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COLFAX — During the regular meeting of County Commissioners Monday, Oct. 7, a state of emergency was rescinded for a bridge on Elberton Road. Commissioners declared a state of emergency on Aug. 5, 2024, after scour damage was detected on the Ewell Bridge. “I commend the bridge crew for getting right on that job,” County Engineer Dean Cornelison reported, noting the crew started right after the state of emergency was declared. “Everything seems to be holding up just fine,” Cornelison reported. “I don’t think it’s going anywhere, there’s too muc...
COLFAX — City Public Works, police and fire reported on how the departments are doing during the Monday, Oct. 7, council meeting. City Public Works Director Matt Hammer reported to City Council the swept rock from the road was being utilized for the police shooting range. “We took it out to where the police have a shooting range, and we got that a little better for them,” Hammer reported. Hammer stated the contractor is finished with the road and the department will be out and sweeping leaves soon. “We will put another basically whole town sw...
COLFAX - The Port of Whitman County spoke during the Colfax Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting on a feasibility study to get childcare in Colfax and the surrounding area. The Chamber held its quarterly meeting Tuesday, Oct. 8, with guest speakers Port of Whitman County Executive Director Kara Riebold and representatives from NAC Architecture to discuss an ongoing feasibility study towards childcare services. Riebold told the crowd that the feasibility study was a continuation of work being...
PULLMAN - A Washington State University student has pleaded guilty to felony harassment in connection with multiple cases involving threats and extortion on campus. In a plea deal, Taylor Asante, 21, signed and agreed if prosecutors dropped the extortion charge, which stemmed from an incident involving Asante's former partner, Ethan Reynolds. Court records show that Asante allegedly threatened to damage Reynolds' phone unless he paid $80, following a brief romantic relationship that began in...
PASCO —With less than 30 days to go in the Nov. 5 general election, a county auditor and state representative want to intervene in an effort to sweep away the constitutional residency requirement to vote. Franklin County Auditor Matt Beaton of Pasco and 19th Legislative District Rep. Jim Walsh of Aberdeen, both Republicans, are seeking to require to state elections officials to follow the state Constitution or go about a legal change to the constitution. At issue is the unilateral decision by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, King County A...
TEKOA - It was an exciting night of volleyball as the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves battled the Pomeroy Pirates for a five-set Homecoming victory on Thursday, Oct. 3. Tekoa-Rosalia won the match, 3-2, with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17 and 15-11. The Timberwolves took a 9-1 lead to start the first set, but the Pirates swiftly recovered, overtaking Tekoa-Rosalia and gaining a 16-13 lead. Each team kept pace from there and Pomeroy took the first set, 25-22. The second set was much closer...
ROSALIA - A third-quarter rush lifted the Waitsburg Cardinals over Tekoa-Rosalia, 14-6, spoiling Homecoming night for the Timberwolves on Friday, Oct. 4. The Timberwolves opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 7-yard rush from quarterback Wesley Bryan. Defense played a big role in the game as neither team scored in the second quarter, giving a 6-0 advantage to the Timberwolves at halftime. Waitsburg's JJ Gleason tied things up in the third quarter on a 47-yard touchdown pass from...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats have seen a massive improvement from the start of the season, having defeated Waitsburg on Thursday, Sept. 26, and Dayton on Thursday, Oct. 3. In the match against Dayton, the Wildcats won, 3-0, with set scores of 27-25, 25-20 and 25-16. It was a bit of revenge as the Wildcats fell to the Bulldogs, 3-2, in their last meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10. "It shows with them coming out and playing tonight what their attitude in practice can do for them in competition," said...
GENESEE, Idaho — A fourth-quarter rally by the Genesee Bulldogs wasn’t enough as the Wallace Miners spoiled Genesee’s Homecoming football game on Friday, Oct. 4. The Miners won, 52-28. Wallace scored the only points in the opening quarter with two touchdowns, bringing the score to 14-0. Each team scored a touchdown in the second and third quarters, with the Miners gaining the advantage by adding the two-point conversion on both scores. At halftime, Wallace led, 22-6, and at the end of the third quarter the Miners were ahead, 30-12. Genes...
COLFAX - Continuing the fall volleyball season, the Colfax Bulldogs defeated the Asotin Panthers in four sets on Tuesday, Oct. 1, then fell to the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers in five sets on Thursday, Oct. 3. Against Asotin, the Bulldogs won, 3-1, with set scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-12 and 25-14. Colfax senior Ava Swan led the Bulldogs with 21 kills, three aces and 16 digs. Fellow senior Brenna Gilchrist had nine kills, two aces and 16 digs. Junior Cianna Gibb notched 35 assists, three aces, 16...
PRIEST RIVER, Idaho — The Colfax Bulldogs lost a non-league matchup, 34-27, against cross-state opponents the Spartans of Priest River, Idaho on Friday, Oct. 4. The Spartans struck first, but four minutes into the opening quarter Colfax sophomore quarterback Ryker Reed punched in a 1-yard touchdown on a quarterback keeper play to tie the game, 6-6. Priest River answered with a touchdown before the end of the first quarter to bring the score to 12-6. The Spartans extended their lead in the second frame before the Bulldogs answered as Reed c...
PULLMAN - Winning the first game of the season couldn't have come at a better time as the Pullman Greyhounds defeated the East Valley Knights, 33-6, for a Homecoming rally on Friday, Oct. 4. It was a slow, methodical start to the game as neither team scored in the first quarter. Early in the second, Greyhounds junior Silas Wheatley grabbed an interception, setting up a drive that ended in a touchdown run by senior Brady Coulter from just outside the red zone. The PAT kick failed on a bad snap...
PULLMAN - Senior Amelia Cobos scored off a corner kick in the 64th minute to break the tie and the Pullman Greyhounds defeated the Clarkston Bantams, 3-2, on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Clarkston's Rebecca Skinner opened the scoring in the eighth minute from a penalty kick. Pullman answered in the 20th minute when freshman Vicky Villarino scored from the assist by junior Sidney Johnson. Pullman junior Olivia Whitworth scored in the 30th minute on the assist by freshman Agui Villarino to give a halftime...
PULLMAN — In a five-set match where the final two sets went to extra points, the Clarkston Bantams spoiled the Pullman Greyhounds Homecoming night on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Clarkston won the match, 3-2, with set scores of 16-25, 25-22, 18-25, 26-24 and 16-14. After taking a 2-1 lead in the match, Pullman needed just one more set to win. The Greyhounds led, 24-23, in the fourth set, but Clarkston gained the last three points to take set four and force a fifth and deciding set. The fifth set was a battle, but the Bantams came out on top and won the m...
ST. JOHN - Facing a couple of strong teams last week, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles lost two matches at home against the Pomeroy Pirates and the Oakesdale Nighthawks. On Tuesday, Oct. 1, the Pirates (6-3 record) defeated the Eagles, 3-1. Set scores were 25-17, 19-25, 25-23 and 25-14. Eagles senior Kate Hergert totaled seven kills and two aces in the match. Fellow senior Avery Fleming also had seven kills with two blocks. Junior Catalina Torres notched two aces with 13 digs....
ST. JOHN - The undefeated Pomeroy Pirates scored 44 points in the first quarter against the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles on Friday, Oct. 4, in St. John. The Eagles fall to 0-5 on the season and the Pirates move to 5-0. Pomeroy's Kyzer Herres opened the scoring on a 61-yard touchdown run, while also getting the PAT run for an 8-0 Pomeroy lead. Jacob Reisinger gained a 17-yard touchdown run with Jett Slusser getting the PAT run. Slusser added a 23-yard punt return and the PAT to give Pomeroy...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks are powering through their opponents, staying undefeated through their first 10 matches of the season. Their so-far perfect record has not come without challenges, though, as the Nighthawks have defeated powerhouse teams Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats (7-1 record) and the previously undefeated Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings. Against Gar-Pal, the Nighthawks won, 3-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Set scores were 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19. Oakesdale freshman Lyla Kjack...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS –– On Saturday, Oct. 5, Whitman County cross country athletes traveled to the Spokane Polo Grounds to compete in the seventh annual Battle for the 509 meet. The following results are the placements for our local varsity athletes. Girls Novice (average time above 25 minutexs) 10., Claire Nichols, Pullman sophomore, 24:27.50 26., K'Lee Arndt, Garfield-Palouse freshman, 24:57.00 38., Amaya Lee, Pullman freshman, 25:10.90 60., Ashley Morgan, Colfax sophomore, 26:01.50 118., Gar...
PALOUSE — In a match of powerhouse teams, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings fell to the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 3-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 1. The Vikings returned to form and beat the Waitsburg Cardinals, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 3. Against Oakesdale, the set scores were 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19 in a hotly contested matchup. Clare Bowechop led the Vikings with 13 kills while adding five digs. Elena Flansburg had a team-high eight digs while getting five kills. Morgan Lentz had 12 assists with Kaylee Kimble getting 11 assists and leading the team with three a...
COLFAX — With winter approaching construction on the Colfax City Pool is not stopping with several unseen renovations happening inside. During the Monday, Oct. 7, City Council meeting Mayor Jim Retzer reported despite the community not being able to see the progress it is happening. Retzer reported the construction crew has started forming up scaffolding and is cutting the gutter system out in the deep end. “They did a lot of knocking down some concrete around all the light posts and fixtures inside,” Retzer reported, adding there are two b...
Oct. 10 — Oct. 19 Thursday, Oct. 10 Girls Soccer — Deer Park at Pullman, 4 p.m. Volleyball — Gar-Pal at Dayton, 5 p.m. Volleyball — Pomeroy at Colton, 6 p.m. Volleyball — SJEL at Waitsburg, 6 p.m. Volleyball — Oakesdale at Tekoa-Rosalia in Tekoa, 6 p.m. Volleyball — Lind-Ritzville-Sprague at Colfax, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball — Deer Park at Pullman, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11 Football — Liberty at Colfax, 7 p.m. Football — Waitsburg at Gar-Pal, 7 p.m. Football — SJEL at Dayton, 7 p.m. Football — Tekoa-Rosalia at Pomeroy, 7 p.m. Football — Pullman at Roge...
OLYMPIA - Free Press Publishing staffers and contributors dominated the photography category for newspapers its size in the annual state Better Newspaper Contest. In addition, graphic designers and reporters won multiple awards for their work over the year spanning April 1, 2023, through March 31, 2024. The awards were presented Saturday evening, Oct. 5, at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club during the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association annual gala and meeting. During the awards...
COLFAX — Departments requested changes in revenue and expenses on the county budget. County Commissioners moved and approved several proposed 2024 department budget amendments. Whitman County Chief Finance Administrator Jessica Jensema reported the current expense proposed budget amendment has a zero net effect of the requested revenues. “Increases and decreases were offset equally with expense increases or decreases,” reported Jensema, adding there would not be a requested transfer from the reserve fund. The Administration Department reque...
COLFAX — Whitman County Auditor Sandy Jamison announced that ballots for the upcoming election are set to go out by October 18, with most expected to be mailed on October 16. “As far as I know, we don’t have any folding issues. The ballots will most likely go out [on the] 16th of October, but the due date for them to go out is the 18th,” said Jamison. “Ours will be out a day or two before the due date.” Jamison encouraged voters to cast their ballots early, stating, “Vote early and get it back to us. It really helps us so that we are not inund...
COLFAX — The Washington Supreme Court is considering a major overhaul to public defense services, which could significantly reduce the number of cases individual public defenders handle. The Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) and its Council on Public Defense are advocating for the reduction, citing overwhelming caseloads that have hampered public defenders’ ability to provide adequate representation. Under the proposal, the number of felony cases a public defender can take on annually would drop from 150 to 50, with misdemeanor lim...
