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ENDICOTT - Throughout the heat of summer, athletes were able to cool off in the pool as the first swim meets of the season occurred last week. On Tuesday, July 9, St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Watuchna (SELW) prevailed as it hosted Colfax and Pomeroy in Endicott, and Pullman defeated Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) in Palouse on the same day. Colfax and GPOP went on to swim in Pomeroy on Thursday, July 11, and Pullman hosted SELW on Friday, July 12. Colfax, Pomeroy at SELW SELW won its ho...
The 56th annual Cheney Rodeo was held last weekend, July 12-14, at the Bi-Mart Arena in Cheney. Cowboys and cowgirls came from across the country to participate in the rodeo. Caleb McMillan of Soap Lake, Wash., won all-around cowboy as he participated in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. Clay Stone, 27, of Blackfoot, Idaho, won the bareback riding event with 84.5 points on C5 Rodeo's horse named "Chasing Dreams." In steer wrestling, Cody Cabral, 35, of Hilo, Hawaii, won with a ti...
PULLMAN — A Moscow teenager accused of starting the fire that destroyed a bridge on the popular trail between Pullman and Moscow has been found innocent. The 14-year-old was charged with arson in Whitman County Juvenile Court. According to court documents, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office believed the boy started the wildfire last August, which spread to a bridge on the Bill Chipman Palouse Trail. Reports say two juveniles from Moscow, aged 13 and 14, allegedly started it. The two had been seen in the immediate area when the fire began. The...
COLFAX — A former social worker in Colfax has been sentenced to prison for coercing a woman into sexual acts in exchange for helping her regain custody of her children. In April, Robert Tarver, 35, was found guilty during his bench trial in Whitman County Superior Court. Judge George Fearing convicted him of felony receiving unlawful compensation with sexual motivation and perjury, but acquitted him of felony extortion. On Tuesday, July 9, Judge Fearing sentenced Tarver to 14 months in prison and three years of parole. Tarver is also r...
LACROSSE - Local fire departments were called to respond to a field that caught fire on Penewawa Road near LaCrosse on Monday, July 15. Whitman County Director of Emergency Management Bill Tensfeld said that the districts were called at 7:42 a.m. Monday morning to respond to standing wheat that had caught fire. "They had it out in probably a half an hour, to 45 minutes," Tensfeld said, adding that the fire was out by the time that the Dusty Fire Department District 13 arrived on scene. Tensfeld...
PULLMAN - Candidates for the 9th Legislative District Representative position 2 discussed public questions related to the Snake River Dams, the homeless and the opioid crisis, taxes, and decreasing Palouse aquifers in a Monday, July 15 forum. The forum hosted by the Pullman League of Women Voters brought two candidates in the August 6 primary election before attendees to answer questions Candidates in attendance at the forum included incumbent Rep. Joe Schmick, (R-Colfax) and Pam Kohlmeier,...
Amended Notice and Summons by Publication To: Anyone Claiming a Paternal Interest SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF WHITMAN JUVENILE COURT No: 23-7-00031-38, In re the Dependency of ALENA MARTIN, DOB: 11/19/18 A Dependency Petition was filed on July 17, 2023; a hearing will be held on this matter on August 01, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at Whitman County Superior Court, 400 N Main Street, Ste. 210, Colfax, WA 99111. You are summoned and required to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place indicated above. You may also appear via telephone...
TEKOA SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public hearing to review and adopt the 2024/25 Colfax School District No. 300 budget will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the District Office Boardroom, 1207 N Morton St, Colfax, WA. Anyone desiring to offer comments for or against any portion of the budget will be heard. Copies of the budget may be obtained by contacting the business manager’s office at 397-3042. Reece Jenkin, Business Manager Published July 11 and 18, 2024...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00096-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: JAMES IKE THOMPSON, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING A public hearing to review and adopt the 2024/25 Colfax School District No. 300 budget will be held Monday, July 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. in the District Office Boardroom, 1207 N Morton St, Colfax, WA. Anyone desiring to offer comments for or against any portion of the budget will be heard. Copies of the budget may be obtained by contacting the business manager’s office at 397-3042. Reece Jenkin, Business Manager Published July 11 and 18, 2024...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW.11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00095-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RHODERICK D. MCINTOSH, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the P...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADOPT 2024-25 BUDGET AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING Garfield School District No. 302 Whitman County, Washington NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Garfield School District No. 302, Whitman County, Washington (the “District”) will hold a public meeting on July 25, 2024 at 6:30 PM at the Garfield-Palouse High School Library located at 600 E Alder St, Palouse WA 99161. The meeting is called for the purpose of fixing and adoption the budget...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADOPT 2024-25 BUDGET AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING Palouse School District No. 301 NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Palouse School District No. 302, Whitman County, Washington (the “District”) will hold a public meeting on July 25, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the Palouse School Library located at 600 E Alder St, Palouse, WA 99161. The meeting is called for the purpose of fixing and adoption the budget of the District for the ensuring 2024-25...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City Code Updates Pullman City Code Title 16: Environment Pullman City Code Title 17: Zoning NOTICE is hereby given that the Pullman Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to consider proposed code changes related to Pullman City Code Title 16: Environment and Pullman City Code Title 17: Zoning. The hearing will be held in Council Chambers at Pullman City Hall, located at 190 SE Crestview Street, Building A. Title 17: Zoning Code for the City of Pullman is getting fully...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SHORELINE MANAGEMENT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NOTICE is hereby given that on July 2, 2024, Joe Bazzoli of Studio+ Architects, on behalf of the City of Pullman, filed an application for a shoreline conditional use permit to add four pickleball courts, fencing, and lights to the City Playfields adjacent to the South Fork of the Palouse River. The subject property is situated at 820 SE South Street, within the northwest quarter of Section 5, Township 14 North, Range 45 East, W. M., in Pullman, Whitman County, Washington....
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION RCW 4.28.100; .110 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY No. 24-2-00188-38 ALL VALLEY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC., Plaintiff/Landlord/Owner, vs. JOHN HOPKINS, VIOLET MULLIKEN, and PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants/Tenants/Occupants. The State of Washington to the said Defendants John Hopkins, Violet Mulliken, and Parties in Possession: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 18th day of July, 2024, and defend...
NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADOPT 2024-2025 BUDGET AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Endicott School District No. 308, Whitman County, Washington (the “District”) will hold a regular meeting on July 30, 2024 commencing at 6:00 PM at the Endicott Library, located at 308 School Dr, Endicott, Washington. The meeting is called for the purpose of fixing and adopting the budget of the District for the ensuing 2024-2025 fiscal year. Prior to adop...
NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADOPT 2024-2025 BUDGET AND CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given, pursuant to RCW 28A.505.050 and RCW 28A.505.060, that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of St. John School District No. 322, Whitman County, Washington (the “District”) will hold a regular meeting on July 30, 2024 commencing at 6:00 PM at the Endicott Library, located at 308 School Dr, Endicott, Washington. The meeting is called for the purpose of fixing and adopting the budget of the District for the ensuing 2024-2025 fiscal year. Prior to adop...
PUBLIC NOTICE Town of Lamont Ordinance 2024-2 An Ordinance fixing the manner of the passage of Ordinances by the Council of the Town of Lamont and repealing Ordinance No. 2 Section 1. All ordinances shall be read in full one time, or may be read by title only if copies are made available for reading, before final passage. Copies of the full text of the ordinance will be mailed upon request from Town of Lamont, 302 8th St., Lamont, WA 99017, (509)257-9810, lamontcityhall@live.com. Published July 18, 2024...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE File No: 24-00898WA Pursuant to RCW 61.24 et seq. Grantor(s) of Deed of Trust Jacy Ewing Current Beneficiary Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Current Trustee Affinia Default Services, LLC Current Mortgage Servicer LoanCare, LLC Deed of Trust Recording Number (Ref. #) 745997 Parcel Number(s) 1-0415-00-01-04-0000 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on July 26, 2024, at 10:00 AM sell at public auction located At main entrance Whitman County Courthouse, N 400 Main, Colfax, WA 99111, to the highest and b...
CITY OF TEKOA ORDINANCE No. 892 A BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE FOR 2024, INTERFUND TRANSFERS, AN INTERFUND LOAN PAYMENT AND REVENUE AND EXPENSE AMENDMENTS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEKOA, Whitman County, State of Washington do ordain the transfer utility tax from the water and sewer fund as follows: Interfund Transfer: 001 – Current Expense to $15,000.00 105 – Airport 001 – Current Expense to $50,000.00 104 -Street 001-Current Expense to $20,000.00 108-Fire Department 001-Current Expense to $15,000.00 101-Cemetery 001-Current Expen...
With sadness and great appreciation for a life well lived, we announce the unexpected passing of Roger Pennell at his Garfield home on July 17, 2024. Roger Thomas Pennell was born November 21, 1949 in Colfax, WA to Tom and Jan Pennell. He was the middle child to two sisters, Marcia and Jeanne. Roger was raised on the family farm in Garfield where he learned the value of hard work and family. He graduated from Garfield High School in 1968. Staying close to home and the farm, he attended...
