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ROSALIA – The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves football team (0-5, 0-4 in district) are desperate for their first win on the season with just a handful of games to go. The Timberwolves hosted the Pomeroy Pirates (6-1, 5-1 in district) on Friday, Oct. 13. The game was played in Rosalia. The game was the homecoming game or the Timberwolves. The school had festivities and events all week leading up to the game, as well as a dance on Saturday, Oct. 14, to cap off the week. The game for the Timberwolves sa...
ST. JOHN – The DeSales Irish routed St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse, 80-6, during the Eagles' Homecoming game Friday, Oct. 13. The first touchdown from the Irish came three minutes into the game, with the Irish leading 6-0 early. The Irish would score another touchdown a few minutes later, to lead 14-0 after a successful conversion. The final first-quarter touchdown for the Irish came on the ground; DeSales 22-0 lead after the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, the Eagles scored on a pass t...
ST. JOHN –– Eagles across the county celebrate Homecoming week Oct. 6-14. Homecoming royalty for LaCrosse included Queen Julia Guske and King Landen Miller. Ellie Pierson was named Princess for the Junior class, and John Hone was named Prince. For the Sophomore class, Olivia McGregor was named Princess, and Ty Pierson was named Sophomore Prince. Freshman Princess was Chloe Waddell and Prince Brody Fleming. LaCrosse students spent a week of activities starting Friday with an all-nighter loc...
TEKOA - Tekoa High School celebrated Homecoming last week by decorating halls, creating floats and hosting a bonfire. The fun began Sunday, Oct. 8, when students showed up en masse to decorate their class halls for this year's Fairytales theme. From Monday through Friday, the students dressed up daily in a variety of themes. On Thursday night, the community joined in the celebration with free hot dogs and Homecoming decorating competitions at the high school. Those indoor activities were...
ROSALIA –– The community celebrated Homecoming last week, with festivities highlighted by the crowning of class royalty. The week included dress-up days for students, skit night, a wheat-truck parade, football, royalty and a semiformal dance. This year's Rosalia royalty included Freshman Princess Abagale McGuire and escort Jayden Shirley, Sophomore Princess Taylynn Sperber and escort Dylan Terry, Junior Princess Kiyana Lowney and escort Zach Howard and Senior Homecoming Queen Alicia Razo and...
WINONA – An important wheat link in the railroad network spanning Adams, Lincoln, Spokane and Whitman Counties is nearly complete. "It's pretty much finished," state Department of Transportation's Rail, Freight and Ports division spokeswoman Janet Matkin said Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, when asked about the status of the Rebel Flat Creek Trestle. The trestle was destroyed Aug. 19 in the Winona Fire that charred 2,525 acres in Whitman County near the historic town of Winona. The fire started w...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Spokane police are investigating allegations that a Colfax man was roughed up by a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office sergeant. Kevin Hinton, 62, of Colfax, sustained broken and dislocated ribs, and other injuries from an Aug. 14 encounter with Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Clay Hilton. Hilton was placed on administrative leave Sept. 30, a day after Sheriff John Nowels was informed of the incident and referred the case to Spokane city police to investigate. Hinton was on his way home, but was too tired to continue his drive, when the i...
TEKOA – More than 50 residents turned out to the Empire Theater on Sunday, Oct. 15, to hear from candidates vying for city offices in the Nov. 7 general election. Ten political hopefuls participated, explaining their positions on roads and sidewalks, employee wages, downtown improvements, law enforcement, tourism and more. The participants include seven candidates in four contested races – mayoral candidates incumbent Roy Schulz and Shelly Ausmus, and City Council Position No. 3 candidates Brad Chandler and incumbent Pete Martin, and Pos...
COLFAX – Whitman County Commissioners voted to vacate three roads during their meeting Monday, Oct. 16. They were among several roads considered for vacation, including Vernon and Cozier Road, Poe Road No. 8350, Old Barn Road No. 5230, Vaughn Road and Vaughn Bridge No. 5230-00.05, and S.M. McKenzie Road. Public Works Director Mark Storey explained that the first roads commissioners discussed, Vernon and Cozier Road, largely no longer exists. “It accesses a home in that location,” Storey said, noting that a family supported vacating the road...
COLFAX— In the Monday, Oct. 16, county commissioners meeting, bids were opened for two stockpile site projects. The Colfax Stockpile had two bids, including one from J.K. Crushing from Pullman with a basis of an award at $612,850 and one from a company in Cottonwood, Idaho, at $393,750. The Gnaedinger Stockpile Site Bid had just one bid from J.K. Crushing at $685,500. Public Works Director Mark Storey said the bids will be reviewed, and recommendations will be presented to the Board of Commissioners at the next meeting on Monday, Oct. 2...
COLFAX — Whitman County Public Works Director Mark Storey told county commissioners Monday, Oct. 16, that the solid waste scale project is nearly done. “Solid waste scale project is basically complete,” he said. The concrete is poured, and workers are waiting for it to cure enough to get a calibration on the scale, he said. “We need good concrete in order to that,” he said, noting that the scale turned out really nice. The Solid Waste Project bid was awarded to Mangum Construction of Clarkston for $1,719,523.64 on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, and...
COFLAX – Before the Bulldogs and Nighthawks can make their run at a district title in their respective leagues, they met at the Liberty volleyball tournament. The tournament was played on Saturday, Oct. 14. At Liberty high school. The tournament saw teams play three pool play games before heading into bracket play. The Colfax Bulldogs went 0-3 in pool play. They first played against Lind-Ritzville-Sprague. The Broncos are currently second in RPI for the 2B WIAA standings. Set scores for the saw the Broncos take two-of-three: 25-13, 19-25, 1...
