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'Peter and Wendy' to be presented Friday
WASHTUCNA — Washtucna and LaCrosse students will be performing “Peter and Wendy” this week at Washtucna School. The production is spinoff of “Peter Pan,” authorized for use through the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Auditions began Monday...
Buy a Newspaper!
Colfax Cougar Foodmart Dhillon Building (DSHS) – newspaper box at the north corner next to the sidewalk Gazette Office – 418 S Main St. Suite 3 Main St. Books Rosauers Sunset Mart (Chevron station) The Hyde Out – newspaper box out front... Full story
Good Ol' Days
125 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, March 10, 1899 ARRESTED AND RELEASED No Evidence to Hold Supposed Horse Thieves Monday Constable Potter of Colton came to Colfax with warrants from Justice Flowers’ court for the arrest of John Weston...
Carol Joy Link Sullivan
Carol Joy Link Sullivan went to her Lord on February 20, 2024. She is survived by her daughters, Debra (Rick) Kelley and Evon (Mike) Jones, son-in-law Joe McKeirnan, daughter-in-law Heather Sullivan McKay, her grandchildren; Keith (Tim Hung)...
Schoesler bill advances to House
OLYMPIA – By a 47-2 vote, the Senate passed a bill Feb. 6 that would speed up the process for restaurants, bars and taverns seeking liquor licenses. Under Senate Bill 5291, applications for liquor licenses or license renewals would be...
State parks failing at Palouse Falls, Lyons Ferry
Two years ago, Washington State Parks bureaucrats in Tumwater hatched a plan to address so-called “overcrowding” at Palouse Falls. The plan was to close and relocate the campground to Lyons...
Davenport appeal to WIAA is denied
DAVENPORT—Despite advocacy from School District administration, Davenport will remain a 2B school for at least the next four years. Davenport’s appeal to move down to 1B was rejected by the WIAA last weekend after the Northeast 1B League voted...
Colfax girls basketball piece together two key wins
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team brought their season record back to .500 after defeating two schools back-to-back during the third week of winter sports action. The Bulldogs started...
98 Pounds - A True Story
It was about this time, 60 years ago, that CHS P.E. Teacher Mr. Richard Felber got a bunch of guys together and started training them to be the first and sustained Colfax High School wrestling team....
Washtucna's top musicians
Washtucna High School students Drake Gloyn-11 (French horn) and Hannah Hille-11 (Clarinet) were recently selected for the Washington State Wind Symphony. They will rehearse and perform with other top...
Winterfest comes to Colfax
Colfax residents and visitors gathered on Mill Street on Friday night, Dec. 5, as the annual Winterfest Parade lit up the foggy night. The parade featured both Santa Claus and the Grinch, as well as...
Walter John Gray
Walter John Gray, 87, of Pullman, Wash., passed away October 31, 2023, at his Pullman home. Walt was born May 15, 1936, in Spokane, Wash., to John & Lilian Gray. He grew up in Washtucna, Wash., gr...
Washtucna's Sonny's Tavern opens doors
WASHTUCNA – Headlights lit up Main Street on Thursday, Oct. 26, as diners headed to the newly re-opened Sonny's Tavern for the resturant's first night open since the business's acquisition by Bridge...
Washtucna's Sonny's Tavern to reopen Thursday
WASHTUCNA – A longtime eatery will officially reopen Thursday afternoon here, three years to the day after it closed. Sonny’s Tavern, 250 S.W. Main St., will host a soft opening from 4-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, for farmers, friends and first res...
Sandra Lee Davidson
Sandra Lee Davidson, 75, passed away on September 7, 2023, in Washtucna. Sandra was born on September 13, 1947, in Washtucna to Alexander and Alverna (Lawson) Wilhelm. She grew up in the Colfax area... Full story
Good Ol' Days
125 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, August 12, 1898 DODGED A SAND BAG Cy. Neel's Narrow Escape From a Knock Out Blow Life of the Thug Saved Only By the Failure of a Cartridge to Explode Cy. Neel, t...
Pullman takes first in Tri-County Swim Championship
COLFAX - This year, the Tri-County Swim Championships were held at the Colfax Municipal pool in Colfax, hosting multiple teams from the county on Saturday, August 5. Swimmers from each team battled...
Colfax Bullsharks win Week 3 Swim Meets
COLFAX - The Colfax Swim Team competed in Endicott on Tuesday, July 25, and hosted a swim meet Thursday, July 27. The meet Tuesday saw Colfax take the combined victory over St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-...
Pullman Barracudas take July 18 swim meet victory
PULLMAN - The Pullman Barracudas took the combined victory over St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) in the swim meet held Tuesday, July 18....
Whitman County swim teams begin 2023 summer season
COLFAX — With summer officially underway, many local towns in Whitman County have begun their summer swim season. Areas like Colfax, Palouse, Oakesdale, St. John-Endicott, and Pullman all have swim teams for the summer. One swim team this year is...
Whitman County to celebrate Fourth of July
COLFAX — Independence Day is approaching this Tuesday, July 4, the day the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and Whitman County is not holding out...
Landfill breaks ground
WASHTUCNA – Near 50 people turned out Thursday, April 20, for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new landfill more than 30 years in the making. Waste Management managers and employees joined local...
Access road honors former mayor
WASHTUCNA – The access road to the new Waste Management landfill is being named in honor of a former longtime mayor who staunchly supported the development. The access road is being named Syd...
Sharon Lyn Sullivan
Sharon Lyn Sullivan McKeirnan lost her battle with cancer on March 16, 2023. She leaves behind her beloved husband, Joe McKeirnan, sons Keith (Tim Hung) Sullivan, Bo Sullivan, and Matt McKeirnan, and...
Regional landfill to break ground
WASHTUCNA-A regional landfill in the works for more than three decades is about to break ground. Waste Management announced last Friday, March 3, that it hopes to break ground on a 550-acre landfill...