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PULLMAN — Whitman County teachers and school staff members were offered COVID vaccines on March 6 and 380 were vaccinated at SEL Event Center in Pullman. Whitman County Public Health Director Chris Skidmore reported to county commissioners Monday. More teachers and staff will be vaccinated in weekday appointments offered at Whitman Hospital, Pullman Regional Hospital, and Palouse Medical, which should represent all teachers and staff in the county who want to be vaccinated – for the first shot. A second shot would be scheduled three weeks lat...
COLFAX – A man allegedly stole a shower at Pullman Planet Fitness. Justin N. Jorgens, 37, of Pullman, was charged with burglary in the second degree and theft in the third degree in Whitman County District Court on March 4. Pullman police were dispatched to Planet Fitness on Grand Avenue at 3:51 a.m. on March 4 to investigate a report of a man spending a long time in the bathroom. An officer went into the bathroom and found Jorgens. “I immediately identified (him) from multiple prior law enforcement calls,” according to the police repor...
COLFAX — Colfax Junior-Senior High School went on lockdown for less than five minutes Wednesday after an anonymous call claimed a student was bringing a gun. “We determined there was never a threat at any time,” said Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. Deputies responded to the school at 11:15 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted by 11:20 a.m. The student was immediately identified, contacted, and spoken to, said Myers. He and his family were cooperative. The call came from a blocked number. Once received, Principal David Gibb put the build...
COLFAX – A Pullman man is accused of raping his girlfriend, slapping her twice, and fighting with her neighbor until he was covered in bear spray. James S. Olson, 28, of Pullman, is charged with rape in the second degree – domestic violence and assault in the fourth degree – domestic violence in Whitman County Superior Court. Pullman police claim Olson raped his girlfriend and slapped her twice during the assault at her apartment on Feb. 27. After the attack, the victim left her apartment and sought help from her neighbors and friends. A woman...
BOYER PARK — Three original docks at Boyer Park and Marina will be replaced. The work is paid for in part by a $1 million grant from the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) to the Port of Whitman. The port made the announcement Tuesday. The three 1975 docks will be replaced in the fall of 2022 with new fiberglass and aluminum construction. The new docks are to be a fuel dock, a finger dock, and a straight dock. “This construction grant is the culmination of four years of hard work by multiple port staff and consultants,” said...
COLFAX — A question of owning chickens in Colfax may come back to the city. Donna Huntwork, a member of the planning commission, broached the subject to the city council Monday night during their regular meeting. She asked if the council would consider allowing people to have chickens legally in Colfax. “Not at our house,” said Councilman Tom Huntwork, Donna’s husband. Mayor Jim Retzer and councilors laughed, and then chimed in to indicate there was interest to take up the matter. “Divorce papers are in the mail,” joked Tom Huntwork. T...
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners decided to pay a citizen for installing a culvert to prevent flooding on his property. The county agreed to cover the cost for materials and estimated labor, after initially offering to pay for just materials. Whitman County commissioner’s chairman Art Swannack made the decision to issue a check for $2,554.23 to Aaron Johnson. “I think it’s fair,” said Public Works Director Mark Storey. “I am fine with the resolution that Commissioner Swannack came up with.” The decision came after Johnson hired a priva...
COLFAX – A Tekoa man is accused of claiming to be a contract killer, kicking a deputy, and not letting a teenager out of his car. Rocky C. Disney, 37, of Tekoa, was charged with kidnapping in the first degree, assault in the third degree, and reckless driving on Monday in Whitman County Superior Court. A Whitman County sheriff’s deputy was sent to the scene of a one-car rollover crash on Cove Road, just across the county line on March 7. The scene was in Spokane County but their deputies were unable to respond. A Chevrolet Malibu was in the...
WASHTUCNA — Tigercats celebrated Dr. Seuss's 117th birthday in good old-fashioned style with Principal Michael Amend appearing as the Cat in the Hat to read to elementary students. The Cat chose "Yertle the Turtle" to read to the third- through fifth-graders, and beginning readers in kindergarten through second-grade got to hear — you guessed it — "The Cat in the Hat." The Cat read the ABC book for the pre-kindergarten class. Students filled in the missing words every time Amend left a well-...
COLFAX — People return to Whitman County Superior Court for a criminal trial on March 15 after a nine-month hiatus. Last July, members of the Whitman County Health District, prosecutor’s office, and defense attorneys, determined to stop in-person trials to prevent the spread of COVID. An order was given to suspend them until February 2021. “I can’t think of another time we have put them on hold … and I have been here for 20 years,” said Whitman County Superior Court Administrator Lorena Lynch. The court began holding hearings by Zoom online...
SPRAGUE — The Sprague Rod and Gun Club Steak Shoot is set for 9 a.m. Sunday, March 14. Trap shooters will compete in 10-bird, 20-yard events; 27-yard Buddy Shoots and the 27-yard Annie Oakley Shoot. Prizes will be awarded at the gun club at 49850 Sprague Highway East, between the towns of Sprague and Lamont....
Wednesday, March 10 2:30 p.m. – Wheat Division plus Touchet cross-country meet in Pomeroy. The Wheat Division includes teams from Colton, Garfield-Palouse, St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse and Tekoa-Rosalia. 5 p.m. – St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball hosts Tekoa-Rosalia Thursday, March 11 5 p.m. – Garfield-Palouse volleyball hosts Tekoa-Rosalia 6 p.m. – Oakesdale volleyball hosts Colton Friday, March 12 2 p.m. – Colfax football hosts Reardan Saturday, March 13 TBA – Colfax cross country at Reardan. Wave 1: Reardan, St. George’s, Asotin, Liber...
COLFAX - The Colfax High School volleyball team is 5-0 after two more wins. The Bulldogs beat Northwest Christian on March 2 (25-12, 25-15, 25-17) as Anni Cox had 12 aces and eight digs. Justice Brown added 13 assists. On March 3, playing at home against Upper Columbia Academy the Bulldogs won in four (25-16, 25-16, 17-25, 25-12). Brown posted 21 assists. Cox contributed nine aces and seven digs, and Perry Imler added 10 kills. "We're still playing well. Again, just happy to be in the gym,"...
LEWISTON — Kierstyn York graduated from Colfax High School on Jan. 15, five days after she moved into her college dorm. “High school was so hybrid at that point,” said York, a member of the class of 2021 and would- have been a four year starter on the volleyball team. Her dorm is at Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) in Lewiston, where she has played in three matches as a freshman on the volleyball team. The circumstances came together slowly. First there was COVID, then cancellations and shutdowns, weeks and months, a question of when would...
COLFAX — Bulldog Jacob Brown followed running 26 yards in the Liberty game to carry the ball 167 yards for five touchdowns in a 44-0 win over Asotin. Brown is a 6-foot, 220-pound senior fullback. "Our kids played really well, and Asotin was really down," said Colfax Coach Mike Morgan. "They just didn't have the horsepower to go against us." The March 5 game included two Colfax onside kicks for two quick touchdowns. A long, opening pass from quarterback Layne Gingerich to Gavin Shrope set up t...
ST. JOHN — The Odessa Tigers (3-0) juggernaut hit the century mark for the first time this season as they dominated the St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse Eagles (0-2) March 3. "We just had a tough game," Eagles Coach Richard Hallenius said on the field after the blowout. "It's obvious why they're the state champs. They have a lot of kids versus our 11." For the Tigers part, every one of its nearly 30 players took the field for several minutes of the game. The Tigers began rotating all of their s...
OLYMPIA -- At a news conference this afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3 of its Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery. He also said evaluation of COVID-19 metrics will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county process. The governor also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap, a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports. Phase 3, announced today, includes a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school...
PULLMAN — Washington State University has sold naming rights of the field in Martin Stadium to Tri-Cities-based Gesa Credit Union. The university and financial business have signed a 10-year deal naming the field as Gesa Field. The value of the contract is valued at more than $11 million, officials said. "Washington State University was established 130 years ago to serve the citizens of our state," university President Kirk Schulz said today in announcing the deal. "That commitment to improving...
PALOUSE – Child pornography was allegedly found on a computer in a Palouse home after it was shared on the internet. Karl Wesley, 63, of Palouse, was booked March 12 into the Whitman County Jail for five counts of possession of child pornography. Moscow police’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) told the sheriff’s office they found a person accessing and sharing child pornography through the internet in Whitman County. “It was later determined that the location and likely subscriber to the internet IP address was associa...
