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Ted Blaszak, Monte Morgan and Fred Wagner, officers of the Tekoa Trail and Trestle Association, have been scheduled to present a program at the Washington State Trails Coalition's 11th biennial trails conference in Richland Oct. 13-15. Their session will be titled “Taking Fast Action to Save the Longest Rail-Trail in America, the John Wayne Pioneer Trail.” The title of the conference is “Creating Community, Connecting Community” and is sponsored by REI Co-Op, Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office and Green Trails Maps....
Downtown Colfax investor Kim Nguyen will be back in town next week, and the businesswoman from Rockport, Texas, will be at the Colfax Rotary meeting and Colfax Library Thursday, Sept. 29, to discuss her plans for her buildings in Colfax. The Rotary luncheon is at noon at the Methodist Church, and the public library reception will be at 7 p.m. at the Colfax Library. The Rotary luncheon is open to the public, and individuals wanting to have lunch are asked call the library ahead of time to reserve a meal for $12. A reservation is not required...
A new three-year contract is in effect for Colfax School District teachers. Ratified by the school board Sept. 12, the new deal includes changes in working conditions, benefits, due process and the Teacher-Principal Evaluation Program (TPEP). Salaries were not part of the discussions, as they are set by the state salary schedule. To account for changes in cost of living, school districts negotiate in other areas. “Working conditions. That's how you adjust,” said Christopher Clausen, pre...
-Jackie Tee photo Traci Bozarth, administrator of Fairfield Care, is presented with a $1,000 check from Cindy Lyden of Northwest Farm Credit Services Tuesday. The McCoy Grain Terminal was recently awarded a $1,000 grant by Northwest Farm Credit Services which they relayed Tuesday to Fairfield Care. McCoy also matched the grant funding to help provide new chairs for the dining room at the care center. “We wish to thank Northwest Farm Credit Services for the grant award in the amount of $1,000 to... Full story
Tekoa's burn pile was the subject of city council discussion Aug. 15. The council decided to keep it open throughout the year except for during burn bans. Mayor John Jaeger suggested to close it except for two months in fall and spring. The pile was relocated two years ago to a spot just south of the city hall shop. It is normally burned twice per year, in the spring, as permitted, and late in October. The pile is for local residents only. “Just because Latah can't burn doesn't mean Latah can bring their stuff over here,” Mayor Jaeger com...
A small water leak at the Port of Whitman Business Air Center (Colfax airport) was recently repaired after an older pipe at the airport had started to leak. “We noticed water was seeping out,” said Port Executive Director Joe Poiré. “Trucks were driving over it, and even though it was three or four feet down, the seam broke on it. We noticed standing water on the ground.” The repair was done approximately two weeks ago by Palouse River Rock at a cost of about $4,000, Poiré said. He said the line dated back to an old well that was formerly on th...
-Heather Andersen photo The former Crossroads Nursery site on the corner of the Pullman-Moscow Highway and Airport Road is being sought as a possible location for a marijuana retail shop. A conditional use hearing has been set for Oct. 6 at the Public Service Building in Colfax before the county Board of Adjustment. An attempt by a group called Highland Central LLC earlier this year to establish a marijuana retail shop at the former Crossroads Nursery site on the Pullman-Moscow Highway fell...
– Cap Perry photo Oakesdale sophomore Logan Reed hits in the final at the Yakima SunDome. Oakesdale Nighthawks rolled up wins in 11 of 12 sets Saturday in the big SunDome volleyball festival at Yakima. The festival totaled 32 teams on the dome floor. Oakesdale's run put them in ninth place overall in the results. The lone split for the ’hawks came against Kiona-Benton in the third round of pool play. They defeated Cashmere and Bear Creek in pool matches and then advanced to bracket play whe...
Liberty defeated Kootenai of Harrison, Idaho, in the championship match of Saturday's Rosalia spike fest, 25-15 25-20. Liberty advanced to the final by defeating Coeur d'Alene 25-14 25-20 in the semi round, and Kootenai advanced by stopping Colton at 25-16 25-10. The LRS Broncos took the consolation title with wins over Tekoa/Rosalia 25-18 25-6, St. George's 25-16 25-16 and Valley Christian 25-17 25-6. Valley Christian advanced in consolation with a win over Garfield/Palouse 25-22 25-8....
Former Tekoa resident Susannah Scaroni took seventh in the women's marathon at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games on Sept. 18. Two teammates medaled. Scaroni, the daughter of Barbara and the late Warren Scaroni, lives and trains in Champagne, Ill. She finished eighth at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. Tatyana McFadden (Clarksville, Md.) secured silver alongside U.S. teammate Amanda McGrory (Savoy, Ill.) with bronze. The U.S. finished with 42 medals in Rio, an increase of 14 from the London 2012 Games, with 16 gold, 15 silver and 11 bronze....
Noah Beach of Tekoa/Rosalia gets through to sack Wade Stevens of the Clark Fork Wampus Cats Friday. Clark Fork Wampus Cats traveled south Friday for a big win over the Tekoa/Rosalia Timberwolves on the Rosalia turf. The Cats posted a 38-0 lead in the first half and bumped it to 44-0 after the break. Final score was 44-6. Clark Fork made the trip as one of the teams Tekoa/Rosalia has booked in the hunt for non-league foes for eight-man action. Coached by Brian Arthun, the Cats are in the North... Full story
With Southeast 1B league play still a week away, Garfield/Palouse and Colton both picked up wins on the road last week while St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse went down at Selkirk. Garfield/Palouse 78, Lakeside 36 Playing at Plummer, Idaho, Gar/Pal went 1-1 on the season with a strong dismissal of the Knights, mounting 550 yards rushing. Junior quarterback Evan Weagraff scored five all-purpose touchdowns while sophomore Ely Hawkins ran for 190 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns. Weagraff also ran...
Kylie Kackman (11) and Johanna Stolle go up for a block Tuesday against Asotin in the league clash at Colfax. The Bulldogs swept the Panthers in three games. Colfax volleyball players returned to league play at their home gym Tuesday night to defeat Asotin in a three-game match. The Bulldogs started with a 25-14 win in the first game and finished it out 25-10 and 25-13. The win advanced the Bulldogs to 2-0 in league play with league trips to Reardan and Liberty next week. The Bulldogs hosted...
Colfax Bulldogs will host Lind/Ritzville/Sprague Friday night in the fourth round of the NE league action. The two clubs will open the grid season on the Colfax field which was sidelined two weeks ago because of the track rebuilding project at Schmuck Park. The Broncos, who graduated 14 seniors off last year's league championship team, have already sustained two defeats this year in league play. Colfax goes into the home field opener after a solid 41-0 shutout over the Wilbur/Creston Wildcats last Friday at Wilbur. The Bulldogs rolled more... Full story
After a two-year search with the Washington State Department of Ecology threatening fines, Mayor Ray McCown and the Town of Garfield have hired a Level II sewer plant operator. Reuel Klempel started on the job Sept. 6. A Level IV certified operator, Klempel lives in Eltopia and originally interviewed in Garfield last year. McCown offered him the job then, but the town’s pay rate was lower than Klempel was qualified for. He declined the Garfield job offer and was hired at Lake Stevens, where h...
The City of Tekoa voted to turn down three bids for work at the community center and the adjoining Empire Theater. The project was partially funded by a $34,000 grant award from the county’s .09 tax program. The $34,000 has been designated to help pay for new restrooms, an improved heating system for the community center and a walkway between the adjoining buildings. The bids all came in higher than expected. “It was a little more than I thought it would be,” said Tekoa Mayor John Jaeger. Expecting the restrooms part to come in at $11,0...
A direct seed farmers breakfast will be at 7 a.m. Oct. 5 at the Colfax Methodist Church at S. 109 Mill Street in Colfax. Growers and scientists will be on hand. Susan Hodges and Tom Gehring of Agri-Trend will give presentations. Bring a friend and bring questions....
Bill and Barb Kramer of Lewiston get ready to depart Saturday from the Palouse car show in their 1928 Buick sedan. One feature of the Buick was amber shade headlights. Components which went into making early headlight glass sometimes changed color after long exposure to sunlight. Bill Spagnola of Snohomish, right, won the People's Choice award at Saturday's Palouse Car Show with a 1939 Chevrolet town car. Steve Alred, center, and Loren Estes, left, presented awards and prizes to car show... Full story
A troupe of thistles near Dry Creek Road still sit in shadow, waiting for the rays of a new day to reach them Sept. 18....
Questions from a historical bridge group based in Texas have led to a setback on proposed work to replace a 1916 bridge near Pullman. The Edmundson Bridge project now awaits a historical survey by the Army Corps of Engineers, which holds the permit on the work. “We’re out of time for this year,” said Mark Storey, Whitman County public works director, to county commissioners Monday. “I am frustrated, I can’t tell you to what degree. Everybody is on hold for literally two months now on a project...
The Town of Rosalia last week received a $24,000 planning grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce. The money will go toward funding a wastewater facility plan amendment. “It’s planning for specifically in this case for their wastewater collection needs,” said Lane Merritt, project manager and engineer with J-U-B Engineers, which helped Rosalia with the grant process. “The plan will help them to identify needs and how to address them.” Jenna McDonald, town clerk, said the grant will cover the entire planning project. “It cover...
The Port of Whitman is nearing completion of the sale of two buildings at the Port of Wilma, Port Properties and Development Manager Debbie Snell reported at the Port meeting Sept. 15. The two buildings – 1845 and 1847 Wilma Drive – are the last structures the Port has at Wilma. “That will make it 100 percent down at Wilma,” Snell told the commissioners and staff. “We have nothing left.” Earlier in the summer, the Port took 1847 Wilma Drive off the market, but it quickly went back on. The last tenant in that building was Hells Canyon Rock. “The...
The brass section gets with it Friday night under the direction of Justin Brumley on the side lines at Rosalia during halftime of the Tekoa/Rosalia football game with the Clark Fork Wampus Cats. The band, cheerleaders and the Timberwolves' mascot entertained fans during the halftime break. Football action will return to Rosalia this week when the Colton Wildcats return for a second non-league matchup between the two teams this season.... Full story
