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Gar-Pal Knowledge Bowl team competed in the state competition in March and tied for sixth. Team members included Emily Akin, Wyatt Mitchell, Missy Johnson, Jeff Kent, Kevin Knauff and Gabe Cocking.... Full story
On Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29, two one-day field events for kids will be held on two ranches near Benge. The event is put on by Youth Outdoor Adventures (YOA), an NRA-endorsed non-profit organization. On April 28 and 29, at the Bar U and Warm Springs ranches, kids from 9-17 will have the opportunity to participate in outdoor and shooting sports. Equipment, instruction and lunch is provided. One adult per two participants is requested. Cost is $80 per person. The day will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with areas of instruction including...
A Colton-Uniontown clean-up group has set April 21 for a town cleanup for the two communities. Dumpsters will be available and a group of Uniontown residents will provide a junk pickup service....
THURSDAY Bill Lee, chief of the Sanford, Fla., police department, resigned after national outrage over his department’s handling of the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman, 28. Zimmerman, who has claimed the shooting was in self-defense, was not arrested under tenents in the state’s controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. Canadian officials spotted an empty Japanese “ghost ship” off the coast of British Columbia. Officials estimated the ship was the first piece of 1.5 million tons of debris head...
First Wind applied Friday for building permits to install 58 turbines at the company’s Naff Ridge wind farm. County commissioners Monday then approved the route by which the company will transport the turbines to the site. “We’re on the cusp of letting them go with everything now,” Public Works Director Mark Storey said of the 8-inch thick package of required compliance matters for the project. The turbines, valued in the permit application at $2 million apiece, will be moved by train from the Colorado factory where they are made to a rail ya...
Grade-school kids play the role of bacteria with shredded newspapers representing soil as part of Colfax High School’s annual FFA Ag Day Friday. The kids upturned “soil” in search of colored balls of “oxygen” and felt strips of “nitrogen.” Colfax High FFA students organized the day of activities for first through sixth-graders. This year’s theme was “The Nitrogen Cycle.” Brian Long is the Colfax High FFA advisor.... Full story
Brian Sonntag to retire after five terms of service State Rep. Mark Miloscia, D Federal Way, made a swing through the Palouse in his campaign for the state auditor’s position. He is tracking across the state to meet people and give his campaign message on efficiency. Miloscia is running for the office now held by Brian Sonntag, a Democrat who has announced retirement plans at the end of this year. From 1985 to 1989, Miloscia worked as a contract manager for the Air Force for Boeing’s B-1 program... Full story
Three members of the Colfax High School FCCLA will represent Washington state at the national competition this summer in Orlando. Freshman Ysabeaux Ng took first-place in Applied Technology for Washington state to qualify. Also qualifying were sophomore Sara Teal, who was elected state vice president for region nine, and junior Justin Williams, elected Washington’s state director of programs. FCCLA stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. Cathy White is the Colfax advisor. The group will now begin fundraising for the t...
Whitman County Commissioner Greg Partch is the subject of a pair of political signs that have drawn the attention of county residents. The signs are created by a long-time adversary and both refer to him as "Psycho Greg." "I kind of like it. It reminds me that not everybody loves the decisions I make," said Partch. Bill Divine of Garfield created the signs. Divine said he wants Partch to be voted out of office this fall. A stationary sign which has been posted alongside the Dry Creek Road near the Cronk Road intersection for the last couple mon...
Whitman County Parks Department Monday closed the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail due to flooding of Paradise Creek. The trail was opened at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. Janel Goebel, program representative for the county parks department, said crews will continue to monitor the trail through this weekend’s storms. The department will post updated information about the status of the trail, whether it is closed or still available for use, on its Facebook page. Water over the Trail made the trail unsafe in some areas....
Return of winter driving conditions brought a rash of accidents on area highways. Washington State Patrol Troopers have made the following reports: —A 2006 Ford Escape driven by Paula M. Jewell, 40, Palouse, went out of control and rolled on its top about four miles south of Palouse on Highway 27 at 4:50 a.m. March 21. The driver had been transported from the scene before the trooper arrived. Jewell was driving southbound when the mini-van went out of control on the snow-covered roadway, crossed the centerline and rolled on its top. —Nancy A....
forecast Central County Thursday: As much as three-quarters of an inch of rain expected with wind gusts up to 25 mph. High near 48. Low around 37. Friday: Cloudy and rainy. High around 51. Rain through the night. Low around 36. Saturday: Rain with possible thunderstorms. High in mid-50s. Temperatures fall to 30 overnight with snow possible. Sunday: Rain and wind. High near 46. Overnight low around 33. Snow flurries possible overnight. Monday thru Wednesday: Rain, with possible overnight snow. Highs in low-to-mid 50s. Lows in...
The body of an adult male was recovered late Sunday afternoon from the outlet creek south of Bonnie Lake in the northwest corner of the county west of Malden. A witness Monday reported to the Gazette the body was bound at the arms and legs and may have been a friend who has been missing since December. Sheriff Brett Myers reported a fisherman discovered the body just north of the Belsby Road crossing of the creek at Hole in the Ground. Sheriff Myers said they are now investigating the death as a homicide. Identification of the body and the...
Whitman County Commissioner Pat O’Neill, a Democrat from Johnson, announced his plans Monday morning to seek a second term representing District 2. O’Neill, 64, defeated incumbent Jerry Finch of Pullman for the seat four years ago. In a prepared press release, O’Neill pointed to his efforts to make the county’s finances more accountable and said he has asked “hard questions and getting the results the taxpayers deserve for their hard-earned dollars.” “All I know is hard work,” he said. “And I’m going to work just as hard this time.” Because...
Dr. Jake Dingman has a new job which includes half of his old one. “It’s going to be awesome. It will be,” said Dingman, the superintendent-to-be in Palouse and current superintendent and principal of Oakesdale. For his new post, he will give up his principal role in Oakesdale to become the superintendent of both Palouse and Oakesdale districts. He will replace Bev Fox, who is retiring after nine years as superintendent. Dingman, a former American history teacher from Colorado, has been at his p...
Flood workers went into action Monday and Tuesday as area rivers and streams hit high water marks. Persistent, heavy rain added to one of the soggiest Marches on record and brought on minor flooding in Colfax, Palouse, Pullman and Moscow. The NRCS rain readings for March as of Tuesday have totaled 3.16 inches. March record is 4.10 in 1983. Two years ago the gauge measured .88, the record low. Weather service records at Pullman now have March at 3.52 inches, the fifth wettest on record. Top mark of 4.08 was set in 1950. Predictions of more rain...
