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With heartfelt sadness David Allen Ulrick of Garfield, WA., passed away at 9pm, November 30, 2022 at Pullman, WA. Regional Hospital from complications of ALS. David was surrounded by his close family. David was born in Taopi, MN., August 21, 1946 to George and Edythe Ulrick, (Stern). David attended several schools growing up due to his father being in the United States Air Force, which included schools in MN., FL., TX., Labrador, NE., and OH. David joined the United States Air Force on July 13,...
COLFAX—The National Weather Service reports expected widespread snow late Saturday night through Tuesday. Reports say it will likely be a prolonged snow event and not a quick and heavy burst of snow. Below-normal temperatures are reported to continue with smaller chances of extreme cold after Tuesday, reports the NWS. The cold air could be accompanied by brisk, north winds Tuesday and Wednesday. The NWS also reported that the extreme cold air won’t last long if it moves into the Inland Northwest, with warmer-than-normal temperatures pos...
PULLMAN — According to a press release from the City of Pullman Police Department released today Pullman Police Officers were dispatched Wednesday, Dec. 14 to the 1000th block of Latah Street to address a male in his thirties who was threatening to kill his roommates. Reports say the roommates were evacuated from the apartment, and the area was evacuated. Pullman Officers attempted to speak with the male but he had barricaded himself inside the apartment. The roommates were evacuated from the ap...
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Steptoe Adult Family Home, LLC, owned by Damian Unogu & Purity Kapeen. The applicants propose to provide care for people with disabilities in an adult family home in Steptoe, WA. They plan to operate the business in their single-family residence at 62 Water Street, serving a maximum...
Julie E. Crawford, 64, of Pullman, WA passed away December 3, 2022 at Bishop Place Assisted Living in Pullman. Julie was born September 25, 1958 in Portland, Oregon. The family moved to Colfax, Wash., where she attended High School. Julie was active in the school choir, volleyball, Jr. Miss, and graduated from CHS in 1977. Following graduation she moved to Spokane and attended Glen Dow Academy, completing her studies with an Associate degree in hair design. Julie returned to Pullman, working at...
STEPTOE —There will be a Wreaths Across America wreath laying ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. at Steptoe Bethel Cemetery. There will be 120 veterans honored, and a special ceremony recognizing each branch of the Armed Forces. This year Emergency Responders will also be recognized. Organizer Cherry Alice Van Tine, stated that the Wreath laying ceremony happens every year, the second or third Saturday every month. “We have volunteer veterans that are members of the Colfax American Legion present honorees,” said VanTine. National WAA D...
PALOUSE—With Christmas approaching the City of Palouse is planning several Christmas events. There will be a Christmas Tree sale Dec. 10, 11, 17 and 18 hosted by the Garfield-Palouse Vikotics team from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Nelson’s Farm, located in Farmington at 469 112th Avenue. Thursday, Dec. 15 Garfield School is having their Garfield Elementary Concert at the Garfield School at 6:30 p.m. Friday Dec. 17, Palouse is hosting their Gingerbread House Extravaganza at the St. Elmo’s from 12 to 2 p.m. There will be prizes. As well as th...
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 15 Baked ham w/ pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll and pie Monday, Dec. 19 Minestrone soup, ham sandwich, salad, fruit and dessert LaCrosse Tuesday, Dec. 20 Baked ham w/ pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll and pie Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 21 Breakfast casserole, fruit and cinnamon roll Pullman Friday, Dec. 16 Baked ham w/ pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll and pie Tuesday, Dec. 20 Minestrone soup, ham sandwich, salad, fruit and dessert Uniontown Wednesday, Dec. 21 Homemade mac and...
Pullman Regional Hospital Sutton Don Stallcop, a boy, was born Nov. 29, 2022 to parents Adam and Erica Stallcop of Pomeroy. He weighed 7 pounds, and 7 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Wynn and Debby Stallcop, and Gary and Patty Bowles of Pomeroy. Maternal Grandparents are Eric Harrison, and Mark and Hollie Winslow of Condon Oregon. Sutton joins sister Charlee Ann, 7, and brothers Harrison, 5, and Stetson 15 months at home. Presley, a girl, was born Nov. 26, 2022 to parents Tate and Jessica Prince of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, and 14...
PALOUSE — The Palouse branch of the Whitman County Library is hosting Mrs. Claus Friday, Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m. Toddlers and preschool age children will have the chance to listen to Mrs. Claus tell a story. There will be a free treat and sticker craft available, and the chance to take pictures with Mrs. Claus....
TEKOA — The International Singer Song Writer Association of Washington organized a talent show to take place in Tekoa for county towns Saturday, Dec. 17 at 6 p.m., at the Tekoa Empire Theatre, 126 South Crosby Street. The talent show is sponsored by the Healthy Tekoa Coalition, explained Representative for the Washington International Singer Songwriter Association, Ami Czarnota, noting that it is the first time the event has happened. “We did have some sign ups, but if people want to sign up...
LACROSSE-Carter Foods in LaCrosse is holding their second annual gingerbread house contest, sponsored by LaCrosse Business Group and the Bank of Eastern Washington. Voting will begin Thursday, Dec. 15 through Tuesday, Dec. 19. Entries ended Monday, Dec. 12. Winners will be announced next Tuesday, Dec. 20, and everyone has the chance to vote by Monday, Dec. 19. Store owner Jody Carter, stated that there are different age groups that can be voted on. There are four in the two to five year old...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, December 17, 1897 Trouble Over Wheat A short time since the sheriff levied upon some wheat belonging to a farmer in the St. John country. The wheat was sold under the attachment and paid for. Several days later C. J. Hendryx appeared upon the scene, claimed wages due from the farmer and is said to have taken forcible possession of the wheat which had been sold for the collection of his account. The new owner remonstrated against him loading it up....
The $5.4 billion expansion of the Panama Canal is paying off for East Coast and Gulf of Mexico seaports. It is putting pressure on the Pacific Ocean-based terminals to be more competitive. The enlarged waterway opened in June 2016 allowing much larger container ships to transit between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Ships carrying up to 14,800 containers can now bypass Washington and other West Coast docks and deliver containers directly to cities from Houston to New York. The older canal...
Former state senator and current state Director of Commerce Lisa Brown rightly describes the difficulties a small business startup faces in Washington. Brown says the state Department of Commerce is helping small business owners navigate the complicated array of regulations and mandates that the very same government agency had previously imposed. But Brown completely glosses over the underlying problem small businesses face when they first start; that is, over complex government regulations....
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals being booked from Dec. 3 to Dec. 13: Dec. 5 2:31 p.m. Christopher Allen Jones, 45, was booked into the Whitman County Jail for a federal violation on a USMS hold. Jones is being held without bail through federal court. 1 p.m. John Isaac Sanger, 30, was booked into the Whitman County Jail for a federal violation on a USMS hold. Sanger is being held without bail through federal court. Dec. 6 2:51 p.m. Darin Richard Barry, 52, was booked into the Whitman County Jail for assault i...
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Nov. 29 to Dec. 5 Nov. 29 6:01 a.m.- South Main. Officer responded to a parking problem. 4:07 p.m.- South Mill. Fire and Law responded to a fire alarm. 7:44 p.m.- South Main. Officer responded to a suspicious person/circumstance. Nov. 30 1:52 a.m.- Valleyview. Police and EMS responded to a suicidal person. 6:17 a.m.- South Main. Report of a jack knifed semi. 7:55 a.m.- West Wawawai. Police, WSP, WCSO and EMS responded to an unknown injury accident. 9:12 a.m.- North M...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Dec. 7 to Dec. 12 Dec. 7 11:16 a.m.- South Crosby Street, Tekoa. Deputy responded to a welfare check. 11:50 a.m.- North Morton Street, Colfax. Deputy requested a case for a DARE presentation. 11:50 a.m.- North Morton Street, Colfax. Deputy requested a case for a DARE presentation. 12:02 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sheriff’s Front Office updated the information for a registered sex offender. 1:23 p.m.- Farmington Road and East D Dixon Road, Farmington. Sheri...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from Dec. 2-13: • Justin N. Jorgens, 40, resisting arrest. Sentenced to 90 days in jail, 60 suspended. Defendant must serve 30 days in jail, with credit for 20 days served. Fined a criminal concvition fee of $43. The defendant must have no criminal violations of law or alcohol-related infractions, and is ordered to serve 12 months supervised probation. Probation may be terminated when substance use disorder (SUD) evaluation and the defendant is com...
MOSCOW — Moscow Police Department updated the public Tuesday, Dec. 13 on the investigation into the murders of University of Idaho students Ethan Chapman, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, Idaho; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee GonCalves, 21 that occurred Nov. 13. The Moscow PD states that a month after the murders investigators continue to piece together who is responsible, and what happened in the hours leading up to the crime. Detectives have collected over 2,645 emails through the tipline@ci.moscow.id.us, more than 2,770 calls to the Tip Line, over 1...
PULLMAN — The City of Pullman was awarded a $554,331 grant by the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) to help fund a Bishop Boulevard resurfacing project planned for the summer of 2023. As one of 26 projects awarded statewide under t he TIB’s Arterial Preservation Program (APP), the project’s scope is to resurface a one mile stretch on Bishop Boulevard from Fairmount Drive to Main Street/State Route 270. Work for the project will concentrate on the main travel lanes, with select treatment only of the existing two-way left...
COLFAX - The Whitman County Sheriff's Office assisted the Washington State Patrol in responding to a semi-truck rollover on SR 195 milepost 42m near Crumbaker road. Whitman County Undersheriff Chris Chapman stated that the Whitman County Deputy showed up first, and that the deputy was told the driver had been trapped in the vehicle, "once we arrived, he was standing on the side of the road," Chapman said. There were 16 slide offs from Thursday, Dec. 8 to Saturday, Dec. 10 due to the storm,...
COLFAX- Second Harvest has suspended distribution to Whitman County starting January, having given notice to the Washington State Department of Agriculture. The Council on Aging and Human Services in Colfax Executive Director Paige Collins confirmed that the Council on Aging picked up their December shipment of food from Second Harvest Monday, Dec. 12. Due to the food shortage Second Harvest will not be delivering food to Whitman County's rural food pantries, including Palouse, Garfield, Oakesda...
