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Veva Jean (Kjack) Hames was born May 21, 1928, in Pine City to Theodore and Irene Kjack. She passed away July 10, 2021, at Hospice House of Spokane. She was 93 years old. Growing up, she spent many hours with her cousins riding horses, playing baseball, and spending time at her grandparents' farm in Pine City. Veva Jean attended her first year of school in Pine City, completing school in Rosalia. During her high school years, she was active in band and chorus as well as declamation contests and...
Teresa Ann Lohman (Olsen) was born February 1, 1936, in Nemo, South Dakota to Jack and Atta Olsen. She was raised in Spearfish, South Dakota with her two sisters and brother, Marian, Jacquie and Edsel. When she completed High School in 1954, she attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish. Her teaching career began in 1957 in Worland, Wyoming, and lasted until she retired in 1998 from the Oakesdale School District. She married, moved to several locations, teaching along the way, before...
Bobbie Pfaff, 73, died peacefully in her home on Sunday, July 11, 2021, in Colfax, Washington. She was born in Hamilton, South Carolina. She was second to the oldest of four children. Her parents preceded her in death. Bobbie met the love of her life, Jerry (Jug) Pfaff and they married on October 7, 1972 in Moses Lake, Washington. They loved, supported and raised their children, Teresa Nelsen (Terry) of Orofino, Idaho, and Leland Finney (Sami) of Pasco, Wash. Although they started their life...
Lora L. (Nowack) Neal, 81, a longtime resident of Garfield, Washington, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at Brookside Manor in Hood River, Oregon. Lora was born on April 2, 1940, in Potlatch, Idaho, to Leo and Lora (McCown) Nowack. The family lived in Potlatch, Idaho, where Lora attended school and graduated from Potlatch High School in 1958. Lora later attended the University of Idaho following graduation. Lora married Archie Neal on Sept. 1, 1961, in Potlatch, Idaho, and the couple...
We would like to welcome friends and family as we remember Johnora Johnson and celebrate her life. Please join us at the Palouse City Park on Saturday, August 7, 2021, from 2 to 4 p.m. Bring a chair and a memory....
PALOUSE – Musicians and vendors are invited to take part in the Palouse Chamber of Commerce’s Second Saturdays program. Through October, every second Saturday of the month, downtown Palouse offers local culture by offering open shops, restaurants, and a park with lots of shade, according to the chamber. “This monthly event is an opportunity for safe gatherings, live music, celebration, shopping, and socializing,” stated the chamber. Musicians and vendors are invited to take part for free. This includes all artists, craftsmen, and mercant...
Colfax Monday, July 26 Egg salad wraps with spinach and tomatoes, fruit salad, cookies Thursday, July 29 Barbecued beef sandwich, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese with fruit Endicott Tuesday, July 27 Baked potato bar, salad bar, rolls, dessert LaCrosse Tuesday, July 27 No meal Palouse Wednesday, July 28 Cook’s choice Pullman Tuesday, July 27 Creamy lemon pasta with chicken and vegetables, spinach salad, dessert Friday, July 30 Barbecued beef sandwich, coleslaw, pasta salad, cottage cheese with fruit...
Lloyd G. Johnson passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, at Whitman Hospital in Colfax, Wash., on Saturday, July 17, 2021. He was 92. Lloyd was born on April 30, 1929, in Republic, Washington to N. Gust and Gerda Johnson, the youngest of 10 children and a proud Swede. The family moved to Ione, Wash., and then to Newport, Wash., where he spent his school years and graduated in 1947. He was offered a football scholarship to Stanford University, but instead accepted a basketball scholarsh...
Brinley E. M. Gunkle was born on July 16, 2021, to Nathan and Taylor Gunkle, of Potlatch, Idaho. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces. Grandparents are Minnie and Charles Gunkle, of Colfax, and Brad and Jackie Meckel, of Potlatch, Idaho. Brinley joins her brothers Daniel Gunkle (12) and Owen Gunkle (2). Nico S. Van Payne was born on July 16, 2021, to Michael Payne and Jo Van Kampen-Lewis, of Lewiston, Idaho. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces. Grandparents are Janice Sheen, of American Falls, Idaho, and Lynn Payne, of Pocatello, Idaho. Jordyn M. Vu was...
Andrea and Mark Davis, Coeur d’Alene, and their three year old girl and two year old boy, visited Andrea’s grandfather, David Stueckle, for six days. They were formerly in France for four years as missionaries. Many Dusty area residents attended memorial services last week Friday for Ted Nealey and Jeff Andrus on Saturday, both in LaCrosse....
8 years ago The Commoner July 24, 1896 News from Farmington: Miss Ella Canty returned from Oakesdale Wednesday last. T.S. Hutchinson returned from Priest Lake Wednesday last. Mr. Joe and Miss Lillie Mitchell returned from St. Maries Thursday. A.R. Downs and W.N. Bellinger of Colfax were in town Friday. F.J. Harris made a trip to Palouse Friday. Joe Schnurr and H.G. Taylor returned from Meadow Creek Friday. B.F. Price has built a barn on his property this week. The politicians of this town and vicinity have organized a silver club and it is to...
Brice and Cassandra Garrison sold a 1997 Golden West 52 x 27 mobile home to Alyssa Ames, of Pullman, parcel 3-5238-00-04-61-0008, sale price $116,000, July 1 Banner Bank sold 150 N Bridge Street in Palouse to Box L, LLC, of Farmington, parcel numbers 1-0750-00-09-01-0000, 1-0750-00-09-02-0000, selling price $250,000, bargain and sale deed, July 1 Daniel Walker and Michelle Stevens, of Pullman, sold 210 SW State Street in Pullman to Hailey Roemer, of Pullman, parcel 1-0815-00-46-14-0000, selling price $269,500, statutory warranty deed, July 1...
James S. Olson, 30, booked July 12 for violation of a protection order. No bail. Tyler S. Knight, 23, booked July 14 for a warrant from Whitman County Superior Court for failing to appear regarding a charge of robbery in the first degree. Bail $100,000. Nathan M. Miller, 38, booked July 14 for DUI. No bail. Jameson T. Dennis, 20, booked July 15 for DUI. No bail....
Monday, July 12 4:07 p.m. – SR 195 – An officer responded to a traffic violation. 8:59 p.m. – Mill Street – An officer requested a case number for found property. Tuesday, July 13 5:41 p.m. – Walla Walla highway – An officer responded to a report of a semi-truck blocking visibility for vehicles turning onto the highway. 3:57 p.m. – Mill Street – An officer assisted a citizen with evicted tenants. 8:37 p.m. – Oak Street – A person called police to report a gray SUV removed her dog from the middle of the road. Wednesday, July 14 5:04 p.m. – Fair...
Monday, July 12 1:19 a.m. – Madison Street – A deputy responded to a report of a patient assaulting a staff member. The patient was taken to the hospital. 6:59 a.m. – California Street – A deputy responded to a report of a burglary. 8:12 a.m. – Main Street, Colfax – A deputy conducted a welfare check. A person was provided the resources to get help. 9:02 a.m. – Sheriff’s office – A deputy spoke to a citizen about cows repeatedly getting loose. 9:06 a.m. – Fourth Street, Oakesdale – A deputy assisted EMTs, and the coroner with a person who pas...
When the state Legislature convened for the 2020-21 session, the progressive left held a supermajority. The balance of power in the House was 57-41, and in the Senate was 27-20. The result was a massive onslaught of bills that were designed to completely destroy effective local law enforcement. The radical progressive folks of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) also known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), and supporting Seattle Democrats are imposing their disastrous and...
Washington citizens will soon see less money in their monthly paychecks unless they opt-out of mandatory long-term care insurance foisted upon them by Democrats in Olympia. No, this is not hyperbole. Not one House Republican voted for the legislation that passed in 2019 and goes into effect in January of 2022. Beginning Jan. 1, 2022, workers in Washington State will pay $0.58 per $100 of their earnings to fund the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program. Those who pay into the trust progra...
It’s shaping up to be the year for conspiracy fans. UFOs are confirmed by the U.S. military and now government censorship through social media platforms. “We are in regular touch with social media platforms … We’re flagging problematic posts for Facebook,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on July 15 during a press conference. She was speaking alongside Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy about information provided about COVID, treatments, and vaccinations. Psaki outlined steps the White...
PORTLAND - Twelve environmental groups are suing to have more water spilled over dams along the Snake and Columbia rivers for endangered salmon and steelhead. They filed for an injunction in the U.S. District Court in Portland on July 16. Earthjustice, representing 11 other groups including American Rivers, Idaho Rivers United, National Wildlife Federation ,and the Sierra Club, are responding to the recent heat wave in the Pacific Northwest by demanding more water be spilled next spring....
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee declared an emergency drought for most of the state on July 14. The drought affects every county in the state but excludes an area that encompasses most of King County, half of Snohomish County, and Tacoma by itself. It stretches from north of Everett to south of Kent. Tacoma is the only area in Pierce County not impacted by the drought, according to the state. "Many areas of (Washington) are currently under the stress of these extreme drought conditions," said Inslee....
COLFAX - Second-quarter construction in Whitman County returned to previous averages after a bump for the period in 2020. New Whitman County Building Inspector Ginny Rumiser reported on Monday to county commissioners. For second-quarter 2021, the county issued 65 building permits, with eight pending. A total of 36 final inspections were performed. Total construction values were $3.3 million and permit fees were $25,922. "I think it's getting back to the usual, the normal," said Rumiser. Last...
