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Whitman County Gazette, April 23, 2020 At Pullman Regional Hospital Neppel, James Charles, born April 18, 2020, at seven pounds, nine ounces, to Dean and Carrie Neppel, Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Jay and Maria Shockey, Mandeville. Maternal grandparents are Scott and Cathy Plucker, Touchet. Baby joins brother, Andrew, 5. Pond, Isla Elora, born April 16, 2020, at seven pounds, four ounces, to Jim Pond and Pegi Gunn, Pullman. Baby joins brother, J.T. McPherson, 14.... Full story
Jeanne Louise (Kneale) Joost, 68, passed away on April 11, 2020, in her home in LaCrosse surrounded by her family. Jeanne was born on July 25, 1951, in Colfax, Washington, to James and Lila Kneale. She attended school in LaCrosse, graduating with the class of 1969. Following high school, she moved to Spokane to attend Kinman Business University. While attending KBU she met Gary Joost. They were married on August 30, 1970. Together they had two daughters, Sheryl Pounds and Michele Carter. In... Full story
Our Mother, Billie Frances, was born at the home of family friends on February 17, 1928, in Woodward, Oklahoma. She was the first child of C.B. and Vivian Taylor Owens. She lived in Woodward until 1934, when she moved to Washington with her parents and paternal grandparents. Mom attended several schools in the Spokane area including Logan, Orchard Avenue and Dishman. She was particularly fond of Dishman. While she was attending high school at West Valley in 1943, her father took a job with the... Full story
COLFAX - Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Whitman County Library have free, hands-on Brown Bag Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Kits coming to Colfax, Steptoe, Endicott, and St. John elementary students. Brown Bag STEM is a collaboration between Whitman County Library and Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories which came together with the common goal of providing a hands-on learning opportunity during this unprecedented time of virtual learning. SEL granted $1,500 in funds to give more than 400 K-sixth grade students two Brown...
Colfax Monday, April 27: Sweet and sour chicken, rice, oriental vegetables, chocolate zucchini cake Thursday, April 30: Biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, fruit Endicott Tuesday, April 28: Baked potato bar, salad bar, biscuits, brownies LaCrosse Tuesday, April 28: No meal Tuesday, April 28: LaCrosse Cafe senior meal every Tuesday at noon throughout the pandemic, suggested donation of $4.25 Friday, May 1: LaCrosse Cafe senior meal every Friday at noon throughout the pandemic, suggested donation of $4.25 Palouse Wednesday, April 29: Cobb salad,...
Loren Eugene Woodworth, 64, died Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at the Whitman Health and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax, Wash. He leaves his sister Nancy, brothers Timothy, Steve and John, and many close friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, and eldest brother Jerry. Born and raised in Willows, Calif., the son of Walter and Jean Woodworth, he was an avid hunter and fisherman. As a youngster, Loren was a member of the FFA and participated in raising animals to sell at the fair. After grad... Full story
Passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Sunshine Gardens in Spokane Valley, Wash. Ada was born May 27, 1919, in Rosalia, Wash., to Robert Fred and Sarah (Sturgill) Harp. She was one of nine children in the family and born shortly before her twin sister, Addie. The family lived on the Harp farm at Seltice south of Tekoa, Wash. Ada attended the Seltice country school and Tekoa High School, graduating in 1937. Following high school, Ada worked at Fonk’s Variety Store in Tekoa as a sales clerk. She later worked in Spokane at Newberry’s until she... Full story
Durand Arthur Cox passed away on Monday, March 23, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at his home in Pullman, Washington, from congestive heart failure. He was 81. He was born September 29, 1938, in Colfax to Dallas and Lena Cox. The family moved from Hay to Colfax when Durand started grade school at Hamilton Grade School in Colfax. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1957. After high school, he attended Everett Junior College for a year and was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he... Full story
Linda Ruth Robinette, D.V.M., 74, long time owner of the Alpine Animal Hospital, Pullman, WA., passed away April 18, 2020, following a lengthy struggle with cancer. No public funeral service will be held at this time. A Memorial Service is planned once the Covid-19 pandemic subsides. Kimball Funeral Home of Pullman is caring for the family. www.kimballfh.com... Full story
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR A VARIANCE The public is notified of a hearing for Lyndsay Myron and Ian Clark before the Board of Adjustment on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. This hearing will be conducted online through the Zoom app. Any member of the public wishing to attend this hearing can connect to it by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/97629309108 The applicant is requesting a variance from Section 19.10.040(A) –Setback Requirements of the Agricultural District code: The minimum setback for all non-residential structures shall b... Full story
SPOKANE -- More than 300 people turned out shortly after lunch Wednesday, April 22, to tell Gov. Inslee to reopen the state now. As the crowd grew at the corner of North Lincoln Street and West Spokane Falls Boulevard, traffic increased as well. Dozens of cars and pickups started circling the area, the drivers honking continuously. The rally was organized by Patti Usselman, who lives in the Clear Lake area between Cheney and Medical Lake. "It's important," she said of the message she and others...
RITZVILLE - The state Senate majority leader said Wednesday, April 23, that he will refuse to extend quarantine rules on "low-hanging fruit." Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said some of that so-called fruit includes fishing, elective surgeries and home construction. Those and other prohibitions are among the coronavirus emergency quarantine rules ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee. The emergency was declared Feb. 29. The order has since been amended at least once, and several new rules have been...
OLYMPIA – Praising Washingtonians for their efforts in what appears to be a slowing of the spread of the COVID-19 disease, Gov. Jay Inslee announced some plans to reopen the state’s economy during a televised address Tuesday afternoon, April 21. In outlining some of the steps needed to reopen, and some specific businesses that could do so, Inslee didn’t directly address recent protests from residents frustrated with the restrictions. He also didn’t reference steps some local jurisdictions have taken to defy the orders and reopen for busines...
MEDICAL LAKE – Long-time nurse at Eastern State Hospital has died due to complications from contracting the disease COVID-19. According to an obituary published in the April 19 Spokesman-Review, 64-year-old Esequiel (Zeke) Cisneros passed away April 13 after first contracting the disease and then being placed in the intensive care unit of a local hospital. Cisneros and his wife Brenda moved to Medical Lake in 2001. “The virus quickly devastated Esequiel's body and his family is thankful that he is no longer in pain,” the family wrote in the o...
The Colfax Chamber of Commerce has announced two upcoming events are canceled. The 21st Beer/Wine Tasting and Auction set for April 24 at the fairground has been called off, as has the Perkins House Ice Cream Social for June 21....
A Garfield man was arrested for violating a domestic violence no contact order April 20 during an Easter visit with the no-contactee. Garfield Police Officer Joe Handley arrested Charles Terry, 40, after receiving an anonymous call that Terry was doing yard work at a residence for which he was to remain 1,000 feet from per the no contact order. According to the arrest report, Handley went to the residence and spoke to Terry, asking if he had any paperwork that said the order was not in place. Lacking that, Terry was arrested. Tabitha Ries, who...
During the time of stay at home orders and public health and safety, the staff at the Whitman County Humane Society is continuing work to make sure animals in the county are kept healthy and safe. Currently all WCHS services are still available, but by appointment only. “We are trying to get through this current climate as best as we can and are hoping that the order is lifted soon, but we are still taking care of all the animals currently in our care,” said Assistant Director of Shelter Operations Katelyn Snyder. Across the country pet ado...
COLFAX–When Whitman Hospital and Medical Center OB nurse Vicki Bolton left for deployment in New York City, her co-workers asked what she needed. Her reply was just knowing she had their support was enough. "Within 12 hours of her getting there, it was, 'I know what I need,'" said WHMC OB/Clinical Informatics Nurse Manager Cristi Shindler. Bolton is a nurse practitioner deployed through the Navy to help provide medical care in New York during the COVID-19 outbreak. She is serving as an ICU n...
The Pullman Community Fourth of July Celebration Committee has decided to cancel all Fourth of July activities with the exception of the fireworks display. No events will take place at Sunnyside Park with fire- works being shot off from an undisclosed location. While the display will be ignited from a highly visible part of town, the location will not be announced to forego a crowd gathering. A fundraiser is expected to kick off soon to pay for the display....
A farm shop south of Rosalia was destroyed by fire early this morning. Whitman County Fire District 7 from Rosalia responded at 4:37 a.m. and found the 50X120 foot farm shop fully engulfed. District 7 was the first to respond to the fire which was east of Highway 195 in the Horn School Rest Stop area. Other units responded from Oakesdale, St. John, Colfax and Steptoe. Washington State Police and Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded for traffic control. Colfax firefighters received the call at 4:46 a.m. and responded with an attach engine,...
The Port of Whitman County announced that the Snake River Family Festival, scheduled for May 30, is canceled. Prior to the final cancellation decision, there was a possibility of postponing the event to an available slot at Boyer Park and Marina in August. “There were two days in August that Boyer Park had available to move the Snake River Family Festival to, but those two dates also had conflicting events in the community,” said Port of Whitman Communications Director Sarah Highfield. One of the Saturdays conflicted with the Lentil Fes...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced that low-risk construction activity could resume in the state as long as contractors follow safety plans at each site agreed to by state, labor and industry leaders. Inslee made the announcement at a news conference this morning, April 24, joined by members of a committee assembled to devise safety recommendations that included Building Industry Association of Washington Executive Vice President Greg Lane and Washington State Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary Mark Riker. The g...
ODESSA — Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center Administrator Emmett Schuster on Monday, April 20, provided an update on steps being taken on the medical campus. To date, he said, there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in here. Schuster complimented area residents for continuing to stay somewhat isolated, adding that the hospital and Quail Court Assisted Living still have a no-visitors policy in effect. The hospital emergency room remains open, and ambulance crews continue to respond to emergencies throughout the town and c...
OLYMPIA – Under increasing pressure from counties, Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday said he would allow low-risk construction to resume immediately. The caveats — each contractor must have personal protective gear for employees, provide coronavirus training for workers, require workers would remain at least six feet apart and maintain an on-site supervisor to enforce compliance. According to Inslee, the decision to “reopen” construction followed an agreement reached between leaders in government, the construction industry and health care workers...
