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Pasha Pavlo Rudenko, left, founder of Tribotex, stands with Vladimir Borisov, Tribotex research and development engineer, at the company's display in Tampa, Florida. A local company was named a winner of a Defense Innovation Award at the 2017 Defense Innovation Technology Acceleration Challenge in Tampa, Fla. Held Oct. 3-5, the technology-prospecting event draws representatives from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, NASA, Air Force Space Command, Department of Energy and more. Tribotex,... Full story
Robin Jones of Colfax, who was named interim assessor after the resignation of Joe Reynolds, was officially appointed assessor Monday morning. Jones was the lone applicant to the Whitman County Republican Central Committee. Under standard appointment procedure, the Republican precinct officers were scheduled to convene Saturday and select three nominees. Nine precinct officers attended the meeting Saturday, and Jones gave a short talk. She was officially nominated by Jim Burns. Jones has served... Full story
Notice of Account Closure Whitman County residents who are in possession of Fair Premium Checks for ribbons earned in past years, please cash your checks. Whitman County will be closing the Fair Premium Account on November 6, 2017. Please cash checks prior to November 6, 2017. 42/2 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AGNES R. HENRY, Deceased. NO. 17-4-00100-38 PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.070) The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as...
Two men appeared to county commissioners Monday to advocate for safety work on Crabtree Road near Garfield. “We’ve had a dangerous spot there for years,” said Rod Hubner, noting an accident in the winter of 1997 in which two people died when their vehicle went off the road and rolled over into the creek. “A guy went in there last winter, too,” said Rudy Fisher. “It’s been a concern of ours, quite a few years,” said County Public Works Director Mark Storey, who started with the county in 2001. Reflective markers were installed along Crabtree...
It was night. A sound came from the closed firehouse. The printing museum was dark, and something had happened on the dirt road by the river. The 16th annual Haunted Palouse begins Friday in which the city becomes an eerie place. People 12 and over pay $20 to gain entry into a transformed gauntlet of a firehouse, an unrecognizably haunted printing museum and a cold, tense ride on the back of a farm trailer down Shady Lane. The two-weekend event benefits a varied list of town organizations. “Ever...
County commissioners continue to work on the 2018 county budget after a revised preliminary general fund expenditure list was presented Monday during the second part of a public hearing led by County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich. Noting that the numbers have changed since the Oct. 2 first session of the hearing, Petrovich pointed out the new general fund spending total is $15,902,000, a decrease from $15,960,000. The budget deficit has been reduced from $102,714 to $44,673. The budget... Full story
-Allen Kirkpatrick photo Flames engulf the garage of Bill and Wendy Hickman on Valleyview in Colfax Monday. At left: Fire crews open a hole in the roof to vent the attic to further the effort of extinguishing the blaze. A fire which was believed to have started from charcoal briquettes destroyed a house at 815 E. Valleyview in Colfax Monday morning. Volunteers from the Colfax fire department and from Fire District 11 responded to the blaze. The two-unit garage at the residence was reported to...
