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A 63-year-old woman was taken into protective custody Oct. 9 after she was found sleeping in the former Hamilton Drug Building, the new annex to the Colfax branch of the county library. Police early that day responded to a report of the woman loitering at Cougar Food Mart. She declined to accept arrangements which were made for housing and was later found sleeping in the Hamilton building which had been left unlocked. She was taken to the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center....
Uniontown Community Building will host its annual all-ages Halloween Party Oct. 26 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Activities will include a pumpkin walk for prizes, fishing, costume contest, craft table and games. Each child will receive a pumpkin as well. The event is put on by Uniontown Parks and Recreation. “It’s for whoever wants to come to the party,” said volunteer Lynn Smith. “It’s everybody getting together to keep those old traditions alive.” Along with activities there will be food and snacks. “Cookies and cakes, popcorn balls, all kinds of...
An off-road accident Sunday afternoon southwest of LaCrosse took the life of an Endicott resident, Amanda Drewer, 19, who was a passenger in a 1988 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Taylor Martin, 19, LaCrosse. Martin was seriously injured in the accident and taken by Med-Star helicopter to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, according to Sheriff Brett Myers. Martin sustained multiple injuries which could possibly include a broken neck. He was reported to be in satisfactory condition at the hospital. The sheriff’s report said deputies and W...
Voters in Palouse will decide a levy lid lift proposal on ballots for the first time Nov. 5. The measure, which would raise the town’s property tax limit, was approved for placement on the ballot by the city council this summer. Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove said the purpose of the levy is to make up for losses in state support along with creating a long-term strategy to pay for the fire department. Instead of Palouse’s current tax limit of $2.49 per $1,000 of assessed property value, the bal...
A mist rises off the North Fork of the Palouse River. There is no telling what it may hide under its cover. On Friday and Saturday night, a nearby town will find out in the 12th annual Haunted Palouse. Once more for two October weekends, frights, scares, refreshments and thrills will take over Palouse. Beginning tomorrow, visitors will step close together through dark pathways of a haunted museum and haunted firehouse and ride side-by-side on farm trailers through Shady Lane, a dirt road along...
A downpour late in the afternoon Tuesday, Oct 8, in the Diamond area dropped enough water to launch a car hulk from a gully onto Shields Road. Deputy Bryce Nebe, who responded to a report of a traffic hazard on Shields Road at 5:38 p.m., said he discovered the 1940s era sedan on the roadway. Nebe estimated the extremely heavy downpour, along with hail, moved the car approximately the length of a football field. Also found on the roadway were pieces of metal roofing, an oven door, fuel pump and...
A “Coming Together for Recycling Summit,” has been scheduled Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rosalia Community Center, according to Judi Dunn-Gray, county recycling and waste reduction manager. Dunn-Gray said rural towns of Whitman County are having difficulties with the frequency of collections and charges. Dunn-Gray hopes to gather participants in every part of the loop at this first meeting, including haulers, schools, businesses, state solid waste planners and processors. “This will be a wide-open brainstorming session focused on identifying cr...
A contingent of musicians from the University of Idaho Vandal band made a trip to Washtucna Friday night to add their talents to the homecoming festivities. Band members played at halftime and conducted clinics with the Tigercat band members before the game....
