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  • Palouse Land Trust park dedicated at Sunnyside Park

    Meghann Ferguson|Jun 16, 2016

    “It's important to keep and protect a certain part of the Palouse,” said Elinor McCloskey (far left). Gazette intern reporter The Palouse Land Trust along with Elinor McCloskey and the City of Pullman dedicated one-acre of land near Sunnyside Park Saturday, June 11. The one-acre plot of land was previously owned by McCloskey's parents. She donated the land last fall as a conservation easement. McCloskey said she wanted to ensure the land will forever provide an outdoor recreational space for... Full story

  • Colton High football lights to return this fall

    Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter|Jun 16, 2016

    The lights are coming back to Colton on Friday nights in the fall. Colton superintendent Nate Smith and the school board decided to put up new lights after two seasons of afternoon football games due to faulty lights. The project comes after lights were cut from plans for the school remodeling, which was completed last summer. The remodel included electrical conduit laid under the new parking lot for if and when new lights were put in. The estimated $155,902 project will be done by Musco Sports...