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RALSTON — A northbound vehicle on state Highway 261 near Herman Road, overturned around 8 a.m. and came to rest in a wheat field Monday morning, March 29. Washington State Patrol Trooper Crosby said the woman reported being distracted and looked up to discover she was going off the road. The driver, a 32-year-old woman from Spokane, was not injured, and no one else was involved in the crash. The trooper did not identify the woman. "She didn't say she was falling asleep, or that she was on her c...
COLFAX - The Colfax girls volleyball team wrapped up its 2020-21 season Tuesday night at home, winning the league championship in dramatic fashion. The Bulldogs (13-1, 13-0 against Class 2B schools) spiked the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers (10-2), 3-1. Set scores were 26-24, 22-25, 25-21, 25-12. The final set score was the largest margin of the night, as the Bulldogs racked up 13 unanswered points to close out the year. "I just couldn't be more proud of these girls," Colfax Coach Brandy Brown said...
RITZVILLE — Adams County is projected to receive an estimated $3.88 million from the most recent federal coronavirus stimulus plan, the American Rescue Plan. The city is projected to receive an estimated $360,000. Lind and St. John will each receive an estimated $120,000, Sprague $100,000, LaCrosse $70,000, Washtucna $50,000 and Kahlotus $40,000. The funds are part of the $2.66 billion earmarked for counties and municipalities in the American Rescue Plan. In addition, the plan includes $2.6 billion for K-12 and university education statewide a...
WASHTUCNA — Tigercats celebrated Dr. Seuss's 117th birthday in good old-fashioned style with Principal Michael Amend appearing as the Cat in the Hat to read to elementary students. The Cat chose "Yertle the Turtle" to read to the third- through fifth-graders, and beginning readers in kindergarten through second-grade got to hear — you guessed it — "The Cat in the Hat." The Cat read the ABC book for the pre-kindergarten class. Students filled in the missing words every time Amend left a well-...
On Feb. 1, 2021, Janet Sue Camp, of Washtucna, went home to her Lord Jesus. Janet was surrounded by her family after a short battle with lymphoma. Janet was born on June 3, 1954, in Ritzville, Wash., to Lester E. Snyder and H. Marie Blasingame Snyder and was the youngest of the two children. She grew up on the family farm near Washtucna and lived there most of her life. She attended Washtucna School District and graduated in 1972. Janet then continued her education at Washington State...
Janice E. Haase, Colfax native and former Asotin resident, passed away January 10, 2021, at the Garfield County Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy. She was 87. Funeral Services will be Saturday, January 23rd, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Bruning Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at the Colfax Cemetery. Janice was born August 4, 1933, in Colfax to James and Katherine Thompson Shaw. Her mother and father operated the Table Service Grocery store on Main Street in Colfax for many years. Janice...
NOTICE TO VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS Whitman County, Washington is soliciting vendors and contractors for placement on the following lists: 1) General Government - Office/Data Processing Equipment 2) General Government - Building Maintenance/Park and Recreation 3) General Government - Professional Services 4) Public Works Department - Materials, Equipment, Supplies, Etc. 5) Public Works Department - Contractors 6) Public Works Department - Professional Services Whitman County maintains current rosters of vendors and contractors from which...
COLFAX-Columbia Grain International donated $3,000 to area charities as part of its Cultivating Growth Christmas Charity Donation campaign. The bulk grains, pulses and edible beans company donated to 30 charities in 46 cities it operates in. Whitman and Adams county each received $1,500. The Colfax Fireman's Toy Box, LaCrosse Community Pride and Community Action Center in Pullman each received $500. The Lind Senior Center, Ritzville Food Bank and Washtucna Food Bank also received $500 a piece....
COLFAX – Several school officials across Whitman County have signed a letter calling for 1B/2B/1A sports to resume. The letter was written by superintendents Eric Sobotta of Reardan and Jim Kowalkowski of Davenport. Colfax’s Jerry Pugh and David Gibb have signed onto the letter as have 17 others from Whitman County. As of Tuesday afternoon, 71 Eastern Washington coaches and educators had signed onto a compact calling on Gov. Jay Inslee to allow local sports leagues to compete. The letter is als...
WASHTUCNA — The Washtucna School principal may be getting a pie in the face, if students collect more than 400 pounds of food. Principal Michael Amend will get a pie if students are able to collect 400 pounds of donations for the Washtucna Food Bank. As of last week, students on-campus had collected 314.5 pounds. He may not be the only one to taste a pie. If students hit the 500-pound mark, they will have an opportunity to select a teacher to join the principal. The food drive also includes additional benchmarks. At 600 pounds, the principal a...
REARDAN--71 school superintendents, principals and athletic directors across Eastern Washington, including 20 from Lincoln County, have signed onto a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, the Washington State Department of Health and the Washington State Legislature requesting the return of extra and co-curricular activities for all students, including sports. The letter was written as part an effort headed by Reardan superintendent Eric Sobotta and Davenport superintendent Jim Kowalkowski and argues that...
COLFAX — A National Weather Service winter weather advisory was expected to expire at 1 p.m. today, Dec. 11, following freezing rain and snowfall overnight. The advisory was issued at 5:11 a.m. today, shortly after snow started falling in the city. This morning, the state Department of Transportation was reporting state Highway 26 as snow-covered between Colfax and Washtucna. Other roads were slick, too, with at least one slide-off being reported on Dry Creek Road. Nobody was injured. Posting on social media, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Off...
It all started March 17, when I declared a local emergency proclamation for the city of Washtucna due to the coronavirus. The emergency proclamation facilitates potential future assistance related to COVID-19, as well as access to regional and state resources. This declaration was a means to ensure all necessary resources will be available if needed. On March 21, the first COVID-19 patient in Adams County was confirmed. Ever since, it has been a roller coaster. Gov. Jay Inslee gave executive orders to wear masks and to stay 6 feet away from...
Della M. Evans passed away in her sleep peacefully in the early hours of November 13, 2020. Della was born during the Great Depression on May 7th, 1929. Born in Colfax, Wash., Della was the daughter of Harvey and Lenora Barr, who pioneered the steep hills north of the small town of Riparia on the Snake River breaks of southeast Whitman County. The youngest of four children, she had an older sister, Virginia (Bell) and two older brothers, Scott and Clay Barr. Della's home for the first eight...
COLFAX - Captain America was strolling through town Oct. 22, adorned with shield and a POW flag on his bag. Under the mask wasn't Steve Rogers, it was Allen Mullins, of Dalton, Ga. Mullins was passing through on a cross-country walk to raise awareness for veterans and firefighters. "Nice guy," said Roger Myers, of LaCrosse. "Got a great idea." Mullins stayed with Myers during his two-night layover in LaCrosse. Myers and his wife are co-founders of W.H.E.A.T., an organization that collects items...
COLFAX-Captain America was strolling through town Nov. 22, adorned with shield and a POW flag on his bag. Under the mask, however, wasn't Steve Rogers of Brooklyn, it was Allen Mullins of Dalton, Georgia. Mullins was passing through on a cross-country walk to raise awareness for veterans and firefighters. "Nice guy," said Roger Myers of LaCrosse. "Got a great idea." Mullins stayed with Myers during his two night layover in LaCrosse. Myers and his wife are co-founders of W.H.E.A.T., an...
Larry Keith Honn, lifelong Benge, Wash., farmer and rancher, passed on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, at the age of 81 in Whitman Hospital of Colfax, Wash., after a long battle at home. Larry Honn was born December 20, 1938, in Ritzville, Wash., to Lloyd Keith and Emma Kent Honn. Growing up on the family ranch near Benge, Larry learned the trade early. He attended Benge School, teaching a Photography class while still graduating from Washtucna High School, in 1956. Larry entered the Army in 1957...
The Whitman County Public Health Director released his recommendation Tuesday regarding school reopening in the county. A spike in cases last week moved Whitman County in to the High Risk category and prompted him change his pending recommendation of in-person classes. “Based on recent, current and projected COVID-19 activity, the Whitman County Health Department recommends distance learning for all Whitman County High Schools and Middle Schools,” Director Troy Henderson said in the Aug. 11 pres...
WASHTUCNA - A dark and mostly empty gymnasium didn't take away from Calby Ann VanHollebeke's evening Saturday. As the only member of the Class of 2020 to show up for graduation, VanHollebeke, took the sole seat on the stage, helped by her brother, Jess VanHollebeke, who served as the graduation column leader. The remaining members of the Class of 2020, Daphnee Smith and Emma Hulett, were unable to attend the ceremony. VanHollebeke, the valedictorian, teared up at times during commencement, and l...
COLFAX — A spike this week in positive COVID-19 cases has prompted the Whitman County Health Department to consider recommending schools in Whitman County keep campuses shuttered. Nine new cases were announced today, Aug. 7, bringing the weekly total to 24, and 114 cases since the start of the pandemic. Whitman County Public Health Director Troy Henderson said 40% of the cases are non-Pullman residents. Henderson is urging the public to reverse the trend by wearing a mask, social distancing a...
PULLMAN — The School Board just voted to keep campuses closed to start the school year. The action at tonight's meeting, Aug. 12, follows a recommendation from the Whitman County Health Department, which cited increasing coronavirus cases. If cases decrease in the near future, the district will likely consider a "rolling start" to reopening classes one or two grades at a time, officials said, noting they need a "fluid" plan to be able to adjust as conditions change. Other area school boards have yet to officially decide reopening plans. To t...
CHENEY — Gov. Jay Inslee “strongly recommends” public and private students in 34 of the state’s 39 counties stay home this fall. His recommendation came during a press conference this afternoon, Aug. 5, in which he was joined by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal and state Health Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy. The governor said he was not issuing legally binding orders, but would expect school districts to heed his advice and that of state health offices as it relates to returning to campus while the Wuhan coronavirus remains. Re...
Army Master Sergeant Mitch Kriebel is backin Whitman County this week, walking 113.2 miles for the Ruck for the Fallen. Kriebel, a Garfield/Palouse graduate, had already done walks with a ruck sack attached to honor fallen soldiers at Steptoe Butte, Washtucna to LaCrosse, and Endicott to St. John this week and began today at Rosalia headed for Tekoa. Friday he will go from Uniontown to Colton and then Pullman to Colfax for a 15.5 mile day. Anyone interested can walk or run along, but no organized events are set for ruck due to state...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 9, 2020, has been canceled. Mark Storey - Director of public works 23/1 Port of Whitman County, Debbie Snell, 302 N Mill St Colfax, WA 99111, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, Flightline Drive Realignment and Drainage Project, is located at the Port of Whitman Business Air Center in Colfax in Whitman Coun...
By Derek Clarkston Kodiak Daily Mirror Kodiak teacher Darcy Glagolich does not like the spotlight. When there is a camera in the room, she moves out of the frame. “For me, it is always about the kids,” she said. Like it or not, Glagolich is now the focal point. Recently, the longtime high school teacher was selected as a member of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America 75th anniversary hall of fame class. The induction ceremony is in July in Washington D.C. Glagolich ― in her 31st year of teaching life skills to teenagers ― was...
