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Brady Chadwick threw his second no-hitter in two consecutive starts as Colton swept Touchet in a doubleheader Tuesday. Colton won 9-0 and 9-1. Chadwick struck out 17 batters with no walks. Touchet's only two baserunners got on base on errors. Chadwick last started against Garfield/Palouse, beginning a streak of 16 and one-third consecutive innings without allowing a hit. Peter Schultheis, another senior, played catcher and also batted 3-for-4 in the game. Grant Kinzer, Reece Chadwick and Parker Druffel had two hits each. Cameron Bean pitched...
Commissioners from Whitman County and the Port of Whitman County will meet in a joint session next week at the Port building on Mill Street. The two entities have been holding meetings together approximately four times a year to discuss matters of joint concern. At the last meeting in February, the commissioners discussed fiber optics legislation the Port was hoping to see passed. Agenda items for next week's meeting have not yet been determined. The public meeting will be Monday, May 1, at 3 p.m. at the Port building on Mill Street in...
The Rosalia Town Council voted April 11 to pass a new fowl and poultry ordinance. Town Clerk/Treasurer Jenna McDonald said the council added the new ordinance to an already existing ordinance that allows for chickens in town. This ordinance, she said, makes the first more clear. “We had an ordinance for chickens, but this is a new one because it puts regulations on it,” said McDonald. “That one was more of a zoning ordinance. It was general.” Rosalia already allows chickens in town, and the new ordinance continues to do so. The new ordinan... Full story
The Endicott Town Council voted at its last meeting April 11 to amend the town's dog ordinance. The amended ordinance restricts the number of dogs to four per household. The ordinance actually upped the allowed number of dogs per residence by taking away the requirement for residences with more than two dogs to purchase a kennel license. “It has always been limited, we just changed it,” said Town Clerk/Treasurer Laura Jones. Jones said there used to be a number of kennels in town when breeders were prevalent, but that is not the case any...
The Colfax School District's curriculum adoption schedule may lead to a new curricula for English-language arts and Spanish by the 2017-18 school year. Giving an update Monday night to the board, Superintendent Jerry Pugh told of how the process is now in its first year of evaluating the two subjects for grades 7-12. Brenda Kneeshaw, the district's curriculum coach, leads the three-year process. Beginning in January, year one is for research, followed by adoption for the second year and review in the third. Pugh expects that later this spring...
On the first day in Houston at the Houston Zoo, pictured (left to right), first row: Connor Johnson, Will Cole; second row: Ellen O’Toole, Evie Aguilar, Gabe Eller, Sara Moore; back row: Nick Call, Callum McCubbin, Tristan Call, Doug Call, Ben Hoiland, Francis O’Toole, Elisabeth Fittschen and Nicole Coyle. The 4H Palouse Area Robotics Team “SciBorgs” represented Whitman County at the 2017 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) World Championship in Houston last we...
Two Colfax police officers have resigned to pursue other employment opportunities. Officer Steven Perez, who worked part-time for Colfax, worked his last shift for the department Sunday night. He has been hired by the Othello Police Department. Officer Grant Silver has resigned to join the state’s Fish & Game Department. Silver will work his last shift here May 16. The two resignations followed a brief period in which Colfax had all six police positions filled after a long time of being under-staffed. Perez actually joined the department as a...
The kickoff for the summer series of First Thursday events in Colfax is next week on May 4. A Bingo Block Party has been planned for the festivities, and the bingo games will include several prizes. First Thursday will begin with vendors setting up shop by 3 p.m. at various locations along Main Street. Several businesses are also planning extended hours to coincide with the event. “We'll have lots of vendors on the street, and lots of businesses like Fonks, Ticks, Hen House, the Dusty Attic and the Grandmother's shop will stay open late,” sai...
Tom Kammerzell, Kristine Meyer and John Love pose together after Meyer was appointed to fill out the remainder of Commissioner Dan Boone's term. Below, Meyer prepares to sign documents following her appointment. The Port of Whitman County has appointed a new commissioner. Kristine Meyer, the president of Avista Foundation, was the only candidate to apply for the position which became open following the death of longtime commissioner Dan Boone, 89, on March 2. The Port had 90 days to fill... Full story
Benjamin Garfield, 26, Quincy, and Richard A. Glenn, 39, were booked into the jail here late April 20 after an afternoon car chase through Palouse and out across fields northeast of Palouse. They finally surrendered after a foot chase of approximately 250 yards with Palouse Officer Joe Handley in pursuit. According to the arrest report, Handley and Palouse Chief Jerry Neumann were called at 12:32 p.m. Thursday and advised two men had taken a car from the J.E. Love employees lot in Garfield and were headed southbound on Highway 26. Handley inter...
Stephen Hoffman, 26, Moscow, one of the suspects in the Colfax “Alli” case, was sentenced to 90 days in jail Friday morning in superior court. Hoffman pleaded guilty March 24 to an amended charge of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. He was one of three suspects charged after they allegedly responded to an internet posting by “Alli, “ a fictional 15-year-old girl created by a Colfax police officer who stated she wanted to have a relationship with an older male. The posting specifically noted that Alli was 15 years old. Hoffman...
The annual Rosalia High School Trot for Tots Walk-a-Thon will be tomorrow, Friday, April 28, at the high school. For the past three years, Jennifer Olson’s leadership class has planned and put on the Walk-a-Thon to benefit the March of Dimes. Friday’s Trot for Tots Walk-a-Thon will include a dunk tank and an obstacle course, as well as a bean bag toss. The obstacle course will be a little different this year than in year’s past. “The National Guard is letting us use it,” said Hannah Beach, a senior at RHS and ASB treasurer. “It’s a new obstacl...
This year’s St. John Community Fair, themed “Barns ‘Round Here,” is set for this weekend. Several events are planned for the weekend. The festivities kick off today, Thursday, when the Cook Shack opens at the fairground at 11 a.m. Food, sewing, adult arts and crafts, photography and flower entries will be accepted from 8 a.m. to noon today, and livestock entries will be received from 12-5 p.m. From 1-5 p.m., judging will take place in the home ec building. The building will be closed to the public at this time. The building will however...
Branches of Washington Federal marked the 100th anniversary of the bank over the past couple of weeks. The bank originally opened in Ballard in 1917. The Colfax branch, which opened here about four years ago, marked the celebration with treats and prizes. Pictured here are branch manager Kay Riebold, Amy Palumbo, Cathy O’Rourke and Jolie Pierce. Washington Federal has two branches in Whitman County, both at former Bank of America sites. The other branch is in Pullman, though the branch is set t... Full story
The annual Colton-Uniontown Fair will take place Friday in its second year of the new configuration following the opening of the new ag shop, expanded school and parking lot. Added events for the 2017 fair include guinea pig fitting and showing and Little Squealers, in which kindergartners through second-graders sign up to show another exhibitor’s pig, with older kids helping. The Colton-Uniontown Fair will include FFA and 4H competitors from Colton, Uniontown and Pullman. Running out of space f... Full story
Tekoa City Council voted 3-2 Monday, April 17, to charge the Empire Theatre for sewer and water service. The city will now bill the theater $18 for water and $16 for sewer each month under a new policy that will apply to any Tekoa building used four days or less per month and does not irrigate. “We’re doing this, unfortunately. It’s a city-owned building, it’s a non-profit,” said Mayor John Jaeger. The rate is the same charged to Tekoa “snowbird” residents when away from Tekoa over winter m...
—Jack Lien photo These eagles have made their home along the Palouse River for more than seven years. For the first couple years, they hatched out two eaglets but only one would survive. However, for the past three years they have successfully raised three chicks. Lien photographed these eagles several times during their nesting season and until the chicks left the nest. The photo was captured while Lien was conducting one of his Palouse Country Photo Tours. He conducts a number of photo t...
Last month, notices were placed up around the former St. Ignatius Hospital building, deeming the building unsafe and structurally unsound. These notices were posted by the City of Colfax following an inspection of the building in November or December. Mayor Todd Vanek told the Gazette in December that the city thought the building was unsafe, and when they issued a report, it would go to building owner Anthony Girges. Irving Trejo, city building inspector, said he was in the building prior to this time, but a report was not issued until recentl...
