Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Sept. 10 to Sept. Sept. 16: Sept. 10 2:02 a.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Rene N. Valencia, 38, cited and released for third degree driving with license suspended. 2:32 a.m.- South Main Street, Colfax. James C. Johnson, 44, cited and released for dangerous weapons. 7:21 a.m.- South Old U.S. 195 and Rosalia Road, Rosalia. Cow in the roadway. 7:32 a.m.- 167 U.S. 128, Red Wolf Bridge, Clarkston. What looks to be a homeless person’s pile of clothing. 9:10 a.m.-...
COLFAX —The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Sept. 5 to Sept. 10: Sept. 5 9:02 a.m.- Agency assist Mason County, South Meadow Street. 3:06 p.m.- Civil call South Hillcrest Drive. Sept. 6 9:34 p.m.- Juvenile problem North Main Street. Sept. 10 8:51 a.m.- Agency assist South Vista Point Drive. 1:16 p.m.- Vehicle partially parked in intersection, North Main Street and East Wall Street. 3:21 p.m.- Suspicious person North Palouse Road. 5:06 p.m.- Agency assist North Mill Street....
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Sept. 10 to 16: Sept. 10 Brian Joseph Alan Berntgen, 34, unlawful imprisonment, domestic violence. $5,000 bond or $500 cash bail through Superior Court. Fawnda Marie Kay, 42, knowingly possession controlled substance (meth), false statement to a public servant, second degree identity theft. Good time release date set for Sept. 11 Darien Leaf Armstrong, 26, fourth degree assault, three counts of third degree assault, obstruction of a law enforcement officer. $25,000 b...
COLFAX - An international company seeking to build wind turbines in Whitman County opened a local office at 119 S. Main St. on Thursday, Sept. 5. "This is for us to be more engaged with the community," Harvest Hills Wind Project Director Shane Roche of Steelhead said. "This is a good spot for us to be able to work from when we're out here." Steelhead Americas is a division of the international Vestas Corp. of Aarhus, Denmark, which has an American branch based in Portland, Ore. Angellic Root,...
COLFAX — Whitman County Hospital and Medical Clinics welcomed a new podiatrist to the team earlier this month. Adam Simmons, 40, grew up in Provo, Utah, where he finished his undergrad in Biology at Utah University. Simmons said he moved to Miami where he went to Medical School to study podiatry, which focuses on the foot and ankle. The only podiatrist at Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics, Simmons said he started out wanting to be a dentist, shadowing his friend’s dad growing up. It was when he met a podiatrist who convinced Simmons to shado...
RITZVILLE – The 9th Legislative District senator pleaded not guilty Thursday, Sept. 12, on a charge of driving while under the influence of alcohol. But Adams County District Court Judge Andrea K. Russell determined there was probable cause for the charge against 67-year-old Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. She scheduled him to appear before her again Oct. 8 in the 210 W. Broadway Ave. courthouse Schoesler was released on his own recognizance to a family member following his Aug. 31 arrest by citation at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fai...
BOISE, Idaho — Latah County Superior Court 2nd District Judge John Judge announced Thursday, Sept. 12, his approval to relocate the trial for Bryan Kohberger, 29, the man charged with the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, to Boise, Idaho. The decision to transfer the trial, set for June 2025, comes after Judge John Judge ruled that extensive media coverage, misinformation on social media and public statements cast doubt on Kohberger’s ability to receive a fair trial in Moscow. Judge also ordered Kohberger’s transfer to Ad...
Notice of Meeting Change The September commissioners’ meeting for Whitman County Fire District 12 has been changed to Thursday, September 19 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at 912 W Main St, Pullman. Publish until September 19, 2024...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY No. 24-4-00105-38 Estate WALTER MAX MERRILL, Deceased. JACK MARTIN MERRILL has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy o...
PUBLIC NOTICE The second Public Hearing for the 2025 budget (expenditures) is scheduled for September 24, 2024, at 5:45 p.m. This hearing will take place in the council chambers at Town Hall, located at 310 N F St., Albion, WA. Published September 12 and 19, 2024...
CALL FOR FUEL BIDS Colfax School District No. 300 is accepting bids for fuel for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 school years. Approximately 2,000 gallons gasoline and 20,000 gallons diesel will be used in each of the two years. Fuel must be obtainable at a local cardlock facility 24 hours a day. The facility must offer safe access to and from street or highway. Bid must be presented in “Margin Over Rack” detail. All pricing must include applicable state tax and exclude federal excise tax. Please specify octane level and fuel composition. Mail or...
NOTICE OF A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT HEARING FOR A VARIANCE TO THE COUNTY VIEWSHED RULE Blaise and Makalie Schile have applied for a variance permit in the Agricultural District to construct two new residences within 1,500 feet of six residences off Brayton and Armstrong Roads in the NW ¼ of Section 25, Township 15N., Range 44E., W. M., Whitman County, Washington. New residences are exempt from the viewshed rule when built on parcels of land that were created before 2007, not been altered, and have not sought a previous variance. The public is notif...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Garfield, WA seeks a Public Works Assistant. This Position is: Full Time 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday, may require some abnormal work hours, some weekends on-call, occasional holidays, and emergency situations as assigned. Benefits Include: Paid Medical, Dental and Vision PERS II Retirement Minimum Requirements: High School Diploma 2-years of equipment and/or truck operation, maintenance experience, or construction experience Washington State Valid Driver’s License Preferred Requirements: Class B CDL General D...
PUBLIC NOTICE City of Tekoa, WA Summary of Ordinance 893 An Ordinance granting a franchise (the “franchise” to Cascades Digital Forensics LLC – DBA WIFIBER, a limited liability corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington (hereinafter referred to as “Grantee”). To locate, construct, operate and maintain poles, wires, fiber optics line, underground cables and appurtenances over, under, along and across all of the Grantor’s rights of way and public property in the City of TEKOA, State of Washington, and setting forth condi...
NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) The public is notified on Thursday, September 19, 2024, that Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project with a comment period that ends on Thursday, October 3, 2024: An access bridge replacement across a flood plain at Alkali Flat Creek to access a farm field and residence addressed as 21052 SR 127, Lacrosse, WA 99143. The project is proposed for fall of 2024 in the NW ¼ of...
AMENDED SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN Case No.: 24-2-00249-38 GARY L. STEFFENSEN, a single person, Plaintiff, vs. THE HEIRS and/or DEVISEES OF JOHN A. LUHTALA, et. al., and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein, Defendants. The State of Washington to the said defendants: the unknown Heirs and/or Devisees of JOHN A. LUHTALA. You are hereby summoned to appear within...
CLOSE OUT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Rosalia Town Council at Rosalia Town Hall at 110 W Fifth St. on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:30pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on the Water System Emergency Power Improvements project funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Contract 21-62210-035. The Rosalia Town Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Pullman Register of Historic Places Nomination Gould House NOTICE is hereby given that the Pullman Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 14, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. to consider the nomination of the Gould House for inclusion in the Pullman Register of Historic Places (“Register”). The meeting will take place in Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 190 SE Crestview Street, Building A. The Gould House is located at 920 NE D Street. The nomination form in this case was pre...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CONTINUATION City Code Updates Pullman City Code Title 16: Environment Pullman City Code Title 17: Zoning NOTICE is hereby given that the Pullman Planning Commission will continue a public hearing on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to consider proposed code changes related to Pullman City Code Title 16: Environment and Pullman City Code Title 17: Zoning. The hearing will be held in Council Chambers at Pullman City Hall, located at 190 SE Crestview Street, Building A. Title 17: Zoning Code for the City of...
