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COLFAX –– New statistics from the federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention show Washington’s fatal drug-overdose situation to have grown exponentially since previous years. This is the third time that the CDC has issued a report showing Washington State to have the highest percentage increase in deaths and crimes than any other state. Defense attorneys Criminal Defense analyzed data from the United States Sentencing Commission for the fiscal year 2022 to determine the categories of crimes for which each state receives the most...
COLFAX— The two suspects facing charges of two drunk driving incidents during the Webb’s Slough Spring Boat Races on June 17 faced Whitman County District Court Thursday, Aug. 24, for plea agreements. Tanner D. Berzett, 23, of Asotin, was arrested for two counts of felony vehicular assault and drunk driving, reports show. Berzett, who was reported earlier to have told deputies that he was going too fast, punched the accelerator to swing the pick-up’s rear around, causing it to overturn and injure two of his five passengers, pleaded guilt...
WINONA — The Hooper Bridge, a wooden trestle bridge destroyed during the Winona Fire the weekend of Aug. 19-20, is set to be replaced with a steel and concrete trestle. State Department of Transportation spokeswoman Janet Matkin said the replacement of the 197-foot bridge near Winona is estimated at a preliminary cost of $2.8 to $3.5 million. The bridge handles approximately 2,600 rail cars annually, Matkin said. “Replacement of this bridge is important to businesses in this region,” Matkin said, noting that they utilize the Palouse River...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is ruling that the Chipman Trail fire resulted from arson, confirmed by Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. In an Aug. 24 report, the Sheriff’s Office said at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, a blaze at a wooden bridge near Milepost 1.5 on the trail is believed to have been intentionally set by two boys who live in Moscow, Idaho. Myers could not go into specifics on how the boys, ages 13 and 14, allegedly started the fire, “We believe that it was intentionally started,” he said. Dep...
COLFAX - Construction on the events center located at the Colfax Golf Course is nearly 80 percent complete. Co-Project Manager Allen Kirkpatrick said that the events center, which began construction last June, has had approximately $460,000 expended on it so far. Kirkpatrick said an additional $120,000 is needed to finish the project, noting that it may run a little bit more than that. "We found out we need to do some sound abatement, which is going to be an additional expense," he said....
