Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Whitman County Planning Commission last Wednesday, Oct. 3, voted to postpone the continuation of a zone change hearing on behalf of McCoy Land Company, which asked to stay their request following a meeting Sept. 5 on their proposed four-pad grain pile project just outside Dusty. The hearing will now resume Feb. 6 of next year. Before the commission’s meeting last week, McCoy, a subsidiary of Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative, sent a letter to Alan Thomson, Whitman County planner, to a...
The small railroad steam engine which made a stand at the former Pufferbelly Depot in Pullman for the last 10 years has departed. The Whitman County Historical Society donated it to the Inland Northwest Railroad Museum at Reardan. The engine was brought to Pullman by the late Dan Antoni for his railroad car collection at the former Northern Pacific Depot in Pullman. Antoni operated businesses at the depot which he named The Pufferbelly. The station, with its railroad cars, was sold to the...
After 30 years in business on Main Street, Scott and Lori Ackerman have sold Ackerman Heating and Air Conditioning to a Lewiston firm. Ackerman, who has headed the business since he was 24 years old, said he feels his team of 12 employees has developed as a strong functioning unit which will give the new owners an opportunity to take over the business and keep it functioning at the local level. Mike's Heating and Air Conditioning of Lewiston, a part of Erdahl Holdings, will take over the business at the start of the new year. The company will...
A new business incubator opened in Garfield last weekend in the former Mitz’s Cabinets shop. Garfield Plaza, a 5,000 square-foot space with booths, dividers and an open common area in the middle, marked its grand opening Saturday with 327 tickets given out for door prizes. “The first weekend was awesome,” said Sonja Hall, the proprietor of the Garfield In-Convenience Store, who is negotiating to buy the building from Craig Mitzemburg. For Garfield Plaza, Hall rents space to various vendo...
Jim Lyle, speaking for the Grange at the Sept. 24 fair board meeting, requested the board develop a written policy for everything involved in the fair operation. Discussion following his request related to the Pomona Grange grain mosaic which was covered up during the fair because it depicted a marijuana leaf, and Lyle subsequently reported on the bean count balloting which was intended to be part of the Pomona display. Lyle reported this week as of the date of the fair board meeting the fair manager was unable to produce a copy of fair board...
A new community resource will kick off Oct. 16 in Uniontown for a program that will also start in Colton and is intended to expand from there across the Palouse. “Sharing Corners” was begun by a group of people who took a class last winter at the Colfax library given by Rural Development Initiatives, based in Eugene, Ore. The local group came up with an idea for a project and later used a $5,000 grant from the Innovia Foundation to bring it to fruition. Inspired by the concept of the fre...
The end of a long construction summer came near close last week for residents on Cedar and Oak Streets in the North Flat section of Colfax. Crews from Motley & Motley put 2350 tons of asphalt mix on the two streets with the start delayed by rain and a Saturday finish stopped by rain....
A Highway 27 speed limit at the south end of Palouse is back to 25 miles per hour, three years after adjacent neighbors first requested a reduction, only to see the Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) raise the speed limit instead. The new limit of 25 mph will be set from the south end of Palouse out to milepost 14.54, after Mayor Michael Echanove received an e-mail from WSDOT saying the request to drop it to 25 from 45 was finally approved. “We did everything on the checklist and s...
The Port of Whitman Commissioners at their meeting last Thursday, Oct. 4, voted unanimously to accept the initial offer of financial aid from the Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) for the Port’s rural broadband project. At the Sept. 20 board meeting, CERB awarded financial assistance for the Port’s Fiber to the Home Rural Broadband project in the form of a $750,000 loan over 20 years with a 2.5 percent interest rate and a $250,000 grant. The Port must fulfill pre-contract conditions prior to March 21, 2019, in orde...
Seven towns in the county have filed a total of 10 special levy requests which will be on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. Also, five park and recreation districts have filed for levy requests, most listing annual funding for swim pool operation for next year. Rosalia tops the list of city projects with a $95,000 request for street projects. Also among the requests from towns is Farmington's request for a $15,000 levy for its current expense fund. The proposal was on the Aug. 7 primary ballot and failed to get the 60 percent approval...
The Palouse city council voted Sept. 25 to approve a hold harmless agreement with Uniontown to allow Palouse Police Officer Joe Handley to work part-time as an officer for Uniontown. Handley also works in Colfax part-time. He remains full-time with the Palouse department which also covers Garfield. Under the agreement, Uniontown and Palouse each agree to hold the other harmless from any claims or damages which could evolve from Handley’s duty in one of the towns....
The Colfax School board Monday night approved the design development phase of the school bond construction project after a presentation by Amy Browne-Minden and Ned Warnick of Design West in Pullman, the district's architects. The board previously approved the schematic design phase, which began design development, in which renderings are further honed to depict what changes will look like for the junior-senior high school. The school board approved the design Monday after seeing depictions of e...
On Oct. 27, the 2018 Women in Agriculture Conference will offer women in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Alaska a unique opportunity to gather in 35 different locations for a one-day event featuring knowledgeable speakers, inspiring stories, networking with other producers and practical advice for learning new skills. “Last year, over 600 women attended,” said Margaret Viebrock, Conference Chair. “Many attendees reported it is the best conference for women producers because it presents practical information they can use right away....
Oakesdale Nighthawks advanced their SE league record to 9-0 Tuesday night with a three-game sweep over Colton on the home court. Line score was 25-22, 25-20 and 25-20. Brooklyn Henley hit 22 kills at the Wildcats and had five blocks. Logan Reed also had 22 kills and four aces. LouEllen Reed had 30 assists and Lizzy Perry had 12 digs. Emily Schultheis had seven kills and four blocks for the Wildcats, and Abby Kelly had 11 assists. Oakesdale swept SJEL in the Thursday round on their home court. SJ...
Gavin Merritt of Tekoa/Rosalia booked another big win Tuesday in the 5000 meter run at Asotin, but the host Panthers dominated the team scores with big wins over the Colfax Bulldogs. Merritt clocked 16:20.13 for a margin of more than 16 seconds over Asotin’s Eli Engledow. The Panthers had three more runners finish behind Engledow to wrap up the team score. Asotin finished with 21 points. Other team scores were Colfax 63, Valley Christian 74, Tekoa/Rosalia 96, and Garfield/Palouse 117. On the girls side Asotin’s Maia Dykstra led with an 18:14 an...
First and second-place teams in the Southeast 1B league, Garfield/Palouse (6-0) and Sunnyside Christian (5-1) meet again Friday at Sunnyside. Gar/Pal took the first game between the two 30-20 Sept. 7. Last week, with a forfeit by Touchet for their Homecoming game, the Vikings got another win to go to 6-0 while Sunnyside Christian (5-1) beat Colton Oct. 5 for the second time. If the Knights, at home, can beat Gar/Pal, a split of the league lead ensues with two weeks remaining in the regular...
Colfax volleyball players, who have been on the road since the end of September, will return home today to face Genesee in a non-league match. The Bulldogs will also host Ferris from the GSL Saturday and then have a league showdown with Asotin, the only NE-South team to claim a match win over the Bulldogs. Genesee will arrive tonight with an 8-4 record after sweeping Potlatch Tuesday night in the finale of Idaho’s White Pine League. Molly Hanson, topped hitters for Genesee, by putting down with 11 kills at Potlatch. Colfax will host the Idaho B...
Asotin’s Panthers, a team which has twice shut the door on any Colfax bid to get to the state playoff rounds, will again host the Bulldogs Friday in another key test. Both teams will go into Friday’s league tilt with 4-2 records. Last year, after they shut down Colfax in the crossover round, Asotin advanced all the way to the semi-final round at state where they were stopped by Liberty 21-16. Liberty went on to finish second with a one-point loss, 27-28 to Kalama in the 2B championship game. Colfax Coach Mike Morgan noted both teams have cha...
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. FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE A formal charge of first degree murder was filed Oct. 3 in superior court against Ashley D. Myers, the woman who was arrested along Airport Road Sept. 28 where the body of Kenneth L. Allen, 55, was found dead in a parked 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Mer...
Time is running out. And, it is running out fast. That is the crux of the new United Nations climate report. According to the report, dramatic changes in the output of carbon gases will need to be achieved by 2030. Unless enough is done to curtail climate warming by that time, the world will be faced with a crisis by 2040. Many of the consequences of a failure to achieve the goals will be dire. The report places the rising average temperatures as guideposts. In the past, it was considered disastrous if average global temperatures rose two...
Pet Peeves My rights! No dogs in the local grocery store! For heavens sakes, please go back to the two section format....
