Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Colfax Grange Supply service technician Sean Lewis checks the air on a tire. The grange is locally owned. What has the national economy done to the little guy of Whitman County? Some local businesses have had trouble, others not so much, said several area enterprises. Wheat sales, which fuel a large part of the area economy, are under some pressure, according to one WSU economist. Bagott Motors, long-time car dealer in Palouse, said sales have been dragging all year, but have been only slightly slower than any other year. “It’s slow. It... Full story
Whitman County health department’s Pullman office will remain open in its current location as the county closes a deal to purchase the building from the Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation. Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation owns the building and has been leasing it to the health department. Once the sale is finalized, the county will own the office, which consists of two suites in a condominium style office building in the Professional Mall off Bishop Blvd. The Pullman health department office occupies 2,034 square feet of the building. Cou... Full story
The ballots are now out in Whitman County for the Feb. 9 special election that will decide the fate of nine school levy proposals, some with large increases. A total of 6,686 ballots were mailed out by county auditor Eunice Coker’s election staff Friday. Three districts asking for the biggest increase in levy dollars are Colfax, Rosalia and LaCrosse, each for different reasons. Two districts, Steptoe and Tekoa, have kept their levy proposals the same. Colton, Endicott, St. John and Oakesdale are all asking for moderate levy increases in their p...
Auditor Eunice Coker informed the Gazette late Wednesday morning that her office will send new ballots to voters in the Colfax School District because of an incorrect ballot listing in the school’s levy proposition. Ballots mailed to voters last week indicated the district is asking for $1,300,000 for 2011 and 2012. The 2012 levy request is actually for $1,350,000. Coker said elections staff mistakenly entered the $1,300,000 number for the 2012 levy when they were preparing ballots to go to the printer. The resolution submitted by the school d... Full story
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR TWO (2) TRUCK BOXES, PINTLE HITCH AND HYDRAULICS COMPLETE 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 Pacific Time, on February 16, 2010 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... Full story
