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“Back to School” sales are on around the county, not to mention the country, and they have been since the early morning hours of July 5. For the Fourth of July is the new end of summer – or it just seems like it. Once upon a time, such as not that long ago, “Back to School” sales didn’t appear until mid-August. Now, these sales come on strong a month earlier, draping thoughts of school over the height of summer. It gets to August 1 and it feels like summer is over. Thoughts of Halloween now, anyone? This development surely grew out of the Chri...
One of the misters installed on East Spring Street to keep the crowd cool during the Aug. 3 First Thursday event in Colfax attracted the attention of this 3-year-old. Canopies and misters were brought in to keep the crowds comfortable in 90 degree weather. Blues singer Sammy Eubanks entertained. He was joined by past First Thursday acts, Keith Neihenke and Eric E. at the end of his performance. While the Sahara-weather kept crowds down in July, people were out in force for the August...
With the annual National Lentil Festival fast approaching next weekend, event registration closing is near. A number of sporting events are booked for the festival run, with most of them booked for Saturday, Aug. 19. The registration deadline for the 3-on-3 Hoop Classic tournament is tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 11. Registration forms can be dropped at the Pioneer Center in Pullman or mailed to Pullman Parks and Recreation at 240 SE Dexter St. The team entry fee is $65, and entry is open to anyone in the third through eighth grade for the 2017-18...
First practice date for Colfax football players will be Aug. 16, and the first game will be Sept. 1 with Reardan visiting Colfax, Coach Mike Morgan reported in his annual letter to players Wednesday, July 19. Meet the Bulldogs night has been slated for Aug. 24 at the high school field. The Bulldogs football schedule lists nine league games, with the last one here Oct. 27 against Kettle Falls. Playoffs will follow. Also, Colfax Athletic Director Nathan Holbrook has scheduled the fall sports meeting for Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. in the high school...
Pullman Barracudas swim team members celebrate after winning the Jerry Cluckey Memorial trophy for the second straight year. The Pullman team edged Garfield/Palouse/Oakesdale/Plummer by 17 points in a close race during the six hours of competition at the Colfax pool. The trophy presentation capped an hour-long awards ceremony. Pullman Barracudas fought off a challenge by the east side GPOP team to keep the Cluckey Trophy at the Tri-County League championship meet Saturday at Schmuck Park. The tr...
In response to dry summer conditions and high wildfire danger in the region, Avista is making temporary changes to decrease the potential for wildfires that could occur when re-energizing a power line. In most cases, lines located in rural and forested areas are normally re-energized automatically. However, during the current dry weather conditions, Avista’s crews will physically patrol an outage area before a line is placed back into service. The temporary change could lead to longer outage times. Avista will return the distribution system t...
Greg Herron and fiancé Jules Webb stand at the new 1930s replica gas pumps in Steptoe which Herron installed in July. On a hazy, smoke-tinged evening last Friday, a motorcycle pulled into Steptoe. The rider parked at a gas station on the corner, two Phillips 66 pumps gleaming at the island, radio heard from the repair bay. The man ambled over to two people sitting out front. He asked if they had seen another rider, relayed some banter about the guy's phone not working and asked how cell...
Pullman Police Department has been working with organizations and clubs in the area to plan Pullman’s first Aerial Adventure Day Saturday, Aug. 12, at Kruegel Park, 705 SE Dilke Street, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be free to the public and will celebrate National Model Aviation Day. There will be demonstrations and shows by Spokane FPV, WSU Robotics, Palouse Region Radio Control Flyers, WSU Aerospace Club, Amateur Modelers Association and other groups. Pullman Police Department will unveil its new drones with the public encouraged t...
The Port of Whitman County accepted a bid for construction of a fiber optics line from Oakesdale to Tekoa Thursday, Aug. 3. Five bids were received, ranging from $49,727.33 – the accepted bid – to more than $1 million. “There was a wide range of bids,” said Kara Riebold, Port staffer. “And you’re sure nothing was left out?” asked Commissioner Tom Kammerzell, noting his concern over the discrepancy between the low and high bids. Riebold indicated that nothing was left out of any bid proposal, and the high bid came from a newer company. “Tha...
Whitman County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday morning responded to a report of a shooting in Hay after a woman called 911 and said she shot her husband because of his health complications. The call came in shortly after 7 a.m., and when deputies arrived on the scene, a man and woman were found to be deceased. Dennis L. Moore, 66, is reported to have died from a single gunshot wound to the head from a small caliber gun, while Janice K. Moore, 63, is reported to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head from a small caliber firearm, a...
A meet and greet the at Rosalia City Park Aug. 5 featured challengers for Rosalia town offices. Top: Mayoral challenger Lee Root discusses Rosalia matters with those gathered. Above: Jake Dickinson, town council candidate for position No. 5, speaks. Janet Meier Strohl, a candidate for town council position No. 3, who also spoke at the event, is not pictured....
Team members and timers keep an eager eye on swimmers in a relay at the Jerry Cluckey Cup meet Saturday....
Rosalia is set to be the next Whitman County town with construction cones and signs going up this season. The long-awaited Whitman Avenue construction project is set to start Monday. “They’re mobilizing on the 14th, and they may start bringing stuff in on Friday so they can get started Monday,” said Mayor Nanette Konishi. Sandry Construction of Spokane has been contracted for the work. The project is set to take place on Whitman Avenue between Eighth Street and the south city limit. It includes removing existing concrete panels from the road wh...
The project to replace a culvert with a new bridge on Steptoe Canyon Road south of Colton has been stopped while the Whitman County Public Works Department awaits clearance from archaeologists from the Nez Perce Tribe and Palouse Conservation District. A county crew prepared to take out the culvert July 27 when archaeologists discovered ash which may mark a fire from indigenous people to the area. The development put a halt on the project until archaeologists submit their report to the...
Coal ash debris may have been discovered during recent excavations for the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Runway Realignment Project. County Commissioner Dean Kinzer reported this during a commission workshop meeting Monday morning. “WSU used to burn coal for power, so I assume they used it for a dumpsite,” said Kinzer. Public Works Director Mark Storey was present and said some heavy metal or radioactive material could be present in the ash. “It could have lots of nasty stuff in it, but it’s not very soluble,” he said. Troy Henderson...
—Misty Zornacki photo A view from Union Flat Creek as the sun, turned red by smoke which has invaded the area, sets. The Whitman County Health Department advises people with respiratory conditions to be aware of changing air quality this week due to wildfires in British Columbia. Wheat dust from harvest on the Palouse also contributes to the haze in the air. As of late Tuesday morning, the Washington State Department of Ecology air quality rating in Pullman and LaCrosse stood at level three (...
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington, will consider the Report of the County Road Engineer for the vacation and abandonment of a portion of Rock Springs Road, County Road No. 7030 located in the West half of Section 26, Township 14 North, Range 38 East, W.M., in Whitman County, Washington. THAT A HEARING on said vacation will be held in the office of the Whitman County Commissioners in the Courthouse in Colfax, Washington on the 5th day of September 2017, at the hour of...
