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Corey Lewis is guilty of unlawful use or possession of a license in the second degree and was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 60 days suspended, fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, fees $43, 12 months unsupervised probation, and the hunting license is suspended for 2 years....
Anthony P. Staples, 26, booked April 20 for Whitman County District Court warrants for failing to appear regarding charges of harassment – domestic violence and obstructing a law enforcement officer. Bail $50,000. Marcus L. Hansen, 24, booked April 21 for assault in the second degree – domestic violence, unlawful imprisonment, interference with reporting domestic violence, malicious mischief in the third degree. Bail $10,000. Jason E. Roof, 37, booked April 22 for criminal trespassing. Bail $500. Claire B. Alfaro, 19, booked April 23 for ass...
COLFAX — The School District is seeking input on development of a transitional kindergarten for the next school year. An online survey has been developed to assess community interest, officials said. So far, more than 50 responses have been received via the survey online at www.CSD300.org. The proposed program would be designed for 4-year-old students as of Aug. 31 who do not have access to high-quality learning opportunities. School District Superintendent Jerry Pugh said the biggest benefit of transitional kindergarten is being able to h...
PULLMAN – State officials are assessing potential damage from a red-dye diesel spill Monday, April 26, into the Palouse River. The spill was discovered by Four Star Supply officials, who determined approximately 1,200 gallons of the agricultural fuel had leaked from an above-ground tank and into the river. The fuel leak could be seen 1,000 feet downriver from the source of the leak, officials said. Red-dye diesel is non-taxed fuel to be used on farms, and not in highway vehicles. It’s colored red to easily identify it. The company removed the r...
SEATTLE – President Joe Biden visited Seattle and Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers had a message for him. “I wanted to draw your attention to the environmental devastation caused by the continued pollution of Puget Sound and the inhumane living conditions in downtown Seattle,” wrote McMorris Rodgers. The 5th District Republican representative wrote Biden before he arrived in Seattle on Earth Day, April 22, to present some environmental problems for him to consider while he visited Seattle. Rodgers urged the president to see firsthand the d...
COLFAX – The state lowland fishing season opened Saturday, April 23, kicked off with a statewide trout fishing derby. The season kickoff ignited excitement in the fishing community as well as introduced new statistics for fish biologists. State Department of Fish and Wildlife spokeswoman Staci Lehman in Spokane Valley reported water temperatures in Eastern Washington lakes Saturday ranged from the low- to mid-40s. Fishing should be picking up, she said. "It generally needs to hit 50 degrees befo...
RALSTON – A month after vetoing sections affirming local input into development of solar and wind farms, Gov. Jay Inslee tried last week to put a positive spin on his move. The governor spent part of Wednesday, April 20, at Rattlesnake Flats Wind Farm north of Washtucna, in the heart of the 9th Legislative District represented by Sen. Mark Schoesler, and Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick. Inslee’s visit coincided with Earth Week. Rattlesnake Flats includes 57 wind turbines, according to Clearway Energy Group, which developed the wind farm. Dye and...
This time of year gets interesting for a number of reasons, one of them being the transfer portal. For football, you may see some guy that played in another part of the country and now during spring practice may be the next QB or offensive lineman at your favorite college. But the guy that was your starting QB is now at a rival college using the same transfer mechanism. The transfer portal has been a boon for some schools, while others think of themselves as a farm club training players to find...
COLFAX – The first week standings of the Colfax Men’s Club Spring League golf series is done and in the books. Team standings for the A Bracket are: 45 Almota Elevator 38 Whitman Family Dental 37 Idaho Forest Group 35 Three Jack National 34 Ace Hardware 27 Medical Micro Machining Almota Elevator is comprised of Tom Fowler, Phil Hergert, Tyson Rogers, and Jamie Warwick Team standings for the B Bracket are: 40 State Bank Northwest 39 The McGregor Company 37 Colfax Body Repair 35 KTM Wood 33 MDKJ Law Firm 32 Ackerman Heating & Air State Bank Nor...
COLFAX – The Colfax girls fastpitch softball team is on a 6-game win streak. Starting last Tuesday, April 19, the local girls swept rival Liberty (Spangle). The local girls won the opener, 3-2. In the bottom of the seventh, senior Jorja Koerner singled on a 1-2 count, scoring 1 run to win the game. Koerner got the start on the mound, allowing seven hits and two runs over seven innings, striking out six, and walking 0. Jaidyn Stephens was in the pitcher's circle for Liberty, going 6 and t...
REARDAN – The Colfax Bulldogs won one, and lost one in Reardan on April 22. The first game was Colfax's victory with a score of 8-1 after seven innings. The Bulldogs jumped to a 4-0 lead after three innings. Both teams score one run in the fourth inning. Innings five and six were quiet and Colfax came out at the top of the seventh to add three more runs for a final score of 8-1 and the win. Alex Mortensen was the winning pitcher for Colfax. He threw for seven innings and had 3 strikeouts, w...
OLYMPIA – The state is taking aim at cyclists using battery-powered and electric bikes on publicly owned land managed by the state. As a result of Senate Bill 5452, which passed the Legislature in 2021, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources will host two public meetings online. Those meetings are set for 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. A survey is also available to the public through Friday, July 15. All three can be accessed online at wdfw.wa.gov/ebikes or d...
