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As farmers in western Whitman County begin polishing up their combines and wheat trucks for winter storage, those in the east reaches of the county, like this harvester near Palouse are just swinging into full gear. Boosted by a cool, wet late spring, yields coming off Palouse fields this year are some of the best in years. The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported this week farmers are taking in an average of 67 bushels per acre, while the Portland price for soft white wheat hovers around $6.50 per bushel, nearly $2 per bushel up... Full story
Roxy and Lory Dickerson of St. John delight over handsful of lentils. The mighty lentil will once again be celebrated during the 22nd annual Palouse National Lentil Festival in Pullman this year. In step with tradition, festival-goers can line up to receive a cup of lentil chili from the 350-gallon cauldron, starting at 5 p.m., Friday. The usual slew of events follows on Saturday. At 10 a.m. runners take off for the Tase T. Lentil run starting at the Simpson United Methodist Church. This is followed by the lentil pancake breakfast and the...
County voters pick Rossi for Senate Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker and 9th District State Rep. Joe Schmick posted big wins in the only two contested local races on Tuesday’s primary ballot. Though Tuesday’s results in those local races will not change who appears on the November general election ballot, they do provide an early indication of how the fall races may turn out. Coker received 78 percent of the vote in her race for a third term, well ahead of the 20 percent received by challenger Esther Wilson. Schmick polled 82 percent of the... Full story
A 100-strong crowd poured into the newly remodeled Whitman County library last Wednesday, Aug. 11 for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. A handful of citizens lined up for the ceremony to cut the ribbon for the renovated library, now open after nine-months of remodeling. Alex McGregor, president of the McGregor Company, Matt and Jill Klaveano of Steptoe, 9th District State Representative Joe Schmick, and a handful of other citizens and local dignitaries helped cut the new ribbon. Faces light up with smiles after the ribbon is cut for the...
Despte a split vote, Whitman County commissioners held firm Monday on the 25 percent cap on farmground that can be enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program, or CRP. “I’m not willing to take this cap off,” said Commissioner Greg Partch, who voted with Commissioner Pat O’Neill to deny an increase in the cap. “I don’t think there’s a problem.” Commissioner Michael Largent cast a dissenting vote. He said the issues surrounding CRP are too large to rob farmers of a tool they can use to guarantee income. “We’re not going to solve the CRP probl...
Inaccuarate In response to the article in the Gazette (Aug 12) regarding water issues in Palouse: It must have been a most interesting meeting that your reporter attended. I did not hear nor say most of the comments reported to have been made at the meeting which I attended that evening at Palouse City Hall. I was on the agenda and asked when the City would have a comprehensive water plan in writing, including a water extension plan/guideline. That was my sole question. Yes, the Mayor did take my agenda item elsewhere. I returned to my point...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS AUNE BRIDGE, C.R.B.P. No. 7005-05.76(3) WHITMAN COUNTY, STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, August 30, 2010, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read. Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners...
