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The new school year brought a new cell-phone use policy for seventh and eighth-graders at Colfax Junior-Senior High School. Students now are not allowed to bring cell phones to classrooms, use them between classes or in the cafeteria during lunch. The policy extends one already in place at Jennings Elementary. “We had a lot of phone infractions in the seventh grade last year,” Colfax Principal Carrie Lipe said. At the end of the 2017-18 school year, junior high teachers took a survey and all rec...
The Whitman County Planning Commission has postponed a continuation of a zone change hearing set for Oct. 3 for a grain facility proposal on Highway 26 next to Dusty. The first part of the hearing Sept. 5 drew a crowd to the Public Service building in Colfax to largely counter the county planning department’s recommendation to approve a four-pad grain pile project a hundred yards outside of Dusty. The Oct. 3 hearing was held off by request of McCoy Land Company, a subsidiary of Pacific N...
It started at the end of August with postcards arriving in farmers and landowner’s mailboxes around Whitman County. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue launched a trade mitigation package Sept. 4 aimed at assisting farmers due to trade retaliation after new U.S. tariffs on imports put in by the Trump administration. The USDA’s Market Facilitation Program (MFP) offers 14 cents on half of the 2018 production of wheat. “Am I happy about it? Not really. I’d rather have a healthy market,...
Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy said this week the sale of the Hawkins property on the state line marks an end to the county’s commitment to participate in any development of the property. The Hawkins property, which at one time was projected as the site of a shopping mall on the Washington side of the state line, had included a county commitment to provide funds for infrastructure in the event the Boise-based Hawkins could land tenants for the site of approximately 200 acres. The land was sold by two Hawkins companies at Boise to Sand R...
The owners of the Palouse Divide Lodge on Highway 6 above Harvard, Idaho, opened a store in Palouse Sept. 14. Offering antique furniture and wool from re-conditioned clothing to wool for crafters and weaving supplies, the store will be open Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store is located at 128 East Main, which formerly housed Gear N' Cog. "Pretty much anything to do with wool, we do," said co-owner Shirley Hathaway, who operates the lodge and the store, named Palouse Divide Lo...
A 49-year- old Lewiston man was flown to St. Joseph’s Regional Hospital after he was exposed to Aqua Ammonia Tuesday morning while transferring a load from a truck to a farm approximately a mile west of Albion. Sheriff Brett Myers said the injured person is a field technician for a local ag chemical delivery company. The ammonia was being transferred from the delivery tank to a local farm holding tank. Based on the type of exposure and the seriousness of the injuries, EMS responders immediately requested assistance from Life Flight. This c...
Justin Steve Aaron Strong, 22, was sentenced to two days in jail after he entered an Alford plea to a reduced charge of fourth-degree assault Friday in Whitman County Superior Court. Strong was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but two days suspended and credited for the two days he was in jail after his arrest. The sentence was suspended for a year while he is on unsupervised probation. Strong was originally charged with second degree assault. Under an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit the charges brought against him, but concedes th...
“Top 10 things every business owner should know” will be presented by Ellis Eifert at the next SEWEDA Cup O’ Joe session Oct. 3 at Columbia Bank on SE Bishop Blvd. in Pullman from 10 to 11 a.m. Eifert will speak to business owners and startups on topics such as hiring employees versus independent contractors, methods for raising capital and liability management. Eifert is licensed and has been operating his practice in Moscow, Idaho, for the past seven years. Eifert received his law degree from the Regent University School of Law in Virgi...
Whitman County Library has received a $15,000 grant from the Innovia Foundation to be used to expand technology classes for all-ages at branch libraries and schools. The grant was announced at the end of May and since then the Colfax library has bought a 3-D printer, seven Snap-Circuits kits, eight Little Bits kits, six iPads for technology classes at The Center and committed to added hours for staff to lead classes. On Oct. 4, for First Thursday, the library will show its 3-D printer, making...
Whitman County Sheriff’s office Sept. 29 will offer a free, mandatory boater education course for Washington boaters. The seven-hour course will provide boaters the basics of safe boating. Developed for the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, the course will be taught by Deputy John Giudice. The course will be from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. upstairs in the Public Service Building at 310 N. Main St. in Colfax. The course on Adventures in Boating Washington course manual and exam will be provided at the class. State law requires W...
ARTS COUNCIL GRANT ADVANCES A Colfax Arts Council application for a $30,000 art project grant from Innovia advanced to the second level following a first round of consideration which ended last Friday. The council has been asked to submit a more detailed application. Formerly known as the Inland Northwest Foundation, Innovia serves a 20-county area in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. The Colfax Arts Council submitted the grant request to add three wall murals to downtown Colfax and add art to the Lake Street Greenway project which will...
At the midway point of a season in which each Southeast 1B league football team plays each other twice, Garfield/Palouse will meet Colton at home Friday for a matchup between the first-place Vikings and third-place Wildcats. Gar/Pal pushed their record to 4-0 with a win over Pomeroy last week while Colton went to 3-1 with a shutout of Touchet. If the Vikings win Friday, they retain control of the league. If Colton wins, disarray starts with four games remaining. Garfield/Palouse 92, Pomeroy 52...
Tayma Vanek of Colfax won the girls cross country race Tuesday at the St. John Golf Course, and Gavin Merritt of Tekoa/Rosalia extended his string of wins in the boys race. Merritt clocked 16:53 on the course for a 35-second edge over Eli Engledow of Asotin clocking 17:28. Josh Huber was the first finisher for Colfax with an 18:04 for third place. Vanek and Anna Cocking of Colfax finished 1-2 in the girls race with Vanek clocking 22:34 and Cocking 22:35. Catherine Treis of host SJEL finished in third place, 14 seconds back at 22:49. BOYS...
Asotin defeated Colfax in three straight Tuesday night on the Panthers' court to stop the Bulldogs early run in the NE league. The Panthers edged Colfax 25-23 in the first game, battled to a 26-24 win in the second game and then dominated 25-13 to take it in three straight. Asotin's Adrienne Washington hit seven aces against the Bulldogs, and Kinsie Miller rapped six kills. Asher Cai and Perry Imler each hit for kills for Colfax, and Kylie Kackman had seven assists. Madi Cox scooped 11 digs. The...
St. John/Endicott/ LaCrosse moved to 8-4 overall and, 2-3 in the Southeast 1B league this week after four wins at the "Border Battle" tournament in Pomeroy and wins over Gar/Pal and Dayton/Waitsburg. At home Tuesday night against Garfield/Palouse, the Eagles swept, 25-16, 25-13, 25-11. Kenzi Pederson led with 10 digs, 7 kills and an ace. Roxy Dickerson had eight aces and 25 assists and Riley Lamb added 16 kills. Ashlynn Archer had 12 kills and Allyn Harder 12 digs. Saturday, at Pomeroy, the...
The Mustangs from Heppner, Ore., departed Colfax late Friday night with a two-point win and sack lunches to tide them over for the four-hour trip back home. The smallest school with 11-man football in Oregon, Heppner took control of the game at Schmuck Park Friday night and held off a Bulldog charge for the 22-20 win. The loss left Colfax at 2-2 in the season with a four -game run in the NE-South league left on the grid menu for the balance. Colfax Coach Mike Morgan, whose knowledge of Heppner football goes back to when his high school teams...
Two members of the Colfax Bulldog football team did not have photos in last week's homecoming feature. Their photos have been made available and are shown here....
These reports are from the previous four issues of the Daily Bulletin in Colfax. They are reprinted here for the benefit of Gazette readers who reside outside of Colfax. Some accounts have been updated. NIGHT FIRE ALONG HIGHWAY 27 Colfax, Garfield and Palouse fire crews early Tuesday morning rolled to a fire along Highway 27 north of the Altergott Road intersection. The fire was a rekindle of a fire which started Monday afternoon. The fire call here was received at 28 minutes after midnight and...
Another natural disaster is predicted to impact the United States. As with the Dust Bowl, refugees will flood different parts of the country. The new disaster will be slower in coming and last longer than the Depression era dislocation of people. And, it has already started. The Guardian newspaper in England reports that Americans are already reacting to the new threat. The paper calls those trying to escape it “climate refugees.” Many more, it says, will follow in the coming years as the climate continues to warm. Climate refugees will grow in...
Pet Peeves Those people who let their pets sit on their laps when driving. Talk about distractions while driving. Okeydokes Crisp fall mornings and warm days. Three new businesses on Main Street Colfax....
