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The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles football team lost to Wilbur-Creston-Keller, 64-0, on Thursday, Sept. 12. The Wildcats scored 56 points in the first half to instigate the mercy-rule running clock. The next game for the Eagles will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20 in Wallace, Idaho. Their next home game will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, against Tekoa-Rosalia. The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball team fell to Oakesdale, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Set scores were 25-10, 25-13 and 25-8. For the Eagles, Catalina Torres had three...
The Garfield-Palouse Vikings football team fell to Almira-Coulee-Hartline (ACH), 54-28, on Saturday, Sept. 14. A big first half in which ACH outscored the Vikings 36-6, sealed Gar-Pal’s fate. The Vikings pushed back, scoring 14 points in the final quarter. The Vikings will next play an away game against Wilbur-Creston at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20. Their next home game will be against Dayton at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Palouse. The Gar-Pal volleyball team defeated the Waitsburg Vikings, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Set scores were 25-5, 2...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia football team defeated the Bridgeport Mustangs, 50-12, on Friday, Sept. 13, in Tekoa. The Timberwolves moved to 1-0 after the first game of the season against Entiat was canceled. The Timberwolves will next play an away game against Moses Lake-Covenant Christian on Friday, Sept. 20. Their next home game will be against Waitsburg at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4, for their Homecoming game. The Tekoa-Rosalia volleyball team fell to Pomeroy, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The T...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs are now 2-0 on the season under new head coach Dave Cofer after defeating the Kettle Falls Bulldogs, 33-0, on Friday, Sept. 13. Colfax took advantage of a few Kettle Falls mistakes and the defense rarely faltered in the shutout. "Hats off to the way (defensive coordinator) Jason Cooper gets these guys prepared and ready to go," Colfax Head Coach Dave Cofer said. "He was one of the biggest coaches I wanted to retain just from an experience standpoint. He makes my job...
COLTON - The Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team traveled to Colton and defeated the Wildcats, 3-0, on Thursday, Sept. 12. Final set scores were 25-13, 25-8 and 25-16. Jenna Rawls and Parker Davis each had five aces for the Nighthawks, whose serving was spot on throughout the match. "We served pretty tough today," said Oakesdale head coach McKinzie Turner. "We did a good job of hitting our spots and played really well in that regard. It was a big part of our success." The first set started...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs won a home match against Upper Columbia Academy, 3-0, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, before falling to the Pullman Greyhounds in a five-set thriller on Thursday, Sept. 12. Against Upper Columbia Academy, senior middle hitter Ava Swan led the team with 16 kills, 16 digs and two blocks. Junior setter Cianna Gibb had 18 assists and junior outside hitter Ruby Simmons had five aces. "We did a good job of mixing it up," Colfax coach Megan Dorman said. "Setters did really well at...
COLFAX - Antique airplanes will be seen flying into the Colfax airport next weekend. The family friendly event hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 328 is set to start at 8 a.m., Sept. 28 with the pancake breakfast until 10 a.m., at the Colfax Airport, 707 Flight Line Drive. Breakfast is being served by the Colfax Rotary Club for a fee and includes pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs. Fly In Organizer Barney Buckley said the event started in 2013, with a crop duster clinic...
PALOUSE — Two events are coming up in Garfield and Palouse, addressing mental health and rucks hosted by Ruck for the Fallen. Garfield Christian Fellowship will host an all-day conference from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sept. 21, titled “Unplugging to Restore,” at the Church Fellowship Worship Center, 303 North 3rd Street, in Garfield. The family-friendly event offering strategies “to unplug from technologies and reconnect with others,” is in response to the book Dr. Johnathan Haidt’s “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is...
ST. JOHN – The St. John Endicott Schools are awaiting the arrival of new metalshop gear and have a new coding program for middle schoolers. According to the St. John Endicott September newsletter Middle School Science Teacher Michael Maloney has been continually working to increase participating and interest in the Metalshop elective class. The passing of the Endicott levy made it possible to support the class and purchase two new welders to replace ones that had issues. The students welded new carts for the welders and are putting skills to w...
Colfax Monday, Sept. 23 Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, roasted carrots, green salad, cheesecake Thursday, Sept. 26 BLT sandwich, broccoli grape salad, fresh fruit, blueberry muffins Colton Wednesday, Sept. 25 Spaghetti with meat sauce, garlic bread, cabbage patch salad, mandarin oranges, cookie bar Endicott Tuesday, Sept. 24 Deluxe salad bar, fruit, roll, dessert Palouse Wednesday, Sept. 25 Ham sliders, pasta salad with veggies, cottage cheese and pineapple, chocolate chip cookie Pullman Friday, Sept. 20 Spaghetti with meat...
COLFAX — Rural resources community action and Friends of Hospice is bring the first Palouse Regional Butterfly Release for grief. The free event is set to take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Schmuck Park, 1301 North Morton Street. Those who want to honor the lives of loved ones who have passed are invited to attend....
COLFAX — The Pullman Grocery Outlet has donated hygiene products to the Colfax School for 50 kids to receive. Colfax Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Katrina Johnson said it was brought to her attention that some kids might need the products. “I reached out to Grocery Outlet explaining the situation and they agreed to donate enough supplies,” said Johnson, noting she also reached out to the buy nothing page on Facebook and was able to have product donated through the page....
COLFAX — Spokane Community College (SCC) and Spokane Falls Community College (SFCC) released their honor rolls for the summer quarter of 2024 listing several Whitman County residents. To make the SCC and SFCC honor rolls students must achieve a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Gabriella Ayres, of Pullman made the SCC honor roll. Also from Pullman making the Spokane Community College honor roll was Emerson Blacketer, Kathryn Blehm, Michelle Calissendorff, Lillian Franke, Samuli Sihvonen, Taylor-Ann Silva-Perez and Demetrius Vaughn. Levi F...
PALOUSE - Community members and visitors filled the streets for Palouse Day Saturday, Sept. 14 marking another year of festivities. Main Street filled with people in the morning bringing spectators, family members and children who scurried into the street to collect candy. M.C. Matt Zook announced the kiddie parade participants and main parade as school organizations, local government officials, businesses and even a candidate for governor made their way down main street. "I think the parade wen...
Endorses Jenna Brozik for judge Jenna was my attorney for a very difficult child custody case following the death of my sister in 2018. I am forever grateful to Jenna for how hard she fought for my family and my niece. She did this because she cared and truly wanted the best outcome for my entire family. During the child custody trial, Jenna showed she was a force to be reckoned with. Jenna has the best qualities to be the next judge. She is ethical, honest, fair and very knowledgeable of the law. It seems like there is a system of favoritism...
The 2023-2024 K-12 Report Card has been released by OSPI, and the results continue the pattern of the past few years. Based on Smarter Balanced standardized testing, only 50.3% of students were considered on track in English, 39.7% in Math, and 43.5% in Science. Last year, the scores were 50.7% in English, 39.1% in Math, and 42.9% in Science. These scores indicate there hasn’t been any serious improvement for public school students since the learning loss from school closures during the pandemic. Superintendent Reykdahl has been critical of S...
Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066 (I-2066) in Washington may be only the first giant pothole to fill. The next one in the road ahead may be a hefty tax on natural gas. In 2019, Berkeley, Calif., became the first city to prohibit natural gas connections in new buildings. San Jose, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and others followed. However, last year the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals delivered a setback by holding that federal law preempts local bans...
You shouldn’t be surprised the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council last week voted to accept a site application for construction of more wind turbines atop Horse Heaven Hills. It’s all part of Gov. Jay Inslee and his financial supporters plan to breach our dams and replace them with unsightly, unpopular and unreliable wind power. The council was pushed by Gov. Jay Inslee, who didn’t like the fact Tri-Citians outright rejected his plan to supplant dams with the unsightly wind turbines on Horse Heaven Hills. Local roadblocks to his plan...
OLYMPIA — The Washington State Patrol will be holding a statewide emphasis patrol in honor of fallen Trooper Christopher Gadd on Friday, Sept. 27. On March 2, 2024, Gadd was struck by an impaired driver on Interstate 5, north of Marysville. Gadd messaged his detachment members he was going to meet them after “One More Stop,” and pulled to the shoulder north of his detachment office to seek out one more speeding, potential impaired driver to prevent a future tragedy. The WSP is conducting the emphasis patrol titled “One More Stop” from 4 p....
PULLMAN — The Pullman City Council convened on Tuesday, Sept. 12, to review and discuss Hometown Hero’s Banner Program updates and revisions to the 2025 legislative agenda. The council examined proposed Hometown Hero’s Banner Program changes, which honor local veterans and military service members. The revisions include updates to application procedures and modifications to program restrictions. The city of Pullman will receive payments for the program, which will be deposited into a dedicated account managed by the Parks and Recreation Depar...
PULLMAN — Three Washington State University (WSU) students were displaced during the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 11, after a fire severely damaged their rental home on College Hill. Pullman firefighters responded to 830 NE Opal Street shortly before 3 p.m., after receiving reports of smoke and flames coming from the roof. Neighbors saw the flames, called 911, and ensured the occupants safely evacuated the building. The first fire crews on the scene requested additional support, which came from Whitman County Rural District 12 and the M...
PULLMAN — Enrollment at Washington State University (WSU) has continued to decline for the fifth year in a row. The WSU Regents will review the enrollment report during their meeting next week. Preliminary numbers indicate a system-wide headcount of approximately 25,685 students this fall, a 3% decrease from last year and nearly a 20% drop since the onset of the pandemic. Since reaching a record enrollment of nearly 32,000 students in the fall of 2019, WSU has lost around 6,000 students. Last year, the rate of decline slowed, with a 4% drop i...
COLFAX— Commissioners moved and approved signing an agreement to the Boys and Girls Club of Lewis and Clark Valley for $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for Pullman Childcare Services. During the regular County Commissioners meeting Monday, Sept. 16, Commissioners signed an agreement with Lewis and Clark Valley for funds towards the Pullman Boys and Girls Club. In attendance was Executive Director of Boys and Girls Club Lewis and Clark Valley Jon Evans. “I pretty much want to thank you for this opportunity,” Evans said to the commi...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Aug. 28 to Sept. 11: Aug. 28 Ty Brndon Kirkam, Sr., who acquired title as Ty Kirkham and Jennifer Cole, husband and wife, Gustine, Texas., sold to be determined Garfield Street, Lamont, to Terry Reynolds, Spokane. Parcel 10550020100000, selling price $25,500, Statutory Warranty Deed. Justin G. Rhodes, Personal Representative of the Estates of Orville and Hellen Rhodes, deceased, Spokane, transferred household, single family units, Whitman County, to Jus...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal conviction sentences from Sept. 13: Sept. 13 Kevin Clemons was found guilty of third degree driving with license suspended. Therefore, the defendant is sentenced to 90 days of jail, 89 suspended. The defendant must serve one day in jail with credit for one day served and must not drive a motor vehicle without a valid license. The defendant has unsupervised probation for 12 months, probation to terminate upon issuance of a drivers license. The defendant may schedule a h...
