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COLFAX - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls softball team fell in a doubleheader Wednesday, March 29, to Northeast 2B rival Colfax. The Bulldogs topped the Broncos, 15-0 and 25-2. The 2 p.m. game was windy, with pitcher Delaney Imler for Colfax battling gusty conditions. Colfax's Harley Hennigar drew first blood, with a "fielder's choice" hit and that led to a Bulldog score. A fourth-inning charge for Colfax kicked off with seven runs scored by Karmen Akkeson, Harper Booth, Imler, Hennigar and Dev...
COLTON -The Colton varsity softball team won a home conference game against DeSales on Thursday, March 30. The Wildcats won 11-10 in a tight game. Colton totaled eight hits and picked up only two errors. DeSales gained traction in the first inning after scoring two runs. Colton picked up four runs in the second inning. Kendra Stout led the way with the highest batting average throughout the game. Stout currently has a .600 batting average and a 1.800 slugging percentage. Both teams picked up a...
COLFAX – The Varsity Bulldogs lost their first game this season against Warden on Tuesday, April 4. The team fell behind early in the game and could not come back in a 19-0 loss to Warden. Warden scored on a fielder’s choice by Liza Leinweber and a single by Emma Cox in the first inning. The Colfax Bulldogs struggled to keep the high-powered offense of Warden and allowed for 19 runs. Karmen Akkeson took the loss for Colfax going two innings, allowing six runs on eight hits and walking zero. Delaney Imler started the game for the Bulldogs. She s...
ST JOHN — Coed Golf hosted its first 9-hole golf match Friday, March 31. The coed team faced Pullman, Tekoa/Rosalia, and Yakima Nation. The top girls’ scores from the match were first place, McKenzie Stanley, St.John/Endicott/LaCrosse, with a score of 48. Close in second place, Olivia Kjack, St.John/Endicott/LaCrosse, 52, and in third, Maddie Haas, Tekoa/Rosalia, 55. The boys’ top place scorers include first place’s Karson Dunlop, Pullman, 44; the second leading scorer, Broc Braun, Tekoa/Rosalia, scored a 47; and in third, Cooper Kirschn...
COLFAX — Several churches reached out to the Gazette to provide exciting Easter events and services in the local area that will take place this week and weekend. First Baptist Church is hosting several Easter events. First Baptist Church will start the Easter celebrations with a Good Friday Service on Friday, April 7, at 6 p.m. On Sunday, April 9, First Baptist Church will start the day with a Sunrise Service at Lookout Park at 7:30 a.m. Easter breakfast will follow the sunrise service from 9 a...
TEKOA - Tekoa Elementary school hosted its annual children's musical this past week at Empire Theater. The cast comprised students from Tekoa Elementary from grades four through six. Tammy Mendoza, the 5th and 6th-grade science teacher, directed the play and organized regularly scheduled daily practices. "We've been working on the play for half an hour every day since September," she said. Auditions begin in the fall, and students can audition for specific parts or participate as tech crew...
COLFAX — Local farmer John Aeschliman earned a first-place state award in the 2022 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. Aeschliman yielded 86.6 bushels per acre with DEKALB® DKC33-78RIB brand blend corn in the C:No-Till Non-Irrigated Class. “Year after year, it’s amazing to see the hard work, research and innovation farmers put in throughout the season,” said Jamie Horton, DEKALB Brand Manager. “In such a challenging industry, we are proud to be the chosen partner to provide a portfolio of products with exclu...
TEKOA - I was given the absolute pleasure and opportunity to audition March 21 for the new musical mystery dinner theater coming to Tekoa. The musical "Mystery at Pirate Cove Inn" will be performed for two nights this year on Friday and Saturday, April 7 and 8. After speaking with the writer and director of the musical, Donna Didier, I was welcomed to go to Empire Theatre to learn more about the program. I was encouraged to audition earlier that day and thought, "why not? I survived the Army so...
COLFAX — Colfax Highschool hosted a blood drive on Wednesday, April 22, to complete the requirements to earn the STEM grant through Vitalant and the Blood Center Foundation. Colfax Highschool must host and complete two blood drives to qualify for the $2000 STEM grant. “It could have been better. We needed about 13 more donors to sign-up and about ten more successful blood donations. We had 23 scheduled donors and 25 donors presented to donate,” said Joseph Fairbanks, Senior Account Manag...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia varsity softball team lost Saturday's away conference games against Richland's Liberty Christian by scoring 25-9 and 12-0. Liberty Christin led in the first inning, gaining 7 points. Tekoa followed in the second inning, gaining 1 point, but by then, the Patriots were up another 2 points. The Patriots gained another 3 points in the next inning only to kick it into gear in the fourth with 13 more points won. The Timberwolves played their best inning yet in the fourth and...
COLFAX - The Colfax Varsity Baseball team faced off against the Chewelah Cougars in a doubleheader on Saturday, March 25. The Colfax baseball team lost the win early in their first game, with the Cougars scoring 5 runs within the first four innings. By the sixth inning, the Cougars were up at 9, and the bulldogs were at 1. Colfax scored three hits but suffered three errors in the game. Mortensen, Peterson, and Plummer led the Bulldogs with the most hits during the game. Mortensen, Gilchrist, and...
COLFAX - The Bulldogs baseball Softball team faced two opponents this past week in Clarkston and Chewelah. The final points tallied Colfax at 13 points against Clarkston with 9 at their first game for the season on Tuesday, March 21. Clarkston tangled up the game in the first inning with an error that gave Clarkston one run. However, by the third inning, the Bulldogs would only allow for a bit of headway by Clarkston and finished the inning with three runs. KeiLena Nelson singled on a 0-2...
LaCROSSE - A local cowboy is recovering after a March 19 crash. Caleb Berquist, 23, of LaCrosse, suffered significant and critical injuries Sunday night, March 19, when his side-by-side overturned on the family ranch. The son of Shane and Kim Berquist, he is out of surgery, and his mother reports her son is on the mend and making daily progress. "We are making a little bit of progress every day, which is good," Kim Berquiest said Friday. "He finally got fitted with a brace today, and we saw him...
COLFAX — Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics will lift the mandated mask requirements on Monday, April 3. Laurie Gronning, Manager of Administration Services at Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics, anticipates this will not affect operations, noting that masks will still be available for anyone who chooses to wear one. According to the Washington State Department of Health, COVID-19, RSV, and influenza rates and hospitalizations have declined since last year’s end. WHMC has policies and procedures to protect patients and healthcare workers aga...
TEKOA — Survey work of power poles outside the city will begin sometime in March and last through April. VentureSum, an Avista-authorized contractor, will conduct inspections. They will be easily recognizable by their bright yellow VentureSum safety vests and identification badges. VentureSum will be parked with signs along roadways with white SUVs. The company started to document and survey products in January 2023. Avista’s power poles use third-party cables attached to phone, fiber, or cable television....
COLFAX — The Colfax boys team swept the Potlatch Loggers and the Orofino Maniacs in a doubleheader Friday, March 17. Colfax took the games 1-14 and 1-5. The first game against Potlatch began at 11 a.m. Colfax scored 14 runs in comparison to Loggers, who only had 1. The Bulldogs also had 10 hits, 9 doubles, and 13 RBIs. They were led by their two pitchers, Mortensen and Peterson. Orofino faced the bulldogs at 2 p.m. and held a strong game against Colfax. The maniacs had a total of 9 hits against the bulldogs 5. However, Colfax gained way with 5...
COLFAX — The National Weather Service of Spokane has predicted a much dryer season for the Palouse area this year. Laurie Nisbet, Spokane National Weather Service Meteorologist, reported that the Palouse could expect warmer temperatures and less rain through the following week. “Looks like mostly sunny skies and nice weather ahead,” Nisbet said, “no weather systems are moving into the Palouse until late Sunday over the weekend.” Colfax can expect highs in the mid to high 50s and lows in the upper 20s and low 30s throughout the following...
COLFAX — The Senate’s slim passage of legislation will now allow law-enforcement officers to engage in vehicular pursuits under newly amended circumstances. Senate Bill (SB) 5352 passed with a 26-23 vote on the final day of the session on March 8. The Whitman County Sheriff’s office hopes this new law will promote safer roadways and someday be restored to its original state in 2021. “It’s promising and a step back in the right direction. Not a far enough step, but it’s a step,” said Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. In 2022, Republicans i...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Association of Realtors released the Feb. Housing market numbers, which state that the average price for a home sold in the county last month was about $349,500. Reports state that last month’s average price increased by around $59,600 from January and decreased by $9,200 from a year ago. There were only 23 homes sold in the county last month, up 17.3% from January. Statistics state that homes were on the market for 32 days on average, down from 37 days the month before. State Director of the Association of Rea...
COLFAX — Assault rifles may soon be illegal in Washington, pending the passing of House Bill (HB) 1240 and its partnering HB 1143 in the Senate. HB 1240 would prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, selling, and offering for sale of assault weapons. It would achieve this by providing limited exemptions applicable to licensed firearm manufacturers and dealers for sale to armed forces branches and law enforcement agencies. The bill would also apply to purchases or transfers outside the state and to inheritors. Its partnering bill, HB...
COLFAX- A Local Colfax Bulldog, Sydney Thornton (10), got her first pin of the day at the Colfax Tournament on Saturday, March 11. "When she gets on the mat she feels at home; this is what she loves to do. It's not about winning or losing to Sydney, it's about learning to be a champion and a new member in the community," said Thornton's mother, Corey Thornton. Sydney Thornton started out wrestling at 4 years-old in Sacramento, Calif. She wrestled for Saint Maries, Idaho. The Thornton family...
COLFAX––The Sadies/Neon Explosion will take place on March 18 from 8-11 p.m. at Colfax High School. Doors will close at 9 p.m. Individuals bringing a guest are required to obtain a guest pass from the office by Wednesday, March 15. Guests without the guest pass will not be allowed into the dance. In addition to Sadies/Neon Explosion dance, Colfax High school has started its annual prom tickets sale. Prom tickets will be sold March 13-24 during lunch in Mrs. Aune’s classroom. Checks can be made to CHS Class of 2024 and tickets will not be avail...
COLFAX- Two bills related to crop-protection products passed in Olympia over the last week. Both bills were sponsored by Central Washington lawmaker, Nikki Torres, and are moving to the House of Representatives after receiving support from the Senate. Senate Bill (SB) 5143 had a unanimous vote of 49-0 on the Senate floor on March 2. This bill would change the name and membership of the Commission on pesticide Registration and add a representative from the Pacific Northwest region of the Environm...
COLFAX – County Commissioners held a meeting at 9 a.m. on Monday, March 13. Commissioner Art Swannack, of Colfax, updated information regarding current bills affecting the county and updates on the progress of pending bills. Bill 1048 passed through the House of Representatives and is now currently sitting in the Senate. “It was amended so as to slow down people from suing the county,” said Swannack, “One of the amendments changes is that a person has to have legal standing in court against a legal rights act. With this change, you have to have...
PULLMAN— The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a new webpage and tool to find telehealth sexual and reproductive health care services in Washington. The new DOH webpage and tool offer information about 37 clinics in the Washington State Sexual and Reproductive Health Network that provide telehealth appointments. One of these clinics is located at the Planned Parenthood Pullman Health Center at 1525 King Dr, Pullman. “Patients can access care either in person or through telehealth, and our care is accessible and aff...
