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GARFIELD –– The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings baseball team was overwhelmed 16-8 in Saturday’s league outing with the visiting Colton Wildcats. The doubleheader was a set home game for Gar-Pal as visiting Colton took the field on Saturday, April 29. Gar-Pal took the lead in the first inning, scoring three runs with Colton just a little behind at two. Cason Sperber shined for Gar-Pal in the first game after securing a double. Gar-Pal scattered eight runs throughout the game and talli...
COLFAX –– A late score in a close softball game against Northwest Christian (NWC) cost the Colfax Softball Varsity team the win. The Bulldogs lost 9-6 in their first game against NWC when Lauren Heinrich singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run. Despite the loss in the first game, the Bulldogs did collect 11 hits in the game. Katy Coriell was on the rubber for NWC. She surrendered six runs on 11 hits over seven innings, striking out four. Delaney Imler, however, was in the pit...
RITZVILLE – The Garfield-Palouse and Oakesdale girls track teams finished in the Top 10 on Saturday, April 29, at the Undeberg Invitational. The Vikings were second as a team with 94 points and Oakesdale was fourth with 63. The girls division was won by Okanogan with 136.5 points. The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse and Colfax girls teams finished eighth and ninth, respectively, with 27.83 and 27.25 points. The Tekoa-Rosalia girls competed, but didn't score any team points. The Colfax boys placed t...
COLFAX –– The Colfax Highschool Baseball Bulldogs played a doubleheader against Northwest Christian (NWC) Varsity this past Saturday, April 29. The Bulldogs lost the doubleheader against NWC in two very close games. The Varsity Bulldogs fell to NWX Varsity 10-9 in the game’s final play when an error in the bottom of the seventh inning scored two runs for NWC. Colfax Varsity Bulldogs trailed by five runs in the fifth inning but came back headed to fight to lower the margin. Colfax Varsity Bulld...
COLFAX — David Feeder, 36, of Spokane, and Brunshay Miller, 35, of Atlanta, pled guilty to trying to cash a forged check at Umpqua bank on April 18, in Pullman Friday, April 28, reports say. Superior Judge Gary Libey sentenced the men in Whitman County Superior Court, following the recommendations agreed to by both the prosecutor’s office and defense attorneys. According to reports, Feeder pled guilty to felony forgery, having tried to cash a forged check for over $3,000. His sentence included drug treatment and a year of probation. Pul...
ST. JOHN — The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is looking for leads on a stolen vehicle taken from a residence in the St. John area. The vehicle stolen is a 2004 Ford F-350. The vehicle is a tan four-door truck. The vehicle was stolen sometime during the overnight hours of Sunday, April 30, and Monday, May 1. If you have seen this vehicle or have any information contact the Sheriff’s Office at (509)397-6266....
UNIONTOWN- A fatal car collision on I95 occurred on Sunday, April 30. The Washington State Patrol Reported that at 7:13 p.m., Munir Daud, 80, of Pullman, veered across the southbound lane of travel and went off the roadway. Daud was traveling northbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer when he went down a steep embankment, back up the embankment and collided with an uphill dirt embankment. Daud was dead on the scene and Washington State Patrol reports that drugs and alcohol were not a factor in the crash. Daud was wearing a seatbelt at the time...
COLFAX — The bus company Megabus has announced a new partnership with Northwestern Stage Lines, a private transportation company in the Northwest United States, which will service many locations including Colfax and Ritzville. The Ritzville stop location is at 1503 Smittys Boulevard, stated Megabus Director of Marketing Meghan O’Hare. The Colfax stop location is at 610 South Main Street. The partnership will allow for expanded service options. They are currently selling tickets between Colfax an...
PALOUSE — The Palouse Planning Commission is exploring opportunities to improve walking routes around the town Saturday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The commission is seeking those who like to walk, jog, and more for exercise, recreation, or transport in Palouse to help them understand where and what obstacles they might face on their walking routes and spots to take photos or rest. For the walkabout, arrive anytime before noon at the Palouse City Library at 120 East Main Street. There w...
MALDEN - Volunteers of Masonic lodges from Waverly and Spokane helped a resident set her new manufactured home on its foundations on April 29. Professionals from two contracting companies donated their time to detach the manufactured home from its transport trailer and set it on its concrete foundation. Roxanne Hartman, woman 60, was one of the many residents of Malden and Pine City who lost her home in the Babb Road Fire of 2020. Hartman and her Husband Rick applied for a loan from the United...
COLFAX–– Whitman County Public Works recently held several discussions with the Department of Transportation (DOT) concerning undeveloped land in Pullman. Mark Storey, Public Works Director of Whitman County, brought up the discussion and plans made by Public Works with the Whitman County Commissioners on Monday, May 1, regarding the land. Storey reported that roughly 5-6 years ago legislature in Washington State corrected DOT to consider dispensing State Route (SR) 276 right-of-way around the...
ALMOTA – In its first use of a new policy designed to curtail overcrowding of its Snake River amenities, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shuttered access Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30, to some riverside areas. With more than 600 students flocking to the 40-acre Boyer Park and many parking illegally near Illia Dunes and affecting Lower Granite Dam crossing, Corps rangers shut down parking and other vehicle access. The KOA campground in Boyer Park and Marina, 1753 Granite Road, was also s...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee won't be seeking a fourth term. Inslee, a Democrat from Bainbridge Island, announced Monday, May 1, that he's ready to move on. "Today I announced I will not seek a fourth term," he said. "We've made Washington a beacon for progress for the nation, and now it's time to pass the torch. Born and raised in Seattle, he was first elected to the state House of Representatives in 1989, then elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1993. The 72-year-old Inslee was electe...
COLFAX - The new capital budget includes $1.38 million for the Colfax Pool upgrade. Colfax Mayor Jim Retzer thanked the district representatives who advocated for the city's pool upgrades. As Senator leader on the capital budget, Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, stated that he appreciated the feedback from various Colfax citizens who let him know what projects needed funding in the capital budget. "Thanks to discussions with people throughout our district, as well as collaboration with my...
