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COLFAX—Two Clarkston people were booked into Whitman County jail after a traffic stop near Red Wolf Bridge resulted in the discovery of narcotics. Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputies stopped the for a non-working brake light and the passenger not wearing a seat belt. According to the police report, deputies observed a glass pipe in the center console the driver allegedly confirmed was a meth pipe. During a search of the vehicle, deputies allegedly found methamphetamine and fentanyl. The driver, Cory Wilkinson, 36, was booked on an alleged cha...
COLFAX — “So, is this the last meeting online?” “I sure hope so. I don’t know why it wouldn’t be.” The School Board met Monday night, with an opening question from Jennifer Hauser, board president, and answer from Superintendent Jerry Pugh. With School District Technology Director Carter Comito at the digital meeting controls, the board took in updates on hybrid-learning plans for the junior-senior high school, practice time to be allowed for sports this fall, a construction update and mo...
COLFAX—Mark Scott of Roy has been summoned to appear in Whitman County Superior Court Oct. 16 on charges of possession of stolen property and possession of methamphetamine. According to the affidavit of probable cause, Scott was stopped by Whitman County Deputy Tyler Langerveld July 25 for suspected connection to a wire theft case. During a search of the vehicle, Dpt. Langerveld discovered contractor grade Dewalt brand tools which Scott claimed belonged to his boss and he was borrowing. The deputy allegedly also discovered and seized a meth pip...
MALDEN-A plethora of "VIN Inspection" entries have been showing up on the Whitman County Sheriff's log as part of the first steps to removed the vehicles destroyed by the Babb/Malden Fire Sept. 7. There are an estimated 250-300 burned out vehicles that need to be removed as part of the clean up in Malden and Pine City, according to Undersheriff Chris Chapman. A VIN inspection is the beginning of the paperwork to have those vehicles hauled away for crushing, especially those that may not have...
UNIONTOWN—A mini excavator and trailer were stolen from the Uniontown city shop Thursday, and Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in the matter. The 2004 Cat 305CR mini excavator was removed from the shop chained to a black and color 2008 C&B model trailer with wood deck and sides. All attachments were on the mini excavator, including a blade and arm with scoop bucket. License plate on the trailer is 47603D. The equipment is co-owned by the towns of Colton and Uniontown. Anyone with information on the theft is asked...
COLFAX—The word “interim” is no longer part of the title for the head of the Colfax Police Department. Bruce Blood was confirmed as Chief of Police at the Sept. 8 City Council meeting. According to city officials, Blood was the only qualified candidate to apply for the position. Blood was appointed interim police chief in May of this year by Mayor Jim Rezter. The city began the hiring process to fill the position in July. Blood has served in the Air Force, Washington State Patrol and Disney parking division. He was a trooper for WSP for 23 ye...
PULLMAN—The Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport has been awarded a $951,779 grant from the FAA. The Airport Improvement Program grant will be used to construct a terminal building. The federal funds are part $300 million granted to airports nationwide. In Washington state, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was the only other airport to receive Airport Improvement Program funding. Airports are entitled to a certain amount of Airport Improvement Program funding each year, based on passenger volume. If their capital project needs exceed t...
COLFAX–The Whitman County Public Health Department has updates its recommendation for in-person classes. The department announced today it now supports hybrid or in-person learning for all schools and grades within Whitman County expect Pullman and Tekoa. Previously, Public Health had recommend all middle and high school classes be hybrid for county schools. All schools are required to follow State DOH and OSPI guidance, including but not limited to, the use of face coverings and social distancing requirements, stated public health. As with t...
MALDEN—The smoke has pretty much subsided, and with fall officially in the books and winter ahead, the victims of the Babb Road Fire gathered Sept. 23 to learn what the path ahead looks like. Meeting in open-air tents behind the makeshift city hall which is housed in a mobile office structure, many masked — and some not — area residents heard from a variety of government officials. They outlined the steps necessary to first clean up and then rebuild following the Labor Day fire that blackened nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed an estim...
MALDEN - Almost wherever one travels on the streets of Malden, piles of ash and rubble are all that remain following the Babb Road Fire that raced through the community on Labor Day. Even the Mason's Hall was reduced to just ashes and a few small artifacts that volunteers found as they sifted through the basement on Sept. 16, a little over a week after the wind-driven blaze torched some 18,000 acres with the nearby community of Pine City also feeling its effects. While the rest of the town and s...
COLFAX--Shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Huber Action Freight after reports of an individual at that location trying to wave down passing motorists. When Deputy Randy Miller arrived on scene he confronted a subject, identified as Jarrett Lynn Reedy, 31, of Spokane, in the parking lot of the business. According to to the arrest report, Reedy told Deputy Miller he was trying to get home. As Deputy Miller spoke with Reedy he noticed the handle of a firearm sticking out of the pocket of h...
COLFAX--Washington State Patrol responded to two collisions earlier this week, both which involved rear-ending. A collision involving three cars occurred at 11:11 a.m. Sept. 28 on Highway 195 at the intersection with Prune Orchard Road. The three vehicles were all traveling northbound. A 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup driven by Luke Short of Bellingham and a 2014 Dodge Pro Van driven by Jonathan Buri of Colfax slowed for another vehicle turning left onto Prune Orchard Road. A 2007 Workhorse van driven by Quentin Neumann of Palouse struck the Pro...
Shortly after 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, September 30, Whitman County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Huber Action Freight after reports of an individual at that location trying to wave down passing motorists. When Deputy Randy Miller arrived on scene he confronted a subject, identified as Jarrett Lynn Reedy, 31, of Spokane, in the parking lot of the business. According to to the arrest report, Reedy told Deputy Miller he was trying to get home. As Deputy Miller spoke with Reedy he noticed the handle of a firearm sticking out of the p...
Fire units responded September 29 and September 30 to opposite ends of LD Johnson Road, Rosalia, for reports of fire. A farm service vehicle for Schmitz Farms was claimed Wednesday afternoon. While the cause is uncertain, the fire is believed to be ignited by an electrical issue. According to Rosalia Fire Fighter Laura Lautenslager, the engine compartment and cab were damaged by the fire, but items in the back, including a fuel tank, did not burn. The drive was not injured in the fire. One truck from Rosalia Fire Department and one from Fire...
CLARKSTON—After several weeks of investigation, detectives from the Quad Cities Drug Task Force arrested two suspected drug dealers at a hotel in Clarkston Sept. 30. Detectives had applied for and were granted a search warrant earlier in the week based on information obtained over the past few weeks in both Whitman and Asotin counties. Detectives served the narcotics-related search warrant the afternoon of Sept. 30 at a room located at the Motel 6 on Bridge Street in Clarkston. During the service of the warrant, approximately 40 grams of h...
Karl Webber of Tekoa was appointed Thursday as the new District One commissioner for the Port of Whitman. He was sworn-in after he and three other applicants interviewed at the Port office in Colfax in a socially-distant format. Webber, a resident of Tekoa for more than 30 years, works in consulting/manufacturing in process improvement and organizational development. On the side, he runs a hobby business making custom fly rods. He now joins fellow commissioners Tom Kammerzell and Kristine Meyer, in a position to go up for election next...
CHENEY -- Eastern Washington University officials are reporting an uptick in cases of COVID-19 since instruction resumed in an online format Sept. 23. According to the university's Risk Management website, 64 students living off-campus in Cheney have tested positive for the disease since Sept. 6, with 41 testing positive the week of Sept. 20-26 and 13 testing positive the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3. Additionally over the Sept. 27-Oct.3 timeframe, one student living in campus housing tested positive, five were positive who do not live in campus...
