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TEKOA — Tekoa’s Amie Scheitel received the 2021 bronze award for US Female Songwriter Of The Year from the International Singer Songwriter Association. “This was a huge win for (Scheitel) and she has a beautiful solid crystal award to show for her hard work and songwriting,” stated organizers. The awards were presented virtually online due to COVID protocols....
ROSALIA - A man sleeping in a 2003 silver Honda Accord with his penis exposed at a rest area, ended up spending the night in jail. Jonathan M. Hopkins, 34, of Colton was arrested on Sept. 15 for possession of illegal drugs, according to court records. A Whitman County deputy investigated a suspicious vehicle at the rest area along State Route 195 at about 10 p.m. on Sept. 14. He found a man sleeping in the driver's seat of the Honda with his zipper down and penis out, according to the policed...
OLYMPIA - The state Department of Agriculture is conducting pickups of unwanted agricultural pesticides during the last week of September. The state offers to pick up commercial-grade pesticides from farmers' storage. To arrange the service, people must complete and submit the Customer Inventory Form found on the state waste pesticide website at agr.wa.gov/wastepesticide. For more information, call 360-951-4582....
PULLMAN - Enrollment at Washington State University (WSU) declined by 4.2% this fall. The university's headcount is 29,843 students, which is down from 31,159 students enrolled in the fall of 2020, according to WSU. "The COVID-19 pandemic and its related impacts have taught us very important lessons that'll remain relevant in the years to come," Saichi Oba, vice provost of enrollment management, said. "Foremost among these lessons is that campus visits are vital to our ability to attract future...
PULLMAN - The Palouse Conservation District offers an exploration of the macroinvertebrates found in the south fork of the Palouse River. On Oct. 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, the district is offering an information session at the Pullman Community Garden at Koppel Farm. It is located at the corner of SE Derby Street and SE Professional Mall Boulevard in Pullman. Macroinvertebrates are insects, snails, worms, and crayfish, that spend at least part of their lives in the bottom of the river. "This is...
CLARKSTON - A Lewiston driver may face vehicular assault charges for causing a head-on collision near Clarkston on Sept. 18. Jamie P. Schafer, 37, of Clarkston, was driving a red 2011 Chevrolet Silverado pickup west on State Route 128 on Saturday afternoon. He allegedly crossed the centerline to strike a white 2012 Honda Crosstour on the front driver's side of the car while it was going the opposite direction, according to the Washington State Patrol. Schafer received minor injuries. Cheryle M....
STEPTOE - An ounce of methamphetamine and 12 "Mexi" pills were found in a home on State Route 21 on Sept. 14. Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers and deputies served a search warrant on the home as part of an ongoing drug investigation. During the search, a resident left with his girlfriend to get some food and came back. While he was gone, deputies reportedly found an ounce of meth, and the "Mexi" pills, made of fentanyl, were found in the man's bedroom. Two digital scales were confiscated with...
LATAH - Rosalia and Tekoa firefighters assisted Idaho Department of Lands (IDL) fire crews in fighting a wildfire on Sept. 15. The Idaho Road Fire burned 35 acres of timber area in two days before it was extinguished, according to IDL. The fire was caused by humans, but no details were provided. Whitman County Fire District 1 from Tekoa sent four vehicles and eight firefighters to help. Whitman County Fire District 7 firefighters from Rosalia helped in providing protection when two structures...
ROSALIA - Reardan's girl volleyball team swept the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves during a non-league matchup on Sept. 16. Reardan's varsity team won (25-13, 25-14, 25-12). "We are young, with only two returning varsity players and two freshman starters," said Coach Brian Reid. "But we showed really good improvement and teamwork over the games." Delani Lehn and Emily Kramer are the senior players. Kramer is returning after not playing for a while, Reid said. Keely Fournier and Libby Lehn, Delani...
YAKIMA - Fifth place is a good finish when playing against 31 teams in the SunDome Volleyball Festival. The two days of volleyball tournaments as 80 teams split between the days of Sept. 18-19 in Yakima. The first day was 32 1B, 2B, and 1A league teams competing. The Oakesdale Nighthawks won. St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles moved from pool play with three teams to lose in the first round of bracket play, but their coach was thrilled at how the players composed themselves and played...
TEKOA — Some sporting events may be put on hold in the coming week as school officials test student-athletes for a possible COVID outbreak. The high school girls volleyball game at Cusick was canceled at the last minute on Tuesday afternoon. On Sept. 21, some student-athletes were being asked to either quarantine or undergo rapid testing. It was not immediately clear how many games, teams, or sporting events are affected. Further details were not immediately available....
OLYMPIA - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife areas in eastern Washington are open for extended day-use hours. Open hours are 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. starting on Sept. 1. The state agency closed the lands in July to overnight use due to potential wildland fire. "We're extending day-use hours to make destinations accessible for hunters heading out early in the day," said Paul Dahmer, WDFW land stewardship and operations manager. "However, the overnight camping closure and campfire ban are still...
YAKIMA - The Oakesdale Nighthawks volleyball team swooped into the SunDome Volleyball Festival and flew away with the win. The Yakima area was filled with 80 high school volleyball teams for two tournaments on Sept. 18-19. On Friday it was 32 teams from 1B, 2B, and 1A leagues. Bigger schools played the next day. "We actually won the tournament," said Coach McKinzie Turner. "It was a really good day for our kids. We played some really tough teams." The Nighthawks started the tournament with...
COLFAX - The Raiders went home empty-handed after the Colfax Bulldogs football team beat them, 30-0 on Sept. 17. "I wasn't sure how this game was going to be on Friday," said Colfax Coach Mike Morgan. "They were the eighth-ranked team in the state ... I am really pleased with our effort." The first score of the game came in the second quarter as Colfax's Damian Demler passed to JD Peterson for a 43-yard touchdown. The 2-point conversion attempt failed. In the third quarter, the Bulldogs ran for...
CLARKSTON - Cross country runners from Colfax, Colton and St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) competed in the Asotin Invitational on Sept. 18. Runners began at the arts center in Clarkston and took to the course. For a team to yield a score, they needed a minimum of five runners. Each runner scores points equivalent to their finishing place. The team with the lowest point wins. The boys teams ran 5,000 meters, but only the Colfax Bulldogs fielded a complete team. They were in eighth place as a...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boys football team notched their first win of the season by upsetting the Entiat Tigers, 38-34, on Sept. 18. Entiat (1-1) were riding a Sept. 3, 58-44 win over St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) into the game. And the favored Tigers held the lead of the game by capitalizing on 2-point conversions when the Timberwolves couldn't. But a late-game sack gave the Timberwolves the ball back with enough time to put one more touchdown on the board to win the game....
PINE CITY - Seven men are suspected of breaking into a Pine City home five times within 10 days stealing a pistol, cash register, and other items. In between the five break-ins, a surveillance camera was installed on the property on Pine City-Malden Road, according to a report written by Sheriff Brett Myers. The sheriff led the investigation. On Sept. 11 during the third burglary, the camera recorded two males breaking into the detached garage and taking several things. The men then broke into...
OLYMPIA - Malden is receiving nearly $1 million for a new fire station from the state Department of Commerce. The state chose 20 rural cities, towns, and counties to receive a total of more than $11.4 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 2021, according to Penny Thomas, commerce communications spokesperson. Three grants are for towns in Whitman County and one for Washtucna. Malden lost most of its buildings in the devastating 2020 wildland fire, including the fire station....
PALOUSE - More than 40% of Garfield-Palouse High School students are sick so the school district shut the school for 14 days. A letter was sent to parents to alert them to the high school returning to remote learning until at least Oct. 4. "The letter was generated by a large number of absences that we noticed," said Superintendent and Principal Mike Jones. "Everything's on hold." Classes and extracurricular actives, including sports, are paused. The Whitman County Public Health Department made...
COLFAX - Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics is missing 45 employees and desperate to hire replacements before services are impacted. The open positions represent 13.4% of the 335 people needed to run the hospital, said Jessica Keck, of Whitman Hospital & Medical Clinics human resources. There are jobs open in the medical-surgical unit, operating room, cardiopulmonary department, environmental services, food and nutrition, and therapy. "Those are all the departments we are worried about ......
PALOUSE - Two people were injured when a small plane crashed at a private airfield near Palouse on Sept. 15. The plane crashed at Schoepflin Airport on Ringo Road at around 11 a.m., according to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. "Initial reports indicate the student pilot, accompanied by his flight instructor, attempted to make a landing when the plane made a hard touchdown causing the landing gear to malfunction," said Myers. "As a result, the plane flipped and came to rest on its top." The...
ASOTIN – A motorcycle rider lost control and crashed Tuesday afternoon near Asotin. Robbie S. Patterson, 42, of Dayton, was riding a blue 2002 Yamaha north on State Route 129, about 25 miles south of Asotin, when he lost control and crashed, going off the road, according to Washington State Patrol. He was injured and taken to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. The state patrol reports charges are pending....
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee this afternoon extended his coronavirus-related eviction moratorium through Oct. 31. Calling the moratorium a "bridge," Inslee said his action will allow municipalities to put in place financial assistance programs for those who haven't paid their rent or mortgages during the 18 months of his orders related to the virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Money is available, he said, adding: "We think this extension provides ample times for these funds to get out to c...
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