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COLFAX— Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College (SFCC) released their 2023 winter quarter honor roll, listing several Colfax locals. To make the honor roll at both schools students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Students from Colfax who made the honor roll at SFCC are Jared Hibpshman, Seth Hibpshman, Katrina Johnson, Karli Johnston, Gabriella Rabaiotti, Kenneth Sager and Matthew Ward. Students that made the SCC honor roll from Colfax are Piper Cai, Deron Duncan, Trenton Lyman, Chelsea Ratliff-Daddario a...
LACROSSE — Oregon resident Linda Sargent moved around a lot in her youth, but the year she spent making friends in LaCrosse stuck out to her the most. In an attempt to reach out to the classes of 1971, 1971, 1972 and 1973, Largent is planning a get together at 4 p.m. May 18, at her house for those who would like to reconnect, in Damascus. Ore. Largent only spent a year in LaCrosse, but the small town community and the friends she made while there made a lasting impact on her. “I’ve been in 12 different schools,” Largent said, “that was one o...
COLFAX – The Friends of the Whitman County Libraries are getting ready for the second annual Afternoon Tea and Silent Auction. The afternoon event will begin at 2 p.m., May 11, at The Center, 110 S. Main Street in Colfax, and is expected to last approximately two hours. Individuals, friends and families can reserve tables for the event, letting them partake in an afternoon of catered food, tea and fun. Colfax local Ginny Millar will be catering the event with finger sandwiches, scones, salads, charcuterie and more. Opportunities for c...
PALOUSE- The Palouse Empire Threshing Association is hosting its annual Plowing Bee this weekend at 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday April 20-21, in the field across from the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds on state Highway 26, west of Colfax. Co-Organizer Eric Reiber said that they will be doing the preparation of the ground and seeding. "September will be the threshing bee when we harvest what we plant this week," Reiber said. Reiber said that the team will be in the field and functional at about 10...
Colfax Thursday, April 18 Creamy garlic chicken, roasted red potatoes, green salad, fruit, strawberry cupcakes Monday, April 22 Homemade chili, corn bread, green salad; apple, cranberry, pear fruit crisp Colton Wednesday, April 24 Tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwich, broccoli and grape salad, 7-layer bar Endicott Tuesday, April 23 Mexican day, salad bar, fruit, dessert Palouse Wednesday, April 24 Bring a friend day, tomato bisque, grilled cheese sandwich, salad, dessert Pullman Friday, April 19 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Hayes Dustin Peery, a boy, was born April 8, 2024 to parents Summer and Terran, of Lewiston. He weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Stephanie and Lucas. Maternal Grandparents are Holly and Joe. Ariam Genet Feleke, a girl, was born April 11, 2024 to parents Leah and Meheretab Feleke, of Clarkston. Paternal Grandparents are Genet Assefa, and Alebachew Feleke, oof Clarkston. Maternal Grandparents are Jim and Shawn Severson, of Craigmont, Idaho. Ariam joins brother Sanai, 12, at home....
COLFAX - The Anthenaeum Club announced seven winners this year for its annual Visual Arts Contest. Members presented the five of the seven winners award certificates, some cash prizes, and a gift certificate to the Colfax Mercantile on Friday, April 5. Coming in first place were Charlotte McCullow and Jacob Ward. Second place went to Hailey Demler and Trinity Swearingen, who were not able to attend on April 5. Third place was awarded to Kamela Larsen. Nathalia Batterton won an honorable...
COLFAX - Born and raised local, Trevor Miller, 32, came back to Colfax after traveling and exploring the art of cuisine to share his love of food with the Palouse. Miller graduated Colfax High School in 2010, after working at the former Colfax Arby's he realized his passion for food. "I realized fast food is not what I wanted to do," Miller said, so he started looking into culinary schools and figured he could make a career out of it. "I left here and went to Portland, Oregon, to culinary...
The Whitman County Commissioners will be meeting Monday morning, April 29th, 2024. April 30th is the day that we all associate with the payment of our property taxes. Regrettably, our federal tax dollars are about to be used to reduce the value of our property and change life in the Palouse for the foreseeable future. Federal subsidies placed in the hands of powerful foreign interests intend to mark our beautiful skylines with obnoxious intrusions that will deface what we all love and provide no lasting benefit to those of us that live here....
Carmela Conroy gives Eastern Washington voters the unusual, important opportunity to elect a foreign policy expert as their U.S. Representative. As a foreign service officer for 24 years, she served in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Norway, New Zealand and Tom Foley’s Japan office. Voters must weigh foreign policy experience much more than usual in their 2024 voting decisions. Foreign policy expertise is also prerequisite for ending the tragic Israeli-Palestinian conflict that Trump has accepted uncaringly. Like retiring Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, no...
Under federal law antibiotics are banned in the food supply, yet food companies feel compelled to market their absence in meat products. One fast food chain recently announced a change to its meat sourcing standards and many customers are questioning the change. Whether foods are labeled “antibiotic free” or not is irrelevant in the discussion of the existence of antibiotics in meat products. There are strict policies enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of ant...
In a backwards approach to helping tenants, the Federal Government is capping rent increases on subsidized housing at 10% in a bid to reduce the cost of rental properties. The result, should the measures be adopted, will be exactly the opposite and rents will go up. When you place caps on rent, instead of letting the market drive the pricing, the supply of rental property declines and the result is higher demand and higher prices for rent. There is a short-term impact to rental costs, but as...
The use of taxpayer-resources to promote the CO2 tax follows the decision by the legislature to send one-time checks of $200 to utility customers funded by the Climate Commitment Act just two-months before the November election. It is part of a pattern we are likely to see accelerate as the vote on I-2117, which would repeal the CO2 tax, draws near. The new Climate Commitment Act logo is from a web page created by the Inslee Administration that includes branding guidelines for what fonts...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from April 9 – April 13: April 9 Ali Zuher Abdulrada, 23, federal violation. Held without bail through Federal Court. Joel Christian Reyerson, 47, warrant for contempt of court. Held on $600 cash only bail through Garfield Superior Court. April 10 Mario Jr Zavaleta, 27, warrants for DUI, and Ignition interlock violation, DWLS 3rd. Held on $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through District Court. April 11 Dorina Marie Lucero, 36, warrants for DUI, and unlawful trespass. $1,3...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from March 29 – April 11: March 29 9:04 a.m..- Suspicious person/circumstance South Main Street. 2:31 p.m.- Communications problem West Fairview Street. 2:57 p.m.- APS referral West Fairview Street. 6:44 p.m.- Public urination North Mill Street. March 30 4:11 p.m.- Suspicious person North Main Street and East Wall Street. 5:02 p.m.- Communications problem West Fairview Street. March 31 12:06 a.m.- Agency assist SR 195, Steptoe. April 1 4:50 p.m.- Welfare check pos...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 9 – April 13: April 9 5:22 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Non-injury accident. 7:05 a.m.- SR 27 milepost 5, Pullman. Communications problem. 12:05 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. DARE. 12:27 p.m.- Odonnel road, Pullman. Domestic dispute. 2:24 p.m.- Lancaster Road, St. John. Welfare check. 4:51 p.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Welfare check. 5:49 p.m.- Pennington Road, St. John. Domestic dispute. 9:23 p.m.- SR 195 and North Cedar Street, Colfax....
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from April 7 - April 12: April 7 Properties & Developments, Inc., Palouse, Wash., transferred W. 105 Church Street, Palouse, Wash., to Molly Quiqley, Palouse, Wash., assessed value $244,000, Quit Claim Deed. April 8 Louisa M. Murphy, Colville, Wash., sold 207/209 West Front Street, St. John, Wash., to Amanda Bullough and Eugene Sandberg, Spokane, Wash., selling price $227,750, Statutory Warranty Deed. Amjad Al-Shakarji, Burien, Wash., sold 1305 SW Lehman Cou...
RITZVILLE — Sen. Mark Schoesler is following a gun case in Western Washington closely. On Monday, April 8, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that the 2022 state law banning high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional. “As you might guess, Attorney General Bob Ferguson did not take this news well,” Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said in an email. The case involves Gator Custom Guns in Kelso, which was sued by the state in an effort to stop the business from selling magazines capable of holding more than 10 rounds of ammun...
PULLMAN — The Washington State University Police Department is observing National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week from Sunday, April 14, to Saturday, April 20. This week highlights emergency dispatchers from Whitcom 9-1-1 Regional Dispatch Center and its support in safeguarding the WSU community. “These unseen heroes are first to provide crucial assistance to people in need, reassuring and supporting them while law enforcement, fire personnel, or emergency medical teams are en route. They are truly the ‘first of the first respo...
Whitman County District Court Judge John Hart is not endorsing superior court judicial candidate Jenna Brozik. The candidate initially provided incorrect information to The Whitman County Gazette. As a result, the story published on Page A3 of the April 11, 2024, edition of The Gazette was in error....
DAVENPORT—The trial of a Sprague defendant in a criminal sex case has been continued again. This time, the trial of Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, of Sprague, was continued because he was served with a federal warrant. Stocker is being held in the Lincoln County Jail. Stocker is already charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit. The new federal warrant was issued for Stocker for a...
PULLMAN — Concerned Pullman residents gathered at the Neill Public Library Monday, April 1, to discuss property taxes increasing in certain areas. Pullman resident John Swenson said that at the meeting they explained to people what it is that they’re trying to bring attention to. Residents say there are procedural problems According to a site made by residents, many homeowners in the City of Pullman have seen their taxes increase 15% to 200% in the year 2024, including those on Pioneer Hill and Sunnyside Hill. “It also includes some other...
COLFAX — A Yakima man was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail on Friday, April 13, for eluding deputies in a stolen vehicle. According to reports, deputies from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office identified a stolen vehicle parked near a local Colfax business downtown. Christopher Lee Cornelius, 33, of Yakima, was later identified as the driver, according to reports. Upon deputies making contact, reports say Cornelius refused to comply, fleeing from the scene in the vehicle westbound on SR 26 at speeds of 80 to 90 miles per hour....
COLFAX –– Residents on the west of Main Street in Colfax experienced a power outage Monday, April 15. At approximately 1 p.m., according to a report from Avista, 425 customers experienced a disruption in their electric service due to high winds in the area. Reports say, the winds caused infrastructure damage, leading to power lines being downed near Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics. According to reports, an Avista crew was able to make the necessary repairs to the downed lines, res...
