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A WSU senior is seeking business owners on the Palouse with international origins for a story for one of his journalism and media production courses. Christopher Kidd, a transfer student from Bellevue College, said the story is for his Murrow News Services class, a program that allows students to write news stories for possible publication. Kidd is seeking to speak to business owners with international origins about their choices to come to the United States, why they chose the Palouse region, what it was like establishing a business and some... Full story
Colfax High School will be the site of a blood drive next Monday, the blood drive being sponsored in the name of a classmate battling leukemia. Inland Northwest Blood Center will be at the school from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. collecting blood donations. As the school has done in the past, the blood drive is being named for Konnor Stirling, an eighth grader who has been battling leukemia for nearly two years. “We've done them in honor of him since he was diagnosed,” said Heidi Lowe, ASB secretary, noting that doing this makes the students more aware...
The flag at the Whitman County Courthouse is seen at half-staff Tuesday. The flag was lowered pursuant to Presidential Proclamation and under the direction of Govenor Jay Inslee in honor of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who died Saturday. The flags have been directed to remain at half-staff until close of business or sunset on the day of interment.... Full story
The USDA announced Feb. 10 that Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) applications are due March 31. Additionally, participants with existing CSP contracts set to expire Dec. 31 this year can submit a renewal application for an additional five years, so long as those participants agree to adopt additional activities to achieve higher levels of conservation on their lands. CSP helps participants to improve soil quality through the use of cover crops, conservation crop rotations and activities that increase soil productivity, use water wisely,... Full story
When Colfax was accepted into the Washington Main Street Program in December, Colfax's Unified Executive Director Valoree Gregory wanted to jump on getting donations from businesses so those businesses could receive a tax credit incentive, valued up to 75 percent of the value of the donation. The program annually allows up to $1.5 million in tax credit incentives to businesses which donate funds in Main Street communities. Gregory jumped on soliciting donations in Colfax at the new year, but she later found out she was too late. “Usually we w...
The next Colfax Farmer's Breakfast meeting is slated for Feb. 24 at 7 a.m. The meeting will be in the meeting room of the Colfax Methodist Church. The breakfast is sponsored by Mark Peterson of Dow AgroSciences. Joe Yenish, also of Dow AgroSciences, will present information about stabilizing nitrogen in the soil for cereal and rotation crops. Dennis Roe of WSU Crops and Soils said attendance is usually around 25-30 people, sometimes 40. He said the meetings provide a good opportunity for farmers to come in for breakfast and ag education, as... Full story
The deadline for competitive enrollment in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is next Friday, Feb. 26. According to a USDA news release, this will be one of the largest enrollment periods in CRP history. “This will be one of the most competitive general sign-up periods in history, in part due to a statutory limit on the number of acres that can be enrolled in the program,” the release said. “The most competitive applications will be those that combine multiple conservation benefits, such as water quality and wildlife habitat.” As of Janu...
Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer added $350,000 to their gift to help fund the expansion of surgical services and technology upgrades for Pullman Regional Hospital. The announcement was made Feb. 6 at the 10th annual Pullman Regional Hospital Foundation Gala. The addition brings their total donation for the project to $700,000. The project includes building a fourth operating room suite and upgrading the technology in the three current operating rooms at the hospital. “Our hospital has served our family and the entire community so well,” said Beatriz.... Full story
Beer was served under tents as 450 patrons stood outside by fire pits and inside around bistro tables at Palouse Community Center. The Palouse Cabin Fever Brewfest sold out for its fourth consecutive year Saturday, with 25 tickets added for names on the waiting list. The extra tickets for the Palouse Community Center's event were on top of the 60 added to the total available last year. “It was fabulous,” said Bruce Baldwin, a member of the town's informal “Brew Crew” which puts on the festiva...
The subject of the possible sale of the Tekoa school athletic field is on the agenda Monday night at the Tekoa city council meeting. “If we decide to enhance the football field, the only way we could get grants is if we own the property,” said Tekoa High School Principal Dan Hutton . “That’s why we’re looking into it.” The town has long owned the 2.5-acre flood-plain property, which encompasses the football field, a Little League baseball field and a softball field. Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger said the council is open to selling it. “You can’t...
With the pour of a four-ounce spiced ale to the sound of an old Wallflowers song, the Palouse Community Center moved another step closer to being paid off. A sold-out Cabin Fever Brewfest last Saturday was the latest marker in the quest to pay the building’s mortgage, started in the summer of 2011 with a $150,000 balance. It’s now at $60,000. “We’re about three years ahead of our 10-year mortgage goal,” said John Glass, treasurer for the Palouse Community Center. With strong fundraisi...
With the closure of the fuel pumps at Endicott looming, Endicott officials have been working to come up with a solution for the town of nearly 300 residents. CHS Primeland announced last month they plan to close the lone fuel site in Endicott early this summer. The company cited needed upgrades and enhancements at the site that are too costly to repair. “CHS Primeland must be proactive when it comes to protecting the environment and have no exposure to potential environmental issues at any of our fueling locations. The underground tanks at t... Full story
A bill in the Washington State Legislature intended to make the number of citations for traffic incidents issued by law enforcement officers as separate from an officer’s performance has been introduced in the legislature. The house bill, HB 2399, which calls for officers to not be allowed to issue citations based upon a quota, last week passed in the house with 95 yea votes to two nay votes. It now moves to the senate, and if it passes there, it will wind up on Governor Jay Inslee’s desk for final approval. The bill was sponsored by 35 represe...
Mike Morgan directs the horn section in junior high band class Tuesday morning. Morgan is in his 24th year at Colfax as a music teacher and football coach. Morgan with band students. They unloaded the bus at West Valley Friday with their leader gone. The seniors later led the band as they pumped out “Enter Sandman” in a third performance by the Colfax High Pep Band. No leader was necessary; he had taught them, and he was in Yakima being named to the Washington Music Educators’ (WMEA) Hall of Fa...
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Whitman County roads/bridges will be closed to vehicular traffic for the 2016 Snake River Canyon Half Marathon, pursuant to R.C.W. 47.48.01, for the time periods specified below: County Road No. 9000, the Wawawai Road from the Wawawai Park to Steptoe Canyon Road on March 5, 2016 from 9 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISIONERS of Whitman County, Washington GIVEN under my hand this 16th day of February, 2016. W. Mark Storey, P.E., County Engineer. 7/2...
