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The cars stretched further out into the sidestreets from Gar-Pal High School Saturday night. The bleachers filled on both sides of the gym. Jake Straughan was back in uniform. But the game never happened. It did, in reality, but not the way all those people in all those cars had to have anticipated. Colton, who beat Gar-Pal Jan. 14 without star guard Straughan, now had him in the lineup again for his third game back from injury. Gar-Pal held second place in the Southeast 1B league with the... Full story
Defeats in close hoop battles Friday and Monday sent the Bulldog boys to the brink of elimination at the NE district playoff at Mead. Colfax Wednesday afternoon faced Reardan in the second round of the NE after battling Northwest Christian in the first round Monday. The Crusaders, who split with the Bulldogs in the league race, managed a 60-57 win over Colfax in first round action Monday at Mead. Reardan was hammered 84-46 by the 21-0 St. George’s team in the first round. Colfax trailed NWC 2... Full story
The largest wrestling show in several years will hit Colfax Saturday when area B teams arrive for the sub-regional round of state eliminations leading to the Mat Classic finals at Tacoma. Wrestlers from as many as 12 teams are expected to compete in the Colfax event. Total number of wrestlers is expected to be in the 90 range. The wrestlers will compete for one of six berths to advance to the regional round next week at Kittitas. The other east side sub-regional on the north side will also send six qualifiers to Kittitas. Top three wrestlers fr...
The subject of a pile of debris at the Garfield compost site has come up as an issue in the first weeks of new mayor Ray McCown’s term. The town hasn’t had a burn permit in a year and half after a smoldering pile drew a complaint which led to a Notice of Correction from the Washington State Department of Ecology. The notice was due to the burning which had been done without a permit, leading to large smoldering logs which dispersed smoke for “days vs. hours,” according to Paul Rossow, Air Qua...
Above, Russ Driver, Colfax, donned his Seahawk hat as he rooted for the Seahawks on Sunday afternoon at the Eagles in Colfax with other fans. Customers at Columbia Bank on Friday got in the Superbowl spirit as they were greeted with Seahawks decorations and bank tellers’ costumes. The Seahawks did fans proud as they won the championship game against the Denver Broncos 43 to 8....
On Thursday, Jan. 31, Whitman County Relay for Life kicked off its annual fundraiser with a spaghetti dinner at the Colfax Baptist Church. Although only 35 people were served that evening, organizers termed it a success. “We were very pleased,” said one of the organizers, Cozy Lueck. Although they served more people last year, Lueck said they knew other events were going on the same night and didn’t expect as many people. A new team signed up and a lot of information was distributed to people who attended the dinner, Lueck said. Whitman Count... Full story
“We are the landowners’ friend. We are here to help rather than judge.” Tom Kammerzell, Board member Whitman County Conservation District now has its own corner at the Colfax Library. Materials provided by the district are available for library patrons to check out at the “Conservation Corner.” “It’s another opportunity for people to see what the conservation district can do,” said board member Tom Kammerzell. “The reality is that it’s the people’s conservation district. We are willing to work with landowners,” he said “This is a nice tool to...
“We are the landowners’ friend. We are here to help rather than judge.” --Tom Kammerzell, Board member Whitman County Conservation District now has its own corner at the Colfax Library. Materials provided by the district are available for library patrons to check out at the “Conservation Corner.” “It’s another opportunity for people to see what the conservation district can do,” said board member Tom Kammerzell. “The reality is that it’s the people’s conservation district. We are willing to work with landowners,” he said “This is a nice to...
Last week, she got her driver’s license renewal notice in the mail. On Feb. 11, she will turn 100 years old. “I don’t think she’ll be renewing that,” said Darlene Perkins, the daughter of Eva Peterson of Garfield. “The truth of that story is I have never gotten a ticket,” said Peterson. “Not even a citation.” Peterson, who drove to limited places until recently, was born in Bismarck, ND, on the eve of World War I. She grew up in Richland, only to be dislocated by the coming Hanford Project f... Full story
Spokane Superior Court Judge Maryann Moreno sentenced Daniel Lazcano to 27 years in prison Friday afternoon in Whitman County Superior Court. The Spokane judge noted the prison term was longer than the term assigned to Lazcano’s older brother, Frank, but she said she believes the difference was appropriate. Before pronouncing the sentence, Judge Moreno checked on the sentence which had been assigned to Frank Lazcano after he was convicted of felony murder by a Whitman County jury last March. Friday’s sentencing date was just two weeks sho...
One of the oldest businesses in Colfax is closing its doors. Glaser’s Jewelry on Main Street will close for good Saturday, Feb. 15. Owner Ed Glaser, third generation of Glasers to operate the store, said Tuesday morning that the store has been in Colfax for approximately 112 years with a clock on the edge of the sidewalk as the landmark. The closing sale began Nov. 6. Glaser’s grandfather, Otto C. Glaser, advertised his business as the “leading jewelry and optician, at the sign of the stree...
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitman County proposes amendments to its zoning ordinances, Chapter 19.10 – Agricultural District; Chapter 19.40 – Rural Community Residential (RCR); Chapter 19.41 – Rural Community Center District (RCC-1); Title 9, SEPA Ordinance and Title 18, Subdivision Ordinance. The proposed chang... Full story
