, character and club or organization involvements. The first place winner receives $500 and second place $250. Students of high school age either in public or home schools are encouraged to enter. The application forms are located at each of the Whitman County high schools. Each application is evaluated by members of the reserve association. The closing date for receiving app...
A billboard campaign against wolves in Washington is sparking a debate about whether the animals belong here. The billboards by Washington Residents Against Wolves call for the state to decrease the wolf population. With a picture of a snarling wolf, the billboards read, “Endangered? No. Dangerous? Yes. Good for Washington? Absolutely Not!” Four billboards were installed earlier this month in Spokane on Maple, Trent, Pines and Nevada streets, major thoroughfares in the city. According to the...
Winner of the Colfax Chamber of Commerce business to business poker run, Mike Hall with his wife Sharon, are presented with a $50 chamber certificate by chamber vice president Suzy Krahn during Small Business Saturday in Colfax. Hall drew a hand of five queens with cards distributed by participating businesses.... Full story
Colfax Chamber of Commerce proponents of a new post office for Colfax took time for this ground-breaking photo on the morning of Oct. 19, 1931. Postmaster Art Eldridge was in the cab of the machine. The building in the background is the former IOOF building which was located on the drive through lot for Columbia Bank. The A line configuration of the back of the house, which is located along Mill Street, can still be seen by customers who use the drive-through window at the bank. Members of the...
The question over a retaining wall in Tekoa appears to be on hold until warmer weather returns. Built on Warren Street last year as part of a road construction project, the wall was revisited this November after city officials deemed it unsatisfactory. The city held back $28,000 in retainage to Accelerated Construction of Plummer, Idaho, notifying them they would like its “porous” nature, as described by Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger, to be corrected. Representatives of the company came back to Tek... Full story
Oakesdale Library will host a free holiday centerpiece workshop Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. with floral designer Robin Adams in the basement of the Oakesdale Presbyterian Church. Librarian Michele Wright reserved the larger space to accommodate expected attendance of adults and school age children with adults. Participants are asked to register by Dec. 10, either by phone or by messaging the Oakesdale Library Facebook page to ensure supplies are available for everyone. Call the Oakesdale Library Monday 1 to 6 p.m. or Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. for...
At the Monday meeting of the Whitman County commissioners, Planning Director Alan Thomson, sitting in the front left, and Public Works Director Mark Storey, sitting on the right, discuss county road projects. Commissioners sitting in the back of the photo are from left, Michael Largent, Dean Kinzer and Chairman Art Swannack. The 2015 annual construction program for county roads was approved by county commissioners Monday. Aside from an estimated $360,000 in miscellaneous work to be done by...
St. John Santa will be arriving for an early visit to many communities this weekend. Several events are set for the 22nd Annual St. John Winterfest, a St. John tradition, on Saturday and Sunday. Santa Claus will listen carefully to young wishers at Primeland from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pictures will also be taken with the Jolly Old Elf. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. a poker walk will be held. Buy $5 game cards at Empire Foods and Moments Spa. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. a craft fair will be held at the fire station. Vote for your Favorite Snowman decorated by... Full story
Funding for the continuation of Palouse’s Whitman Street project remains to be found after the state’s Transportation Improvement Board turned down the city’s application Nov. 21. The $380,000 request would have funded a 500-foot section of the street to be completely replaced from Bridge Street west to Mill Street. The project would also require an additional $250,000 for replacement of a 100-year-old railroad line which runs up the middle of the downtown street. Earlier this year, howev... Full story
The subject of bullying came up Nov. 24 at the Colfax School District board meeting when a local woman came to ask why more hasn’t been done about a case involving her daughter. Michelle Gienapp spoke to the board in the open forum “Items from the Floor” section of the meeting. She told the board of how, three days after moving to Colfax in November 2013, her nine-year-old daughter was harassed at the bus stop. Gienapp responded to the incident by going to talk to the kids involved, but the m...
The first snow of the season covered the Palouse Hills on US 95 about one mile past the Wawawai Road or about 1.5 miles from the Lewiston-Pullman Road looking south. Forecasts call for warmer temperatures and a chance of rain this weekend....
NOTICE OF SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with an order heretofore entered on December 1, 2014, by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Whitman, State of Washington, directing sale of surplus property hereinafter described, the Whitman County Treasurer has directed Whitman County Public Works to sell the items listed below at an auction to be held online at a surplus internet site or by live auction or combination of both at a location or time unknown at this point. ER&R Vehicles and Equipment: Equip. #7220 Year...
