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  • Council on Aging volunteers receive recognition

    Oct 9, 2014

    Above left, Dr. Ed Morgan, board president of the Council on Aging and Human Services, presents an award for dedication to Carla Hall, who served the council for the past 15 years, including time as board Secretary. She is now leaving the organization to join the Department of Social and Health Services. Above right, Gail McNeilly of Colfax, right, receives the Jean Stine award for positive impact in the Council on Aging and Human Services Sept. 30, presented to her by Suzy McNeilly, Nutrition...

  • Correction

    Oct 9, 2014

    A picture accompanying the article “Uniontown schoolhouse restored for senior project” in last week’s Gazette included a misidentification. The man standing with Savannah Chadwick, the student who did the project, was Joe Zenner of Craigmont, Idaho, a former student of the school, which operated from 1892 to 1938....

  • Palouse council drops 1921 animal law

    Oct 9, 2014

    Town of Palouse officials have begun the process to do away with a 1921 law regarding loose cattle and horses. Palouse Municipal Code (PMC) 6.04 deemed that the city and police department could sell impounded animals and direct the proceeds to the general fund. In addition, the law stated that the city will sell any livestock found picketed inside a fence or tethered inside city limits. “The police department had a lot more freedom then to either sell the animal or shoot it or whatever,” said Mayor Michael Echanove. The city council has bee... Full story

  • Helping corral Carlton Complex cattle

    Oct 9, 2014

    This semi loaded with fencing supplies was parked outside Pearson’s Farm and Fence on Main Street in Colfax over the weekend before heading to cattlemen victims of the Carlton Complex fire. The Washington Cattlemen’s Association collected about $30,000 to purchase fencing. John Pearson, Association member and business owner, was tasked with collecting the material. He estimated the fencing material would cover about 13 miles. “A lot of donations went into this,” he said. In addition to the fin... Full story

  • State auditors return mixed report on county’s books

    Sally Ousley, Gazette Reporter|Oct 9, 2014

    Although state auditors found some improvements in Whitman County’s financial statements for 2013, they also found plenty of room for progress. Officially, the state auditors issued an “unmodified opinion” on the presentation of the county’s financial statements. The auditors also issued an “adverse opinion” on the presentation regarding accounting principles. According to the state auditor’s summary, they identified no deficiencies that auditors consider to be material weaknesses. They also noted no instances of noncompliance that were materia...

  • County’s prelim budget short by $500,000

    Sally Ousley, Gazette Reporter|Oct 9, 2014

    The first of two public hearings to review Whitman County’s 2015 budget was Monday evening. County Prosecutor Denis Tracy and Sheriff Brett Myers were the only elected officials attending the hearing. The only others present besides the three commissioners were Gary Petrovich, administrative director, and Cinnamon Brown, financial director. Brown reported during the hearing that the preliminary budget is more than $58 million at this point with about $500,000 more in expenses than revenue. This is the difference between the county’s pro... Full story

  • Legion duo objects to Vets fund proposal

    Sally Ousley, Gazette Reporter|Oct 9, 2014

    Roy Lord and Charles Klaudt told Whitman County commissioners Monday morning that they objected to the proposed update to provisions for the county’s Veterans Relief Fund practice. The fund’s revised policy includes a cap of $2,500 per veteran paid once a year. The county’s Veteran’s Advisory Board has approved the policy and forwarded it to the commissioners for their approval. “This will impact 100 percent of the veterans who have been serviced by cutting back to once a year,” Lord told commissioners. Lord, adjutant for the Codd-French... Full story

  • Tekoa anticipates $2.2 million cemetery gift

    Oct 9, 2014

    The city of Tekoa is preparing for a $2.2 million gift to the endowment of the town’s Goldenrod Cemetery. The pending donation comes from a trust set up by a late, longtime Tekoa accountant and bookkeeper, Eleanor Cohn. She set up the trust for the care of her daughter Judy Cohn, who died this past December. Eleanor died in 2009. The terms of the trust, which was the subject of a court dispute, deemed that after Judy’s death, the remaining funds would go to the Goldenrod Cemetery Perpetual Care Endowment Fund. “Eleanor’s wishes were fulfilled a... Full story

  • Eagle Royalty

    Oct 9, 2014

    St. John-Endicott Homecoming royalty pose for photos during the football game on Saturday evening. From left to right are Jordan Morris, Sierra McCanna, Homecoming Queen Aja Schmick, and King Tyler Anderson who are both juniors, Reagan Harrison, Savanna Stockman, Chase Schluneger and Kaylie Dyas. The Homecoming royalty was introduced during halftime. The Eagles won the game against Colton 70-62....

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