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COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Aug. 13 to Aug 19: Aug. 13 12:55 a.m.- Davis Road and Bowen Road, Lamont. Report of suspicious people laying in the roadway. The subjects were contacted and said they were star gazing and didn’t realize they were on a county road. The subjects then left the area. 5 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Spokane County Jail, Colfax. Case number requested for an inmate transport. 6:12 a.m.- Steptoe Butte State Park Road, Oakesdale. Welfare check. 6:53 a....
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Aug. 6 to Aug. 12 Aug. 6 4:18 a.m.- Malden. Report of a juvenile problem. 5:48 a.m.- SR 195 and Albion Road, Colfax. Report of a subject driving while wearing a face covering. 6:51 a.m.- SR 128, Red Wolf Bridge, Clarkston. Report of a traffic accident with injuries, the call was handled by WSP. 6:55 a.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. Suspicious vehicle. 1:37 p.m.- SR 26 milepost 116, LaCrosse. Report of a possible stolen motorcycle. 1:49 p.m.- South Bry...
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Parks and Recreation Board recognized Isaac Fuchs for completing his Eagle Scout project, a display that posts the boards notifications to all visitors. District 5 Vice Chair of the Rosalia Park Board Kelley Messinger said Fuch's display holds all of the Rosalia Parks and Recreation board's notifications on present and upcoming activities. "It turned out amazing. Congratulations Isaac on a job well done," said Messinger. "We would also like to give a big thank you to...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 30 to August 5. July 30 1:30 a.m.- Monroe Street, Clarkston. Arrested subject on a warrant. 6:42 a.m.- Sand Buckler Drive, Pullman. Suspicious activity in the area. 11:47 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Agency assistance. 2:29 p.m.- South Broadway Street, Tekoa. Welfare check. 4:56 p.m.- School Road, Endicott. Burglary alarm. 6:31 p.m.- North Sheridan Street, Tekoa. Court order violation. 6:51 p.m.- East Woodworth Street, Uniontown. Welfare check. July 31...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 23 – July 29: July 23 11:39 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 12:14 p.m.- West 9 th Street, Rosalia City Park, Rosalia. Suspicious person. 1:08 p.m.- South Summit Avenue, Rosalia. Junk vehicle. 2:31 p.m.- SR 195, Rosalia rest area, Rosalia. Controlled substance problem. 4:07 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, WCSO, Colfax. Citizen rider. 4:42 p.m.- Country Club Road, Pullman. Suspicious person. 6:23 p.m.- SR 195, Rosalia. K9 searc...
Truck, truck, truck, Tesla. Truck, truck, truck. Here in rural Eastern Washington, the running joke is that the “T” on a Tesla electric vehicle stands for “tourist.” Indeed, the expensive cars, like their electric Toyota and Rivian counterparts, are an oddity easily picked out among rural residents’ pickups, four-wheel drives and older vehicles. But what some rural residents may not realize is that they are paying to charge many of those expensive EVs. Over the last couple years, electric vehicle and utility companies have pushed installat...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Town of Malden City Hall, located at 14 W. Moreland, Malden, Washington, up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. PST on Thursday July 11, 2024, for the Malden Gravel Roads project and will then be opened and publicly read. The work involves the removal and replacement of damaged gravel roads with a bituminous coat (Otto Seal) applied on top of the new gravel roads in Malden, WA. The project includes both state and federal funding. A pre-bid meeting will not be held....
MALDEN - A local veteran was recognized for assisting a veteran's widow in Okanogan County by Congress members during Malden's Town Council on Tuesday, June 11. Veterans aid for Rep. Dan Newhouse Hank Cramer and Veteran's Aide for Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Doug Huff presented Malden resident Mark Butler letters of appreciation from both members of congress at the town council meeting. In a letter to the town of Malden, Cramer requested a spot on the agenda to recognize Butler for generous...
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Town of Malden City Hall, located at 14 W. Moreland, Malden, Washington, up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. PST on Thursday July 11, 2024, for the Malden Gravel Roads project and will then be opened and publicly read. The work involves the removal and replacement of damaged gravel roads with a bituminous coat (Otto Seal) applied on top of the new gravel roads in Malden, WA. The project includes both state and federal funding. A pre-bid meeting will not be held....
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the Town of Malden City Hall, located at 14 W. Moreland, Malden, Washington, up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. PST on Monday July 8, 2024, for the Malden Gravel Roads project and will then be opened and publicly read. The work involves the removal and replacement of damaged gravel roads with a bituminous coat (Otto Seal) applied on top of the new gravel roads in Malden, WA. The project includes both state and federal funding. A pre-bid meeting will not be held....
Wayne began a new fishing adventure on June 3, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. He was born on the family farm on April 17, 1933, to Dinty and Mae Kjack north of Rosalia, Wash. Wayne graduated from Rosalia High School in 1951, where he played football, basketball and baseball. He continued his love of sports by playing town team basketball and baseball as a young adult. After high school, he attended Eastern Washington College (EWU) for a short time before returning to the family farm. Wayne served two... Full story
COLFAX — The Innovia Foundation has awarded $1,089,400 in grants to 112 organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through its annual Community Grants Program. A total of $80,000 was distributed to organizations in Whitman County, including a $10,000 grant to the Community Action Center to develop an affordable home community for six low-income families in Rosalia. Another $10,000 grant to the Downtown Pullman Association will fund the effort to sustain business revenues downtown while new infrastructure is built. Innovia Foundation a...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 21 to May 27: May 21 7:59 a.m.- East Street, Albion. Possible harassment. 8:48 a.m.- Squires Road, Rosalia. Junk vehicle inspection. 9:23 a.m.- Parvin Road, Colfax. Theft other. 11:23 a.m.- Albion Parvin Road, milepost 1.5, Pullman. Unknown injury accident. 12:03 p.m.- Babbitt Road, Pullman. Other law enforcement calls. 1:11 p.m.- Babbit Road, Pullman. Controlled substance problem. 4:55 p.m.- Oakesdale. Report of two dogs possibly being neglected. 5:35 p.m...
TEKOA — The John Wayne Trail Riders are on the trail again this year, riding horse drawn carriages along the trail. Riders started on Friday, May 24, and are now in Malden for a rest day on Thursday, May 30. The trail riders will set out from Malden on Friday, May 31, going 10 miles were they will set up camp in Rosalia. The riders will not be in this year’s Rosalia Battle Days parade and will set out at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 and go 22 miles until they hit Tekoa where they will end with an end of the ride celebration. The trail ride wil...
FARMINGTON - Sophomore students from the Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle helped out at the Farmington Cemetery on Wednesday, May 8, cleaning up and power washing headstones. Farmington Mountain View Cemetery District Commissioner Wes Wagner said that the students do their community service four times a year, and the program is ran by Curtis Anderson. "I was interested in having them come help clean up some of the old gravestones from the early to lat 1800s," said Wagner. HOPE Task Force Coordi...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 14 to May 20: May 14 12:17 a.m.- SR 195 and Country Club Road, westbound Country Club, Pullman. Traffic violation. 9:07 a.m.- Old Thornton Highway, milepost 4, Rosalia. Recovered stolen vehicle. 11:11 am.- 167 SR128, Red Wolf Bridge, Clarkston. Welfare check. 12:55 p.m.- South Hillcrest Drive, Hilltop RV Park, Colfax. Domestic dispute. 1:24 p.m.- South Main Street, ifo court house, Colfax. Traffic offense. 1:44 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Nisqually John Landing, Cla...
CLOSE OUT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Malden Town Council in the Malden Fire Department training room, located at 14 West Moreland Avenue, on June 11, 2024 at 7:00pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on the new Malden fire station funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The training room is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 30 to May 6: April 30 9:06 a.m.- S Star Avenue, LaCrosse. Welfare check. 9:14 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:25 a.m.- Pound Lane, Clarakston. Controlled substance problem. 9:38 a.m.- Heglar Drive, Colfax. Truck Inspections. 9:41 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road and Pat Old Road, Pullman. Suspicious person/circumstance. 1:23 p.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. APS referral. 5:22 p.m.- Northeast Airport Road, Pullman. Civil issue. 6:44 p.m.- SR...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 16 - April 22 April 16 11:54 a.m. - SR 27, Pullman. Vehicle blocking a field entrance. 12:06 p.m. - West Nob Street, St. John High School. DARE. 5:33 p.m. - Green Hollow Road, Colfax. Suspicious subject walking in the area. April 17 6:48 a.m. - Dry Creek Road and JW Baylor Road, Garfield. Traffic violation, truck speeding and passing in dangerous areas. 7:44 a.m. - Steptoe. Suicidal person. 8:47 a.m. - North Broadway Street, Tekoa Elementary School. DARE. 9...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 9 – April 13: April 9 5:22 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Non-injury accident. 7:05 a.m.- SR 27 milepost 5, Pullman. Communications problem. 12:05 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. DARE. 12:27 p.m.- Odonnel road, Pullman. Domestic dispute. 2:24 p.m.- Lancaster Road, St. John. Welfare check. 4:51 p.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Welfare check. 5:49 p.m.- Pennington Road, St. John. Domestic dispute. 9:23 p.m.- SR 195 and North Cedar Street, Colfax....
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Garden Club received awards to improve the community and receive new tools at its monthly meeting. The club met on Wednesday, April 3, with Rosalia Garden Club President Carley Dube presenting a $500 check to Rosalia Garden Club Treasurer Penni Barringer, from the Washington State Federation of Garden Club's Endowment Fund Project Grants Committee. Funds from the committee were awarded after the club had applied for a grant based on ways to enhance the Rosalia community...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 2 – April 8: April 2 1:30 a.m.- North B Street, Albion. Suspicious person. 9:19 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:38 a.m.- Bauer Road, Uniontown. Burglary of two motorcycles. 11:58 a.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult Protective Services. 12:15 p.m.- North I Street, Albion. Suspicious circumstances. 2:33 p.m.- West Front Street, across in dog park, Albion. Suspicious person. 2:46 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offen...
Gloria Ann Hodges, 76, a resident of Palouse, Wash., passed away at her Palouse home on January 11, 2024, with her family by her side. Gloria was born on April 6, 1947, at Spokane, Wash., to Raymond and Virginia (Young) Preusser. She attended her schooling at Asotin, Wash., graduating from the Asotin High School in 1965. She married Byron Hodges on Sept. 3, 1965, at Clarkston, Wash., and the couple made their home at Pullman, Wash., for a few years and moved to Palouse, Wash., in 1972 where the... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 26 – April 1: March 26 8:10 a.m.- Garfield Farmington Road, Garfield. Welfare check. 1:46 p.m.- West McCoy Street, Oakesdale. Public program. 2:28 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Clarkston. Agency assist. 2:38 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Other law enforcement calls. 2:56 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult protective services referral. 3:35 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender deceased. 6:33 p.m.- East Front Street, Lamont Bank of St. John....
COLFAX – Easter celebrations will take place this weekend throughout the county, with many opportunities for egg hunts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more. The Albion Best Adventures 4-H Club will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Albion Community Park. The hunt is open for children ages 0-12. Donations of canned food items for the Albion Food Bank will be accepted during the hunt. In Colfax, the Friends of the Parks will host their fifth annual Easter E...
