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COLFAX - Motions to suppress and dismiss have been made by two of the seven individuals booked May 17 for drug use in an Oakesdale home. Keenen Keller, 26, was charged with possession of controlled substances of methamphetamine and heroin. His attorney has filed a motion to dismiss, stating that Keller called 911 to receive emergency help for another man who had overdosed. According to RCW, a person acting in good faith who seeks medical assistance for someone experience a drug-related overdose shall not be charges or prosecuted for possession...
COLFAX - The Memorial Day service conducted annually at the Colfax Cemetery has been canceled this year due to the limit on gatherings. Even though there will be no gathering, the sights will still be the same. The American flags were posted in windy conditions this morning by a group of 20 volunteers. Eight new flags were posted, making the total 286 flags. The flags will be in place until Tuesday. Regular social distancing rules apply for those visiting the cemetery....
The Colfax FFA Plant started and ended on Thursday, May 7. The sale started at 9 a.m. and plants were mostly out of stock by 10:30 a.m. The last customer was served by noon. With selling out in just under a couple of hours the scheduled May 8 and 9 sale dates were canceled. “Our plants are 100 percent sold out. Thank you to our community for supporting the program and our FFA members,” said a Colfax FFA Facebook post....
Pullman Police log shows a woman on Campus View Drive reported a fox in her backyard. According to the report, it had a long shaggy tail and was headed toward Crestview. Officer responded....
COLFAX - The hearing set for May 18 morning on the injunction filed May 11 by Kevin Akesson of Steptoe against Gov. Jay Inslee was stricken when the defense had the case moved to federal United States District Court. The notice of withdrawal was filed May 15 on the basis the case includes federal claims. Akesson filed another injunction May 15 in Whitman County Superior Court....
COLFAX - May 7 marks 30 years for Mayor Jim Retzer as a trooper with the Washington State Patrol. This comes just two days after Retzer was announced as the recipient of the Chief Will Bachofner Award which is the Trooper of the Year award. "I'm pretty honored to be put in and selected for that," Retzer said. The announcement was by the WSP Chief John R. Batiste via a virtual live stream from his office May 5. According to Retzer, there is usually a ceremony in Olympia honoring fallen officers and award recipients on that date. Changes were...
COLFAX-Ninth District legislators have sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee to request he add Whitman County to the list of counties that may see a variance and reopen sooner than the rest of the state. "We would bet that if Whitman County is granted the same opportunity as the 10 counties you designated already, its leaders, merchants and residents will deliver," stated the letter signed by Senator Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye May 5. Included in the letter were comparisons between Whitman County and other counties that had...
The Colfax FFA Plant started and ended on Thursday, May 7. The sale started at 9 a.m. and plants were mostly out of stock by 10:30 a.m. The last customer was served by noon. With selling out in just under a couple of hours the scheduled May 8 and 9 sale dates were canceled. “Our plants are 100 percent sold out. Thank you to our community for supporting the program and our FFA members,” said a Colfax FFA Facebook post....
