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Colfax girls brought home the state 2B basketball trophy Saturday after fighting off Toutle Lake in a dramatic finish to the three-days state show at the Spokane Arena. The Ducks, who extended their undefeated string the previous night by taking out Northwest Christian, staged a steady comeback in the title game after being blistered 12- 0 at the start of the championship game. Toutle actually cracked a one-point lead in the first two minutes of the last quarter, but the Bulldogs refused to fold...
For almost two quarters last Saturday it seemed possible that the world of 1B girls state basketball could turn upside town. Colton and Tekoa/Oakesdale, the one-two entry from the SE, paired off in the last of four B championship battles in the Spokane Arena, but unlike their three prior collisions the Nighthawks were keeping pace with the undefeated Wildcats. The two finalists had reached the championship game by contrasting approaches. Colton had advanced with two crushing wins, a 89-27 win...
They made it to Spokane by ending a 15-year Sunnyside Christian streak. Then they beat Neah Bay 56-43 to play Mount Vernon Christian in the state 1B girls semifinal. In the waning moments of an intense fight Friday evening, the Nighthawks’ Olivia Pakootas hit a 10-foot shot with four seconds left to take them to the state final. There they met Colton. The championship game was the last one played at the state tournament. Tipping after 9 p.m. Saturday night, it was a time and place for s...
Gray wolves established four new packs and expanded their territory in the state over the past year, state wildlife managers told the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Commis-sion at a public meeting in Moses Lake Saturday, according to information released by WDFW. That assessment was based on an annual survey by WDFW that confirmed the presence of 13 wolf packs, five successful breeding pairs and at least 52 individual wolves in 2013. Donny Martorello, WDFW carnivore specialist, said the latest findings point to continued growth in t...
See the sports section for full coverage of our county's State Champions! Also see the Weekly Paper section for lots of full color pictures. Congratulations from the Whitman County Gazette!... Full story
This time it’s not a rumor. A wolf was spotted near Dusty on March 6. It was an ordinary Thursday morning, a little before 8. Roger and Peggy Zaring, who live south of Dusty, had just come into the house from feeding their cattle when Roger looked out a window and saw an “enormous dog.” The dog, he soon realized, was a black wolf. Zaring said the cattle are in a pasture close to his house and the wolf was trotting across an alfalfa field close to the pasture. “It was very black and dark and was...
David Nails joined the Colfax School District board Monday night after he was sworn-in in the District Two position which was vacated by the resignation of Kathy Wride. Nails, the Whitman County Solid Waste and Recycling Director, served on the Colfax City Council for two terms but opted not to run for a third term last November. “I enjoyed my eight years on city council and was looking for something new,” said Nails, a 1985 graduate of Colfax High. After graduation, he studied automotive mec...
The Palouse Scenic Byway Committee met Feb. 24 in Colfax and discussed the signs for communities along the byway. The stands for the kiosk signs are included for towns which were listed on the application for the grant which funds the project. The design is done, and the next step is to get bids for the signs and sign holders which will be done in the next couple of months. Tim Myers, county parks director, is working with three additional communities to see if there are any options for them. The project should be finished by the end of...
Port of Whitman County commissioners March 6 approved a request to research the possibility to purchase a trash compactor for Boyer Park and Marina. Port Director Joe Poire told the commissioners that the trash compactor itself would cost almost $24,000. The entire project which includes a concrete slab, fence and lighting would cost about $40,000, he said. “We’ll place it upwind of the park,” Poire joked and then assured the commissioners there would be little or no odor. It will be placed west of the park, as far away from the campsites as it... Full story
The city of Palouse will consider new zoning as part of a comprehensive plan nearing completion. A public hearing was scheduled Tuesday to get comments on Title 17 of the city’s municipal code, which includes changes to the zoning map. The hearing will continue March 18 at 8 p.m. at the Palouse Library. “We’d love for the public to come out and express whatever they want to express,” said Planning Commission Chairman Corey Laughary. The city’s comprehensive plan has been a six-year process t... Full story
The Palouse levy lid lift question which went to voters last November originally was announced as having failed by Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove. At the Feb. 25 city council meeting, however, he reported that it had been a misunderstanding about how much of a margin was required for it to pass. The measure needed just a 50 percent majority as opposed to the 60 percent required for special levy proposals. “It was just a misunderstanding,” said Echanove. “All things worked out fine.” The Palouse...
Colton girls win sixth title Colfax girls win 1B title Colton boys make it a deuce For full coverage, see sports section....
