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"Harry" Knopes died suddenly after suffering a serious health issue, on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2024, at his home near Colfax, Washington. Born Harold Eugene Knopes, on March 23, 1935, in Uniontown, Washington, the second of 11 children born to Joseph and Caroline (Heitstuman) Knopes. He started his early education near Cottonwood, Idaho, at the one-room Kittrell school and graduated from Orofino, Idaho High School in 1953, He shortly after, entered the U.S. Air Force, the start of a career... Full story
Kenneth "Ken" Burl Girsberger passed away peacefully on December 14, 2023, at the Hospice of Spokane Hospice House. Ken was born on February 12, 1931, in Latah, Washington, to Llewellyn and Ruth Girsberger. Ken was the first of three children and was a beloved big brother to sister, Luella and brother, Hugh. Ken attended a small country school until 4th grade where he then attended school in Tekoa until graduating from high school in 1949. Ken enlisted in the Army in February 1951 and completed... Full story
Our loving Mother, Linda May Peringer, 80 years young, sadly left us on January 11, 2024. She was a wonderful mother who was always there for her children, family and friends. She will be dearly missed. Linda enjoyed sewing, crafting, reading, gardening and spending time with her dogs. Her greatest enjoyment came from being a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Linda was born to Walter and Berniece Sayers on October 8th, 1943, in Colorado Springs, Colo. She graduated from Oakesdale... Full story
PULLMAN — Several locals from Whitman County made the Washington State University (WSU) President’s Honor Roll for the 2023 Fall Quarter. Students that made the honor roll by town are listed as follows: From Albion, Sofia Cervantes, Robert Dricker, Colton Jackson, Vance Martin, Harleigh Parker, Ben Silvernale, Kaylin Woods, Nathanael Zink. From Colfax, Gabriel Ahmann, Collin Bannister, Alexis Booth, Caden Brown, Hannah Buri, Carson Cloaninger, Savanna Gilchrist, Kelsey McCandles, and Samuel Welch were listed on the Honor Roll. Colton loc...
COLFAX — Four Whitman County locals made a university and institution President’s List for the 2023-2024 Fall term. Accounting student Justin Thompson, of Pullman, was named on the President’s List at the Oregon Institute of Technology. Also from Pullman, studying Health Science at Springfield College in Massachusets, Katherine Johnson made the college President’s List. 2020 Oakesdale graduate Kyla Hansen made the Gonzaga University President’s List by maintaining a 3.85 to 4.0 grade point average for the 2023 fall semester. Hansen is studyi...
LEWISTON — Several locals from Colfax and Pullman made the Lewis-Clark State College President’s list for the 2023 semester. Lewis-Clark State College is located in Lewiston, Idaho, and to qualify for the President’s List, students must maintain a 3.75 grade point average for the semester and take at least 12 graded credits in 100-level classes or above. Layne A. Gingerich, Perry M. Imler and Kierstyn L. York are Colfax locals who made the list. Pullman locals Tara A. Bowen, Gwyneth J. Heim, Katie J. Henneman, Grayson A. Hunt, Makenzie R. La...
SPOKANE — Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) released the 2023 Fall Quarter honor roll, with several Whitman County locals listed as achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Albion local Susanna Molsee maintained a 3.0 or above at SFCC for the 2023 Fall Quarter. Also, Endicott locals Emery Molina and Kaylee Smith made the SFCC honor roll. Garfield local Olivia Booth got a 3.0 or above for the SFCC Fall Quarter. Colfax locals Piper Cai, Trenton Lyman and Deron Duncan made the SCC honor roll for t...
Colfax Thursday, Jan. 25 Spaghetti squash spaghetti with meat sauce, caesar salad, fruit, garlic bread, baked apple slices Monday, Jan. 29 Fiesta taco salad; chips, cheese, olives, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream Colton Wednesday, Jan. 31 Ham, scalloped potatoes, green salad, fruit, oatmeal butterscotch cookies Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 31 Sweet and sour pork, rice, asian style vegetables, mandarin oranges, dessert Pullman Friday, Jan. 26 BBQ chicken thighs, potato salad, Jell-O and pear salad, carrot and celery sticks, sugar cookies Tuesday, Jan....
Pullman Regional Hospital Joanna Mae Arnett, a girl, Jan. 9, 2024, to parents David and Sarah Arnett, of Genesee, Idaho. She weighed 7 pounds, 0.02 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Leonard and Angie Arnett, of Lewiston. Maternal Grandparents are Jim and Loy Felix, of St. Maries. Bliss May Malacara, a girl, was born Jan. 19, 2024, to parents Ebony A. McCollum-Hill, of Clarkston. She weighed 7 pounds. Bliss joins brother, Jesse, 3, at home. Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Rainey Ruth Dawson, a girl, was born Jan. 11, 2024, to parents...
COLFAX - The Whitman Hospital Foundation is hosted its 34th annual dinner and auction on Saturday, Jan. 20, with a social hour, dinner, and silent and live auctions. Coordinator Desiree Chappell said that they were able to fill approximately 170 seats and that the Foundation has counted roughly $138,000 raised so far. "That is not our final number," Chappell said. Chappell said that they are extremely thankful to the businesses in town that donated. "Everything was donated," she said. A Heads...
As I sat and read Dan Soss’ obituary tonight in the 1.4.24 Gazette, I couldn’t help but go back to June 7th, 1975, when the existing nursing home was to become a boarding home/assisted living facility with most of the staff and nursing patients being transferred by us, our employees, friends, relatives, etc. to the just finished and licensed Whitman Convalescent Center. As the administrator, I was so fortunate to have an experienced staff who had worked with our residents, some for years, so they knew and trusted each other as we all moved int...
In a mis-guided attempt to limit the amount a property owner could collect in a damage deposit for pets, lawmakers are proposing a pet deposit cap of $150, starting this July. Like much of the other legislation that has been proposed this year to reduce the cost of housing, Senate Bill (SB 6064), introduced by Senator Drew Hansen (D-23), will have exactly the opposite effect. Pet deposits are designed to cover the cost of either deliberate or accidental damage repairs to an rental property,...
“The possibility of a global environmental apocalypse has been dominating headlines and exercises a powerful hold on the imaginations of millions of people,” according to optimist and author Marion L. Tupy. Headlines of imminent catastrophe are resulting in public policy driving our nation and our state as well as many other western economies to the brink. The Clean Energy Transformation Act, passed in 2019, and the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) of 2021 form the architecture for the radical dec...
It seems like every year the Democrats, who have voting majorities in the Senate and House, in Olympia introduce legislation to raise or create taxes, no matter how much revenue the state is already collecting from you and other hard-working taxpayers. The Ds are at again this session. The latest proposal from the other side of the aisle that should cause all of us to hide our wallets is Senate Bill 5770, the Senate Democrats’ very costly and long-term property tax increase proposal. The v...
ENDICOTT — On this year’s special election ballot, the Endicott School District No. 308 Board of Directors proposed two levies: a Replacement Educational Programs and Operation (EP&O) levy and a Replacement capital levy. The Endicott School District Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 24-03 concerning a Replacement Educational Programs and Operation levy to finance educational programs and operation expenses not fully funded by the state. Superintendent Tricia Jeffries said the EP&O levy covers programs such as parent educator sta...
ST. JOHN — On this year’s special election ballot, the St. John School District Board of Directors proposed two levies: a Replacement Educational Programs and Operation (EP&O) levy and a Replacement capital levy. The St. John School District Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 2023-17 concerning a Replacement Educational Programs and Operation levy to finance educational programs and operation expenses not fully funded by the state. The proposition authorizes the school district to meet the educational needs of students by replacing an...
STEPTOE — Steptoe School District #304 Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 2023-3 on this year’s special election ballot for a proposition to finance educational programs and operation expenses. The proposition authorizes the school district to meet the educational needs of students by replacing an expiring two-year levy to collect excess taxes at an estimated levy amount of $120,000, resulting from a tax on property at a rate of $2.50/$1,000 assessed value for 2025 through 2026. Steptoe Superintendent Eric Patton said the levy has bee...
OAKESDALE — On this year’s special election ballot, the Oakesdale School District No. 324 Board of Directors Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 03-2324 concerning a replacement levy for capital improvements. The proposition authorizes the school district to collect excess taxes, replacing an expiring levy, on all taxable property to modernize, renovate, and improve school facilities. The levy is estimated at $400,00, resulting from a tax on property at rate of $2.22/$1,000 assessed value for 2025 through 2030. Oakesdale Sup...
LACROSSE — On this year’s special election ballot, the LaCrosse School District Board of Directors adopted Resolution No. 23-24-01 concerning a proposition to finance educational programs and operation expenses. The proposition authorizes the school district to meet the educational needs of students by replacing an expiring levy to collect excess taxes during the years of 2025 through 2028, at a levy amount of $400,000, with assessed values at $1.52 in 2025, $1.47 in 2026, $1.43 in 2027, and $1.39 in 2028. The school district will use the exc...
PULLMAN –– Washington State University (WSU) has achieved a notable milestone by designing the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional micro-robots on record. These miniature insect-like robots, with the mini-bug weighing 8 milligrams and the water strider robot at 55 milligrams, demonstrate a speed of approximately 6 millimeters per second. Potential applications encompass artificial pollination, search and rescue missions, environmental monitoring, and robotic-assisted surgery. The ground-breaking aspect of these tiny robots lies in...
UNIONTOWN — The Port of Whitman County Commissioners voted to authorize an Economic Development and Tourism Agreement with the Town of Uniontown to help fund the revitalization of the restroom facility in Holzer Park in their regular Thursday, Jan. 18, commission meeting. The commissioners voted to authorize Port Executive Director Kara Riebold to sign the agreement to provide Uniontown with a contribution of $25,000 toward the restroom in Holzer Park. Uniontown is seeking an excess levy for parks in 2025 to provide a $5,000 match to meet t...
PULLMAN –– A towing mistake in Pullman resulted in the arrest of Bent Cardan, 39, a tow truck driver, after towing away a Ford Bronco on Saturday, Jan. 20. Reports say Jeffrey Weller, the owner of the Bronco, reported his vehicle missing from the shoulder of SR-270 near Alpine Animal Hospital. Weller had reportedly left the vehicle around 10:30 a.m. to get parts. Upon his return at 11:30 a.m., the Bronco had vanished. Pullman Police Officer Luv St. Andre went to investigate the incident. Surveillance footage showed a blue flatbed tow truck wit... Full story
TEKOA — In an email from Wednesday, Jan. 17, Tekoa Principal Yolanda Bone reported that Tekoa School’s heating system experienced some issues during the cold snap, with some classes heating only up to 63 or 69 degrees. “Some classes are heating up to programmed temperatures,” Bone said in the email, noting that classes with colder temperatures had space heaters running. Tekoa was not the only school to experience some issues; LaCrosse School Superintendent Doug Curtis said that LaCrosse had some HVAC units on the rooftop with one of them sh...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Jan. 19 Jan. 19 Austin Adlai Gunnels, 22, intimidating a witness, malicious mischief. Good time release Jan. 22, 2024. Jacqueline Bell Thompson, 64, possession of stolen property 1st degree. Held without bail through Superior Court. Zachary Lewis Holt, 23, Federal violation USMS Hold. Held without bail through Federal Court. Jan. 20 Sommer Marie Callahan, 45, Theft 2 nd degree. Held without bail through Superior Court. Bent Gunnar Cardan, 39, theft of motor v...
