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Colfax cheerleaders presented a special routine on the newly varnished Colfax gym at the last hoop stop of the Bulldogs. They wore the 14 shirts which were issued at cheer camp. From the left are Darian Campisi, Lauren Claassen, Sara Whelchel, Morgan Reynolds, Payton Scott, Jolee Aeschliman, Morgan Lord and Hailey Ring....
Nick McAdams takes flight in his first round match with Izzy Sungalu of Springdale in the 220 class Saturday at the Crusader Classic at Colbert. McAdams won with a pin in overtime. Travis Knauff on the way to a 10-0 win over Brandon Merrick of Mt. Spokane in tbe 132 class. Reggie Jones gets ready to drop Mason Anderson of Wilbur-Creston-Keller for a pin in the quarter-finals of the 152 class. Trapper Askins works for an escape from Max Walker of Mt. Spokane in the quarter final round on his way...
In a week of a couple postponed games because of illness on the Oakesdale roster, Southeast 1B league-leaders Garfield-Palouse built their record to 13-0, 8-0 with a 75-6 blowout win at LaCrosse Jan. 16. Tyler Thurman led with 18 points and Matt Holbrook added 11 as the Vikings won a game which they lead 42-0 early in the second quarter. Colton 57, Kamiah 43 Beginning with a 16-9 deficit, the Wildcats came back to tie the game with a minute left in the first half before building a lead in the th...
WHAT GOES UP – Garfield-Palouse’s Keely Burns in position for a rebound off of a free throw against L-W-K’s Jadyn Guske, Jazzmyn Gordon and Logan Staley. In a game between the first and second-place teams in the Southeast 1B league, Colton built a 21-point first quarter lead on the way to a 76-46 victory over Oakesdale Tuesday. Savannah Chadwick scored 33 points to lead Colton while Zoe Moser had 15 and Winnie Schultheis seven. Colton’s win streak is a state record and building at 59 games. J...
Colfax Bulldogs Saturday will travel to St. George’s to start the third segment of the NE league competition. The game against the Dragons with be the first of four games with teams in the south half of the league. Colfax will head for St. George’s after making the long trip to Kettle Falls last Saturday to play the Kettle Bulldogs who have returned to the league this year. Colfax defeated the winless Kettle team 62-18 to advance their league record to 9-1 in the overall NE league. The last four games with south side teams will be a repeat of...
Colfax girls Saturday wrapped a 10-0 run in the first two rounds of the NE with a 71-37 afternoon win at Kettle Falls, again the northern most site of league competition. The Bulldogs rolled out a barrage of 31 points in the first quarter to keep their NE string on track. Host Kettle actually shaved four points off the big Colfax lead in the second quarter, but the host team still trailed 17-36 at the half. Andra Hamilton hit three 3-point shots in the runaway Colfax win over the 3-7 Kettle Falls club, and Carmen Gfeller led the scoring with 13...
Tekoa/Rosalia girls start the last round of league play on the bubble for a ticket for the district playoffs at Reardan with four league rounds left. The Timberwolves are now tied with Liberty at 3-7 for fourth place in the league standings. Tekoa/Rosalia Friday will host St. George’s at Tekoa and then will play the Lancers at Liberty. In the first round at Tekoa, the TR girls roared to a 66-47 win over the neighboring Lancers for their first win in the NE race. Tekoa/Rosalia sustained a 61-31 defeat Saturday at Davenport in the last game a...
In preliminary results, water usage in Pullman, Moscow and Palouse increased one percent from 2013 to 2014. The Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee (PBAC) held its monthly meeting Jan. 15 on the campus of University of Idaho and went over the numbers. A total of 2.45 billion gallons of water were used in the three communities, which also includes the campuses of University of Idaho and WSU. The early results show a range of increases and decreases, including a 2.3 percent bump in Palouse, and a 4.5...
Eva Olsaker, senior manager with Government Finance Officers Association, reports on the county financial operations. Whitman County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich, left, and county Commissioner Michael Largent comment about the GFOA presentation Tuesday afternoon. County commissioners are pinning their hopes on advice from top financial advisors who might solve the county’s financial woes. After reporting several inefficiencies about how the county handles its finances during a T...
The lack of a surface on the Tekoa Trestle makes it unusable. Decorating of the Tekoa railroad trestle during the holiday season has led to the revival of attempts to get a surface on the trestle and make it part of the John Wayne Trail. Approximately 30 Tekoa residents met Monday evening at the former Jaycee Club building in Tekoa to discuss the proposal. In an informal voting process, the group also voted to sponsor a group of riders who would ride the John Wayne Trail across the state and...
The first buttercup made its appearance Jan. 20 at the Widman residence in Rosalia. Pictured with the find are Sonia, 4, left, and Reed, 7, the children of Allen and Emmy Widman....
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR OIL AND GREASE WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on February 2nd, 2015 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Board of...
