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The extended candidate filing period, which concluded Wednesday, May 24, yielded nine more candidates. Ben J. Wolf, an incumbent, filed the morning of Wednesday, May 24, to retain his seat as commissioner for Whitman County Fire District 14, which covers the Uniontown and Colton area. He was the last candidate to file. The extended period allowed individuals to file for positions which did not have any candidates at the conclusion of the regular filing period on Friday, May 19. All together, there were nine filings in the extended period....
The seventh annual Ride for a Cure benefit will begin Saturday, June 4, with motorcycle riders gathering at the Colfax Les Schwab. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at Les Schwab, and cost to register is $15. Those funds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Extra donations will also be accepted. Plans call for the riders to leave Les Schwab by 10:30 a.m. The ride will go through the Palouse country side and end in Rockford at Fredneck's Tavern where there will be drawings and door prizes....
Former Farmington mayor Ron Dugan filed as a candidate to return as mayor at the filing deadline and withdrew later that same day. Dugan filed in the 11 a.m. hour May 19, the last date for candidates in Whitman County. In the 3 p.m. hour, current Mayor Dave Baker filed for re-election. Baker has served for the past two years. “My philosopy has always been the same,” Dugan said. “If there is a council position or mayor is open and nobody wants it, I will serve.” Once Baker filed, Dugan rescind...
--Teri Lou photo The Northern lights were epic on Saturday, May 27, as shot from the base of Steptoe Butte on Tennessee Flat Road.... Full story
Election season for local races in Colfax ended May 24 when filing closed with just one candidate filing for each of the four open city council seats and the open school board seat. The extended filing period applied to just one seat left open on the council, and Blaine Golden switched his filing to that seat after originally filing for seat three. Newcomers to the council will include Golden, Crystn Guenthner in seat two and Crystal Christopherson in seat three. Sarah McKnight, who was appointed to seat four last year, filed for election to...
The Town of Oakesdale presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Mike Crossett of Crossett's Food Market at the town council meeting May 15. The rare certificate was presented to Crossett and his store which has served Oakesdale for 69 years. The honor notes Crossett's support of the school, local organizations and fire department. The certificate was the first presented for the 12 years Mary DeGon has been clerk/treasurer for Oakesdale. Councilmember Al Evans brought up the idea to honor Crossett's at an earlier town council meeting. “One o... Full story
A shake-up may be on in Garfield as multiple candidates vie for the mayor's office and two town council seats, including three candidates for longtime councilman's Daymon Marple's spot and a challenger for incumbent representative David Jones. For position five on the council, Rebecca Strange-Jones, Kevin Pickron and Tom Tevlin seek the seat held by Marple, who is not running. Tevlin is the proprietor of Garfield Meats. Pickron is a stay-at-home father and part-time contractor for Idaho State...
The second Colfax First Thursday of the season is slated today, June 1, and it will feature live entertainment from the Hankers. The Hankers are a local country band, and they will be set up on the new Spring Street stage to provide the first in a series of live entertainment booked for each First Thursday through September. “They’ll be set up on Spring Street opposite of where we usually have it,” said Valoree Gregory, Colfax unified executive director. “It will be between Washington Federal and the quilt shop.” The First Thursday promotion...
The 48th annual Rosalia Battle Days is slated for this weekend, and it is booked with several new and old events. In January, a new president was appointed to the Rosalia Chamber of Commerce, and she has been working through the plans for the annual event with a committee. Oona McGuinness-Fischer, the Chamber president, moved to Rosalia last September from Spokane, and she said she wants to help people realize how great Rosalia is. “Oh my gosh, we do have a lot planned,” said McGuinness-Fischer. The weekend kicks off on Friday, June 2, wit... Full story
--Cap Perry photo Oakesdale girls win state 1B track title After a long final day in the state track finals at Roos Field in Cheney, Oakesdale took to the awards stand with the championship trophy. The Nighthawks won the title with a two-point margin over Mount Vernon Christian. Last year they tied with MVC for the title. On the stand, starting at left, are Logan Reed, Samantha Meserve, Aliya Rutledge, Amber Jones, Maddy Dingman, Elisabeth Perry, Hayden Brown, Emma Perry, Julie Baljo, Lauryn... Full story
Map of top 10 finalists It is official. St. John has made the top 10 of the America’s Main Streets Contest, and the grand prize decision is now in the hands of the contest judges. “We are ecstatic,” said Amanda Webb, one of the organizers behind getting St. John into the contest. “So excited!” Webb, along with fellow organizers Jessiann Loomis and Valerie Brewer, found out about making the top 10 Tuesday morning. “I called Jessiann, and I said, ‘This is the time I start harassing you about you...
County high schools will graduate 129 seniors over the course of two weekends. The “pomp and circumstance” march will take place in seven rural county schools this weekend and at one next weekend. Also, Pullman High School will graduate 170 seniors on Saturday, June 10. Colton, Tekoa and St. John Endicott increased their graduating numbers by 12 collectively from last year. Colfax, LaCrosse, Oakesdale and Rosalia collectively dropped by 12. Garfield/Palouse stayed the same as last year. Up first in the graduation march will be Colfax, Col...
