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PULLMAN- Music on Main, featuring local musician Eric Jessup takes place in Pullman tonight, Thursday, June 15, at Pine Street Plaza from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Jessup is performing a variety of folk, blues, and bluegrass songs....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Both Eastern Washington representatives in Congress voted last week to uphold the Electoral College vote after protesters entered the Capitol last Wednesday, Jan. 6. Republican Reps. Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside and Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane voted in favor of certifying several states with questionable election results. Prior to the protest in the nation’s Capitol, McMorris Rodgers had said she would oppose several states’ Electoral College certifications. “We must have a peaceful transfer of power,” McMorris Rodgers s...
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners confirmed committee assignments Jan. 4 in their first meeting of the year. New commissioner, Tom Handy, was sworn in Dec. 22, replacing Dean Kinzer on a list of committees and assignments, with the addition of the Palouse Basin Acquifer Committee, which had previously been the responsibility of Commissioner Art Swannack. Each commissioner has a list of about 20 areas he covers, with some overlap. In addition, Commission Chairman Art Swannack attends the county Canvassing and Hearings Examiner boards, and t...
PULLMAN — A local man will be arraigned Dec. 18 following his arrest for assault. Cole McPherson, 21, was booked Dec. 12 for second-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief, according to Whitman County Superior Court records. He was released from jail on his own recognizance. Records show officers were called to Pullman Regional Hospital’s emergency room, where Erik Uden was being treated for injures from the alleged assault. Uden told officers the argument started late Dec. 11, when McPherson became upset about having to take out...
COLFAX — The Police Department next month will be certified as in compliance with President Donald Trump’s executive regarding the use of chokeholds. Under the June order, chokeholds are banned except in a use-of-lethal force situation. “That’s the way our policy was already,” Chief Bruce Blood said, noting certification is by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. To be eligible for federal grants, departments must be certified as in compliance, he said. The department received a $250,000 federal grant earlier this year...
COLFAX — The Office of State Auditor Pat McCarthy has released findings on its accountability audit of Whitman County for 2018 and 2019. For internal control over financial reporting, the state reported “no deficiencies in design or operation of internal control over financial reporting.” The office also noted no deficiencies in material weaknesses. In federal awards, for internal control over major programs, the state saw no defencies in operation or design, and no material weaknesses. Whitman County now has three consecutive years of appro...
PULLMAN — A $25,000 bail has been set on a man booked into jail on charges of possession of methamphetamine. Jason Allen, 46, was arrested Nov. 17 after the vehicle he was a passenger in was stopped due to the license plate being obscured. During the stop, Whitman County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Jordan became concerned the driver of the vehicle had recently used narcotics based on him exhibiting common signs of stimulant use, according to the probable cause report. During a search of the vehicle, Jordan observed a red, white and blue zip...