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William Taylor Henry passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023, in Spokane at the age of 87. He was born April 15, 1936, in Endicott, Wash., to Byron Taylor (Bo) Henry and Mary Pickrell Henry at his grandparents' home. Bill grew up in Colfax and graduated from Colfax High School in 1954. He was in the US Army from 1954 to 1956, serving mostly in Germany. Bill attended Washington State University and graduated from Eastern Washington University in 1963. Bill and Nancy Heglar were married in St. John... Full story
Colfax Thursday, Aug. 31 Baked ziti, broccoli, caesar salad, french bread, peach crisp Monday, Sept. 4 Labor Day - Closed Colton Wednesday, Sept. 6 Chicken strips, french fries with pub sauce, watermelon, coleslaw, birthday dessert- cake with ice cream LaCrosse Tuesday, Sept. 5 Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, cooked carrots, green salad, birthday dessert Palouse Wednesday, Sept. 6 Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, cooked carrots, birthday dessert Pullman Friday, Sept. 1 Beef pot roast, mashed potatoes with...
PULLMAN — The Pullman Regional Hospital Women’s Leadership Guild is hosting its annual Non-Profit Night on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m., at the Washington State University (WSU) Brelsford Visitor Center, 150 East Spring Street in Pullman. The Women’s Leadership Guild has $14,000 in grant funding available for the 2023-2024 grant cycle. Guild members reviewed 11 applications for $2,000 in grant funding choosing nine local non-profit agencies, including Circles of Caring Adult Day Health, Famil...
COLFAX - Local Whitman County Library Associate Director/Youth Services Manager Sheri Miller attended the in-person Dolly Parton Imagination Library "by invitation" only event as a VIP representative at the Pantages Theatre in Tacoma on Tuesday, Aug. 15. "Sheri was selected as our VIP representative because of her commitment to the program and innovative sharing of the Imagination Library's mission to place books into the hands of our county's youngest readers," United Way of Whitman County...
Pullman Regional Hospital Burgess Thomas Lange, a boy, was born Aug. 21, 2023 to parents James and Kristin Lange, of Palouse. He weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Frank and Patty Lange, of Garfield. Maternal Grandparents are Mavie Wallace and Tom Parrish, of Pullman. Burgess joins sister Josephine, 2.5, at home. Jade Amour Gonzales, of girl, was born Aug. 21, 2023 to parents Marissa and Paul Gonzales, of Pullman. Paternal Grandparents are Pamela Maagana, of La Habra, Calif. Maternal Grandparents are Suzanne J. Knight, of...
COLFAX – In a farewell to the 2023 summer season, KOA at Boyar Park and Marina will be hosting a live music performance on September 2. Eager listeners can catch a live performance by Eric E., an acoustic performer who utilizes only his guitar and tenor voice, at the marina at 7 p.m. Eric E. Has been performing since 1979 and traveled the United States, and internationally, playing over 250 gigs a year....
COLFAX - Palouse Empire Threshing Association members are returning for their annual Threshing Bee on Sunday, Sept. 3, using vintage machinery to harvest this year's spring wheat. Threshing Association Vice President Mike Schwartz said they will start hitching horses around 9 a.m. and begin threshing at approximately 10 a.m. Schwartz said there'd be a break at noon with a no-host barbecue lunch featuring Pulled Pork sandwiches, coleslaw, and watermelon, "you're standard lunch," he said....
I have been told by a reliable person that our local Whitman Hospital is now performing “transgender surgeries.” That is very disturbing on many grounds. But, letters to the editor only allow 250 words, so, for brevity sake I will address only one. First and foremost is the moral issue. Let us mix a couple of metaphors and pull aside a modern day smoke screen. It is a biological fact that there are only two sexes. Male and Female. Those are determined by our DNA. Yes, I know about the very rare DSD (Differences in Sex Development), but tha...
Apparently, the Pac-12 wasn’t the only thing that University of Washington left behind for more money. As the state senator for a legislative district that includes two four-year universities (Washington State University and Eastern Washington University), I take great interest in our state’s higher-education system. I make it a point to stay in contact with the presidents at Washington State and Eastern and keep up on key developments at these campuses in Pullman and Cheney. So, I was sur...
The state held its special auction for CO2 allowances two weeks ago. When the results were announced, they indicated higher gas prices may be coming. As part of the state’s new tax on CO2 emissions, known as the Climate Commitment Act, organizations that emit CO2, like BP or Washington State University, must purchase permits for every metric ton of CO2 emitted by their operations or products. There are a limited number of permits available. So, the price is set at an auction. Regular auctions f...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Aug. 22- 29: August 22 Andrew Michael Arland, 37, driving under the influence. Arland is being held on a $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through Whitman County District Court. Aug. 23 Robert Eugene Ladd, 40, no contact order violation. Ladd is being held on a $550 bond or $550 cash bail through Asotin County District Court. Aug. 25 Ian Lee Moseley, 33, robbery and assault. Moseley is being held on a $5,000 bond or $500 cash bail through Whitman County Superior C...
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Aug. 18-27 Aug. 18 12:09 a.m.- Main Street and Thorn Street. Rebecca Ellsworth arrested. Tosha Potter cited and released. 10:52 a.m.- Suspicious person/circumstance on main street. Aug. 19 11:11 a.m.- Civil call on Riverside Lane. 11:42 a.m.- Noninjury accident on Moller Road. 7:12 p.m.- Extra patrol requested on East Street. 9:45 p.m.- Traffic violation on Fairview Street and Middle Street. Aug. 20 12:25 p.m.- Civil dispute on Riverside Lane. 8:41 p.m.- Juvenile p...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Aug. 22-28 Aug. 22 8:34 a.m.- Spokane Street, Lamont. Domestic dispute. 12:32 p.m.- 411 Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 4:41 p.m.- 411 Mill Street, Colfax. Agency assistance. 4:49 p.m.- Hooper Canyon Road, LaCrosse. Civil call. 8:37 p.m.- Endicott Road, Endicott. Unknown injury accident. 10:09 p.m.- 800 South Main Street, Colfax. Nathanel L. Guffey released for driving with license suspended. Aug. 23 8:30 a.m.- Cass Road, Steptoe. Missing person. 9:26 a.m...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Aug. 17-23: Aug. 17 Hector Ibarra, of Pullman sold 320 N.W. Brandon Ave., Pullman to Maria Trejo, of Pullman, parcels 1-1386-00-02-04-0000, 1-1553-00-04-04-0003, assessed value $319,110. Quit Claim Deed. William and Laura Parker sold 129 N. Lake St., Tekoa, Wash., to Jack and Deidre Sowards, of South Bend, Wash., parcels 117550004030000, 1-1755-00-04-02-0002, selling price $54,000, Statutory Warranty Deed. Tiffani Organ, of St. John, sold 3621 Lan...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from Aug. 24 Aug. 24 • Wendy Lierman was found guilty of negligent driving in the first degree. • Zaiyu Zhang was found guilty of negligent driving in the first degree, thefore the defendant is sentenced to 90 days of jail, 90 suspended, and a fine of $500, $500 suspended. Zhang has fines totally $343, and shall make minimum montly payments of $50 starting on Oct. 1, 2023. Defendant may perform community service in lieu of $300, credited at $16 an hour...
ST. JOHN - Before the 2023 St. John-Endicott (SJE) volleyball fall season can get underway, one of their players is already making headlines in her community. Kaitlyn Hough announced that she has committed to play volleyball at Linfield University in 2024, after she graduates from SJE high school this upcoming spring. Hough started playing volleyball when she was in sixth grade, about age 12. Playing in college was always her goal. "I always kind of knew that I would want to play college volleyb...
WHITMAN COUNTY — The summer has ended, school is back in session, and the 1B Whitman County teams are ready to make names for themselves this year. Football, volleyball, and cross country are all set to start this week. St. John-Endicott (SJE) is set to open their football season one day earlier than most. They are hosting the first game of the season Thursday, August 31, against Garfield-Palouse, the game is set to start at 7 p.m. SJE also has their second game of the season on a Thursday, with the game being another home game against W...
COLFAX — JD Peterson, recent graduate from Colfax High School, and leader of the 2023Colfax baseball team, was selected to the Washington State Baseball Coaches Association (WSBCA) team for B Baseball. There were around 80 schools chosen from by the committee. “I was very happy to see that JD was selected for the WSBCA All State Team. He had an outstanding career as a Bulldog baseball player and finished his senior season playing the best baseball he played in a Colfax uniform, Colfax will miss him next year, but I’m very excited to see him c...
COLFAX - The school year has started for Colfax, and with that, fall sports are right around the corner. Starting Friday, September 1, Colfax opens their football season. They will host Lind-Ritzville with kick off set for 7 p.m. "Everyone in the league predicted them to be first, rightfully so. They're big, strong, and physical, we gotta play a really good game," head coach Mike Morgan said. Morgan also said that his Bulldogs are "ready to hit somebody other than us." This game is the first...
OAKESDALE - After an impressive season in 2021-22, the Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team won the state title, finishing the regular season 24-0, and 9-0 in district play. The team lost eight sets all season during 2021-22, winning 72 sets along the way. There was not much opportunity for the Nighthawks to improve on the stellar season two years ago, however, they managed to do just that last season. In the 2022-23 season, they went 24-0 and 9-0 in districts, winning a second-straight state...
PULLMAN — After the first two weeks of the soccer season, the Washington State University (WSU) soccer team, currently ranked 23 in the country, are off to a perfect start. After a solid 2-0 start in week one, WSU headed down to Portland to take on the Pilots. After a defensive battle, WSU pulled out the 1-0 victory. This was the first time in program history that WSU has defeated the Pilots. Goalkeeper Nadia Cooper came up clutch for the Cougars on the day, totaling 10 saves, which matches her single-game career high. As the game was a d...
ST. JOHN – For the second time this summer sprint boat races made waves at Webb's Slough. Participants and fans from all over the state and Pacific Northwest came to enjoy the sprint boat races Saturday, Aug. 26. The weekend-long event started with the St. John golf scramble tournament Friday, Aug. 25. After the tournament, the Show and Shine event happened, where fans met the racers, saw the boats, and even sit in them to learn more about them before Raceday. The racing started at 10 a.m. on S...
COLFAX — Former Washington State University (WSU) student Carmen Fernandez, 19, of Yakima, Wash., appeared in Whitman County Superior Court Thursday, Aug. 24, for hitting fellow students while drinking and driving then fleeing the scene Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022. Fernandez was arrested for two counts of vehicular assault, two counts of hit and run with injuries to person, and an account of hit and run for property damage, reports show. Pullman police responded to a crash at Grove Apartments on B...
COLFAX — The Colfax School District Board of Directors met Monday, Aug. 28, in the District Office Board Room at 7 p.m. to discuss budget status, accounts payable, and payroll. Expenses in the General Fund were at $360,375.03 for the accounts payable run Aug. 31, 2023. Capital Projects came to a total of $48,177.35, and the Associated Student Body Fund came to a total of $5,659.08. School board members then discussed personnel hires, including a new hire for the Para-Educator at Jennings E...
