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COLFAX — In the County Commissioners meeting on Monday, Oct. 2, Public Works Director Mark Storey updated commissioners on the Almota Road project and Solid Waste Management Project. Storey said all the major reconstruction of the Almota Road Project, including the pavement and striping, are done. The signs are almost done. Reflective markers still have to be put in, Storey said, noting that they’re hoping to have that done this week. “That concludes our complete reconstruction of Almota Road all the way from Colfax to 194 above Almot...
TEKOA – Candidates for local offices here are expected to square off in a forum/town hall on Sunday, Oct. 15, at the Empire Theater. Candidates for the City Council, School Board and mayor have been invited to participate, with many having already confirmed attendance. Doors open at 5 p.m., with the forum beginning at 6 p.m., organizer Kyle Dombroski said. Mayoral candidates Roy Schulz and Shelly Ausmus have already committed to participate, he said. City Council candidates planning to attend include Todd Jensen, Position No. 1; Brad Chandler a...
FOUR LAKES – The railway system serving Eastern Washington's wheat industry in Adams, Lincoln, Whitman, Grant and southern Spokane Counties will be getting a facelift, thanks to $112 million in grants. The state Department of Transportation has been awarded s $72.8 million grant for the Palouse River and Coulee City Railroad Project. The grant, a product of the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration's Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement program, is dedicated to enhancing p...
COLFAX - The Whitman County Hospital and Medical Clinics (WHMC) had a waterline malfunction last Tuesday morning, Sept. 26, causing heavy flooding in the clinic's parking lot. WHMC Manager of Administration Services Laurie Gronning told the Gazette last Tuesday that the city arrived at the hospital, shut the water off, and worked to repair the line. Colfax Public Works Director Matt Hammer told the Gazette Monday, Oct. 2, that the cap on the T-connection had blown off due to water pressure. "It...
PALOUSE — The Palouse City Council brought to attention a Police Task Force Report sent out at its 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, city council meeting in the Palouse Community Center, 220 East Main Street. Appointed by Mayor Tim Sievers on March 14, 2023, the Police Task Force consists of councilmembers Sam Brink, Sara Bofenkamp and Robert Brooks, as well as City Administrator Misty LaFollett and Sievers. The Force was created to investigate, discuss, and bring information to the City Council on proceeding with the Police Department. At the T...
PALOUSE - Homecoming is in the air at Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) high school, and events are set to take place throughout the week. The Vikings volleyball Homecoming game was played Tuesday, Oct. 3, against the Pomeroy Pirates. The game was played in Palouse. After winning the first set, the Vikings would lose two straight to fall behind 2-1. They would take the fourth set, but lose to fifth set to lose the game overall. The set scores for the game were: 25-21, 18-25, 21-25, 25-13, 3-15. In the...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves (0-3) are still hungry to get into the winning column after they were bested by Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian. The game was played Friday, Sept. 29, and took place in Tekoa. In the game, the Timberwolves lost 52-20, with Moses Lake trailing the entire first quarter, before coming alive in the second and third quarters. Tekoa struck first in the game, leading 8-0 after three minutes of game time. The Lions would score later in the quarter,...
COLFAX - A thriving Chewelah Cougars volleyball team, who were on a six-game winning streak, headed down to Colfax to take on the Bulldogs in a top-of-district clash. The game was played on Thursday, Sept. 28, and was in Colfax. The game lasted three sets, with the Bulldogs winning all three. The Cougars came into the match thriving, a top-10 in the RPI standings for the WIAA 2B rankings. In the game, the Bulldogs immediately jumped on the Cougars, and showed that the Bulldogs record is not...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcat volleyball team set up a homecoming clash against the Pomeroy Pirates. The game was played in Colton on Tuesday, Sept. 26. The Wildcats would win the game in five sets, giving them their third win of the season, and have won two-of-three as of late. With the loss, the Pirates sit on five losses, and lose their first game in their last three. Their two previous victories were over Dayton and Rosalia. These two teams met twice last season, with the Pirates taking both...
COLFAX - The 6th Annual Cross Country Battle for the 509 meet took place Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Spokane Polo Grounds. The meet saw 61 high school teams send athletes to compete on race day. The local Whitman County teams that attended the event were the Colfax Bulldogs and the Garfield-Palouse (GAR-PAL) Vikings. The first high school event that took place was the combined freshman 5,000 m race. In the race, the overall winner on the boys side was Lucas Clements of Lewiston. He ran his race...
COLFAX - Senior night came early for the Colfax Bulldogs football team this season. They hosted their senior appreciation festivities on Friday, Sept. 29, against the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars. There were seven football seniors recognized by the Bulldogs, and one senior cheerleader. The football seniors were: Colton Kneale, Tanner Senter, Jaxon Wick, JP Wigen, Brice Hammer, Seth Lustig, and Daxton Chappell. "They are really great young men, they're great leaders... these are the guys we count on,...
OAKESDALE — The Oakesdale Nighthawks, Colfax Bulldogs, and St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles all took part in the Linda Sheridan Volleyball tournament in Spokane over the weekend. The tournament was played in Spokane across two days, with four high schools hosting games in the area. Teams each played one of their pool play games on Friday, Sept. 29, to get a head start on a long day of games Saturday, Sept. 30. For Whitman County, the Oakesdale Nighthawks were crowned as the silver bracket consolation champions, and finished second in th...
ST. JOHN – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles (6-1, 5-1 in league) defended their home court Thursday, Sept. 28, against a struggling Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves team. The Eagles won, 3-0. Set scores were 25-20, 25-17, 25-18. After the Eagles quickly went down 4-0 in the first set, the team showed heart, and would come back to take the win, propelling them to an early lead, which they never gave up. The Eagles win puts them comfortably in second place in Southeast 1B district standings behind undefeated Oakesdale (5-0 in district). With t...
COFLAX — The Colfax Bulldog volleyball team had their most decisive victory of the season over the Kettle Falls Bulldogs. The game was played Tuesday, Sept. 26, and was in Kettle Falls. Coming into the game, the Bulldogs were 4-3 on the season, and one a two-game winning streak. The last loss for the Bulldogs came Tuesday, Sept. 19, against the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos. For Kettle Falls, they were 2-3 heading into the game. They had won their first two games of the season before losing three in a row before the Colfax game. In this game,...
COLTON — Local teams in Whitman County headed down to Liberty High School in Spokane to compete in the 1B/2B South League Meet. The meet took place Tuesday, Sept. 26, and was located in Liberty. Boys and girls athletes ran a 5,000 meter race, with athletes from Tekoa-Rosalia, Colfax, Colton, and St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse (SJEL) competing. On the girls side, the overall winner was Regan Thomas from St. Georges’, she finished first with a time of 22:34.81. The highest finishing Whitman County girl was Rori Weber of Colton. She finished fou...
