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A young Colfax boys’ team bowed twice over the weekend at the Avista Holiday tourney at Lewis Clark State College. The Bulldogs were defeated 76-32 by Clarkston in the Friday round and then stopped by Lewiston 56-39 in Saturday’s consolation round. Clarkston, now undefeated at 7-0 on the season, bounced Walla Walla 72-54 in the tournament’s championship round Saturday night. Colfax, now 4-4 on the season, will host Northwest Christian in Friday’s home round here. The Crusaders arrive after sustaining a 66-76 loss to Pullman in the second...
After booking a split in the Avista Holiday tournament at LCSC in Lewiston over the weekend, the Bulldog girls are now aiming at a collision with Northwest Christian Friday night on the Colfax board. Colfax, which is undefeated in league play, will take a 6-2 record into the battle for the top spot in the new NE race. The Crusaders, who finished 2-0 at the Freeman tourney Saturday, will arrive with a 10-0 mark. They dropped Pullman 59-41 in the second round with Chantel Knight hitting 21 points. Saturday at Lewiston, the Bulldogs put up a...
Colton beats 3A Shadle Park in Spokane 68-61 Colton and Tekoa/Oakesdale girls upped the ante for Friday’s league collision at Colton with power wins at the end of the holiday break. After their non-leaguer with Kamiah Monday night was called off, Colton hooked up for a game with Shadle Park, rolled to Spokane and defeated the 3A team 68-61. The win over the GSL team bumped Colton’s record to 5-0. Sophomore Zoe Moser led the attack with 22 points against the Highlanders. Colton put the hosts in a...
The West Valley, Utah, garbage truck left a Waste Management lot, passed residential streets, merged onto Interstate 15 and cleared the outskirts of town. Along the east shore of Great Salt Lake, it kept going. Inside was Garfield City Councilman Tim Southern and Public Works Superintendent Robby Johnson. Following behind was Garfield Mayor Jarrod Pfaff. The truck, a used 2002 Mack, is now the property of the Town of Garfield which purchased it earlier this month for $63,500. “It was a little s...
The Palouse Tavern has closed. In an abrupt turn of events, the longtime bar and grill on the corner of Main Street and Beach closed Dec. 21, after proprietors Bob and Tina Brookshier received an notice to vacate. It was delivered by new owner, Adam Barron, Dec. 4. “He walked in and handed us a letter,” said Bob Brookshier. “One little sentence on it and that was it.” The notice gave them 60 days to vacate the premises which the Brookshiers ran for nine years as Palouse Tavern. Previou... Full story
Whitman County commissioners unanimously on Monday approved the 2014 budget but with a bit of reluctance. In a discussion before the meeting, board Chairman Michael Largent said there is no alternative to the budget cuts. “Certain cuts are necessary,” he said. “Department managers will make cuts and that doesn’t necessarily mean employees,” he said. Largent said the biggest change will be biennial budgeting. Beginning in 2015 the county will no longer be looking at an annual budget, but will budget for two years. During the regular meeting Mond... Full story
Sheriff Brett Myers Monday reported the arrest of two suspects after investigation of a rash of burglaries and break-ins in the northern part of the county over the past few months. The sheriff said deputies have investigated several leads and checked out other suspects in the series of cases. Kenneth L. Himes, 34, was arrested early Sunday morning at his home in Tekoa as a suspect in the burglaries. Lance H. Garett, 35, Tensed, was also identified as a suspect and is expected to face charges in Benewah County for possession of stolen... Full story
Two Colfax High School graduates who have pursued careers in teaching were among those named last week for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in mathematics and science. Pamela Beasley-Nolan, who has marked a 30-year career as a teacher at Waitsburg, was named for the science award in Washington. She is now a kindergarten teacher at Waitsburg where she has undertaken several assignments during her career. Tauna Hunt Johnson, who has taught at Genesee for 23 years, was named for the science...
Whitman County commissioners Monday morning received notice for an application for a marijuana production and processing site near Endicott. The commissioners decided to do nothing with the application which was relayed from the Washington State Liquor Control Board. Garry Griffiths, whose mailing address is in Pasco, is applying for a license as a marijuana producer and a marijuana processor at Three G Farms at 7205 Endicott Road. Although commissioners could not have stopped the application process, they could have approved the applicant and...
City and state crews were called out Dec. 23 when runoff water jumped the drainage ditch along the Palouse Highway grade descending into Colfax. Melting snow and rain led to an overflow down the drainage ditch which was plugged at one of the newly installed culverts for private entry roads that intersect with the highway on the grade. The water flow went over the top of the entry road and onto the highway. The flow also displaced tons of gravel fill which had been placed on top of a new culvert segment which had been part of this fall’s s...
New Whitman County commissioners Dean Kinzer and Art Swannack have one year under their belts. Now that they’ve completed their first year on the job, Kinzer and Swannack both realize they’ve still got a lot to learn. “We knew coming in that the learning curve was going to be steep and it has been,” Kinzer said. Swannack of Lamont and Kinzer of Ewartsville were officially sworn in Dec. 27, 2012, in Whitman County Superior Court by Judge David Frazier. The new commissioners officially began t...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU SERIES 2007-HEI TRUST, its successors in interest and/or assigns, Plaintiff(s), vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS OF EDWARD G. FONTAINE; DARLENE LACASSE; COMMUNITY ACTION CENTER; WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES; Occupants of the Premises; and any persons or parties claiming to have any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the real property described in the complaint, Defendant(s), No....
A resident attempts to use a timber to stop water which roars across his driveway entrance along the Palouse Highway grade last Monday afternoon when flood runoff went over the banks of the drainage ditch....
