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  • Several Whitman County schools sent bomb threat

    Justin Slayton, Whitman County Gazette|Apr 13, 2023

    COLFAX - Colfax School District and several other schools in Whitman County received an unspecified threat involving explosive devices on Wednesday, April 12, with up to 30 recipients in the email throughout the state. Colfax Police Department immediately responded and spoke with school district leaders to discuss the threat and the best course of action to address the threat. Colfax PD stated that the email was very general, however, there was no time to determine the credibility of the...

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    Justin Slayton, Whitman County Gazette|Feb 9, 2023

  • Colfax High School December "Top Dogs"

    Justin Slayton, Whitman County Gazette|Jan 12, 2023

    COLFAX –– Colfax High School staff voted for students to be named Top Dog for December. The Top Dog program honors Colfax High School students excelling in each department for effort, attitude, hard work, and helping others. Teachers in each department nominate students and vote to determine the winners. For the character award, any staff member may nominate a student, and the whole staff votes. The Colfax Top Dogs are: Science - Abigail Stilson, History - Jessa Patnode, Math - Kamela Larson, Language - Wyatt Phillips, Fitness - Lauryn Yor...

  • One killed in crash

    Justin Slayton, Whitman County Gazette|Jan 7, 2021

    PULLMAN - One person was killed and three injured Tuesday afternoon in a two-vehicle, head-on crash five miles south of the city on U.S. Highway 195. Edward F. Meyer, 82, of Genesee, Idaho, was pronounced dead at the scene near Gimlin Road at about 2:30 p.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. Emma E. Cook, 18, of Kamiah, Idaho, and Hester M. Cook, 44, and Samantha J. Stang, 18, both of Ranier, Wash., were injured and transported to a regional medical center, the patrol said. Their...