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COLFAX — Public records storage of remote meetings on video is becoming an issue for Whitman County. The topics of storage and retrieval were discussed Monday morning virtually by various county representatives during a commissioners’ work session. “If a record is destroyed before it’s supposed to be destroyed ... inadvertently, the office holder is responsible,” said Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy. ”I think the ultimate responsibility is to the voters.” County commissioner Art Swannack asked what happens if a record disappears. ...
OLYMPIA - Wild bird feeders should not be put out for another five weeks, advises the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Because of a series of reports of sick or dead birds at backyard feeders across the northwest, the agency tells residents to beware. "You can help to stop the spread of salmonellosis by discontinuing backyard bird feeding until at least April 1, to encourage birds to disperse and forage naturally," said WDFW veterinarian Dr. Kristin Mansfield. Earlier, WDFW asked...
COLFAX — Covered batting cages may be coming to Colfax as a replacement. City parks boardmember Jerry Pugh gave an update Monday night of a new batting cage yet to be installed to replace an earlier one damaged by a windstorm. The board discussed coming up with a design for a covered batting cage to be built on the backside of the junior-varsity baseball field and McDonald Park. Pugh noted that because of the newly refurbished junior-senior high school gym, batting cages will no longer be allowed on the gym floor....
COLFAX — A new high school softball coach and junior high head football coach were approved by the school board Monday night. The board accepted the resignation of a junior high football assistant. Tracy Imler will take over for Bulldogs softball, succeeding Michelle Miller, who resigned last September. Imler will lead the team in a season scheduled to run March 15, for the first practice, to May 1. Josh Brown is the new junior high head football coach, while Dan Bodey has resigned as an assistant....
RENTON — The WIAA Athlete of the Week has returned. Beginning this week the WIAA will honor outstanding student-athletes for sporting performances as well as contributions to their communities. People wishing to nominate someone may do so at the WIAA website. The deadline each week is Tuesday at 8 a.m. All athletes in good academic standing are eligible. Students may win the award once during an academic year. Each winner receives a letter of recognition from WIAA Executive Director Mick Hoffman, a $25 gift card to Dick’s Sporting Goods and...
COLFAX - Colfax began the 2020-moved-to-2021 volleyball season Tuesday night with a home sweep of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague, 25-16, 25-10, 25-19. Junior setter Justice Brown led with 18 assists and six aces while senior hitter Sophie Klaveano had nine kills. Anni Cox added 10 digs. "It was great for our first night out," said second-year Colfax coach Brandy Brown. Colfax, with an 11-match season schedule, will play again Thursday at home against Kettle Falls for senior night and home again Saturday...
COLFAX - A call from a Liberty High School quarterback was a sign football was back. Colfax, Liberty and Asotin High School football teams ran plays against each other in a fog-shrouded jamboree Saturday, Feb. 20. Each team took turns running 10-play sessions, rotating offense and defense. Colfax and Liberty both scored once. Asotin did not score, or give up a score. Only senior parents were allowed inside the fences due to COVID protocols. Fans stood on snowbanks and cheered game-like action...
DAVENPORT - Lincoln County's loss of COVID vaccinations was found in Whitman County. Lincoln County Health Department Public Health Administrator Ed Dzedzy discussed what happened with Lincoln County commissioners Feb. 16. Whitman County received thousands of doses of the Pfizer vaccine after multiple health providers requested them at once. "The doses are shipped 1,000 at a time," Dzedzy said. Because the Pfizer vaccine has to be stored at temperatures roughly -94 degrees Fahrenheit, Whitman...
COLFAX - A new event center may go up at the Colfax Golf Course later this year, depending on fundraising and a bid process for the estimated $165,000-$180,000 project. Boardmember Al Kirkpatrick gave a report Feb. 19. The project aims to build a 50 X 90-foot pole building steel structure on the spot of the putting green. The putting green will be moved across a drainage ditch to in front of the shop. The effort got a boost in April of 2019 with a $70,000 grant from the county's .09 economic...
COLFAX — The Lamont School District operations levy has failed. The Feb. 9 election was certified Feb. 19 by the county elections office. The vote count held at 28-24. The other two county proposals on the ballot passed. A one-year levy in Colton was certified for approval at 289-106 and in Rosalia, the measure to reduce school board districts from five to three, passed with a count of 168-86. Lamont sought a two-year replacement educational programs and operations levy, to be collected at a rate of $2.50 per $1,000 in assessed property v...
COLFAX – The family of a Pullman psychologist is threatening to sue Whitman County for his suicide in jail. In 2018 Dean Funabiki was found hanging in a Whitman county jail cell and died on the way to the hospital. He was arrested for rape in the second degree on Friday and found two days later. The 67-year-old was accused of sexually assaulting a patient in her 40s. The Washington State Patrol stated they had DNA evidence matching Funabiki to swabs taken from his victim. The family is t...
