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Michael and Jana Oesch, of Caldwell, Idaho., sold REXM 1971, to Clay and Kristie Impala, of Tacoma, Wash., parcel 3-5235-00-00-04-0090, selling price $32,000, Affidavit, April 4, 2023. Unnamed person, of Albion, Wash., sold TTAN 1976 Model 56/14, to Ken Hobbs, of Albion, Wash., parcel 351800000161000, selling price $600, Affidavit, April 5, 2023. Estate of Randall Bryan, sold 1145 NW Davis Way, Pullman, Wash., to Kevin and Sandy Zakarison, of Pullman, Wash., parcel 10905-00-12-01-0009, selling price $550,000, Statutory Warranty Deed, April 5, 2...
COLFAX –– The Colfax Bulldogs faced off against Kettle Falls on Friday, April 14, in a heated doubleheader. Colfax Varsity Baseball scored four hits in the 16-6 victory in the first game. Erik Christensen led the game, scoring four of the sixteen hits. Christensen singled in the second and fourth innings. Christensen also doubled in the fifth inning. Kettle Falls scored four runs in the fourth inning. Batters contributing to the runs included Ethan Bolt, Jack Hills, Adan Harrington, and Tal...
COLFAX –– Delaney Imler destroyed Kettle Falls on the mound in a doubleheader on Friday, April 14. Imler allowed zero runs in the first game leading a winning score of 14-0. The Bulldogs scored in the first inning when Imler doubled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring two runs. The Bulldogs scored five runs in the third inning. Karmen Akkeson, KeiLena Nelson, Harper Booth, and Imler led the offensive team, all driving in runs in the inning. Kettle Falls did score a single by Carley Pro...
SAINT JOHN –– The St.John-Endicott/LaCrosse Varsity Baseball Team took the victory on Tuesday's home conference game against Garfield-Palouse (GARPAL) by a score of 15-4. The Eagles knocked in ten runs in the third inning. The batters contributing to the victory against the Vikings included Isaac Kobelski, Joe Hergert, Creighton Kauffman, and Matthew DeFord. The Varsity Eagles pulled ahead with two runs in the second inning. Blake Johnson singled on a 2-2 count in the second inning, scoring two...
CHENEY – Several local and nearby lakes have an abundance of trout available to catch, just in time for opening day Saturday, April 22. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has planted thousands of trout in area lakes, including West Medical Lake, Clear Lake, Badger Lake and Williams Lake. Williams Lake received the most fish, with the first plant taking place March 20. The state added 10,701 rainbow trout weighing less than a half-pound each that day. Then on March 29, the state added another 500 trout weighing about 3 pounds each. W...
COLFAX –– Tuesday’s game on April 18 was a heated match against Liberty. In the first game, Liberty took a 4-2 win against Colfax. The Bulldogs lost the lead late in the fifth inning. The game was tied at two with Liberty batting in the bottom of the fifth when Hailey Carter scored one run for Liberty. The Bulldogs started things in the first inning when an error scored one run for the team. Jordyn Jeske led things off in the circle for Liberty. She allowed one hit and two runs over seven innings, striking out 13. Delaney Imler took the mound f...
LAMONT– A nearby lake has been stocked in advance of opening day of lowland lake fishing season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fishtrap Lake was planted twice last month with trout from the Spokane Hatchery. The state planted 8,000 rainbow trout weighing less than a half-pound each on March 22. Two days later, Fishtrap receive 500 rainbow weighing an average of 3 pounds. Last week’s announcement of the fish plantings comes just 10 days before the opening of the lowland lake fishing season statewide on Saturday, Apr...
PULLMAN — Whitman County Coroner, Annie Pillers, has released information on the body found at Washington State’s Stephenson Hall on Wednesday, Apr. 13. The male identified was 19-year-old Theodore Ray Clarkson, III. “The cause of death is asphyxia due to hanging, and the manner of death is suicide,” reports the Whitman County Coroners Office. At 12:39 a.m., Washington State University police were called to the Stephenson Hall complex, where a body was reported just south of the complex. Since then, an investigation has been underway, waiting...
COLFAX –– Whitman County Commissioners met on Monday, April 17, to discuss the new Senate bill (SB) 5770. SB 5770 has 20 senate sponsors and would change the previous voter-approved property tax factor for the state and local governments. This change would increase state property taxes from 1% to 3% while changing the definition of inflation. The bill falls under the title of “Providing state and local property tax reform.” SB 5570 was introduced just days before the 10-day window, under the constitution, that would have required a 2/3 vote to...
COLFAX — Substance Use Prevention Education and Resources (SUPER) is hosting its Spring Drug Take Back Day event this Saturday, April 22, in front of the Colfax Library on the front patio at 10 a.m. Community Coordinator of Colfax SUPER Sara Golden stated that the October event went well, bringing in a total of 22 people compared to the two who appeared at their first event in April. “I’m hoping we’ll up it this time,” she said. Golden is pleased with how the word is getting out about the SUPER Colfax Community Coalition and its efforts i...
TEKOA - The Miss Tekoa Pageant was held Sunday, April 16, and presented the new Queen and Princess. Two contestants competed for Miss Tekoa 2023. Marissa Alonso earned her crown as princess, and the new reigning queen, Carrie Sanchez, took center stage in a heartfelt moment when the previous reigning princesses and queens crowned her. Melinda Wilkins has been a committee member overseeing the Miss Tekoa Scholarship Program for 25 years. "They did a wonderful job at the program, and we look...
PULLMAN - Washington State University's College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Science received a $20 million federal grant in 2021 from USDA to develop artificial intelligence (AI) tools and approaches to support real-time site-specific decision-making at the farm scale. Associate Dean and Director, ARC, Scot Hulbert, confirmed that the project is a collaboration between AgAID Institute and the National Science Foundation. Lead Institute Professor Ananth Kalyanaraman explained...
PALOUSE - The Palouse Police Department and Whitman County Sheriff's Department are seeking information on two children who are currently missing and have not been seen since going to bed Saturday night. The children are aged 7 and 12 years old. They were reported missing on Sunday afternoon. The family recently moved to Palouse, and the children have strong ties to friends and family on the west side of the state. Fire department personnel, Sheriff's Posse, and Law Enforcement members searched...
BOSTON, Mass. – A Tekoa native won the Boston Marathon's Women's Wheelchair Division on Monday, April 17. Having placed in the Top 5 in the division on previous Boston Marathons, Susannah Scaroni, 31, cruised to victory with more than 5 minutes to spare. Scaroni won the race in 1:41.45, finishing ahead of Madison DeRozario and Wakako Tsuchida, who were second and third respectively. Scaroni's best finishes previously were second in 2018 and third in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and fourth in 2016. T...
COLFAX - The Palouse Empire Threshing Association Spring Farming Days occurred last weekend, April 15 through the 16. Organizer Mike Schwartz confirmed that they successfully harrowed, fertilized, and fed. He stated that it's all ready for harvest on Labor Day weekend. "The weather crop did well," he said, noting that it rained right at the end of Sunday afternoon. "Other than that, it was good conditions," he added. Schwartz stated that the turnout seemed very good, and he is thankful to those...
The Port of Whitman held its regular meeting today at 10 a.m. at 302 North Mill Street. The meeting started with public comment from Pullman residents against rezoning residential land near Old Wawawai Road in Pullman for a proposed Agriculture Advancement Campus. When addressed on the agenda, Commissioner Meyer motioned to pull out of the land purchase for the proposed campus. After discussion, the motion passed two to one. Look for a follow-up article in next week's Whitman County...
TEKOA - Due to umpire scheduling conflictions, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves game originally set for Saturday, April 22, against Sunnyside Christian has been moved to Friday, April 21. The double-header games will be played in Tekoa, instead of Rosalia, and will begin at 3 p.m. As the game date has been moved, practice for the softball team will be held in Tekoa today, April 20....
