Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

The Palouse Empire Fair office has moved its headquarters out to the fairground. As of this week, all fair operations will be handled from the fairground location instead of the county offices located in the Public Service Building in Colfax. This includes the selling of fair admittance and carnival passes.

The fair office will be open this week from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and expects to extend its hours to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. next week for the run of the fair. Wristband passes which allow entry for the week of the fair are $17 for adults and $7 for children kindergarten age to 12th grade. Pre-schoo...