Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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USDA offers conservation assistance COLFAX – The deadline to apply for the 2023 USDA Conservation Stewardship Program is Oct. 13. The program is open to producers seeking technical and financial assistance with conservation efforts. Under the program, farmers can receive payments for managing, maintaining and expanding conservation measures like planting cover crops and buffer strips, as well as improving pollinator habitat. Farmers can also receive help with irrigation monitoring, herbicide application, grazing systems and more. Applicants w...
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I had read some history about my mom’s family. It is interesting to envision how life was over 100 years ago. Life was certainly not easy especially travel and the comfort of riding in a vehicle with A/C in the summer and heat in the winter was non-existent. I would have to say that those relatives that went before us were certainly a lot tougher than we have become. When I read the family history I saw that my great grandparents and great uncle were buried in O...
COLFAX – For nearly a decade the City of Colfax has worked towards the goal of completing an urban trail through our downtown corridor. Such a trail has held high priority through the past two mayoral administrations; and over the years city staff have worked tirelessly with WSDOT, the National Park Service, county and state legislatures, WSU student design groups, and others, to realize this dream. The project recently gained new energy in the form of an anonymous donation in the amount of $100,000; and the formation of “citizens interest gro...
ST.JOHN – The 2022 Webb’s Slough sprint boat season wraps up Saturday, Aug. 27. The race is the second and final of the season in Whitman County. But it’s not the only thing happening. Thousands of campers are expected to file into the community beginning Thursday for a weekend of food, fun, camping and racing. Camping opens at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Webb’s Slough race site, Those planning on camping for the weekend should arrive during daylight hours. There is a fee to camp. Although racing begins at 10 a.m. Saturday (gates open at 9 a.m.),...
Local parents Sara Golden, and Shannon Gfeller are working together to bring kid's Substance Use to attention. With Colfax's Substance Use Prevention Education and Resources (SUPER) program in Colfax As the community coordinator, Golden explained that SUPER is part of a CPWI grant. Overseen by the Department of Behavioral Health & Recovery, in Washington State community Prevention & Wellness Initiatives began in 2011. SUPER seeks to educate youth and the community with events and school...
COLFAX Grade 7 CLASSES: English-7, Math-7, Science-7, Social Studies-7, PE-7, Band or Choir • Backpack • 3 – Ring Binder with Dividers & Pockets • Reusable water bottle • 3 packs of 3x5” lined/unlined index cards • 4 spiral notebooks • 100 page notebook to take notes. • 3 different colored highlighters and 3 separate colors to donate to class • 3 packs of college ruled paper (one to donate to class) • 2 pocket folders to donate to class • 1 package of graph paper to donate to class • 3 boxes of pencils • 2 composition books • 1 packa...
