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John A. Novak Sr., passed away on July 30, 2022 at his home in St. John at the age of 82. John was born on May 7, 1940 to Joseph and Vivienne (Crowder) Novak. He was born in Berwick, PA and raised in a small town about 80 miles north of Philadelphia, he had one brother and one sister. Coming of age in the fifties for most teens meant soda fountains and juke boxes, but for John life was a little different. He could always be found outside playing in the woods. When he wasn't enjoying the natural...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Revised Code of Washington 61.24, et seq.108 1st Ave South, Suite 202 Seattle, WA 98104 Trustee Sale No.: WA-22-898357-BB Title Order No.: 02-22000581 Reference Number of Deed of Trust: Instrument No. 674097 Parcel Number(s): 106450022030003, 106450022040002 Grantor(s) for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015: DAVID L. HOOKS AND PIA M. HOOKS, HUSBAND AND WIFE Current Beneficiary of the Deed of Trust and Grantee (for Recording Purposes under RCW 65.04.015): Washington State Employees Credit Union C...
Public Hearing Notice Re: De-annexation of the old City Dump on Cove Rd. Notice of a public hearing to be held Aug. 8, 2022 at 6:30 P.M. in the council chambers at Tekoa City Hall is herby given. The property described as: “A tract of land partly in the southeast quarter of Section 12, Township 20 north, Range 45, E.W.M., and partly in the southwest quarter of Section 7, Township 20 north, Range 46, E.W.M., more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said Section12; thence west along t...
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN ------------------------------------------ SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION No. 22-2-00155-38 ) ) ) JEFFREY S. PARKER and SHERRI J.PARKER, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, v. ) ) ) PATRICIA J. STANDRIDGE, also known of) record as PATI BRIGHAM, an unmarried ) person; and all other persons or parties unknown) claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest ) in the property herein described, Defendants. -------------------------------- The State of Washington to the s...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) NO. 22-00099-38 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRIE ANN JONES, 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 persona...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of:RANDALL W. BROPHY, Deceased. ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 22 4 0098 38 AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Administratrix named below has been appointed as Administratrix of this estate. Any persons having claims against the deceased must, before the time such 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 Administratrix or the...
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of: RANDALL W. BROPHY, Deceased. ) ) ) ) ) Case No.: 22 4 0098 38 AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 The Administratrix named below has been appointed as Administratrix of this estate. Any persons having claims against the deceased must, before the time such 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 Administratrix or the...
8 Years Ago From the Colfax Gazette, August 6,1897 A BOLD BAD MAN Wm. Huber Emulating the Career of Jack Cade. Whitman county has had a visitation from a modern Jack Cade during the past week, and late advices say Constable Oliver Sparks of Tekoa, and C.M. Lee of Seltice, were up on his trail in the Idaho mountains, with every prospect of bringing him back and checking his romantic career as a highwayman. Wm. Hubert, a South Carolina youth, arrived in Oakesdale last week, and made his home at...
Carmen May Hall, daughter of Dean and Carla Hall of Colfax, and Michael Richard Clinton, son of Mark and Cheryl Clinton of Colfax, were united in marriage on Saturday, April 3, 2022, at Colfax Church of the Nazarene. Both Michael and Carmen were born and raised in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School. Carmen had been working at a dental office part-time until needing to prepare for the arrival of their third child. Michael has been working for FiberNet for the past two plus years. They...
COLFAX - The Quilts of Valor Foundation presented Vietnam veterans with commemorative lapel pins and quilts in a ceremony at the Colfax Methodist Church last Friday, July 29. The Foundation's mission is to honor veterans with handmade quilts, offering a gift of gratitude and recognition that organizers say many Vietnam veterans were not afforded. Friday's celebration was organized by Colfax's Quilts of Valor chapter, which is headed by Diana King. "It's just such rewarding work," said King...
PALOUSE - Dozens of people turned out Saturday, July 30, for the annual Palouse Music Festival....
A report released last week by the Washington State Hospital Association indicates that virtually every hospital in the state is in financial trouble. (here) A recent survey revealed that hospital revenues were up five percent from 2021 to 2022, yet expenses rose 11 percent over the same time period. This is unsustainable. Several, if not many, hospitals are at risk of closing if these losses continue for another year. This includes both rural and urban facilities. Executives give a number of...
I officially began my internship at the Whitman County Gazette in January. I was 19 years old, a sophomore in college and contemplating what my future would look like. I came from Detroit to reconnect with my family and friends, explore and grow. Living in a crime-filled city like Detroit never had the glamor that Gotham did with its cape-wearing vigilantes. Just prior to the start of my internship, I had made the choice to consider the Army for the multiple benefits available toward my...
Mike Largent has put his personal life on hold in order to give Whitman County the expertise which we are used to. He has proved in the past he has all the qualifications Whitman County needs in a county commissioner. Whitman County is an agricultural-based county, and as such needs the leadership offered by Mike Largent, a lifelong farmer who well understands the challenges our county faces. Kelley Messinger Thornton...
I just listened to a campaign ad for Patty Murray, who is seeking another term as our senator. She stated she will fight for us for lower prescription prices, inflation, high gas prices, public safety and a cornucopia of problems we face daily. The senator has been in office since 1993. If she is re-elected, that means she has been in office for 30 years. With all of her experience, why is this the same message over and over with no resolution? More to the point, how did she allow all of these things to happen? I rarely hear that she is in our...
Robert "Bob" Davidson, 78, passed away on July 21, 2022 at Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Bob was born on August 25, 1943 in LaCrosse, Wash. and was the 3rd child of JB and Sarah Davidson. He graduated from LaCrosse High School in 1961. Following graduation, he began working as a farm hand. He married his high school sweetheart, Sandy Wilhelm, on June 19, 1965 in Wenatchee, Wash. Together they welcomed two children. Bob spent many years as a custodian with the LaCrosse schools as well as...
Polly Lynn Zehm passed away on July 1, 2022, at her home in Olympia, Wash. She was 64 years old. Polly was born Oct. 30, 1957, in Spokane, Wash., to Leonard and Mona Zehm (Lundstrum). Polly grew up in the Palouse, graduating from Liberty High School in 1976. Polly graduated from Central Washington University in 1980 with a BS in Biology, and was promptly hired by the City of Ellensburg; her first laboratory job; at Ellensburg’s Waste Water Treatment Plant. She was the first woman, ever, to work at the plant, helping to pave the way for the f...
Kathryn Lou (Miller) Kramer was born Dec. 27, 1951, in Colfax, Wash., to Harold and June Miller and passed away peacefully in her sleep on July 27, 2022, in Spokane Valley, Wash. Kathy is survived by her daughter, Kelly; grandsons, Trent and Tommy; sister, Elaine; nieces and nephews; and cats, Tubby and Jo-Jo. Kathy was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend who will be missed dearly. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert; mother, June; father, Harold; and brothers, Leland...
WHITMAN COUNTY – The Eastern Washington Dean’s list is released after every fall, winter, and spring quarter. The fall and spring quarter lists also includes students on the semester system. An undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a GPA of 3.5 or better is placed on the Dean’s List. On this year’s Eastern Washington Spring Dean’s List several students from local towns in Whitman County made the list: Colfax’s Jenna Getz, and Morgan Kellen. Endicott’s Kierstyn Ray. Garfield’s Brandon Soncarty. Lacrosse’s Zoe...
LACROSSE – Community Pride, Angela Broeckel, Mayor Randy Camp, and the LaCrosse City Council nominated community leader Lois Startin for the National Small Town America Civic Volunteer Award last october. An award more than seven hundred people from across the nation were nominated for. Earning an Honorable Mention, Startin is one of the top national finishers. A regional news reporter looked at obstacles LaCrosse faced twelve years ago, describing the community as another rural town headed for “extinction.” “As mayor and council leaders...
COLTON – Avista electric customers in Colton, Uniontown, and the surrounding area are expected to experience a scheduled power outage starting Thursday, Aug. 11. The power outage will last from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Aug. 11-12 while Avista crews perform maintenance on an area substation. Customers affected have been notified, and no road closures are expected....
COLFAX – The Colfax School District will bring back the annual fall musical with a production of "Oliver!" on Nov. 18-23, 2022. Auditions for the show will be the first week of school. This year the cast will need 25-30 junior and senior high school students, as well 20 elementary students. All area youth can try out for the cast, regardless of school district affiliation. Homeschool students can try out, too. For more information, contact Mr. Cammack 509-553-1283 after Aug. 11....
PULLMAN – A decline in blood donations this summer has the American Red Cross offering would be donors a chance to win a $6,000 gas card. All donors from Aug. 1-31 are receive an entry into the giveway. The Red Cross blood supply has shrunk nearly 20% in recent weeks due to a decline in donations, officials said. It will continue to decline if donations do not increase. Type O negative blood donors are especially needed, according to a press release on July 27. “This is a concerning trend that may soon make it tougher to keep blood pro...
PULLMAN – A horse helped emergency responders find its injured rider near Pullman last Thursday, June 28. Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputies and Fire District 12 Volunteers responded to a missing person report around noon on Thursday. The emergency crews were called a farm off the Moscow-Pullman Highway, where a horse had returned to the barn missing its rider. Searchers were able to locate the missing woman after the horse led deputies and volunteers to the spot where the woman lay unconscious in a tall canola field. The woman, who had rep...
PULLMAN – Whitman County Sheriff's Office deputies responded at 8:30 a.m. to a report of a hit-and-run at Davis Way and Old Wawawai Road on Monday, July 25. WHITCOM radioed the report and said Brent Damery, of Colfax, was hit by a silver 2008 Ford Expedition The driver was identified as Abdullah Khalid, of Moscow, Idaho, after deputy Amy Pilloud located a vehicle matching the description provided by Damery. Pilloud initiated a traffic stop and observed minor damage to the rear right passenger side door where an approximate 6-inch scrape c...
