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The Port of Whitman County is preparing to appoint a new commissioner to fill the remainder of Commissioner Dan Boone's term, which expires at the end of this year. Boone passed away March 2. The Port announced that interviews have been scheduled for the appointment during the regular Port meeting on April 20. The regular meeting is at 10 a.m., though the exact time for interviews during the meeting has yet to be determined. Candidates must come from District 2, which covers the southeastern portion of the county, including southern Pullman,...
The first senior meal at the LaCrosse Café had 26 diners, with the LHS freshmen taking orders and serving. FFA creed team members Lauren Stubbs, T.J. Harder and Trey Fleming recited the FFA creed for the lunch crowd. Metea Enzweiler and Jasmine Watson, the other two members of the freshmen class, also assisted. The next senior meal at LaCrosse will be April 4. The Council on Aging (COA) and LaCrosse Café have partnered to bring a senior community meal to LaCrosse, the first ever COA senior m... Full story
It is about time to get out the old horses, mules and vintage farming equipment once again. Spring Farming Days and the plowing bee are coming up in Pomeroy and Colfax. The annual event takes farming back to its roots by highlighting the horse and mule farming operations that were the common farming practice before automatic machinery was available. Spring Farming Days will be in Pomeroy this weekend, April 1-2, at the Garfield County Fairground. It will be is hosted by the Eastern Washington Agricultural Museum, and the event is booked for 9... Full story
Relay for Life makes its return to the Palouse this weekend with the annual American Cancer Society benefit slated in Pullman on Saturday starting at noon. The 12-hour event, themed “Carnival for a Cure,” will be held at Grimes Play Field on the WSU campus. Relay for Life is marking a shift this year by incorporating the former Whitman County Relay, held annually in June in Colfax, into the Pullman teams. Washington State University and Pullman combined relays last year, and now Whitman County is combining with that combo to make the WSU & Whi... Full story
The Association of Washington Cities has recently sent a letter to cities and towns with populations less than 15,000 across the state asking for signatures in support of keeping the state's Public Works Assistance Account (PWAA). The association has collected the signatures of 64 mayors, including Colfax Mayor Todd Vanek, Rosalia Mayor Nanette Konishi, Endicott Mayor David Bilow and Garfield Mayor Ray McCown. The PWAA was established in 1985 and allows for financing of local government infrastructure. The Public Works Board authorizes lending... Full story
Shenette Cross, wife of Selbu pastor John Cross, recently finished studies at the Tri-City School of Massage, passed the certification test and has now opened Gifted Hands Massage in LaCrosse. “I love being in LaCrosse,” she said. “I feel at home, and I love doing massage and helping people.” Shenette moved to this area from the Philippines in 2015 and married Cross. She came here with five years of massage experience in the Philippines, but she was required to go through school here in order to obtain a certification. Shenette graduat... Full story
Will Pullman's newest elementary school mascot be the Kangaroos, Kittens, Kickers, Kicking Mules, Knights, Knicks, Koalas, Kodiaks, Komets or Koyotes? Those names and more could be submitted to the Pullman School District for consideration as the mascot for Pullman's fourth elementary school. The district last week put out a call for mascot suggestions. Nominations are being accepted from Pullman students, staff and residents and will be accepted by the district until April 6. The call came with guidelines. The district asks that recommended...
Looking for some help to start up a business? Or need help with marketing and sales? The Service Corps of Retired Executives, a volunteer-based business consulting group based in Spokane, is working in conjunction with the Pullman Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring counseling services to small business owners. The service has been around for several years, said Rob Kennedy, a volunteer with the Spokane office, but they are looking to get the word out and revitalize the program. “We'd love to get the word o...
Steve Berger and Mark Harding work to put up signs for the new furniture clearance outlet opening in Colfax this weekend. A furniture clearance outlet is coming to Colfax. Higginson's Home Furnishings of Pullman plans a clearance outlet at the Waite building on Main Street with sales up to 90 percent off each Saturday. “It will be every Saturday in the foreseeable future,” said Jody Borroughs with Higginson's. “There will be factory closeouts, scratch and dents and more, all up to 90 percent off... Full story
The Town of Endicott will conduct a public hearing next week to determine if it will allow chickens within town limits. A current ordinance does not allow residents to keep any horse, cattle, sheep, swine, goat, chicken, duck, goose, turkey, peacock, guinea, rabbit or wild animal at large. It also does not allow for residents to keep or maintain any animal that makes continuous noises or annoys or disturbs the peace of others. Town Clerk/Treasurer Laura Jones said an Endicott resident at the last town council meeting March 14 presented a...
The City of Colfax last week posted these signs around the former St. Ignatius Hospital building. Did the ghosts of St. Ignatius get the notice? The City of Colfax has deemed the former St. Ignatius Hospital building unsafe for occupation, and the building on the south hill of Colfax last week was posted with a notice to not occupy the structure. “The notice is to basically notify people of the unsafe conditions of the building,” said Irving Trejo, Colfax building and community development ass...
After seeking for nearly two-and-a-half years to be able to establish its own court, the Town of Albion and Whitman County have entered into an interlocal agreement for Albion to be served by Whitman County District Court. The county commissioners Monday voted unanimously on the agreement with the town that was first brought before the board nearly a year ago in May of 2016. Albion last had its own court more than two decades ago. “There was a court out here maybe 20 years ago, maybe longer,” said Starr Cathey, town clerk/treasurer. Cathey sai... Full story
Contest entries and vendor applications are now open for Pullman's 29th annual National Lentil Festival, set Aug. 18-19 this year. Applications for spaces for food vendors, marketplace vendors and non-profit night vendors are available. Non-profit night is slated for Friday night, and spaces for that event are $70. The marketplace and food vendor slots are sold as two-day spaces, and there is a $135 vendor fee for marketplace vendors and $175 fee plus 10 percent of gross sales for all food vendors. Food vendors will be located in Reaney Park,...
Fields Holdings, LLC architect Steve Rigor explains the Evolve on Main project the development group proposed in downtown Pullman to the Board of Adjustment Thursday, March 9, as they look toward the presentation (top). The board unanimously approved the five-story structure at the corner of Main and Paradise streets. Several Pullman residents attended last week's Board of Adjustment meeting regarding the decision for a 42,000 square foot mixed-use apartment and retail structure on Main Street.... Full story
The accessibility of U-Haul has expanded in Pullman, with a second U-Haul neighborhood dealer now set up at Jay's Auto Repair Station in Pullman. According to a U-Haul press release, the auto shop has signed on with the company and will offer products for do-it-yourself moving and self-storage. Sunshine Lindsey, office manager at Jay's Auto Repair Station, said the start has been slow, but she expects it to pick up with the Washington State University academic year set to conclude in May. “We're also a little bit out on the edge of town, so s...
Hoping to educate more people about the Community Food Bank in Pullman and its food options, the Pullman Community Action Center will host a “Chef's Challenge” Sunday, March 26, at the Gladish Community Center. The Chef's Challenge will pit three chefs against each other to compete for the “Golden Spatula” in a cooking competition in which they can only use ingredients commonly found at the Community Food Bank. “We'll have some items you can typically find at the pantry that will be provided,” said Jeff Guyett, executive director at the Comm...
Colfax's newest art contest is a little loose on the rules, but Colfax Art Council Vice President Katie Martin said she expects it to be a huge success. For entrants, there is no age restriction, no restriction on where an entrant lives and no restriction on the art medium. “It's really open to everyone,” said Martin. The only conditions? The art must have been completed between August of 2016 and July of 2017, art subjects must be within a 40-mile radius of Colfax and the artist must be willing to sell their art. Martin said part of the tho...
The public hearing in LaCrosse last week for the consideration of allowing sheep and goats in town for grazing purposes was attended by 17 residents. The issue came up last year when the town council allowed a resident to bring a sheep to town to graze his property, and the town council is now considering allowing the practice. Mayor Randy Camp at the public meeting shared the results of a survey which had been at the LaCrosse Post Office and market regarding the ordinance. The survey garnered 59 respondents, with 39 stating they would be okay... Full story
Commissioner Art Swannack County Commissioner Art Swannack has been appointed by Governor Jay Inslee to serve on the state’s Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board. Swannack learned of the appointment last week after applying for it about three weeks ago. “I wasn’t figuring I was going to get chosen,” said Swannack. “On Friday, my wife told me, ‘you’ve got a message from the governor’s office on the phone.’” Swannack said he applied after learning of an opening for a county representati...
Pioneer Telephone Company of LaCrosse is expanding its network to include high-speed broadband access for all of its customers. The company announced through a letter to its customers that it plans to install fiber for all customers. “We are going to do fiber to the home,” said Dallas Filan, general manager. “It’s a 10-year project, and we’re hoping to do it in five.” Filan said the company plans to get the project off the ground this spring by starting in Hooper. The start of the project now is conditional on the weather. “It’s not a...
Endicott residents will see a change to their water and sewer bills. The town council recently voted to up the rates, and the increases went into effect March 1. “It hasn't been raised in quite a while,” said Town Clerk Laura Jones. “We raised it to keep up with current times and to cover all expenses.” The council unanimously passed the hikes last year, and a notification was sent to residents at that time. It took a few months to have the rate increases ready, said Jones. “We had decided to raise them on January 1st, but we didn't have the...
A workshop meeting with the Board of County Commissioners, Auditor Eunice Coker, Finance Director Sharron Cunningham and County Administrator Gary Petrovich is wrapped up in the commissioner's chambers Tuesday morning. County Commissioner Michael Largent is ready to see the county have a clean audit. “I'm getting weary in my 10th year as a commissioner,” Largent said Tuesday at a meeting to address the progress toward meeting objectives set by the state auditor's office and the Government Fin...
The Town of LaCrosse is examining an ordinance which requires all weeds, grass and other uncultivated vegetation to be cut and disposed of at least once per month from April through September. The town is considering allowing sheep and goats in town to help with the grazing efforts. “It was an issue that came up last year,” said Mayor Randy Camp. “We allowed it in one instance last year, and we got a lot of input.” A public meeting is scheduled for tonight, Thursday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the LaCrosse Town Hall for the purpose of discuss...
The Town of St. John at its Feb. 27 town council meeting passed an ordinance regarding water use restrictions during emergencies. The ordinance reads that the council may declare a water emergency in the event of severe drought, extended pipeline or equipment malfunction, or any other condition which significantly reduces the town's ability to supply water in order to protect the public health, safety or welfare or to preserve the water supply. Town Clerk Linda Hayes said the ordinance was part of the town's effort to update its water system...
Nearly 13 years ago, Julie Roberts, then a proprietor of the Dusty Café, said she and her family were humbled by an outpouring of community support when her daughter, Soni Broeckel, and Soni's cousin, Shyla Smith, were in a car accident that left them both seriously injured. “This community absolutely pulled together and raised money and did silent auctions,” said Roberts. Soni, then 14, and Shyla, then 13, were airlifted by Medstar helicopters to Sacred Heart in Spokane after both were ejected from a 1983 GMC truck on the Hay-LaCrosse Road...
