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THORNTON – Five people were transported to area hospitals, including one by LifeFlight, after a hit and run collision north of Ralph Henning Road near Thornton. Washington State Patrol responded at 2:45 p.m. Sunday, June 14, to the collision, along with fire departments from Colfax, Steptoe and Rosalia, and Whitman County Sheriff's Office. According to Trooper Rob Aucutt, two vehicles were headed southbound on Highway 195 when the first pulled onto the shoulder. The second vehicle, a grey F...
The Southeast 1B League is in place for 2020-24 as a 12-team league divides into East and West. The East division will be largely what the league has been the past four years, with the addition of Tekoa/Rosalia dropping back to 1B from 2B. The East will included Oakesdale, Garfield/Palouse, Colton, Pomeroy, Tekoa/Rosalia, Touchet and St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse. The Southeast 1B West will be DeSales – coming down to play sports at the 1B level after historically going up to play in 2B – Liberty C...
The Colton School District has announced a co-op agreement with Genesee for football, to allow Colton students to play for the Idaho Class 1A-1 Bulldogs, similar to how 1B (Washington) Oakesdale kids have the opportunity to play football for 2B Colfax. Because Colton’s enrollment is small enough, it does not affect Genesee’s classification. Colton expects to send about 10 kids out for the team. “If there is football,” said Paul Clark, Colton superintendent, referring to possible COVID-1...
Plans for fall high school sports took a step forward last week as the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Executive Board set what is known as philosophical guidelines for the 2020-21 school year. Meeting June 7 by teleconference, the board has laid out a plan to resume fall sports, if the state Department of Health and Governor's office allow – depending on phases of re-opening after COVID-19 shutdowns. The WIAA intends to conduct a regular season and championships, for ea...
COLFAX – The Chamber of Commerce has booked a fun run and The Hankers as part of the Crazy Days celebration set for the second weekend of July. Crazy Days sidewalk sales are set for July 9, 10 and 11. A Social Distancing 1-Mile Fun Run is set for 8 a.m. July 11 on Spring Street. Only 50 people will be able to participate. A $100 prize will be awarded for the best social distancing costume. There is a cost to participate. Register at www.explorecolfax.com/funrun. The Hankers will play from 3 to 6 p.m. July 11 on Spring Street. Attendees s...
Whitman County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of campers at Boyer Park and Marina being threatened by an allegedly drunk man. According to the police report, four campers reported a man as intoxicated yelling at them and threatening to shoot them. The man, Bennie Davis, 60, allegedly yelled at the campers about tents being on the grass and the toilets in the women's bathrooms not being flushed. Deputies attempted to contact Davis, who was a maintenance person for the park. After being granted a search warrant, Davis was arrested in his...
BASIN CITY -- Local cowboys are buckin' the state's rejection of reopening Franklin County as the Fourth of July approaches. Despite the state's rejection of Phase 2 reopening in the wake of the coronavirus, residents are planning to kick up their heels for Independence Day. Two rodeo performances, a street dance, parade and fireworks are on tap as part of the Basin City Fourth of July Parade and Freedom Rodeo. The fun gets underway at 8 a.m. Friday, July 3, with rodeo slack. The first of two rodeo performances is set for 6 p.m. that night, fol...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that residents statewide will be required to wear a face mask effective Friday in an attempt to slow the coronavirus spread. “This is something we can get use to,” Inslee said, noting that a willful decision not to wear a face mask is “tantamount to a misdemeanor.” The governor balked, however, when questioned on how the state would enforce the requirement. “We just think people will respond,” he said. Inslee said the requirement stems from an order...
