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COLFAX –- The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from May 20 to May 31 May 22 Kevlin N Jones, II, who acquired title as a single person and Serena Jones, his spouse, Millington, Tenn., sold 208 4th Street, Oakesdale, Wash., to Joshua Day, an unmarried man and Sydney Lee Nelson, an unmarried woman, Oakesdale, Wash., selling price $296,000, Warranty Deed. Crystal Langley, Colfax, Wash., sold 502 South Lake Street, Colfax, Wash., to Wesley Kollmorgan and Doris Faye Brown, Colfax, Wash., parcels 1-0...
Colfax — Despite slightly above-normal rainfall in the region, federal officials are holding steady on their drought declaration heading into June. According to a NOAA water-year report released last week, May precipitation was above normal by 3%. But for the water year beginning in October, it’s only 91% of normal. Streamflow forecasts for June through September range from 77% of normal to 102%, according to the analysis. The drought status remains in place because winter snowfall across much of the Pacific Northwest was “severely lacki...
COLFAX — Week 7 of the 2024 Colfax Men’s Club Spring League is in the books and the final regular-season results are in. The McGregor Company finished top of the A-bracket with 232 points and will play the leader of the B-bracket, MDKJ Lawfirm with 234 points, for first and second place. Idaho Forest Group (227 points) finished second in the A-bracket and will play second-place finishers of the B-bracket, Three Jack National (233 points) for third and fourth place. The remaining third-place teams in their respective bracket will face each oth...
PALOUSE — The summer season is here and along with it comes the fun-filled days at the local swimming pool. The Palouse announced its 2024 schedule, beginning Friday, June 14, and running through Saturday, Aug. 17. The schedule is subject to change. Daily schedule On Monday through Friday, swim lessons will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. Session one will be July 15-18, 22-24 and 26. Session two will be July 29-Aug. 8 on Monday through Thursday only. Swim team practice will be from noon to 1 p.m.; open swim 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; lap swim and w...
LIND - People gathered from miles around to witness the destruction of farm equipment at the 35th annual Lind Lions Club combine derby on Saturday, June 8. The event also featured a parade, barbecue in the park, and pickup and grain truck races, including an Australian Pursuit and powder puff races. The day was capped off with a live music show from the Fred Bauer band. The combine derby featured drivers from Lind, Othello, Chewelah, Rosalia, Pullman, Cheney and even Urbandale, Iowa. It was a...
PULLMAN — A local man was killed in the late evening on Monday, June 10, after he was ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash. Reports say deputies from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, Troopers from the Washington State Patrol, and personnel from Fire Districts 12, 14 and Lewiston Fire all responded to the report of a single-vehicle accident near MP6 on Wawawai Pullman Road. Casey St. Clair, 25, of Pullman, lost control of the 2004 F250 Truck he was driving when he failed to negotiate a turn in the road. As a result, the vehicle lef...
PALOUSE — The Palouse Conservation District has several upcoming field tours coming up. The District will host a Soil Health and Cropping Systems tour from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 24. The Conservation District is teaming up with the University of Idaho Extension for the tour with local producers sharing insights from cover cropping, integration of livestock in small grains rotations and winter wheat variety trials. The tour begins four miles south of Uniontown, and will conclude six miles northeast of Genesee, Idaho. The four tour l...
COLTON — The boy who went missing from his Colton was found safe after nearly 100 first responders spread out for a search. Reports say the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home west of Colton at 9:30 p.m., Friday, June 7. According to a press release from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office, the three-year-old had been missing for an hour. Responders were informed the child had autism. “In regards to a 3-year-old with some cognitive issues, we were concerned the child may have trouble trying to communicate. It was getting...
COLFAX — The Port of Whitman Commissioners approved a fiber build contract award to move forward with bringing high-speed fiber internet to Port of Whitman Business Air Center. The project is slated for completion by September and will bring high-speed fiber internet to the businesses and tenants of the Business Air Center. During the Port of Whitman Commissioners regular meeting on Monday, June 3, the bid went to the lowest bidder, Summit Utility Contractors LLC for approximately $78,500. Fiber will be constructed as Fiber-to-the-Premises, w...
COLFAX — The Lewis-Clark Healthcare Foundation awarded two Whitman County organizations funds from its Fast-Track Grants. The Pullman Community Council on Aging, Pullman, received $4,860 towards the well-being and need of Seniors and Whitman County Public Health received $10,000 for the Whitman County Community Clinic. The Fast-Track grant is a quick turnaround grant of $2,500 to $10,000 intended for small health and wellness focused nonprofits with annual operating budgets of under $250,000 that serve rural communities. “The Lewis-Clark Val...
PULLMAN — Multiple agencies across the nation are searching for a man who is believed to have fled to Mexico with his daughter after violating a parenting plan. The Pullman Police Department issued a warrant Wednesday, June 5, for the arrest of Aaron Daniel Aung, 21, of Moscow, Idaho, for Custodial Interference in the first degree. Aung violated a Latah County District Court parenting plan involving custody of his daughter, Seraya Aung Harmon, 2, with the child’s mother Samara Harmon, of Pullman . Aung is 5’ 9” tall and approximately 135 pounds...
PALOUSE - Garfield-Palouse graduate Ainsley Sievers received offers totaling $1,061,940 from seven schools to attend. Sievers said she started applications from September to December, applying for 20 schools in all. Sievers's final choice was Claremont McKenna College, which she received an academic scholarship of $85,098 per year for four years. Though Claremont McKenna College wasn't Sievers's first choice, she said that the school flew her down for a preview program with no cost to her in...
COLFAX -- Rodeo fans gathered on Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9, at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds for another round of Junior Rodeo. Contestants from across Washington State showed up for the two day event. Results to be published as made available....
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, June 17 at 10:20 a.m. in the Whitman County Commissioners Chambers in the Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, Washington, to consider the proposed Huber Action Freight ZC 24-01, from Agricultural District to Heavy Commercial District. Remote participation is available for attending the Commissioners’ meetings. To participate use the link on the County website: www.whitmancounty.org - Zoom Address: https://us06web...
NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Whitman County roads will be closed to vehicular traffic for construction of multiple course bituminous surface treatment, pursuant to R.C.W. 47.48.01, for the time periods specified below: County Road No. 0160, Fairbanks Road, from Sieveke Road, milepost 0.96, to Seabury Road, milepost 4.42, from June 17, 2024 to June 20, 2024 for multiple course bituminous surface treatment. by ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Whitman County, Washington GIVEN under my hand this 3rd...
Public Notice The Oakesdale School District No. 324, Whitman County, Washington, has completed preparation of a budget for fiscal year 2024-2025. The completed budget is available upon request at the district office. Please call (509) 285-5296 to request a copy. The Board of Directors of Oakesdale S.D. #324, Whitman County, WA will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2023 at 6 p.m. for the purpose of adopting the 2024-2025 budget. Any person may attend this meeting and be heard for or against any part of such budget, the four-year bud...
Public Notice – budget extension The Oakesdale School District No. 324, Whitman County, Washington will be issuing a budget extension for the 2023-24 General Fund Budget. The Board of Directors of Oakesdale S.D. #324, Whitman County, WA will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2024 at 6 p.m. for the purpose of adopting the budget extension. Published June 6 and 13, 2024...
ADVERTIESMENT FOR BID PALOUSE COVE ROAD CURB AND STORMWATER PROJECT CITY OF PALOUSE Sealed bids for construction of Palouse Cove Road Curb and Stormwater Project will be received by the City of Palouse at the office of City Hall located at East 120 Main Street, Palouse, Washington until 2:00 p.m. local time on June 19th, 2024, and then publicly opened and read aloud. PALOUSE COVE ROAD CURB AND STROMWATER PROJECT The project consists of: Installing 780 linear feet of 8” SDR storm pipe, 6 catch basins, and 830 linear feet of concrete curb and g...
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Superior Court of Washington, County of Whitman Case No. 24-2-00163-38 ROCK LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT, Petitioner. The State of Washington to the residents of Whitman County residing within the Rock Lake Conservation District’s boundaries, You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the 6th day of June, 2024, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and answer the Petition of the P...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW.11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00091-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHERYL A. MCCOSKEY, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00090-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF STEPHEN BENJAMIN BRAVARD, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to...
PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Tekoa will hold a Tax Levy Hearing during its regular council meeting beginning at 6 P.M. on July 1, 2024, Tekoa City Hall, to consider a special levy for streets. Published June 13, 2024...
7-2024 PALOUSE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 301 GENERAL FUND BUDGET EXTENSION A budget extension of the Palouse School District 301 2023-24 General Fund Budget will be proposed at the June 27th board meeting to approve revenues and expenditures due to the increase in grant activities and rising costs at the school which will require an increase in revenues of two hundred eighty-one thousand dollars ($281,000) and an increase in appropriation of three hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($373,000). Copies of the proposed budget extension will be...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there will be a Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday June 18, 2024 at 3 PM in the Public Service Building Auditorium, N. 310 Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 Persons requiring ADA accommodations should advise us of that need. Will be available by Zoom with the following Meeting ID Meeting ID: 823 4359 4599eli Mark Storey Director of Public Works Published June 13, 2024...
