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TEKOA — The Innovia Foundation is sponsoring a free showing of the 1998 film “The Parent Trap” on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., at the Tekoa Empire Theatre, 126 South Crosby Street. The free event, open to everyone, comes with a free concession item per person and the chance to win a $250 grant to a nonprofit of their choice for submitting photos from the event. Innovia Foundation focuses on historic theaters during February by offering free screenings of family-friendly films. CEO of Innovia Foundation, Shelly O’Quinn, said that communi...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Health Department sent out a health advisory, reporting the first flu-related death this season. The health department encourages the public to protect themselves from the flu and flu-related complications. The department states that people who have the flu may have symptoms including a fever usually higher than 101 degrees or chills, headache, extreme tiredness, cough, muscle or body aches, sore throat, runny or stuff nose, and some may experience vomiting and diarrhea, often more common in children. Rare cases i...
COLFAX— With the 2024 Special Election ending on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 7,127 votes had been counted as of Tuesday, Feb. 20, with a turnout of 34.35%. Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison said this year’s special election certification would occur this Friday at 3 p.m. “We certify the numbers, and then we send the result to the jurisdictions,” Jamison said, noting that in this case, it would be the school districts that decide if it’s passed along with their legal counsel. Approximately 47 ballots were left to count as of Tuesday, Feb. 20, Jamis...
COLFAX — Whitman County Commissioners met for their regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20, to approve agenda items and open the bid for the Gnaedinger Stockpile Site. The meeting opened with the flag salute, followed by public comment. Colfax citizen, Denny McDonald asked County Commissioner Art Swannack about a question he’d asked a couple of months ago concerning the cost to the taxpayer for the county employees taking county pickups home. Swannack said he would look into it and get back to McDonald and took his information to report any fin...
MALDEN - A packed crowd filled the new Town of Malden Fire Station on Thursday, Feb. 15, to cut the ribbon commemorating the new municipal building. Community members, supporters, officials, and news media were present to celebrate the construction of the new structure that will house the fire station, post office, town hall, and clerk's office. Multiple town structures were lost in the Babb Road Fire on Sept. 7, 2020. Mayor Dan Harwood said the building was funded by the Federal Emergency Manag...
PULLMAN — According to reports, insurance companies and the City of Pullman Fire Department’s Fire Marshal Darren Jones are currently investigating the cause of the structure fire that occurred at approximately noon, Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Express Storage facility located at 6862 WA-270, Pullman, Wash. Reports say Marshal Jones said that the investigation into the cause of the fire could take several months before being determined. Volunteer firefighters from District 12 of Pullman were able to save several units; six of the storage uni...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Commissioners met for the Tuesday, Feb. 20, 9 a.m., workshop to discuss the emergency reserve fund transfer and the evaluation of how America Rescue Plan Act Funds (ARPA) can be allocated from the $9,732,115 they received. Chief Finance Administrator Jessica Jensema presented and discussed both Emergency Reserve Funds and what could potentially qualify for receiving the ARPA funds with the commissioners. Jensema said that several years ago, the commissioners established the emergency reserve funds and have not t...
MOSCOW — The Moscow Renaissance Fair, set for May 4th and 5th, is accepting artist submissions for this year’s poster, with submissions reflecting the fair’s theme, “A Celebration of Spring”. Submissions are due by Mar. 1, with public judging held on Mar. 2 at the 1912 Center in Moscow from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Submissions can be dropped off at Tye Dye Everything, located at 527 South Main Street in Moscow. The digital file or freehand print must be 11’ by 17’ and will be the actual size of the poster. Electronic entries are allowed and h...
PULLMAN — Pullman’s new theatrical ensemble, The Gladish Players, announced the launch of their season with a production of “The Glass Menagerie”. “The Glass Menagerie” will see its opening on Saturday, Feb. 24, beginning at 7:30 pm and Sunday, 25, at 3 pm in the Gladish View Room, 115, Northwest State Street with doors opening 30 minutes before the show. “We are thrilled to present ‘The Glass Menagerie’ as the first production of our inaugural season,” said Artistic Director of the Gladish Players Kristin Lincoln, adding that the play has s...
PALOUSE - The City of Palouse held its 11th year of Cabin Fever Brewfest, with a packed crowd enjoying brews from several different brewing companies on Saturday, Feb. 10, at the Palouse Community Center. Brew Crew Volunteer Andi Edwards said this year's event had a big turnout, with somewhere between approximately 650 people to 660, including the breweries and volunteers. "It was close to the same as last year," Edwards said, noting that they always have people buy tickets who aren't able to...
COLFAX- The Colfax Rotary, local emergency responders and some local churches are teaming up to form and send a team to do community and medical service in Mexico from March 16 through the 22nd. An orientation and informational session for those interested in participating in the service mission will be held Friday, Feb. 16, at 6 p.m. at the Plymouth Church, 321 South Main Street. Pizza will be provided at the information session. Rosalia Fire District 7 Chief Laura Lautenschlager said she...
TEKOA — Three new businesses have opened in the City of Tekoa, including Kirk’s Garage Door, White Tail Diner and Paul Mart. Kirk’s Garage Door Service is a business for garage doors, openers, and commercial residential, located at 148 South Crosby Street, with operating hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Owner Kirk Fisher said he started the business in January 2021 and started in Tekoa in March 2022. The Garage Door business is veteran-owned and operated, “I’m a retired veteran. I served 21 years, Air Force active duty,” Fi...
GARFIELD — The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) awarded $6.3 million in Local Food System Infrastructure Grants, with local Garfield Meat Shop receiving a Rapid and Ready grant for approximately $50,000 for new equipment to modernize slaughter operations. Co-owner Annie Riedinger said that back in November, the meat shop applied and officially received the announcement that WSDA awarded them funding on Friday, Feb. 2. Riedinger said that the reimbursement-style grant requires them to purchase the equipment and give the r...
COLFAX — The Colfax City Council held its regular council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m., speaking on two ordinances concerning Alley Lower, Upper A Street and Ann Street vacancies. Mayor Jim Retzer opened a public hearing of Ordinance 24-02 to vacate Alley Lower and Upper A Street to Scott and Jane Steiger. A council member asked if a survey had been done on the property. A survey was looked for, but could not be found, and there was no record of a survey at the auditor’s office. Council members discussed that the Steigers, owners of the...
PALOUSE — Palouse is hosting its Palouse Cabin Fever Brew Fest next weekend, Saturday, Feb. 10, from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Palouse Community Center, 220 East Main Street. This year’s Brew Fest features nine brewing companies, including Riverport Brewing Company, Laht Neppur Brewing Co., Chief Spring’s Fire and Irons Brew Pub, Paradise Creek Brewery, Moscow Brewing Company, Mountain Lakes Brewing Company, Bellwether Brewing Co., Black Label Brewing Company, and Lumberbeard Brewing. There is a price for general admission tickets and an online purcha...
COLFAX — The Colfax Distinguished Young Woman Program is making a comeback in 2024, with seven girls participating for the title on Friday, Mar. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Colfax Jr/Sr High School Auditorium with a spy theme of Mission: Possible. Program Coordinator Joanne Eng said that last year was the first year they did not put the program on since Colfax started participating in 1959. “We’re very excited to pick it back up,” Eng said, noting that last year’s lack of program was due to not many girls wanting to participate. “We’re back with sev...
MALDEN — The Town of Malden is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the construction of its new municipal building housing the fire station, post office, town hall and clerk’s office on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at 14 West Moreland Avenue. According to past reports, the City of Malden received a grant of $930,000 from the Department of Commerce to build the new fire station, which replaces the original building that was destroyed in the Babb Road Fire on Sept. 7, 2020. Past reports state that the Federal Emergency Management Age...
OLYMPIA- According to a press release from Monday, Feb. 5, Representatives Joe Schmick and Mary Dye are hosting a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to provide an update on the 2024 legislative session. Citizens are encouraged to attend, ask questions, and may also submit written questions during the registration process. The town hall meeting will discuss issues, including six citizen initiatives before the legislature, including I-2117, to repeal the...
GARFIELD - The Town of Garfield City Council conducted an emergency meeting on Friday, Feb. 2, at 4 p.m. to discuss a frozen fire line at the Methodist Church at 201 West Union Street and bids to repair the damage, which came to $32,000. The City Council moved to award a bid to fix repairs to ServiceMaster of Lewiston to repair water damage in the building at a bid of $28,000, passing unanimously. Garfield Mayor Jarrod Pfaff opened discussion on the bid for electrical repairs required for the...
COLFAX — County Auditor Sandy Jamison confirmed that Whitman County Elections office used leftover return envelopes from last fall’s general election for the Feb. 13 Special Election to save approximately $6,000 in taxes on vote-by-mail ballots. According to Jamison using the old return envelopes with the expired date will not affect the current election. Jamison said all the old return envelopes will be used during the special election, and voters should not be alarmed by the expiration date on the return envelope. Jamison said the U.S. Pos...
PULLMAN - Several locals will appear in the Regional Theatre of the Palouse production of "Anastasia". Associate Director Michael Todd said the theatre has been around since 2007. "We're always pushing the envelope," he said, noting that the production of Anastasia just recently became available for license. According to Todd other than the national tour of the musical, a production of "Anastasia" has yet to be done in the state of Washington by any theatre or in the Northwest, according to his...
COLFAX - The Washington State Department of Transportation held a presentation on the US-195 Colfax North Fork Bridge Replacement and Roundabout on Wednesday, Jan. 31, with several citizens showing concern and mixed feelings about the replacement of two bridges with a massive roundabout. WSDOT Project Engineer Patrick Barclay told the Colfax community that the $13,273,000 project would remove the existing two bridges and replace them with a roundabout to accommodate Washington State Legislature...
COLFAX — Several Whitman County locals made President’s and Dean’s lists at various schools. Palouse local Derek Bowechop made the Gonzaga University President’s List for the fall 2023 semester, earning a 3.85 to 4.0 grade-point average. From Colton, Sidni Whitcomb, and Thornton local Ellie Tollett made the Gonzaga University Dean’s List for the 2023 fall semester, earning a 3.5 to 3.84 GPA. Colfax local Kari Largent made the University of Alabama Dean’s List with an academic record of 3.5 or above. Also, at the University of Alabama, Pa...
COLFAX— Eastern Washington University (EWU) released the fall, winter and spring quarter Dean’s List listing several Whitman County students. The Dean’s list also includes students on the semester system who earn twelve quality hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better. Colfax locals, Hannah Baerlocher, Harper Booth, Justice Brown, Stephen Hibpshman, Hanna Monsen, and Makiah Zorb made the Dean’s List. LaCrosse local Zoe Bailey, Malden local Lillie Jones, and Oakesdale’s Kuryn Beardsley all received a 3.5 GPA or better. Three students from Pull...
COLFAX— The Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics (WHMC) Auxiliary has donated or raised over $500,000 for the hospital since it was established in 1954. The current President of the WHMC Auxiliary, Robin Trampoch, said that the auxiliary is a volunteer organization. “We are a fund-raising group to provide funds for several things,” Trampoch said, noting that they hold fundraisers throughout the year, including a spring and a fall flower bulb sale, a winter quilt raffle, and a raffle of holiday baskets. “We also run the Blue Bird Boutiqu...