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Odds of federal funding to upgrade track on state-owned railroads through Whitman County are likely nil until the North-South freeway is built in Spokane. Port of Whitman County commissioners got an update on funding for the railroad it oversees from Bob Westby, the newly-appointed overseer of the state-owned shortline system for the state Department of Transportation. “I didn’t even know we owned a railroad,” said Westby. The port applied for a federal grant from the Transportation Improvement Generating Economic Recovery program (TIGE...
THURSDAY Masked gunmen killed three men and wounded eight others when they opened fire on an illegal cockfighting ring behind a remote farmhouse about 20 miles northeast of McAllen, Texas, creating what Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino called “the crime scene from hell.” A study by the independent Commonwealth Fund found one in four working-age Americans, about 48 million people, went without insurance at some point in 2011, often as a result of unemployment and other job changes. Homeless Clifford W. Eagle, 53, walked up to a policeman in...
Another hearing round in the Kentucky Bluegrass growers suits has been scheduled for next Thursday when a series of motions will be heard. One of the pre-hearing arguments filed with the suit contends more than $1 million in payments on production contracts remain due to growers listed as plaintiffs in the suit. The civil suit alleges growers have yet to be paid for Kentucky Bluegrass seed which was grown, harvested and delivered under terms of advance contracts. Defendants in the suit are Scotts Company, Seeds Inc. of Tekoa and Dye Seed Co.... Full story
Timing on the conversion of hard liquor sales from public to private marketing means Colfax will undergo three weeks without a place to purchase hard liquor. Donald Stine, operator of the contract liquor agency in Colfax, said the last day of operation for the store here will be May 8. State liquor officials have scheduled a pickup of the inventory at the Colfax store May 9. Commercial sales of liquor will begin June 1 under Initiative 1183 approved last November by voters. Rosauer’s plans to sell liquor in Colfax. “Yeah, I guess you’ll need...
One finalist eliminated after interview, input day in Colfax The process to hire a new principal at Colfax High School entered into a third phase this week after three finalists visited Colfax for a day of interviews. Following the 10-hour session last Wednesday, Buck Marsh and Jeff Pietela were deemed the top two contenders for the job. Brett Simpson, 39, Curlew, one of three finalists going through the interview process last week, is now placed with three alternates who will be considered if...
The search for a new Palouse principal is schedule to conclude tonight, Thursday, at the Palouse school board meeting. Incoming Palouse superintendent and head of the search effort Jake Dingman has been scheduled to nominate a final candidate to the board at tonight’s meeting. The decision will follow a meet-and-greet session held Tuesday with the four finalists. They include Tim Coles, a current teacher, athletic director and basketball coach at Garfield/Palouse; Dan Hutton, ag teacher and current assistant principal of K-12 at Tekoa; E... Full story
An open forum for livestock producers in Eastern Washington and North Idaho will be Monday, April 30, beginning at 6 p.m. at the Palouse Community Center in Palouse. A University of Idaho research team working to find ways to increase revenues for small and medium-sized livestock producers will conduct the forum which is expected to provide an opportunity for livestock producers to share basic information on processing needs, types and the number of animals they would like to commit to local processing. Local marketing needs and options will...
An amended deal for Hawkins Companies’ long-proposed shopping center in the Pullman-Moscow Corridor could be inked by Whitman County commissioners as soon as next Monday. Jeff DeVoe, Hawkins’ project manager for the stateline shopping plaza, asked commissioners Monday to approve an amended development deal proposed by his firm April 12. “This is probably the best that it could possibly be,” he said. Three days of public hearings were held on the amendment, though very little of the citizen testimony centered around the actual agreeme...
St. John will celebrate “Country Ways in Modern Days” this week, as it opens the area’s annual fair season with its Community Fair and Stock Show. The annual festival of all things St. John begins today, with the town’s finest artisans, crafters and florists entering their work in the Home Ec Building. Flowers and plant entries can be made through 11:30 a.m. today. Theme ideas are available with entry forms at city hall. The sewing and needlework department is asking people to enter their first needle-and-thread projects with stories of how...
Tekoa is looking to form a new hospital district as a way to preserve its health clinic. Town officials are looking to put the formation of a new hospital district with five directors and a property tax levy of $.50 per $1,000 assessed value on the August primary ballot. Mayor John Jaeger said the measure is aimed at ensuring the clinic will be able to recruit health care providers into the future. “When you’re used to having somebody right downtown...you don’t want to lose that,” said Jaeger. County Coroner Pete Martin currently owns the Tekoa...
Colton Dating back to the 1930s, the former Colton Stock Show has become the annual Colton Uniontown Fair. The latest installment will be Friday. Livestock, petting animals, shop exhibits, arts and crafts and food will take over the Colton school grounds for the one-day event. School buses will be moved out of the bus shed and cattle will move in. Kids from kindergarten through seniors in high school will take part in the fair, fitting and showing beef, sheep and swine, as well as small animals... Full story
Katelyn Kuster sweeps up the drive-through area of Columbia Bank Wednesday evening, April 18, as part of the cleanup drive in Colfax. Residents and business owners spruced up their storefronts in the week-long cleanup event called by the Chamber of Commerce, the city, the school, the library, Colfax Arts Council and the Rotary Club....
Mike Nagle of Potlatch and his crew of six Belgian draft horses make a colorful picture against the spring green of the Palouse Saturday morning at the Palouse Empire edition of Old Time Farming Days. Crews made the Colfax stop after an appearance two weeks ago at Pomeroy. Crews will return on Labor Day, Sept. 3, for a vintage edition of a threshing bee.... Full story
Jennings Elementary in Colfax presented awards for its science fair in an assembly Friday, April 20. Principal Tom Arlt and Mayor Todd Vanek presented students with trophies. The top placers were as follows. Sixth grade: 1. Kyle Appel 2. Conner Johnson 3. Gabe and Greta Geir. Fifth grade: 1. Tayma Vanek 2. Abby Huber 3. Cassidi Schindler and Laura Smith. Fourth grade: 1. Cal Lewis 2. Brandon Lustig 3. Hunter Claassen. Third grade: 1. Joshua Huber 2. Kierstyn York 3. Anni Cox and Kari Largent. Second grade: 1. Nathan de Avila 2. Anna Cocking 3.... Full story
1. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Faroe Islands located? 2. TELEVISION: Which TV sitcom’s theme was the song “I’ll Be There for You”? 3. ASTRONOMY: What planet is named for the Roman god of trade, thieves and travel? 4. HISTORY: When did the United States repeal Prohibition, which forebade sales of alcohol? 5. LEGAL: What is an affidavit? 6. RELIGION: Which book of the Bible describes the Israelites’ deliverance from slavery in Egypt? 7. MONEY: What European country’s basic monetary unit was the escudo — prior to the euro? 8. POLITICS: What was the...
• It was Canadian author Saul Bellow who made the following sage observation: “You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write.” • More books have been written about Abraham Lincoln than about any other American president — more than 15,000 to date. • It is only to be assumed that Arabella Young, a Massachusetts woman who died in 1771, was considered to be a bit too talkative. Otherwise there would have been no need for the following epitaph: “Here lies as silent clay / Miss Arabella Young, / Who on the 21st of... Full story
Car and motorcycle enthusiasts lined Whitman Street Rosalia last weekend to patronize the new Fairlane Restaurant operated by Josh Bryan. The Misfires Car Club of Spokane arrived with about 60 cars Sunday, and approximately 50 members of the Vietnam Vets motorcycle club from Spokane were in town Saturday. Bryan said Spokane clubs have booked runs to Rosalia through next month for an extended car show. Whitman members of the Street Tin Club are expected Saturday....
Derek McClintock, Colfax 2001 grad who is now pursuing a career as a helicopter pilot, was featured in the April-May edition of Vertical, a trade magazine for helicopter pilots. McClintock is in San Diego where he is employed with Heliquest on the Sunrise project to install a power line from the Mexican border to the mountains of San Diego. The son of Don and Elaine McClintock of Colfax, McClintock has been a helicopter pilot for eight years after training with Inland Helicopter at Felts Field in Spokane. Prior to joining Heliquest, he was...
Cleaning a Rusty Grill Q: I left my propane grill out on the back deck over the winter. We didn’t get much snow or rain, and actually used it from time to time, so I didn’t cover it. Now I notice some rust on the underside of the grill. What’s the best way to clean it and prevent it from happening again? — Janice B., Columbia, Md. A: You can buy a cleaner that removes rust stains at your local hardware or home-improvement store, or if the rust is mostly surface-based, try wiping the area first with a damp cloth. If not all the rust is removed,...
A Spokane resident, Thomas E. McCracken, 64, died at the scene of a motorcycle accident on the Rock Lake Road just south of the Dewey Road intersection late Sunday morning. Also, two Spokane Valley residents, Gary A. Morris, 54, and April M. Morris, 48, were injured when their motorcycle spilled at the same location. They were transported by ambulance to Sacred Heart Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries. According to Sheriff’s Sgt. Rick McNannay, deputies responded to a report that two motorcycles had crashed off Rock Lake Road s...
*For Obituaries please see full pages section, page 9B.... Full story
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a hearing on Monday, May 7, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. in their Chambers located in the County Courthouse 400 S Main Street, Colfax, WA. The purpose of the hearing is to consider a petition for the formation of the Tekoa Public Hospital District as follows: PETITION FOR TEKOA PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO BE FORMED WHY: To assure the provision of health care in the Tekoa area and assuring the long term viability of the Tekoa Medical Clinic. SIGNATURES WILL BE VERIFIED...
The annual Schmick reunion was Easter weekend with 66 in attendance. Gatherings included a Friday dinner at Sol Vallarta, lunch Saturday at Eddy’s, an informal get-together at the Best Western meeting room and a memorial service for Loretta Hill at the Endicott cemetery. A reunion dinner was at Hill Ray Plaza. Lorraine Beardemphl and Kirk Schmick chaired the event. At the program opening videos were shown in memory of cousins who died the past year, Loretta Hall and Mark Beardemphl. Background music on the viola was played by Brandon S...
Farmington Seventh-day Adventist church will host a prayer service for the 61st annual National Day of Prayer Thursday, May 3, at 6 p.m. The Upper Columbia Academy Choraliers will sing, and Pastors Mark Mewhinney, Latah Bible Church; Hal Whitman, Tekoa Community Church; Phil Weagraffe, Garfield Community Church; Dean Walker, Garfield Christian Fellowship; Roger Martin, Seventh-day Adventist Church; Peggy Ray, Garfield United Methodist Church, and James Kilmer, retired pastor, will participate. This service includes special prayer for the... Full story
St. John Library will close at noon April 29 so the library staff can participate in the St. John fair. They will operate a prize wheel for kids and information about the Rural Heritage project and other library programs and services. Book Bear will hand out balloons. Palouse Discovery Science Center will be at Second Wednesday Club in the St. John Library May 9 for a hands-on, minds-on learning experience that promotes creative thinking, teamwork and problem-solving skills. Attendance limit is 24 students, age seven or older. To reserve a...
