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ROSALIA — The day was August 14, 1935, when alarms sounded throughout the town while bank robbers fled, killing the local town marshal. Marshal Albert “Bert” Lemley, 58, fired shots at the desperadoes in the Bank of Rosalia’s window. However, a single shot of a 32-caliber was fired, striking Lemley in the back, penetrating the shoulder, heart and lodging in the ribs. He was killed instantly. An article written by the Spokane Chronicle reports that Lemley was ambushed by a third robber dressed as a woman at the point across the interse...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from May 21 to May 28: May 21 Quinton Dion Kemper Sr., 63, assault 4th degree, domestic violence. Held without bail through District Court. May 22 Casey Michael Smith, 30, warrants knowingly possessing a controlled substance. $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through District Court. Nathan Vernell Meier, 33, warrant reckless driving. Held without bail through Walla Walla District Court. Joshua Robertson, 45, warrant held without bail through Washington State Department of...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from May 18 to May 22: May 18 4:50 a.m.-Dog barking complaint West Wall Street. May 19 7:25 p.m.- Communications problem East Pine Street. May 20 3:02 p.m.- Animal problem/complaint North Sumner Street. 9:52 p.m.- Civil Call West River Drive. May 21 5:42 p.m.- Unattended death North Mill Street. May 22 4:58 a.m.- Domestic dispute Scholz Road, Steptoe. 6:55 p.m.- Animal problem/complaint South Meadow Street. 11:22 p.m.- Burglary/Intrusion alarm East 3rd S...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 21 to May 27: May 21 7:59 a.m.- East Street, Albion. Possible harassment. 8:48 a.m.- Squires Road, Rosalia. Junk vehicle inspection. 9:23 a.m.- Parvin Road, Colfax. Theft other. 11:23 a.m.- Albion Parvin Road, milepost 1.5, Pullman. Unknown injury accident. 12:03 p.m.- Babbitt Road, Pullman. Other law enforcement calls. 1:11 p.m.- Babbit Road, Pullman. Controlled substance problem. 4:55 p.m.- Oakesdale. Report of two dogs possibly being neglected. 5:35 p.m...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from May 20: May 20 Mark McKay and Michael McKay as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Janice E. McKay, deceased, LaCrosse, Wash., sold agriculture classified under current use chapter, Whitman County, Wash., to Mark McKay, LaCrosse, Wash., parcels 2-0000-37-14-26-2900, 2-0000-37-14-23-1900, 2-0000-37-14-23-3900, 2-0000-37-14-23-4900, 2-0000-37-14-26-1690, 2-0000-37-14-24-2900, 2-0000-37-14-26-3290, 2-0000-37-14-24-3900, undisclosed selling pri...
Evelyn Rita (Russell) Draper passed away on May 27, 2024, in Spokane, Wash., with her son by her side. Evelyn was born November 29, 1929, in Froid, Mont., at her grandmother's house, as her parents were visiting there for the holidays. Her father, Roy Russell, was a farmer. After five years of bad crops in Montana they moved to Spokane when Evelyn was three years old. In Spokane, Roy eventually opened a shoe repair service. Evelyn's mother Agnes (Sorensen) Russell died of pneumonia when Evelyn...
A celebration of life for Tara Vern Tribbett is on Friday, June 28th, 2024 at the Lumberyard Food & Event Hall in Pullman, WA at 3:00 PM. Family and friends are invited to attend to honor her memory together....
Eugene Max Hubble, 80, longtime school teacher, passed away on May 16, 2024, in St. John, Wash. Max was born on July 11, 1941, to Austin and Rose Hubble in Longview, Wash. He lived in Cathlamet until the 5th grade when his parents moved to St. John. He graduated in 1959 and excelled in all sports. After graduations, he attended Boise State where he played football. He finished his education at Washington State University getting his teaching degree in 1964. Max spent 30 years teaching 6th grade...
James Repp, auditor of Whitman County from 1974 to 1994, passed away peacefully at age 97 in his hometown of Colfax, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jim was a devoted husband, father, and friend who will be deeply missed. Born in Colfax to Peter and Anna Repp on August 4, 1926, Jim spent his entire life in Colfax, deeply involved in his community. Jim married the late Gloria Fahnlander Repp on September 12, 1947, and they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary shortly before her passing in...
FARMINGTON — One person was injured in a car crash in the late afternoon of Thursday, May 23. Reports say Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the one-vehicle crash on Farmington Road near Milepost 8 at approximately 5:52 p.m. Deputies say the driver was heading Southbound and went off the road side-swiped a power pole. The vehicle then went through a ditch and struck a driveway embankment, launching the car into the air. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels. The driver was flown to a hospital with non-life-threatening inj...
TEKOA — The John Wayne Trail Riders are on the trail again this year, riding horse drawn carriages along the trail. Riders started on Friday, May 24, and are now in Malden for a rest day on Thursday, May 30. The trail riders will set out from Malden on Friday, May 31, going 10 miles were they will set up camp in Rosalia. The riders will not be in this year’s Rosalia Battle Days parade and will set out at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 and go 22 miles until they hit Tekoa where they will end with an end of the ride celebration. The trail ride wil...
COLFAX - Long time residents Tony and Amanda Talley are starting their own plumbing business in Colfax called Cobra Drains Services Company. The Talleys have lived in Colfax for almost 20 years. "He's been in the plumbing and mainline business for years," Amanda Talley said. The Talleys have been obtaining their business licenses and are excited to serve Colfax and Whitman County. "We're excited to be a service that can be counted on," said Tony, adding that Cobra Drains Services Company will...
COLFAX –– The summer highway construction season started on Tuesday, May 28, with many projects planned. According to reports, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is planning to chip-seal two local highways in Whitman County. Crews will resurface 44 miles of State Route 23 between Steptoe and Sprague and chip seal 21 miles of SR 194 between Pullman and Almota on the Snake River. Motorists can expect delays through these work zones, with flaggers directing one lane of traffic....
Colfax Thursday, May 30 Shepherd’s pie, cabbage salad, fruit cocktail, s’mores cookie bars Monday, June 3 Chicken strips, french fries with pub sauce, green salad, fruit, birthday dessert – strawberry cupcakes. Colton Wednesday, June 5 Oven baked chicken, pasta with garlic butter, beets, caesar salad, birthday dessert – strawberry cupcakes. Palouse Wednesday, June 5 Breakfast casserole with ham, eggs, veggies and cheese; roasted potatoes; breakfast fruit; cinnamon rolls. Pullman Friday, May 31 Oriental chicken salad, fresh fruit, rolls,...
Pullman Regional Hospital Elliot Jane Bodart “EJ,” a girl was born May 20, 2024 to parents Tyler and Adrianna Bodart, of Pullman. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Bruce and Triena Bodart, of West Bend, Wis. Maternal Grandparents are Aaron and Autumn Rieger. Knox Swenson, a boy, was born May 20, 2024 to parents Colten and Shae Swenson, of Moscow, Idaho. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Blake and Andrea Swenson, of Pocatello, Idaho. Maternal Grandparents are Marc and Marci Modersitski, of Alp...
PALOUSE — The Spring Hotrod Gathering will be happening in Palouse this weekend from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1. The gathering will feature hot rods, customs cars, and choppers pre-1965 only. People are invited to enter their hotrods for a small fee. The show will start at 11 a.m., followed by a frozen t-shirt challenge at 1 p.m. and the t-shirt booth will close at 2 p.m. Trophies will be placed in from of recipients’ cars at 3:30 p.m. Individual favorites will receive a trophy. Main Street will open at 6 p.m., and the Palouse Cab...
PINE CITY - Pine City boasts a new welcome sign replacing the one that was burned in the 2020 Babb Fire. According to Board Member of the Pine City Historical Society Teresa Brown, Jim and Sue Crutcher Rhodes, a generous couple who have never lived in Pine City, made the new sign possible. Brown said that the Crutcher family does have ties to Pine City, going back to 1880 when Sue's great-grandfather, Sam Crutcher, first came to the area. "Sam was born in Kentucky and served in the War of the...
ROSALIA — Battle Days is in route again this year with a weekend of fun May 31 and June 1. Festivities start, Friday, May 31, with dinner provided by the Battle Days Association at 5 p.m. at the Rosalia Park. From 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. there will be free swimming and games at the pool. Also on Friday, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. live music will be provided by Valente and The Jim Basnight Band. Saturday, June 1, will start out at 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. with a Scouts Breakfast at the fire station, 607 Whitman Avenue. The Fun Run will take at 8 a.m., with r...
In the May 23 issue of the Whitman County Gazette, in an article titled “U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spark wildfire”, it was inaccurately stated that the May 13 fire was caused by federal workers trying to toss hot coals into the water while cleaning out the fire pits along the river. According to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Specialist Dylan C. Peters, during the cleaning process crews uncovered still warm coals obscured by a thick layer of burnt ash. Due to windy conditions these coals instantaneously threw burning embers int...
COLFAX - At approximately 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, a semi truck from Othello, Wash., overturned on Hume Road causing a closure. According to Whitman County Sheriff's officers at the scene, the truck, being driven by a Yakima man whose name was unavailable at the time of press, was traveling southbound on Hume Road when his front passenger-side tires dipped off of the road. Unable to recover, the semi truck twisted while attempting to come out of the ditch and landed on the roof of the...
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Fire Department District 7 was dispatched for a house fire off U.S. Highway 195 near the rest area at approximately 5:45 p.m., on Friday, May 24. Rosalia Fire Chief Laura Lautenschlager said that the fire was fully involved upon the first unit's arrival, and they were able to put it out and back in service by 2 a.m. on Saturday, May 25. Lautenschlager said that the fire was caused by a candle and that the house was a total loss. "Both occupants of the house escaped with no...
COLFAX - Whitman County observed Memorial Day, remembering the men and women who sacrificed their lives for freedom on Monday, May 27. Colfax, Washtuchna and Garfield all held Memorial Day ceremonies, while several other towns remembered the fallen with flags placed on the graves of service members. Colfax and Washtucna both held their events at 10 a.m., with Colfax cemetery displaying approximately 315 full size American flags, as well as small flags adorning all the graves of the veterans....
COLFAX — High School seniors across the county are gearing up for the end of their high school careers and looking towards their future with graduation approaching. Four schools are preparing for their graduation ceremonies at 11 a.m., on Saturday, June 1, including Colfax, Colton, Garfield-Palouse, and Oakesdale. Both Colton and Colfax will host their graduation ceremonies in the gymnasium, with Colton in their big gym. “This class is a group of strong willed individuals, who as they leave us are going to be able to conquer whatever obs...
PALOUSE –– The non-profit haunted-themed event has been confirmed to take place this October. Haunted Palouse meetings were held in the last few weeks to tentatively decide whether the annual event, which had been postponed and canceled in 2023, would take place in 2024. In addition, the open positions for a board of directors have been appointed and filled. The following people will assume the positions of: Director, Will Perry; Stakeholder, Jaimie Gaber; Building Manager, Bob Brown; Trail Man...
COLFAX — Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics met with Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, May 22, to discuss plans moving forward on compliance with the Reproductive Privacy Act. During the Wednesday, May 15 meeting Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Vice President Michelle Beckmann said that the compliance committee had met that morning, scheduling a meeting with Planned Parenthood. Beckmann stated that the meeting with Planned Parenthood would result in a presentation to be given to the state by the next regular meeting, set for June 19. “Whi...
