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Armeda Florence (Dole) Hayer, went to heaven on July 6, 2024, at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. The thought of her waking up in heaven to the perfect peace and presence she anticipated is comforting. Armeda was born, September 4, 1924, in Pullman, Wash., to Arthur and Zelma (Hatley) Dole. She was born on the family homestead in her grandmother's house, and had great memories from childhood there. She grew up in the country and attended country school until she was 15. The family moved to...
Diana Kay (Cochran) Braun, born in Colfax, Washington, September 28, 1951, to Fayne and Louise Cochran. She passed away on June 12th, 2024, after a battle with pancreatic cancer in Redmond, Washington, at the age of 72. Diana grew up on the family farm located north of Colfax with her three siblings. She attended Colfax High School graduating in 1970. Following high school she attended Washington State University for two years before completing her degree at Kinman Business University in Spokane...
Kristine Louise Hatley Alvarez Delos Santos, 73, of Pullman, WA, passed away peacefully at her home on July 5, 2024. Born on October 5, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Margaret (Baker) Hatley, Kris spent her formative years in Pullman, graduating from Pullman High School in 1968. Kris pursued a career in nursing at Tacoma General Nursing School in Tacoma, WA, where she met her future husband, Frank Alvarez Delos Santos, on a blind date. The couple married on January 30, 1970, at McCord Air Force Ba...
Herman "Lloyd" Kelley, 91, of Cheney, Washington, was called home to be with our Lord on July 1, 2024. He was born in Wilson, Oklahoma, on Sept. 2, 1932, to Ruby Inez Wall (Kelley) and Paul Clinton Kelley. Herman was preceded in death by his beloved wife Eva Dell Kelley, also a Twin brother Wylie "Floyd" Kelley, a younger brother Roy Lee Kelley, and stepson Billy Carroll Coleman. Survivors include his sister Leona "Fay" Herbert (husband William "Keno" Herbert), sister in-law Cathy Kelley; two...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from July 5 to July 9: July 5 2:21 p.m.- N. Main St, Accident NonInjury July 6 10:08 a.m.- S. Mill St, Citizen Dispute 10:34 a.m.- S. Mill St, Malicious Mischief 3:19 p.m.- W. Wall St, Theft Other July 7 1:10 p.m.- W. Fairview St, Welfare Check July 8 3:56 a.m.-N. Park St, Animal Noise Complaint 8:42 a.m.- N. Mill St, Theft Other 9:59 a.m.- N. Main St, Theft Other 10:54 a.m.- S. Lake St, Accident Hit & Run 11:25 a.m.- S. Main St, Accident Hit Run July 9 10:16 a.m.- N. C...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from July 10 to July 15: July 10 Jacob Kain Peckham Goad, 27, Assault 2nd Degree/Domestic Violence and Harassment Threatening to Kill/Domestic Violence. $10,000 or $1,000 cash through Whitman County Superior Court. July 12 Quentin Marcellus Smithpierre, 25, criminal trespass 2nd degree. $5,000 bond or $500 cash bail through District Court. July 13 Arthur Jason Ayers, 49, driving under the influence. Held without bail through District Court. Bryson Andrew Fry, 25, b...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 9 to July 15: July 9 4:26 a.m.- North Main Street, Albion. Domestic dispute. 7:28 a.m.- South East Street, St. John. Douglas Keith Graham, 56, arrested for DWLS 3rd. 7:39 a.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Jail, Colfax. Deputy assisted the jail. 7:44 a.m.- Carrol Road, Colfax. Truck inspection. 10:16 a.m.- North Cedar Street, Colfax. Possible scam. 10:28 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender tracking. 10:48 a.m.- South Whitman Avenue, Rosalia. P...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from June 18 to June 24: June 18 Katelyn Sailors, Rosalia, Wash., sold 508 East F Street, Rosalia, Wash., to Nick Sailors, parcels 1-1615-00-07-0000, 1-1615-00-07-02-0000, selling price $391,500, Quit Claim Deed. Peter Larsen and Kathy Sargent heirs of John Alfred Larsen and Nancy L. Larsen, both deceased, Pullman, Wash., transferred 201 W 1st St., Albion to Charles and Diane Fischer, Pullman, Wash., undisclosed assessed value, Quit Claim Deed. Clay Lew...
Roger Sandberg is on the ballot this year for Whitman County Superior Court Judge. I urge your readers to join in voting for Sandberg for Judge. As the County’s prosecuting attorney I have worked with many judges, here and in other parts of the State; and I am convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that Mr. Sandberg deserves your vote. Roger Sandberg has the knowledge, the broad experience, the common sense, and the plain good judgment that our next judge needs to have. Please vote Sandberg for judge. Denis Tracy. Colfax...
I think it’s a safe estimate to say that more than 90% of this community is against having windmills on our picturesque Palouse hills. One landowner who signed a windmill contract agreed with me on that estimate. Simply put, the Palouse is beautiful, and windmills are ugly. No one I’ve talked to has “gotten used to” the windmills in the Oakesdale area. They are just as unsightly today as they were on day one. “But what about private property rights,” is the response I got from another. I don’t want to tell anyone what to do with their propert...
As my colleague Paul Guppy detailed in a blog post last week and discussed on WPC on the Go, the Supreme Court's recent decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo et al. weakens regulatory powers from unaccountable bureaucrats. While this has widespread implications, one potential outcome could be reigning in the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and their ability to classify the internet as a Title II communications service. Reclassifying the internet from an information service...
Most of us have a hobby –– knitting sweaters, playing a musical instrument, painting a pretty picture, tinkering with electronics, etc. Few, indeed, are the hobbyists who make any money from their efforts. Keep that fact in mind when you think about farming. It has long been a hard-work hobby. My father, a life-long farmer, used to say that a person only farms because he or she LOVES working with the soil and plants. In that sense, then, it is a hobby. Most farmers farm because of love for the...
Truck, truck, truck, Tesla. Truck, truck, truck. Here in rural Eastern Washington, the running joke is that the “T” on a Tesla electric vehicle stands for “tourist.” Indeed, the expensive cars, like their electric Toyota and Rivian counterparts, are an oddity easily picked out among rural residents’ pickups, four-wheel drives and older vehicles. But what some rural residents may not realize is that they are paying to charge many of those expensive EVs. Over the last couple years, electric vehicle and utility companies have pushed installat...
Colfax Thursday, July 18 French toast, sausage, eggs, fruit, blueberry cobbler Monday, July 22 BBQ chicken, rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, tomato and cucumber salad, peach crisp Colton Wednesday, July 24 Salad bar with chicken, bacon, cucumber, broccoli, olives, beans, cheese and hard-boiled eggs, multi-grain rolls, cottage cheese with fruit and ice cream. Endicott Tuesday, July 23 Roast beef, potatoes and gravy, salad bar, fruit and dessert Palouse Wednesday, July 24 Chicken, rice pilaf, roasted vegetables, salad, peanut butter cookies...
Pullman Regional Hospital Briggs Kenneth Ballard, was born July 9, 2024, to parents Lillian and Ryan Ballard, of Pullman. Paternal Grandparents are Doug and Marcie Ballard, of Port Angeles, Wash. Maternal Grandparents are Donna Jones, of Moscow, Idaho, and Pat Grady of Princeton, Idaho. Briggs joins sisters Ayela, 8, and Adeline Ballard, 4....
COLFAX — The Colfax Chamber of Commerce will be hosting free movies in Schmuck Park Thursday, July 18 and July 25. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be put on Thursday, July 18, beginning at dusk. The second movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 will take place on Thursday, July 25. Families are invited to join the free showing with the opportunity to purchase concessions from local Colfax organizations....
GARFIELD –– The July calendar wouldn’t be complete without—drumroll, please—the Annual City-Wide Yard Sales event, sponsored by Community of Garfield Association (CGA), which will be held a week from this Saturday on July 27. In addition to the yard sales around town, this year, the CGA will join the fun by sponsoring its own Rummage Sale at the Garfield-Elberton Museum (GEM), located on 3rd Street across from the Garfield Library. The CGA decided to add its Rummage Sale to the sales around town to provide a place for people who want to clean...
ROSALIA - Rosalia Garden Club has named Danette Merritt "July Garden of the Month." Rosalia Garden Club Publicity Chairman MarvaLee Peterschick said that Merritt's garden shows careful planning by blending perennials and annuals to create a park-like setting among trees, shrubs and colorful flowers in an expanse of cool green. "Danette has several large flower beds of June bearing double peonies in different shades of pink and white that attract your eye as you get comfortable in the inviting...
COLFAX - Route 26, a vintage market open since August 1, 2019, is closing their doors this weekend. The three owners Nancy Thorson, Debi Anderson, and Tami Schwartz are closing due to Anderson and Thorson moving and changes in life. "It's too much for one person to do," said Thorson, "it's a team." With the lease expiring and changes happening, the team agreed that it coincided with their next steps. "It's bittersweet," said Thorson, with Schwartz agreeing that "bittersweet" was the perfect way...
ST. JOHN - Three special performances of "Beauty and the Beast" will take the stage this month. The play is being presented by Golden House Theater and will take place at St. John School, 301 W. Nob Hill Road. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. The cast will feature eight families of actors from ages 4-23. Performances are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 26; 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, July 27; and 3 p.m., Sunday, July 28. Director Dominic Treis said that this year's...
COLTON — Swift action from helicopter crews on Tuesday, July 9, prevented a fire in the Snake River Canyon in southern Whitman County from growing. Volunteer firefighters from Whitman County Fire District 14, based in Colton-Uniontown, and Asotin County Fire District 1, based in Clarkston, responded to the fire around 3 p.m. The fire ignited just east of Red Wolf Bridge near the Port of Wilma. Two helicopters from Leading Edge Aviation, stationed at the port, immediately began water drops on the fire. Additional helicopters from the W...
ROSALIA — Hot temperatures caused three buckles on U.S. Highway 195 south of Rosalia on Tuesday, July 8. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), all the ruptures occurred near the Horn School Rest Area. “The maintenance crews in Area 2, Whitman County and surrounding counties, got a report of the road buckling on U.S. Highway 195 into the Horn School Rest Area,” said Public Information Officer Joe McHale, of the WSDOT Eastern Region office in Spokane. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews...
COLFAX — Washington State University, (WSU) Eastern Washington University, (EWU) Spokane Falls Community College, (SFCC) Spokane Community College (SCC) and Gonzaga University have announced their Dean’s List for the recent academic term, recognizing outstanding students from Whitman County for their academic achievements. The Dean’s List honors students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. ALBION — Several Albion residents made the Dean’s List at Washington State University and Spoka...
COLTON - Special Olympics athletes had a chance to enjoy the summer sun at "hot bocce" at the Colton Booster Gun Club on Saturday, July 13. The event also included cornhole and card games inside. The event had 92 participants and they all agreed "hot bocce" should be an annual event. When it first began in 2022, the temperature outside reached 104 degrees, hence the name "hot bocce." This year was a bit cooler as the temperature was notched at 94 degrees outside when checked during the lunch...
