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Colfax Monday, Oct.19 Baked potato bar with chili, cheese, onions, bacon bits, sour cream, broccoli, salad, dessert Thursday, Oct. 22 Vegetable beef stew, green salad, sliced pears, multi-grain bread, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Oct. 20 No meal...

At Pullman Regional Hospital Emmett Rose Payne was born Oct. 6 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing eight pounds, to parents Elizabeth Campbell and Brandon Payne. The baby boy joins sister Olivia and brother Micah. Isla Ann Lang was born Oct. 6 at...

125 years ago The Commoner Oct. 18, 1895 The opera house, which is being fitted up by the Colfax band is rapidly being pushed to completion. The posts in the room have been removed and the roof trussed. Work on the stage will at once be begun. The...

COLFAX – Whitman County Library, Humanities Washington and Jennings Elementary School are partnering on a free program called Prime Time Family Reading. The platform helps kids become stronger readers and is a great way for families to support and...

COLFAX – The popular Whitman County Library trivia nights continue in an online format at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15. Online Trivia Night will be conducted via Facebook Live. The event will be held the third Thursday of each month for the time...

CHENEY – Two Free Press Publishing staffers were honored Friday night for their newspaper work in 2019. Graphic artist Walter Willand and Publisher Roger Harnack were among those recognized in the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association’s...

Colfax Monday, Oct.12 Ham sliders, pasta salad, cottage cheese and pineapple, dessert Thursday, Oct. 15 Homemade pizza, green salad, sliced peaches, ice cream Sunday Endicott Tuesday, Oct. 13 Meatloaf, baked potato, biscuits, salad bar, dessert...

ST. JOHN—The St. John-Endicott FFA Chapter began efforts this week to provide hay for those who may have lost their stock in the Malden fire. “WE want to give back and help out those who have suffered the devastation of the fire,” said...

NAMPA–Dylan Hall, 2015 graduate of Colfax High School, celebrated his college graduation after many rescheduled events due to COVID. Dylan, son of Dean and Carla Hall of Colfax, graduated from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, with a...

LaCROSSE—Local author Daniel Moore of LaCrosse and illustrator Rob Smith of St. John have teamed up to release a new, self-published book titled “Have a Pie, Have a Party.” The story is a poem by Moore describing the pie-making process as seen...

COLFAX—Nonprofits can apply for funding from a portion of the county’s $2.7 million Coronavirus Relief Funding and the deadline for small businesses has been extended. Nonprofit 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) organization, including Chambers of...

FORT WORTH–Collin Pittmann was named to the spring 2020 Dean’s Honor list at Texas Christian University. Pittmann is a graduate of Rosalia High School and a junior at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where he is a double major in...

COLFAX–Athenaeum Club met Oct. 2, 2020, at the Perkins House. The yearbook committee greeted guests clothed in dresses, hats and gloves that members would have worn long ago. Members gathered on the lawn and were seated six feet apart with masks...

Pullman Regional Hospital Jack Jared Poston was born Sept. 28 at Pullman Regional Hospital, weighing six pounds and 13 ounces, to Emily and Tony Poston of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Cary and Annie Poston, and Whitney Poston, of Sandpoint,...

COLFAX—The annual Scholastic Book Fair sponsored by the Colfax School District PTO will be twice as long with more titles to browse this year as the event has been moved to an on-line format. “We always have an amazing turnout for in-person...

COLFAX—Oct. 1 marks the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Normally, this would means events to raise awareness and money for a special fund for breast health services. With those events canceled, the public can still donate and help local...

Gabriela Sleeper, child of USCG Chief Electrician’s Mate James Dufficy, from Pullman, and Samuel Arnold, child of USCG Senior Chief Petty Officer Roger Arnold, from Cheney have been awarded Coast Guard Foundation Scholarships which are issued to...

Whitman Hospital & Medical Center Lexi Kathleen Wagner was born Sept. 9 at Whitman Hospital, weighing seven pounds, to mother Tiffany Wagner of Colfax. Maternal grandparents are Dan and Vicki Wagner of Colfax. Pullman Regional Hospital Teharie...

Colfax Monday, Oct.5 Chicken enchiladas, spanish rice, refried beans, lettuce and diced tomatoes, dessert Thursday, Oct. 8 Lasagna, caesar salad, green beans, apricots, dessert Endicott Tuesday, Oct. 6 No meal LaCrosse Tuesday, Oct. 6 Birthday party...

COLFAX—A man and woman from Idaho have been summoned for preliminary hearings Oct. 9 after a traffic stop resulted in the alleged discovery of methamphetamine. According to the police report, Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputy Tyler Langerveld was...

COLFAX—A Deer Park man has been booked into Whitman County Jail for possession after allegedly attempting to hide a syringe during a traffic stop. According to the police report filed with Whitman County Superior Court, Deputy Cory Alcantar...