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ROSALIA – Tekoa-Rosalia softball pitcher Elise Wilkins stole third and home for the winning run in the second game against Touchet Indians on April 17. The Timberwolves won their second game of the doubleheader 12-11 in 11 innings after losing the first game 9-4. Tekoa-Rosalia softball is now 2-6. "The girls started off slow and they had to work together," said Tekoa-Rosalia Assistant Coach Bailee Nickelson. "They had to fight back more and worked together really well." The Vikings hustled r...
GARFIELD – The Garfield-Palouse Vikings softball endured a rough doubleheader at home with the Liberty Christian Patriots and split the games at home on April 17. The first game was tight and the Vikings won 11-10. The Patriots won the second game in a shutout, 14-0. "I'm very happy despite the poor numbers from the games," said Garfield-Palouse Coach Rochelle Pedersen. "That just wasn't us." The Vikings produced at the plate in the first game to earn 11 runs in seven innings. Vikings catcher De...
TEKOA – Timberwolves golf joined seven teams in Wilbur for their first match of the stunted season on April 15. "It was the first night out for the entire team ... we got to take all eight kids," said Assistant Coach Mark Heid. Tekoa-Rosalia-Liberty joined seven teams including Colfax, Davenport, Lind-Ritzville, Northwest Christian, and Wilbur-Creston for the first match on the Big Bend Golf Country Club in Wilbur. It is a par 36 9-hole course stretching 6,200 yards. The Timberwolves have e...
LaCROSSE – The lowland lakes fishing season opens Saturday with trout being the most sought-after species. Opening day also marks the opening day of the statewide trout derby, where fishermen can win more than 1,000 prizes totaling more than $38,000. While some lakes are open for fishing year-round, the state closes a number of lakes through the fall and winter while it stocks millions of trout and Kokanee salmon. About four miles out of town alongside State Route 26, Pampa Pond, has been stocked three times in the last three weeks. On March 3...
COLTON – The Colton Wildcats baseball team continues their learning season with two losses against Sunnyside Christian on April 17. "Coming off the COVID year, I think it's hard for a lot of teams. When the kids don't get a chance to hone their skills, it takes a while to get them back," said Coach Steve Judy. The young team is comprised of freshmen and sophomores. Four players drive from Garfield and Palouse to play with six teammates in Colton. Colton lost both games of the doubleheader, 2...
TEKOA – The Tekoa-Rosalia football cheer team was named a Team of the Month for March. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) and the Dairy Farmers of Washington name teams of the month in recognition for performance, dedication in the classroom and service to the community. Dairy Farmers of Washington presents each team a trophy, $100 donated to their program, and coupons for local dairy products, according to the WIAA. "We just found out ... it was really exciting this y...
GARFIELD — Kenzi Pedersen is humble about her achievements as a Vikings pitcher in softball, but her efforts got her noticed with a statewide honor. “She’s a humble person and doesn’t like to talk about it,” said her mother and coach, Rochelle Pedersen. Pedersen is a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Athlete of the Week for April 7-13. She was noticed for pitching 10 strikeouts and only allowing a single hit in the Vikings’ season opener versus Sunnyside-C...
SPOKANE — The research into a new genetic test for beef tenderness may have been stolen by Washington State University, according to Selah-based Tenet Beef. A federal lawsuit was filed against WSU and professor Zhihua Jiang by Tenet Beef in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington on April 2. They are asking for injunctive relief and a jury trial to determine if WSU violated federal law to protect companies’ trade secrets and the state’s Public Records Act. An amount of money for damag...
ENDICOTT — St. John-Endicott School District’s top educator is optimistic students will return to campus full-time on May 3 following a two-week hiatus. Superintendent Suzanne Schmick confirmed Tuesday that campuses in both the cities of St. John and Endicott were shuttered following an April 14 recommendation from Whitman County Health Director Chris Skidmore. “We were contacted by the health department and notified they were fielding quite a number of calls from families in our St. John-Endicott area,” Schmick said. Skidmore recomme...
COLFAX — A 15-year-old girl was struck by a semi-truck on State Route 195 Thursday night and was flown to Spokane to be treated. A family disturbance at a home near Colton drew Whitman County Sheriff’s Office deputies at 8:40 p.m., according to Sheriff Brett Myers. “Shortly after deputies arrived on scene and attempted to make contact with the parties involved a juvenile female, who was part of the incident, fled from the residence and ran out onto SR 195 where she was struck by a passing semi-truck,” said Myers. The teenager was running...
COLFAX — A man didn’t want to wear a mask on a Pullman bus and argued with the driver before allegedly punching a police officer in the face. Jason A. Johanson, 43, of Pullman, was charged with two counts of assault in the third degree in Whitman County Superior Court on April 15. He is facing warrants for three counts of failing to appear in court for the past charges of criminal trespassing in the first degree, criminal trespassing in the second degree, and assault in the fourth degree, according to court records. A Pullman Transit dri...
COLFAX — A total of 17 single-family home building permits were applied for in the county for the first quarter of 2021, a boost contributing to $6.3 million in total valuations. Total fees amounted to $76,774. The jump in home-building is attributed to the Feb. 1 start of new statewide building codes regarding residential energy. “We got most of the years building all in January,” said Dan Gladwill, Whitman County building inspector. Three of the new houses are in Malden. The county averages 12-20 new single-family homes per year. The previ...
OLYMPIA — A tax credit for working families in Washington passed the Senate in a bipartisan vote April 11. Lawmakers on both sides saying the exemption for low-income earners was a long time coming. "Expanding and fully funding the Working Families Tax Credit will make a difference for hundreds of thousands of Washingtonians who may face an unexpected cost – an auto repair, a sick child, a loss of hours at a job – that can lead to a downward economic spiral," stated Sen. David Frockt, D-Sea...
REPUBLIC — A former candidate for governor has announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives. Loren Culp, who was the Republican nominee running against incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee in the last election, will be running against 4th Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside. Culp, 60, filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission April 21, allowing him to begin fundraising for the congressional bid. Read more about Culp's run for Congress in the next issue o...
COLTON — The undefeated Colton Wildcats softball swept Liberty Christian at home April 24 to put their record at 12-0 turning to the home stretch of the abbreviated season. In the first game tied at 3-3 in the seventh inning, Colton laid a bunt down to advance a runner and win 4-3. They won the second game 8-3. Josie Schultheis went 4-for-6 at-bat for the day, while Riley Vining and Maggie Meyer also delivered multiple hits. It was the first time Colton played full-seven inning games this y...
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