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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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LAMONT - A Whitman County Sheriff's Office deputy helped a Toyota Prius driver when he ran out of gas. On the evening of July 24, a man was driving to Pullman when his car ran out of gas on Davis Road in Lamont. A deputy responded. He returned with a gas can and 2 gallons of gas. "Two gallons should get them a long way," said Sheriff Brett Myers....
PULLMAN - A cigarette thrown from a car started a quarter-acre grass fire threat that moved toward Washington State University (WSU) on July 31. The fire started near the intersection of Terre View Drive and State Route 270, according to incident commander Capt. Mark Johnson. Wild drove the fire up a hill toward buildings owned by WSU and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Firefighters from Whitman County Fire District 12 and Pullman were able to extinguish the blaze before it damaged any...
COLFAX — The Palouse River Coulee City Railroad (PCC) refurnishing work is nearly completed on three branches of the rail system. The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) purchased approximately 300 miles of track operating within Grant, Lincoln, Spokane, and Whitman counties in 2007. The PCC is the longest short-line freight rail system in Washington. "Maintaining these rail lines helps farmers get goods to larger rail lines and on to regional and international markets," stated a WSD...
ROSALIA - Port of Whitman County and Ziply Fiber delivers fiber optic Internet to about 300 homes and businesses starting today. "Rosalia's Internet connectivity (is) on par with major cities across the country," said Dan Miller, Ziply Fiber senior vice president. Rosalia is the first of five Whitman County communities being connected to the Internet with high speed service. Garfield, Oakesdale, Palouse, and Tekoa are scheduled to join the Ziply Fiber network by the end of the year. "Residents...
PALOUSE - It's not broke, but they are prepared to fix the aging firetruck used by Whitman County Fire District 4 and the City of Palouse. "We have some trucks pushing 30 years and are looking to replace them," said Whitman County Fire District 4 Fire Chief Scott Beeson. "We can't afford new trucks so we buy used." Replacing the 25-year-old fire truck is in the initial stages of replacement. First, they are finding the finances to buy a new-to-them firetruck. Palouse firetrucks are replaced afte...
PULLMAN — Washington State University Cougars' quarterback Jayden de Laura was found not guilty of DUI by a judge in Whitman County District Court on July 29. There was no jury, it was a bench trial determined by Judge Pro Tem Douglas Robinson. "They brought up a lack of evidence ... they showed video from the officer's body camera that he wasn't staggering or slurring his speech," said Whitman County Senior Deputy Prosecutor Tessa Scholl. "I think his attorneys did a great job in convincing t...
COLFAX - Tri-County League youth swimming heads toward the 56th annual Jerry Cluckey Memorial championship meet on Aug. 7. St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna (SELW) is at the top of the standings (4-0). Pullman holds second at 3-1, followed by Colfax in third (2-2), Pomeroy (1-3), and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) is in last (0-4). On July 27, SELW beat GPOP at Endicott. Kids with an individual first-place finish in a race include, for SELW, Ryan Anderson, Eliora Armstrong,...
COLFAX - Plans for the return of the Palouse Empire Fair are moving forward and is six weeks away. New features of the "Back in the Saddle" fair in its return from last year's cancelation are a concert, Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) rodeo on Thursday and Friday nights with mini-bull riding on Saturday night, and more. "Plans are going 100%, just like a regular fair," said Bill Tensfeld, fair director. "It's a good feeling, I'll tell you." New attractions include a 60-foot long...
PULLMAN - An SUV ran a red light in front of a Pullman police officer, and while being arrested the driver claimed he was ISIS and hates white people. ISIS is the acronym for the terrorist organization Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. It is an enemy of the U.S. Vikram Singh, 32, of Pullman, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail on July 26 for driving under the influence of alcohol, resisting arrest, three counts of assault in the third degree, and five counts of felony harassment...
CHENEY — Speakers overwhelmingly backed changes to shift two counties east into the federal 5th District in Washington state. A state Redistricting Commission public meeting was held on July 24. With the population shift over the last decade, several people testifying during the hearing called for Adams and Walla Walla counties to move out of the 4th Legislative District (Central Washington) and into the 5th Legislative District (Eastern Washington). "Eastern Washington is not just everything e...
COLFAX – Only 1,803 ballots were counted for the primary election on Aug. 3 for races in Malden, Palouse, and Pullman. The initial ballot counting was finished by 3 p.m. on the primary election day since the ballots represent 19% of the 9,156 registered voters. Four races were voted on by people living in Whitman County. The races were for elections with more than two candidates. After the ballots are counted, only the top two vote recipients remain to compete in the general election on Nov. 2...
COLFAX – Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-5th District, is spending one hour hosting a town hall meeting in Colfax. People can listen to the congressman and ask questions on Tuesday, Aug. 10, at the McGregor Company training center, at 401 Colfax Airport Road in Colfax. The meeting runs for one hour starting at 10 a.m. McMorris Rodger is conducting a series of town hall meetings through the 5th District....
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