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Gar/Pal/Colton track team, the lone small school competing in a big school lineup at the Lewiston Invitational Saturday, booked 13.5 points. Jeff Kent placed second in the pole vault at 10-6, to tie his top mark which was set at state last year. Kent also tied for fourth in the 200, and placed eighth in the 100 sprint. Derrick Bosch placed 10th in the discus and 12th in the shotput, and Kevin Knauff placed 15th in the 1600. The VikCats will be at the Kamiah meet Saturday....
Caleb Rich, a junior at St. John-Endicott High School who competes in track and cross country under Coach Andrea Miller, has been selected from 300 athletes across the United States to compete in the Down Under International Games next summer. The games will be in Australia’s Gold Coast area June 24 to July 3, 2012. Rich will represent Washington State Cross Country on the National West Central Conference Team. Rich was the lead runner for the SJE boys in XC last fall and finished 92nd in the state all B boys race at Pasco with a time of 1... Full story
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife now has an online reporting system for receiving information about the state’s growing wolf population. Anyone who believes they have seen a wolf, heard one howl, or found other evidence of wolves anywhere in the state is encouraged to file a report on WDFW’s website: http://wdfw.wa.gov/conservation/gray_wolf/reporting/ Donny Martorello, WDFW carnivore section manager, said the information will help wildlife managers document wolf activity and build a database on wolves in Washington. The sta...
1. Which hitter holds two of the top three spots for most strikeouts in a major-league season? 2. Name the player who had the most hits in a modern-era season for the Braves franchise. 3. Who was the head coach of the University of Texas football team before Mack Brown took the job in 1998? 4. How many times did 7-foot-7-inch center Manute Bol lead the NBA in blocked shots per game for a season? 5. Who holds the New York Rangers record for most goals and points in a season? 6. How many times has the 60-point mark in the regular-season... Full story
Colfax High School baseball team will conduct a camp for boys 8-12 years old next Wednesday, March 21, after school until 5 p.m. Cost is $5 per child. Colfax Youth League skills assessment for the boys playing in the Majors will immediately follow the camp. Camp and the skills assessment will be at the old high school field next to the gym. Girls signed up for senior softball will have a skills assessment after school Monday, March 19, at the old high school field next to the gym....
Coach Terry Eng and his Colfax softball crew will begin the season next week with a core of veteran players back on the roster for the new season. After returning to head the program last year, Eng has six senior players back for the new season. The Bulldogs’ opener has been booked next Thursday with a non-league trip to Freeman. A league home opener has been scheduled for next Saturday with the LRS Broncos as guests. Eng this year will be assisted by Lynnea Vantrease, a 2005 Colfax High softball grad. She will take the assistant coaching s... Full story
Local players who took part in the WIBCA all-star game at Curtis High Saturday were, from the left, Dustin Patchen of Colton, Cole McCanna of St. John/Endicott, Damian Loucks of Rosalia and Justin Berarducci of Colfax. Colton senior Josh Straughan was also selected for 1B all-star honor but was unable to attend. The game matched 1B all-stars against 2B with many of the participants coming from last week’s B tournaments in Spokane. The 2B boys posted a 99-86 win....
All-league players for the Bi-County League included, in front from the left, Alex Wert of St. George’s, Miranda Mielke of Davenport, Amelie Bruya and Hannah Harazin of Colfax. In back, from the left are Katy Burge, Kelsey Moos, Lauren Schultz, and Chantel Heath of Reardan, Treasure Farmer, Maria Guske, Courtney Gray and Hannah Dietzen of NWC and Coach of the Year Corey Baerlocher of Colfax. Moos was named league MVP. First team player honors went to Mielke, Heath, Dietzen, Burge, Bruya and Harazin.... Full story
Members of the Bi-County all-league boys team included first team players, in front from the left, Kwinn Hanson of NWC, also named league MVP; Brandon Gfeller of Colfax, Reuben Clark of NWC, Joey Gunning of Davenport, Eric Muelheims of St. George’s, Trevor Peone of Reardan, Dakota Winward of NWC and Justin Berarducci of Colfax. In back are second team players Dylan Hartz of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague, Will Tender of St. George’s, Roy Walser of Reardan, Mark Kenney of St. George’s and Dylan Salsbury of Liberty. Bob Swannak of Reardan and Dave Howar...
Jim Stinson, former coach and area hoops chronicler who needs no introduction to local sports fans, will speak at a number of Whitman County Library locations during the month of March. Stinson will talk about his new book, “Remembering the B” which he debuted during the early rounds of the state playoffs. The Whitman County Library book tour will include stops at Tekoa March 20, Palouse March 22, Colfax March 26 and St. John March 29. All will begin at 6:30 p.m. Stinson’s new book is filled with facts, photos and trivia for any B Baske...
More than 400 Little Guy wrestlers competed in the annual tournament at the Colfax High School gym Saturday. Wrestlers from as many as 12 Little Guy clubs took part in the event which was conducted on 12 wrestling squares marked off on three mats in the CHS gym. The top photo shows a lineup of younger wrestlers on the bench waiting for a call to action. Below, SJE wrestling grad Charles Newton, serving as one of the referees, gives a little pre-tangle instruction to Ryder Lindbo of Colfax and Jaylynn Caddy of the Coulee Crushers (right). The... Full story
THURSDAY The strongest solar storm since 2004 sent an electromagnetic pulse toward earth, creating a strong Aurora Baurealis, but sparing problems to satellite and power systems. A video made by non-profit Invisible Children that called for the arrest of Joseph Kony, fugitive leader of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda, went viral across the Internet, sparking a trendy wave of celebrity outrage. A Puyallup woman learned her estranged husband had remarried a second woman without divorcing her after Facebook suggested the second wife as a ...
The City of Palouse received six bids for the surplus metal building on Main Street. Part of the Brownsfield cleanup site, the 28 x 40 foot 1950s building drew a high bid of $1,555 from Stan Riebold of St. John. The bid statement required the buyer to remove the building from the property. Palouse city council approved the sale in a meeting Feb. 28. The Brownsfield site is a Department of Ecology cleanup project on the site of the former Palouse Producers fertilizer business....
Approximately 130 students from 12 area high schools participated in the Southeast Washington Music Educators Association honor concert Monday night in the Colfax High School auditorium. The 49 member-band was conducted by Charles Dickey, and the 80 voice choir was conducted by Dean Leuthi. Both are members of the WSU music faculty. In the top photo Lindsay Webber of Colfax (left) and Carly Knight of Connell smile after their joint performance. Above, Lora Hille of Kahlotus/Washtucna, SEWMEA president, presents the honor ban...
McCoy Land Co. applied last week for a building permit to build six grain tanks and an office at the newly-formed company’s proposed grain terminal south of Rosalia. McCoy Land Co., a consortium of local grain cooperatives PNW Farmers Co-op and Co-Ag, is planning to build a high-speed high-volume facility to load large shuttle trains of grain. Value of the project on the permits was $9,822,108. The project will be located on a flat just north of McCoy Siding on Highway 271 between Rosalia and Oakesdale. The McCoy loader will provide a direct c...
Whitman County commissioners will next Monday finalize a $600,0000 loan from the Public Works Department’s Solid Waste fund to replace the chiller on top of the jail. The current expense fund will borrow $600,000 from the solid waste fund, which is kept outside of the operating budget. “Well I found $600,000,” said Gary Petrovich, county administrator, pointing to Public Works Director Mark Storey. “The loan shark’s sitting right over there.” The loan will be for nine years at a quarter-percent interest. It will be repaid with anticipated... Full story
Colfax City Council is finalizing a written policy for the use of city credit cards by employees and town officials. The city makes most of its purchases through a purchase order system, but cards are used for smaller purchases and for employees who take part in out-of-town meetings and training sessions. Credit cards now are kept in the city vault and checked out to employees who need to make a trip or purchase. Council members March 5 backed a present policy of maintaining three credit card accounts with a $5,000 spending limit on each. The c... Full story
Colfax volunteer fire crew responded to a report of a brush fire along Highway 195 north of Colfax at 2:44 p.m. March 7. The fire turned out to be a controlled burn which resulted in a flurry of cell phone reports from motorists traveling along the highway.... Full story
There is a new mayor in Uniontown where he’s been all along, except for the 20 years he served in the Air Force. The service included time in Pleiku, Vietnam, where he repaired electrical systems on helicopters and fighters and rescue helicopters. Dave Jacobs, formerly mayor pro-tem, took over Jan. 1 after the resignation of Mayor Joyce Mayer due to health problems. “The only thing I told city council is I’m proud to be mayor of the town I was born and raised in,” he said. “You’d have to go...
Is Basement Moisture a Leak, or Humidity? Q: My basement stays fairly dry, but in the spring and during other really rainy periods I can see the concrete walls are wet. Is it condensation or water leaking inside? I haven’t seen any puddles of water on the floor, but it is really humid at these times. — Bill in upstate New York A: There’s an easy way to test whether the moisture on the basement walls is seepage (water leaking inside) or condensation. Get a few large squares of aluminum foil and tape them to random spots on the basement walls...
forecast Central County Thursday: Rain. High near 49. Winds from the south at 15 to 18 mph with gusts to 25. Rain and wind overnight. Low around 38. Friday: Mostly cloudy with showers. Winds gusting over 20 mph. Clouds and showers continue overnight. Low 34. Saturday: Cloudy with rain and a chance of snow. Daytime high around 45. Overnight low 30. Sunday: Partly sunny with rain. Snow possible in the early morning. High around 44. Low around 31. Monday thru Wednesday: Rain showers in day, snow possible at night. Highs in mid-40s. Lows around...
MARRIAGE LICENSES Alex Alvarado IV, 34, and Angela M. Perersen, 41, both Pullman, March 13. Joey K. Jenkins, 21, Troy, Ida., and Lauren M. Stuart, 18, Moscow, March 5. David T. Inglett II, 30, and Elizabethe E. Curtiss, 32, both Pullman, March 7. Jack T. Gourlie, 75, Pullman, and Ma Theresa E. Gaditano, 34, Quezon City, Phillipines, March 1. WHITMAN COUNTY BUILDING PERMITS City of Pullman Public Works, antenna, $3,000, March 6. Spokane Seed Co., Colfax, pole building, $64,640, March 6. Rogery Daisley, Pullman, solar panel mount, $500, March 5.... Full story
A new contract to haul garbage away from Whitman County will save the solid waste department more than $400,000 a year. Public Works Director Mark Storey will present county commissioners next Monday with a contract proposal from Allied Waste. Storey said the deal with Allied provides significant savings over the county’s current deal with Waste Management. Cost to ship waste from Whitman County will be about $53 per ton for Allied, down from the approximately $68 a ton the county pays to Waste Management. On average, the county transfer statio... Full story
A pending state project for rebuilding part of South Main Street in Colfax and resurfacing Highway 195 south of town could lead to a change of status for the now-closed railroad link between Pullman and Colfax. The railroad crosses south Main Street in Colfax at the north end of the planned highway construction project which is expected to get underway in July. Except for occasional movement of unneeded railroad cars which have been placed in storage, the railroad segment and the crossing have not been used for almost six years since a wildland... Full story
Colfax shoppers will soon be able to pick up a bottle of liquor while shopping for bread, butter and milk. Shawn McAdams, manager of Rosauers in Colfax, said his store will swap video rentals for liquor sales when the new state law brought about by Initiative 1183 kicks into effect in June. Stores across Whitman County plan changes in reaction to the voter-approved law which allows private stores to sell liquor while state-run stores are closed. The initiative received 52 percent approval from voters in Whitman County and 60 approval... Full story
