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Official start of the 2015-16 sports year will be Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 7 p.m. with the fall sports meeting in the school auditorium. Students who plan to participate in football, volleyball, cross country, junior high football and junior high girls basketball should attend the session. This year the athletic department is using the Skyward software program for sport and activity registration. The registration and a sports physical need to be completed and turned in to each coach before the start of practice. Athletic Director Nathan Holbrook... Full story
Numbers for Whitman County building permits show a jump in valuation at the conclusion of the second quarter of 2015. Dan Gladwill, County Building Inspector, presented the numbers to County Commissioners Monday. A total of 49 building permits were issued with two pending. Inspections totaled 82. Total evaluation was $12,023,738 compared $3,067,729 for second quarter 2014. Total fees collected was $86,448 compared to last last year’s $38,501 for second quarter. Public Works Director Mark Storey pointed out that the county building d... Full story
Whitman County libraries have received new digital equipment and products to enhance their services for library patrons. Details about the new technologies were provided in an Aug. 10 press release. “Whitman County Library announces new technology devices and services available to local residents thanks to grant funding from the Gates Foundation through the Washington State Library,” the release read. “All 14 county library branches are now equipped with a computer tablet and assorted technology to be used within the library as well as libra...
The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Runway Realignment Project is set to begin soon, with the initial construction phase to include the construction of the required off-site wetland/stream mitigation site. The selected site stretches 113.6 acres and is located along the banks of the South Fork of the Palouse River, about two and one half miles southeast of the Colfax City limits. The selected location was chosen off-site from the airport because wetlands attract wildlife that can be hazardous for airport operations. “It was necessary to find a...
Mike Jones is the new principal of Garfield-Palouse High School. A longtime teacher and interim principal last year for LaCrosse High School, Jones started Monday, taking over for Tim Coles, who unexpectedly retired in July after suffering a heart attack. Jones, a 1993 graduate of Washtucna High School, received his administrative credentials in 2013 from Eastern Washington University. Earlier this summer, Jones accepted an offer to teach social studies full-time at Garfield Middle School.... Full story
Mark Brown, who has been in the Colfax football coaching lineup in the past, will return this fall to coach the offensive and defensive lines. That assignment will be part of the job done by longtime assistant coach Craig Culbertson who retired at the end of last season. Coach Mike Morgan said the other coaching assignments have been changed to cover other parts of Culbertson’s assignments with the team. Assistant Coach Jason Cooper will now be defensive coordinator, another former Culbertson task, and also coach the defensive backs. Todd Kinle... Full story
5 Colfax graduate Morgan Willson will be a senior at WSU this fall. Morgan Willson, a 2012 graduate of Colfax High School who is now a member of the WSU women’s cross country team, will have a unique opportunity to compete at the college level this fall in her hometown. Willson, who was with the Cougars for a full season last year, aims to race at the Colfax Golf course Sept. 1 when the team hosts an Inland Northwest race at Colfax. She also aims to be back Oct. 30 at the course when the C...
Colfax Golf Club course will be converted to a site for college sports competition twice this fall when the WSU cross country program hosts a home meet Sept. 1 and the big Pac-12 race Oct. 30. Runners in the events will follow a two-kilometer loop course which generally reverses the order of play followed by golfers. Colfax Golf Course, which have been booked to host the PAC-12 cross country race Oct. 30, has also been signed for a Sept. 1 race which will be hosted by Washington State... Full story
The Farm Service Agency may be able to provide relief for Whitman County farmers who are experiencing financial losses related to the hot summer temperatures and subsequent drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor determined Aug. 4 that Whitman County has reached the extreme category for drought conditions after a summer of extreme temperatures and little precipitation. With the drought conditions, the Farm Service Agency "may pay eligible livestock producers the equivalent of three monthly Livestock Forage Program payments" which are "equal to 60...
Gear N’ Cog, a hobby supplies and artists’ consignment store, opened on Main Street in Palouse July 31. Proprietors Amanda Rawlings and Roger and Candy Rawlings are expected to open a pizzeria at the location early next year. The first of a two-part new business has opened in Palouse. The Gear N’ Cog grand opening July 31 was for the front shop, hobby supplies and artists’ consignment space on Main Street. Behind it, the back room is being remodeled to house a restaurant serving wood-fired...
Several teams participated in the 2015 Relay for Life event July 11. Among the teams making the first lap of the Relay was the LaCrosse team, which participated in memory of Eric Binks, LaCrosse toddler who died after a long battle with cancer. Colfax Relay for Life, once thought to have logged its last laps this year, will continue with the addition of more volunteers to the committee. "We had some people step up and volunteer," said Gwen Nolan, one of the committee members. "It will be a good...
A Celebration of Life Ceremony for the late Washington State University President Elson S. Floyd is scheduled for Aug. 26. President Floyd, 59, died June 20 after a long and private battle with colon cancer. A private funeral with his family members was in North Carolina, and the university had postponed conducting a memorial service until students returned for the fall semester which will start Aug. 24. The ceremony begins at 3 p.m. at Beasley Coliseum. Alaska Airlines has scheduled special flights with discounted prices from Seattle to accomm...
New Colfax Superintendent Jerry Pugh sits at his desk Tuesday morning. Pugh began his duties July 1. He is part of a complete leadership overhaul of the Colfax district with new principals at C.H.S. and Jennings. The Superintendent Jerry Pugh era is now underway at the Colfax School District. After starting July 1 - following work to help with the search for new principals at the high school and Jennings Elementary - Pugh now approaches the school year, to begin Sept. 1. He and wife Lorrie... Full story
An estimated 30 people gathered in the Palouse Community Center Aug. 3 for an informational meeting by the Washington state Department of Ecology regarding the town’s Draft Water Quality Improvement Plan. The plan, which is out for public comment from July 22 to Aug. 22, addresses a low-dissolved oxygen level and high pH level going into the North Palouse River from the town’s wastewater treatment plant. Operation of the plan is done under a permit issued through DOE. In July of 2014 when the...
Pullman's 27th annual celebration of the lentil will be Aug. 21-22 this year with several sporting events, musical performances, cooking demonstrations and competitions, and, of course, lentil chili and other creations. The World's Largest Bowl of Lentil Chili will again be on display with free lentil chili for all. Live music, a beer and wine garden and several booths will highlight the fun on Friday evening and throughout Saturday. The live entertainment can be found on the Hometown Chevy and BullCountry Main Stage. R&B/Soul/Rock artist... Full story
A member of the Eastern Washington National Guard Honor Guard salutes Monica Peters of Pullman at the Oakesdale Cemetery Aug. 9 at the conclusion of a memorial for her great uncle. There was no death notice printed in the newspaper, no obituary, no funeral. Interred in the Oakesdale Cemetery since 1992, after his death in 1978, the grave for Albert “Dutchie” Burkert was marked with a plaque. It listed only his name and lifespan, and that of his wife, Marjorie, who was buried beside him. It lef...
