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Leslie Wayne Maley was born Sept. 23, 1937. He passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at Palouse Country Assisted Living in Fairfield, Washington, after a nine month battle with brain cancer secondary to malignant melanoma. Wayne was born to Margaret Olive Edden from Missoula, Montana, and Lester Maley of Thornton, Washington. In the same Thornton house, he was born, raised, and lived his whole life. Throughout his time he was a wheat and cattle rancher. Wayne graduated from Rosalia High... Full story
NOTICE TO VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS Whitman County, Washington is soliciting vendors and contractors for placement on the following lists: 1) General Government Office/Data Processing Equipment 2) General Government Building Maintenance/Park and Recreation 3) General Government Professional Services 4) Public Works Department Materials, Equipment, Supplies, Etc. 5) Public Works Department Contractors 6) Public Works Department Professional Services Whitman County maintains current rosters of vendors and contractors from which proposals will be...
Colfax Thursday, Jan. 19 BBQ chicken, potato salad, Jell-o and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks and sugar cookies Monday, Jan. 23 Ham and broccoli casserole, fruit salad and magic peanut butter cookies Endicott Tuesday, Jan. 24 Pasta bar, salad bar, fruit and dessert Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 25 BBQ chicken, potato salad, Jell-o and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks and sugar cookies Pullman Friday, Jan. 20 Chicken enchiladas with shreded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, salsa, refried beans, broccoli and grape salad and baked apple slices...
Pullman Regional Hospital Adhya Chowdary Parchur, a girl, was born Jan. 2, 2023 to parents Prasad Parchari and Agasthya Baby Chenna Prakash, a girl, was born to parents Prasad Parchuri and Agasthya Baby Chenna Prakash of Pullman. Paternal Grandparents are Suresh Parchuri and Angali Parchuri of Tirupati, India. Maternal Grandparents are Prakash Chenna and Lakshmi Sai Krishna Chenna of Tirupati, India. Cassie Rae Wysup, a girl, was born Jan. 11, 2023 to parents Chandler and Stephanie Wysup of Pullman. She weighed 8 pounds, and 1 ounce. Paternal...
COLFAX– The Colfax Thrifty Grandmothers are awarding up to 15 $1000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors in Whitman County this year. Applicants must be students planning to attend accredited colleges, universities, and vocational or technical schools. There are no restrictions on the course of study or career path that student’s choose. The grandmothers encourage high school seniors whop plan to pursue vocational or technical education to apply. Students who have been active in their communities and plan to be a positive influence wh...
COLFAX — Former Pullman downtown businessman, Victor Hudak, 52, stood trial in Whitman County Superior Court for felony 1st degree molestation. Court Administrator/Drug Court Coordinator, Lorena Lynch confirmed Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 1:15 p.m. that jurors were still being picked for the case. Hudak was arrested by Pullman Police in July after he reportedly grabbed an 11 year old girl on her buttocks. The victim and her 6 year old step sister told police Hudak had approached them at a park and molested the girl while trying to help her climb a tree...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, Friday, January 21, 1898 WERE NOT DROWNED The Colfax Yukoners Are Safe in a Snug Cabin. The scare given the many friends and relatives of the Colfax party on the Yukon by the recent report of their drowning has subsided. It is positively learned that they are safe and comfortable as long and cold Arctic winter will permit of. In addition to the information give by THE GAZETTE last week that the party had been seen December 1st by Mr. Elmer of Gem, Idaho,...
COLFAX – Local students from around the county made the 2022 Fall Semester Dean’s List at several different universities and colleges, including Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC), and Spokane Community College (SCC). To make the SFCC honor roll students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. The following Whitman County locals are listed for the fall semester: Albion local Kallai Molsee, and Nathanael Zink made the honor roll. From Colfax Jessie Cook; Keith Harris; Caleb Krause; James Largent; Jeffrey Harwood; Tyler Menke; and...
You’ve heard it said in the Pacific Northwest that, during the winter, we see a long stretch of bleak weather followed by a temporary rise in temperatures around mid-January, a “false winter” as it is sometimes called. Well, according to the Farmer’s Almanac for 2022-2023, the unusually warm weather we’ve been experiencing the past few weeks may just be the herald of real, honest-to-goodness spring. Granted, meteorological predictions aren’t perfect, but Farmer’s Almanac’s prediction for Novembe...
The legislative session is in full swing, which means a lot of lawmakers are interested in picking winners and losers. Instead of creating equal opportunities, an equality of outcome is being sought. The Washington Future Fund, proposed in Senate Bill 5125 and House Bill 1094, is being heard this morning and later this week. Senate Democrats write that the bill “seeks to break the cycle of generational poverty by making a one-time deposit of $4,000 into an account for each baby in Washington b...
By Sen. Mark Schoesler Rep. Joe Schmick and Rep. Mary Dye We are back at the state Capitol for the 2023 legislative session, which began Jan. 9 and is set to last 105 days, ending April 23. After being forced to endure a virtual legislative session in 2021 and last year due to restrictions caused by COVID-19, we’re encouraged that the Legislature has returned to near-normal in terms of how committee meetings and floor sessions are conducted. In the two previous legislative sessions, citizens weren’t allowed to attend committee meetings or flo...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences on Jan. 13 • Brian S. Anderson was sentenced to 90 days of jail with 89 days suspended, and a fine of $1,000 with $500 suspended. Anderson served a day in jail with credit for one day served. The defendant had a total of $1,296.51, due by Dec. 31, 2024. Defendant shall make minimum monthly payments of $50 a month starting on Feb. 1, 2023. Defendant may perform community service in lieu of $500 of fines to be credited at the rate of $15 an hour and mus...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals being booked from Jan. 11 to Jan. 18 Jan. 11 Nicole Renee Simons, 30, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance and accomplice to vehicle theft. Jan. 12 Andrew Jackson Gilbert, 41, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for a federal violation. Gilbert is being held without bail through federal court. Robert Thumper Lee Hensley, 34, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for a f...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Jan. 10 to Jan. 18 Jan. 10 1:28 a.m.- B Street, Endicott. Deputies responded to a report of a traffic violation. 8:14 a.m.- SR 27, Wilbur Ellis, Oakesdale. Deputies responded to a report of a vehicle prowl. 8:47 a.m.- Pullman Albion Road, Pullman. Deputies responded to a report of a possible domestic dispute, and determined it verbal only. 8:50 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road and Odonnell Road, between odeonnel/orvile boy. Deputies responded to a non-injury rol...
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Jan. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 1 7:23 p.m.- South Main Street, Colfax. Police and EMS responded to an injured person. Patient was transported to WCH. Jan. 2 2:07 p.m.- South East, Colfax. Officer advised of a welfare check. Jan. 3 9:02 a.m.- South Meadow, Colfax. Report of a vehicle parked on wrong side of the street. 12:54 p.m.- South Main. Officer responded to a hit and run. 2:45 p.m.- SR 26. Officer responded to a report of vehicle driving erratically. 5:20 p.m.- West Wall....
COLFAX — As the biggest city in Whitman County, many people expect Pullman to have the highest amount of suicides that occur, but there are statistically more in the countryside than in Pullman, stated County Coroner Annie Pillers. “That’s been pretty consistent,” Pillers said, noting that of people who have committed suicide- 83% have been men, 17% have been women. Pillers stated this is not too uncommon through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) at a larger scale. “Many more men die from suicide....
COLTON - St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse was able to hold Colton scoreless in the third quarter en route to a 63-26 win in a 1B Southeast league game Jan. 13 in Colton. In the opening minute-and-a-half of the game, the Wildcats looked like they were up to the challenge of the Eagles, taking a 5-3 lead with 6:23 to go in the opening quarter off a Grant Wolf 3-pointer. Then, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse went on a run and never looked back, ending the quarter on a 17-2 run to have a 20-7 lead heading...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks returned home on Jan. 14 after a 77-30 win against Tekoa-Rosalia on Jan. 13 to take on the DeSales Fighting Irish. Oakesdale defended its homecourt, taking down DeSales 72-28 in a one-sided affair. "Our game plan was to really bring the pressure and pressure the ball no matter who had it," Oakesdale head coach Heidi Perry said. "And I think we did a good job on that. And it was really nice to see us execute that. We were pretty consistent, I think,...
DAVENPORT - Despite a strong fourth quarter, last Friday's girls basketball game against top-ranked Colfax showed the Gorillas still have a ways to go to reach the Bulldogs' level. Then again, that much is true of most 2B girls teams, as evidenced in Colfax's 60-45 victory Jan. 13 that kept the Bulldogs perfect at 8-0 in league and 15-0 overall. The Bulldogs took a quick 19-11 lead in the first quarter behind eight points from Brynn McGaughy and six points from Hailey Demler, then extended...
OAKESDALE - Coming into Jan. 14, DeSales was ranked second amongst 1B boys basketball teams in the most recent Associated Press Media Poll and Oakesdale was ranked seventh. The Nighthawks were looking to bounce back after a two-game skid to Sunnyside Christian and Tekoa-Rosalia, and DeSales was looking to defend its position at the top of the 1B Southeast league. The Fighting Irish ultimately came out on top, beating the Nighthawks 55-37, extending Oakesdale's losing streak to three....
DAVENPORT -Wrestlers throughout Whitman County had a busy week of competition. After a girls league meet in Newport on Jan. 10, the athletes participated in a league meet in Davenport on Jan. 12 and wrapped up with the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian High School in Colbert on Jan. 14. The Jan. 12 league meet was designated for male competitors, but several schools brought their female wrestlers along to compete. Tekoa-Rosalia's Alexis Taylor, Washington's eighth-ranked small-school girls...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats hosted the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles on Jan. 13 and dominated, winning by a final margin of 79-15 to improve to 10-1 on the season and 4-0 in league competition. Head coach Clark Vining and his Wildcats started the game with an emphatic showing and took a 13-2 just three minutes into the opening quarter. Head coach Jeff Gates and his Eagles team did a good job in the opening stages, limiting shot opportunities from inside the paint for the Wildcats – n...
DAVENPORT - Feb. 25, 2010 in the District 7 Championship. That was the last time the Gorilla boys basketball team knocked off the Colfax Bulldogs. That is, until Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, when Davenport pulled away from its closest league challenger thus far to top Colfax 69-51 and snap an 18-game, nearly 13-year losing streak to the Whitman County foe. Most of Davenport's senior-laden team was in preschool or diapers in Feb. 2010. Now they are entering adulthood while helping their squad to 14...
COLFAX – St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax was one of the 2023 Valerie Sivinski Fund Grants Awards winners of $2000 through the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation in mid-November. St. Ignatius' owner, Austin Storm, is extremely grateful for the grant which helped them to continue the roof repairs. "We were really pushing to get that roof done," Storm said, noting that this is the first winter that there's been a whole roof on the building since 2009. Storm explained that they'd been w...
COLFAX — The Whitman Hospital Foundation is holding a dinner and auction to raise funds for the Hospital Saturday, Jan. 21, at Hill-Ray Plaza, located at 801 South Vista Point Drive. There will be a social hour and silent auction starting at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m., and a live auction beginning at 7:30 p.m. Foundation Coordinator, Desiree Chappell explained that the mission of the Foundation is to raise funds for the hospital. “It’s a savings account to get a certain amount to support the hospital in a financial emerg...
