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Whitman County has earned a clean audit for the year 2017, marking two consecutive passing years after 12 years without. The Office of the Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy reported Monday to county commissioners no significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting. They identified no deficiencies that they considered material weaknesses. No instances of noncompliance were noted that were material to the financial statements of the county....
A barnyard mechanic growing up on the foothills of Mt. Spokane, Paul Clark later spent five years on the Arctic Circle before he moved south to Nome, Alaska. He moved to Colton this summer to take over as superintendent and high school principal. Clark came from Curlew, most recently, where he was the principal after he and his wife and his four kids' time (teaching) in Alaska. The hunting limit, he noted, was five caribou per day, in season. Clark, 39, a former offensive tackle for Gonzaga Prep...
The pace cart leads the way during the women's 6K race at the Cougar Classic college cross-country meet Sept. 14 at Colfax Golf Course. Portland State won in overall women's results while Gonzaga took first for the men....
The grand opening of Purpose Roasters in Colfax has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29 in Colfax. The new Colfax business is located in the former Arby's restaurant in Colfax. Purpose Roasters at 301 S. Main St. and is now open from 7 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday with occasional Saturday openings during WSU home football games. Purpose Roasters fresh-roasts specialty-grade coffees from various origins, as well as makes gourmet mini donuts and artisan hand-painted chocolates. The...
A chapter in Whitman County economics and politics has marked an end with the sale of the Hawkins property located on the Washington side of the state line along the Moscow-Pullman highway. The property 10 years ago surfaced on the public agenda when it was proposed for development of a shopping mall, a proposal which would generate increased sales tax revenue for Whitman County budgets. The project was initiated by Hawkins LLC, a Boise-based developer which sought assistance from Whitman County to provide infrastructure around the proposed...
Paul A. Papiese, 45, Colfax, pleaded not guilty in superior court Friday to two charges of vehicular assault involving an accident at one of the Highway 195 construction sites in the Rosalia area. He was scheduled for trial Nov. 13. The investigation report alleges Papiese was intoxicated June 16 when he failed to stop the 2016 Toyota Titan pickup truck he was driving southbound in time to avoid hitting the back of a 2016 Toyota Highlander which had been stopped for a control light for alternating traffic at mile marker 66. Traffic at the time...
The Whelan Bridge replacement project four miles north of Pullman continues, with welding together girders, which started last Thursday, Sept. 13, followed by grouting joints over welds this week. Next is backfilling on abutments, aligning guardrail and clean-up. Traffic will then be routed over the new bridge from the temporary bridge used for construction. The girders were made by Old Castle Pre-Stress of Spokane. The six-week project, which started in late July, will replace an old wooden...
Randi M. Keene, 35, Garfield, was ordered to serve a year in jail Friday in Whitman County Superior Court after she told the court she opted to serve the jail sentence instead of undergoing an evaluation and treatment for drug use. Keene had been ordered to appear in court Friday to show she had complied with a court order to undergo the evaluation and begin treatment. She was sentenced to 364 days in jail Aug. 3 with all but 30 days suspended on condition she get evaluated and follow any treatment recommendations. Friday's court appearance was...
County Auditor Eunice Coker Friday reported her office is getting bogus voter registration forms which have been sent out to county residents from an organization known as "Center of Voter Information." The letter advises voters that they are listed as inactive in the voter files and includes partially filled out forms and a pre-stamped envelope to return to the auditor. Coker noted none of the voters who have received the forms are actually listed as inactive voters. She reported one of the people who called and reported getting one of the...
A group of 21 people gathered in the Colfax Junior-Senior High School library Monday night for a public meeting on design development for upcoming school construction, funded by the $18.9 million bond passed by the voters in February. Amy Browne-Minden, project manager for Design West architects in Pullman, presented drawings on a screen, before which those attending looked at individual room sketches on two presentation boards. "This is the first 3-D unveiling," said Browne-Minden, who...
PULLMAN, WA: The Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center Community Investment Committee has awarded a Community Investment Fund Grant in the amount of $10,000 to Pullman Good Food Co-op. These funds will be used to finance market studies specific to food co-ops and to further efforts to provide equitable access to healthy, affordable, quality food to Pullman. The Grant was presented at the Pullman Chamber and Visitor Center general membership luncheon on September 11, 2018 and was accepted by Co-op Board President Destiny Sternod and Board member...
The second half of a hot-mix asphalt overlay project on Farmington Road began Monday at Tekoa, with paving headed south toward Farmington on the project expected to last into next week. The work, being done by Central Washington Asphalt of Moses Lake, will cover five miles of road from Tekoa to the intersection of Warner Road, at the former railroad stop Seltice. Work began last week with three days of crack sealing to prepare for laying asphalt. Pilot cars are being used in both directions to aid traffic, for which drivers are seeing five to...
During this year’s Oct. 6 Health & Wellness Fair at Pullman Regional Hospital, Whitman County Health Department representatives will be in attendance to highlight resources available to Whitman County residents. Deanna Claybaugh, LPN, and Amanda Niedosmialek, Community Health Educator with WCHD, will provide information on programs currently available at the Health Department through their Maternal Child Health Grant, WIC, Children with Special Health Care Needs program, and others. The Whitman County Health Department has many resources availa...
Issac S. Depaolo, 19, Cheney, was booked into the Whitman County jail Monday afternoon on two probable charges of arson and a charge of vehicle prowl. Depaolo has been named as a suspect in the suspicious fire which destroyed a wooden deck on the back of the Theta Chi fraternity on College Hill early Sunday morning. An arrest report by Pullman Officer Christopher Engle alleged surveillance videos in the college hill area clearly show Depaolo walking around buildings and, in some cases, lighting fires. The report noted a dumpster fire was report...
Robin R. Woltering of Palouse sustained minor injuries Thursday when the pickup truck in which she was riding struck a moose on Highway 27 a mile north of Pullman. According to report by Washington State Patrol Trooper Bruce Blood, Angela K. Griner, Palouse, was driving a 2010 Ram pickup truck northbound on Highway 27 at 8:05 p.m. when the moose ran onto the roadway. Griner swerved in an unsuccessful attempt to avoid the moose. The moose was injured in the collision and had to be dispatched....
Another new non-league chapter for Colfax football will hit the turn Friday night when a team from Heppner, Ore., arrives to face the Bulldogs in the homecoming game. Heppner is the seat of Morrow County which is in the middle of Oregon southwest of Pendleton. Colfax will host the Oregonians after posting a 2-1 record on the new season with an early comeback home win Friday over the Davenport Gorillas. The Bulldogs took the win after Coach Justin Young's Gorillas look like they were about to...
Colfax volleyball players dropped the LRS Broncos in four games Tuesday night on the home court for their second win over an NE league team. The four-game win over the Broncos Tuesday followed a five-game battle with Liberty last Thursday. Tuesday in the homecoming game the Broncos bounced Colfax by two points, 26-24, in the first game. Colfax then came back to take the match with three solid game wins, 25-17, 25-17 and 25-20. Kiersten York rapped 15 kills against the Broncos, and Sophie...
Tekoa/Rosalia gridders hammered Republic on the turf at Chewelah Friday to advance their record to 2-1. The Timberwolves, who again are playing a non-league schedule, are slated to make the long trip to Curlew Friday for their fourth game of the season. Curlew bowed to Selkirk 22-24 in last week's football round. Republic and T/R Friday tied at 8-8 after the first quarter, and then T/R ran 42 unanswered points with 22 in the last quarter. Coach Cliff Harris noted they won by running Noah Beach, Keegan French and Kenneth Lenoir up the middle...
The St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse volleyball team is 2-3 on the season after splitting matches with Colton and Touchet this past week. On Sept. 13 at Colton, the Eagles lost 6-25, 25-23, 15-25, 19-25 followed by winning at Touchet Monday night 25-20, 24-26, 25-12, 25-20. “We're playing really well. We've adjusted it to the point that the lineup is finally set,” said Coach Jenn Johnson. SJEL will play Pomeroy Saturday for the annual “Border Battle” 10-team tournament. Emily Schultheis rattled 14 kills for Colton and Abby Kelly had 22 assists...
Colfax hosted runners from 17 schools Tuesday in an open meet at the Colfax Golf course. The run included 104 in the boys race, and 47 in the girls race. Distance for the high school races on the golf course was logged at 2.95 miles. Colfax teams placed third in each race. Gavin Merritt of Rosalia led the boys race with a clocking of 15:14. Colfax boys finished with 88, behind the 17-point win posted by Asotin and a 78 posted by Northwest Christian. Asotin finished with runners in the first three places, with Eli Englelow at 15:28, Mason...
Garfield/Palouse went to 3-0 on the season with an 82-8 win over the Eagles of St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse Sept. 14. Playing at St. John, Gar/Pal led 38-0 at the end of the first quarter, during which the Vikings' Kaden Sanderson scored the first four touchdowns of the game, three rushing and one recovery of a fumble in the end zone. The Eagles got on the scoreboard in the third quarter with a three-yard run by Kameron Greenhalgh. Sanderrson led Gar/Pal on the night with 92 yards rushing on...
The St. John/Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles are 0-3 under new coach Richard Hallenius. With 19 players on the roster, the young team has two seniors in Conr Hergert, a running back/tight end and Grant Harrison, on the offensive and defensive line. The team opened the season with a shutout by Pomeroy followed by a 64-6 loss to Colton and 82-8 loss to Garfield/Palouse. Sophomore Kameron Greenhalgh has rushed for a total of five yards on the season and scored both of the team's touchdowns. “Playing the R...
A "Running is in My Bones" run is set Oct. 4 in Colfax during the during the First Thursday event. The run is sponsored by the newly-formed Friends of the Park group in Colfax. Entry fee will be $100 for or the four-mile team race and $35 for the 5K individual race. T-shirt guarantee deadline is , Sept. 24. https://www.raceentry.com/races/running-is-in-mybones/2018/register...
Gavin Merritt of Tekoa/Rosalia High School won the 2018 Northwest Christian Jamboree on Sept. 4, with a winning time of 12:28 for the two- mile race. He was closely followed by teammates Isaac Leighton and Erik Lazcano. Leading the girls team were Arianna Casey, Kaelyn Olson and Josalyn Peters. This year's team includes Airynn McGuire, Bryce Casey, Gabe Morgan, Alex McHargue, Trinity Bingaman, Lillian Shaw-Sands, Harleigh Phillips-Cardon and returning runners Zane Neill and Jaedyn Norwood. Seventh grade runners are Isaac Bone and Justin...
