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Chon Lam, 24, Seattle, was unhurt Thursday afternoon, April 8, when he lost control of a 2013 Dodge van at the intersection of Highway 26 and Airport Road. Deputies responded to the accident at 5:57 p.m. According to the accident report, Lam was eastbound on Highway 26 and attempted to make a turn onto Airport Road. The report by Deputy Vince Waltz said Lam told him he was following GPS instructions to make the turn but was traveling too fast. The Dodge van hit a sign and a power pole and came to a halt in an uncut grain fie...
Long past due I think it would be great if Colfax had a Community/Senior Center. I think having the two combined would be a great benefit for our community. We do need to consider parking spaces available for people and remembering the needs for Seniors/Handicap people. The CETC Building does not have adequate parking spaces available in my opinion. As a community, where is there space available downtown with option of adding parking next to that building? Please pass suggestions to our Mayor and Colfax City Council to help Colfax find the... Full story
—Dave Lynch photo A small plane dips behind a hill as a combine rolls to another field. The plane was flying low in the Fanning Road area northwest of Oakesdale as ground-bound vehicles proceed with harvest work....
Prison is one of the most important institutions in American life. About a quarter of all the world’s prisoners are behind bars in the United States, a total of roughly 2 million people. It costs about $60 billion a year to imprison them. This vast prison-industrial complex has succeeded in reducing crime but is a blunt instrument. Prison stays often constitute a graduate seminar in crime, and at the very least, the system does a poor job preparing prisoners to return to the real world. Since 95 percent of prisoners will eventually be r... Full story
At a time when too many politicians are obsessed with their poll numbers and their legacy, Pew Research says Gerald Ford will go down in history as just an “average” president. An “average” rating would devastate most elected officials, yet that wouldn’t haunt the 37th president. Far from your “average” leader, Ford was willing to suffer defeat to do what he believed was best for our nation. Much of Ford’s public image was reshaped when he pardoned Richard Nixon one month after Nixon resigned. One of the nation’s most vilified presiden...
Debates continue to rage over the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare. It is complex legislation. Many questions remain over its ultimate impact on individuals, families and the economy. Portions of Obamacare go into effect soon, but the provision for small businesses has been postponed for a year. Implementing it has proven extremely complicated. On top of that, some states are not establishing a core element of the program—health exchanges. Another complication with the bill is the requirement that Congress give up its federal health i...
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. ANIMAL ORDINANCE ON HOLD A proposed zone variance system which could allow Colfax residents to raise animals inside the city limits garnered a positive response Monday night from the Colfax Planning Commission, but it was placed on hold until Sept. 23. Commission members asked for the proposal to be completed before they vote to advance it to...
On Tuesday, July 30, a woman stood on the corner of Crosby and Henkle Street in Tekoa looking up at a building. In her hands was a brown-tinged 8x10-inch picture on top of a stack of more pictures. “I was just looking for my great grandpa’s hardware store,” said Janet Shelton of Richland, Wash. A man walked by and noticed what she was doing. Roy Schulz, who is a Tekoa city councilman, confirmed for her that it was the same building in her picture. “I live in the Henkle House,” he added. “T...
His passion for sailing started when his family bought a boat and sailed on local lakes. On his latest sailing adventure, Joe Poire took a sail boat from Los Angeles to Oahu, Hawaii. “At every level, there’s racing,” he said. The executive director of the Port of Whitman County was aboard a 50-foot racing sail boat named “Grins” on a 2,600-mile race to Hawaii with 10 other men. “I’ve got the perfect way to lose 11 pounds in eight days,” he said. The boat was strictly made for racing. Poire s...
When Northwest Christian shows up at Ritzville’s jamboree Sept. 6 for their debut appearance in NE 2B football league it will mark the end of a project which started almost two years ago. Crusader players, coaches, parents and administrators have all worked to launch the new football effort. The start of Crusader football also came about with the support of coaches and administrators around the league, according to NWC Principal Ray Ricks. "We have had a lot of support from people all around the league. They have encouraged us and provided a l... Full story
The $410,500 funding project announced by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office for Adams County will be used for the fourth phase development at Sprague Lake for boating and fishing. Project sponsor is the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project will be located off Highway 23 on Danekas Road. Parts of the project will include a concrete surfaced breakwater jetty and fishing pier, ADA parking near the boat ramp, paved pathways, loading dock and gangway. Basalt substrate, winter ice and prevailing winds have prevente...
Whitman County commissioners Monday afternoon discussed the six goals and strategies they came up with at their Clarkston workshop in late July. Commissioner Art Swannack is coordinating compiling all the information from the July workshop. Monday’s meeting was the first since the workshop. Swannack reviewed the information he had compiled. “This is just the beginning,” he said. As he reviewed the goals, he said the elected officials have a big picture view of county government and work well together. The commissioners believe they know what...
A big yellow school bus was parked in the Colfax Rosauers parking lot accepting donations for school supplies for low income children for three days last week. “We didn’t count our supplies, but that bus was full,” said Whitney Aguilar, an organizer of the Stuff the Bus campaign. Colfax Supt. Michael Morgan said this year’s in-kind donations topped previous results from similar drives. The is the first year Colfax has participated under the Stuff the Bus format, Aguilar said. “We’re not done ye...
Colfax High School students Alex Martinez, right, and Kim Hinnenkamp paint the windows of Higginson’s Furniture storage building on Main Street in Colfax. The project came about by CherryAlice Van Tine, a volunteer who has worked to clean up the building for the past five years. On Saturday, she and volunteers LaVerne and Mary Ann Sharp put up donated lace drapes in the windows of the second floor – a former boarding house. Morgan Watson cleaned the outside and inside of the building in Jul... Full story
Fire crews from four districts Friday responded to a fire along Ickes Road west of Palouse. The fire burned approximately 30 acres of stubble on the Mike Arland ranch and then spread to the Ray Romjue place where it ignited trees and parts of cars. A total of eight trucks responded to the scene from Palouse, Garfield, Pullman and Colfax. The fire is believed to have started off a combine at about 5 p.m., Crews were on the scene for approximately three hours. The fire was difficult to stop when...
The trouble was, nobody could find the map. The zoning map that hung on the wall at Tekoa city hall was not recognizable anymore. It was made in 1979, and no one could find the newer one. Thus, this spring Tekoa city officials began work on a current zoning map, which is now almost complete. The effort also brought about another, related project which will be undertaken this fall, when the city makes a document containing animal ordinance/zoning issues. “(The map) is something that had to be d...
NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, August 19, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for a proposed amendment to the 2013 Whitman County budget. At that time, it is requested all department heads/elected officials requesting an amendment be present. The total amount of the proposed amended budget is approximately $59,881,490. Copies of the proposed amendment will be available August 15, 2013 by calling 397-5240. Disabled accommodations are... Full story
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers will be in Colfax on Friday morning. After stopping at the Whitman County Gazette office, the Congresswoman and a few staff members will do a “Coffee with Cathy” to talk to residents at the Whitman County Public Service Building auditorium at 10 a.m. Friday afternoon she will be in Pullman for community meetings and will attend the Lentil Festival in Pullman Friday evening. On Saturday, McMorris Rogers will attend festival activities.... Full story
The 25th annual National Lentil Festival is about to sprout. The expanded Pullman celebration will take place in one location this year, as Friday night’s downtown events move to Reaney Park where a new, second stage will showcase musicians over both days. Headliner Casey James tops the list, on a break from opening for Taylor Swift’s “Red” tour. Downtown events will include the Lentil Breakfast at Cougar Plaza and the Saturday morning parade. In addition, on Saturday an expanded “Legend... Full story
A John Deere combine cuts wheat on top of cemetery hill in Colfax on Saturday afternoon. Harvest is in full swing in all parts of the county.... Full story
Gazette Editor After four years of planning and two construction seasons, Airport Road opened for traffic late Friday after DeAtley crews finished three days of paving. The road was opened after “local traffic only” signs were removed late last Friday. Speed limit on the road has been posted for 35 miles per hour while crews finish up work. The new surface has also been posted with “abrupt lane edge” warning signs to alert motorists of the edge of the pavement next to the shoulder. Public... Full story
