Articles from the December 31, 2020 edition
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Legal Notices: Dec. 31, 2020
NOTICE OF 2021 BOARD/COMMITTTEE MEETINGS AND 2021 COUNTY OFFICES HOLIDAY CLOSURES NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING BOARDS/COMMITTEES WILL MEET IN 2021 ON THE DATES AND AT THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS SPECIFIED BELOW. Blue Ribbon Advisory Task...
By Whitman County jail bookings
COLFAX — Here are the Whitman County Jail bookings for Dec. 21-24: Dec. 22 Austin Allenleon Diggs, 25, driving while under the influence. Release date Jan. 3. Milissa Anne Elizabeth Long-Kenniston, 50, driving under the influence. Release date...
Sheriff's Log
COLFAX — Here is the Whitman County Sheriff’s dispatch from Dec. 21 to Dec. 26 Dec. 21 1:10 a.m. — Colfax — Transportation detail for an inmate from North Mill Street to SeaTac. 7:48 a.m. — Albion — Windows smashed in car on North D...
Toy box receives strong support, but lower use
COLFAX-The Fireman's Toy Box give-away last week provided toys to more than 200 Whitman County youth, according to organizer Bill Knox. While down some from last year's 267 total, Knox said...
Births: Dec. 31, 2020
COLFAX — The following births were reported at Whitman County Hospital: Henley Rayne Hall was born Dec. 21 at Whitman Hospital, a girl weighing six pounds and nine ounces, to Kylie Gronning and Austin Hall. Maternal grandparents are Craig and...
Library Calendar: Dec. 31 - Jan. 7
Thursday, Dec. 31 Closed at 3 p.m., All 14 WCL Branches Friday, Jan. 1 Closed, All 14 WCL Branches. Happy New Year! Saturday, Jan. 2 Teen/Tween Trivia Night, 6 p.m. Contact Endicott Library to participate in this board game trivia via Zoom at...
Senior menus: Jan. 4 - 8
Colfax Monday, Jan. 4 Chicken enchiladas with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa, refried beans, broccoli and grape salad, baked apple slices Thursday, Jan. 7 Birthday party Beef pepper steak, rice, green salad and fruit, 10-grain...
Good Old Days: Dec. 31, 2020
125 years ago The Commoner November 15, 1895 (continued from Dec. 17, 2020 issue of The Gazette) The jailbreak was a well-planned one, showing that the originators were men with a genius for that kind of thing. The jail proper is in the northeast...
William Roesch
Uncle Bill left us on his own conditions, passing away peacefully while listening to opera with his nephew Greg by his side. He was 95 years old and was ready to be reunited with his life partner, Ste... Full story
Neva "Niki" Weatherly
A Celebration of Life for Neva C. "Niki" Weatherly will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 2:30 p.m., at the Spokane Baptist Church, 4506 N. Harvard Road, Otis Orchards, Wash., 99027. The service... Full story
Parks board to talk trails
COLFAX — The Whitman County Parks and Recreation Board will meet digitally at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, to discuss trails. The meeting will include discussion on the Klemgard/Wawawai/Elberton/Colfax Trail and the Kamiak Butte/Bill Chapman Palouse...
Steptoe Butte changes loom
OAKESDALE — Steptoe Butte State Park will close for 12-16 weeks later this winter for improvements. Washington State Parks officials said the entire park will be closed beginning in February or March to allow for major road and parking...
State updating mining rules
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking comment on its proposed rules for mineral prospecting that may affect fish. Proposed rules include updating definitions related to mining, requiring proof of compliance with the...
Fees waived for state parks
OLYMPIA — Residents and visitors will be able to visit state parks for free twice in January. Fee-free days are scheduled for Jan. 1 and Jan. 18, state Parks and Recreation Commission officials said. Because of the coronavirus precautions, rangers...
Changes in air as high school sports planned start nears
With a letter to the governor, and concurrent revised recommendations from his office about returning more kids to in-person learning, the approaching date to begin delayed high school sports in 2020-21 is a just over a month off. Are its chances to...
Oakesdale basketball second and fourth at state
OAKESDALE - A lifelong point guard who was needed inside, brother and sister coaches, double-overtime survival in the first round, year two of a classic rivalry, a sequel to an unforgettable state vol...
The Age of Derangement
Since the moment our founders signed their names to the bottom of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the U.S. has been organized by a successful moral and ethical code. We were a nation...
Policies subsidize the rich, harm the poor
For eight years, Washington state has consistently failed to meet our CO2-reduction targets even as energy-intensive industries have closed or left the state. Washington companies like Amazon and...
Wildfires were "Big Polluters" in 2020
While the coronavirus and its devastating effects on people and economies worldwide were unfortunately the top 2020 stories, the massive impact of western wildfires can’t be ignored. It was...
Fraud charges
Yesterday, my 13-year-old son asked me about the election, and the fraud charges leveled by President Trump and his supporters. I thought about my answer for a bit, then used the O.J. Simpson trial, and that jury verdict, as an example of how humans...
Booked for possession of two drugs
PULLMAN — A man being held in jail on $5,000 bail for alleged possession of methamphetamine and heroin will be arraigned Jan. 8. Superior Court records show Pullman Police and Whitman County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Cavan Simenson, 28,...
Kinzer recognized for years of service
COLFAX - Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers and Public Works Director Mark Storey presented a wood-carved American flag with a county logo on it to outgoing county Commissioner Dean Kinzer on Monday...
