Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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WALLA WALLA — The Great American Frontier was a time of prosperity, farming, growth, and exploration. Two missionaries gave Whitman County its name in 1871. This was long after their grizzly murders in 1847 when the two missionaries, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, were killed by the Cayuses and Umatillas people, after being accused of poisoning 200 Cayuse in their medical care during a measles outbreak, including the Whitman household. On November 29, 1847, Marcus, his wife Narcissa, and eleven other men served in a medical tent to aid locals. T...
PALOUSE - The Palouse Arts Council and Palouse community gathered to celebrate the late founding member of the Arts Council, Margo Wekenman, with a bench dedication at 10 a.m. on Main Street in the park next to Swale on Saturday, June 24, . President of the Arts Council Shandra Bohn stated that Wekenman was one of their founding members when they formed as a group in November, 2003, and there when they received their non-profit certification from the state in 2004. Bohn explained that Wekenman...
PULLMAN — Pullman is hosting its 33rd National Lentil Festival on Saturday, August 19. Presented by the Pullman Chamber of Commerce, the City of Pullman, and Washington State University, the one-day event began in 1989. It celebrates the Palouse region of farmlands in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho’s reputation for producing the highest quality lentils in the United States. The festival will start at noon, with the Washington State Employees Credit Union (WSECU) Grand Parade on Main Str...
COLFAX — The Port of Whitman County Commission completed its closure on a 14-acre property northwest of Tekoa on Friday, June 23, to transform it into an industrial leasing opportunity for tenants to bolster economic participation. The land yields the opportunity for industrial real estate development. The opportunity broadens the Port’s reach in aiding its mission to foster county-wide economic growth, and they are encouraging conversations with local businesses seeking to expand into northwestern Whitman County. Port of Whitman County Ass...
COLFAX - The Downtown Association recently updated where they're at with their small business incubators that received funding in November 2022. "It's been a wild ride," Colfax Downtown Association Executive Director Whitney Bond said, adding that they just closed on and purchased the Washington Federal Bank (WaFd) location. At their first location, they would have had to undergo seismic renovations on the property. Due to Washington State code regulations, if they renovated over fifty percent,...
COLFAX — Independence Day is approaching this Tuesday, July 4, the day the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and Whitman County is not holding out on fireworks and celebrations to commemorate the historic holiday. Endicott Endicott will celebrate the nation’s freedom at the Baseball fields by the school Tuesday, July 4. At 5 p.m., attendees can enjoy burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans, chips, and pop. A pie shack will also be ava...
MOSCOW — Prosecution in the Idaho Murders trial announced they are seeking capital punishment, the death penalty, against Bryan Kohberger, 28, who was accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students last November. The bodies of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were found on November 13, 2022. Kohberger is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a house near the University of Idaho campus last November. Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson filed the notice of his intent to s...
By Teresa Simpson Gazette Reporter COLFAX - The Colfax Rotary Club is working with the Colfax Softball and Baseball teams to sell fireworks again this year for the Fourth of July outside Rosauers. Rotary Club Treasurer Bob Lothspeich stated that they will be open from Wednesday, June 28, until the Fourth of July from noon. to 8 p.m. On the fourth, they will be selling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Price varies on what fireworks you purchase," Lothspeich said, adding that they've been affiliated with...
LACROSSE - LaCrosse Farmers' Festival took place Friday, June 23, through June 25, and was confirmed an overall success by both LaCrosse Business Group members Chelsey Startin and Paige Collins. "It was fabulous," Collins exclaimed, stating that the car cruise on Friday night and the firefighters' barbecue fundraiser were fun and very popular. "They had so many people coming for dinner that they ran out of food," she said. Startin added that while the barbecue was separate from the festival, it...
