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First COVID hospitalization; count up
WHITMAN COUNTY – The first report of a patient being hospitalized for the virus was reported June 26 by the Emergency Operating Center. According to the press release, a previous case was hospitalized due to complications associated with COVID-19 i...
New quarry approved at Rock Lake
ST. JOHN – Whitman County Commissioners initiated Monday a new rock-crushing project at Glorfield Quarry, off of Rock Lake Road northwest of St. John. The $500,000 for 60,000 tons of rock will go to gravel roads, paid for by the road levy lid lift...
Booked for multiple calls
PULLMAN – Trevor Osborne, 28, was booked into Whitman County Jail after alleged activity on Highway 270 and WSU campus. Whitman County Sheriff's Office received a call Wednesday morning, June 24, from Atlas Concrete that someone had gone through...
Change
The office of the Whitman County Gazette on Main Street in Colfax moved last week after how many years? 90? Clockwise from top left, Gazette co-owner Bill Ifft confers with bookkeeper Nancy Ross in...
By Crowd weighs in, Palouse flag policy debate moves ahead in Palouse
PALOUSE – The City of Palouse continues its discussion over whether to adopt a flag policy – and what kind – after an estimated 70 people gathered at Hayton Greene Park June 23 for a public forum. Two days later, the city council's policy and...
Berrett named new Whitcom director
COLFAX – Wendy Berrett, the operations manager at Whitcom, was chosen June 25 as the new executive director of the regional emergency dispatch agency. Berrett has been with the agency for more than 20 years. “We are delighted that Wendy has...
'Uncle's' truck determined stolen
UNIONTOWN – Two people were booked into Whitman County jail June 28 after it was determined the vehicle they were driving was stolen. The blue Chevrolet truck was stopped by Uniontown Police Officer Joe Handley on Sunday about noon for alleged...
Where they stash the bodies
WHITMAN COUNTY – Hitting a deer while driving on Whitman County Roads is an ever real and present danger; some times of the year more than others. Those periods of increased car versus deer occurrences are right after harvest and our current...
Whitman County receives $60,000+ PILT
COLFAX – The Department of the Interior disbursed 2020 Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding totaling more than $3.8 million for Eastern Washington counties. Whitman County received $60,381 for 21,748 acres of federal lands. PILT are...
Changes come to fair gate
Although the fair has been nixed for the year, the fair board is still meeting and planning for the fair and other events. Fair Manager Janel Goebel stated at the meeting Monday night there has not been negative feedback about the cancelation....
Sales committee votes to pick up the tab for youth
COLFAX – The sales committee of the Palouse Empire Fair Board voted to cover the costs of a youth stock sale from its own coffers. The sales committee met prior to the fair board. Main discussion was offering a show and sale and on helping youth...
Contractors pull trucks:
WHITMAN COUNTY – Another week of rock work was on the schedule for Almota Road south of Colfax last week, nearing the opening of the road to passenger cars by the Fourth of July. “Then the contractor pulled all of his trucks for a week,” said...
County holding in Phase III
COLFAX – Gov. Jay Inslee and state Secretary of Health John Wiesman announced June 27 the state is putting a pause on counties moving to Phase IV. Eight counties, of which Whitman County is one, are eligible to move to Phase IV. The state...
Late Rosalia veteran saluted at park
A funeral for Kenneth Robert Hames, who died at age 91 in April, was held Friday, June 26, at the Rosalia Veterans Park, which he helped bring into existence. At Hames' request, the service took...
World War II warbirds flyover Eastern Washington
SPOKANE VALLEY – A small piece of history will pass through eastern and central Washington skies on July 4. Five World War II vintage aircraft owned by Hangar 180 air museum in Lewiston will be...
City, county officers respond to scams
COLFAX – Local law enforcement agencies are seeing reports of new scams in Colfax for bank account numbers and social security information. A Colfax resident was scammed by a man claiming to be from the Secret Service in Alaska with...
Relocation snags
The Whitman County Gazette and Colfax Daily Bulletin are now operating out of new offices at 418 S. Main. At this time, new phones have not been connected to the new office. Gazette staff is attempting temporary fixes to the problem until connected...
Summoned for theft
PULLMAN – A summons for a Pullman man was filed June 24 in Superior Court on the charge of alleged residential burglary. Luke Benton, 22, has been summoned for a July 10 hearing. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Benton and Alisyn...
Colfax Crazy Days' concert, run canceled
COLFAX – COVID-19 restrictions have claimed another event. The Colfax Chamber of Commerce announced this week it has decided to cancel the Crazy Days festivities. "I totally thought a lot of these counties would not be in Phase I," said Colfax Unif...
Almota Road damaged by construction
COLFAX – Friendly damage ensued on Almota Road last week. "Did you get the scrapers unstuck?" asked County Commissioner Art Swannack Monday morning during a work session. "Yes and no," said Mark...
Bid set for solid waste building additions
COLFAX – The re-bids are in for the remodeling/expansion of the Moderate Waste Building at the county landfill. The new lowest bidder is $812,278 from Mangum Construction of Clarkston, for the project that originally went out to bid in March. The...
County water projects allotted almost $3 million
WHITMAN COUNTY – Five entities in Whitman County have been approved for nearly $3 million in funding from the state Department of Ecology for clean water projects. Municipalities of Tekoa, Oakesdale, Endicott and Garfield and the Palouse...
