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NOTICE OF A DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) AND A ZONE CHANGE HEARING Whitman County Planning issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project: Whitgro, INC proposes to change the zone of approximately 6 acres of land from the Agricultural District to a Heavy Industrial District for an expansion of its Lancaster Seed Plant. The property is located approximately 5 miles south of St. John, at 6453 Lancaster Rd., in Sections 20 and 29, Township 18 N...
Postcard photo, circa 1900, of the original high school in Colfax, Washington. The building was built on a two acre site at the west end of Thorn Street in 1891 and the first class graduated in 1894. The building served as a high school until 1910, when it became a grade school. In 1913, rooms were added to the building. This school served grades five through eight and was called the Departmental School. Later it became known as the South Ward School, and finally in 1926 it was renamed the... Full story
The Colfax School Board voted Monday night to set its annual two-year maintenance and operations levy at $750,000 for 2019-20 and 2020-21 to go before voters in February. The estimated rate of collection would be at $1.50 per thousand of assessed values for both years. With board approval, a resolution will be put before the board for formal vote at its next meeting, Nov. 6.... Full story
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service announced the application deadlines for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program in Washington will be earlier this year to account for a stronger focus on conservation planning. The voluntary, technical and financial assistance program is designed to help improve irrigation efficiency, manage nutrient run-off and/or animal waste, improve the health of native plant communities, and reduce soil loss. In most instances, program participants pay for roughly half of the costs of the conservation mea...
Subaru Ambassador Team members Greg Casey and Tomara Jackson (center) recently donated six children’s books to Whitman County Library as part of the company’s mission to support STEM learning. Jackson is a regular library user and nominated the library to receive the donation. Nichole Kopp, left, and Catalina Flores, right, accepted the donation for the library.... Full story
8 years ago October 28, 1892 The Commoner About 7:30 Monday morning the citizens were alarmed by the news of the explosion of the Lemly Bros.' boiler, belonging to the threshing engine on the farm of H.M. West, about a mile from Rosalia. All repaired to the accident and found that the accident had instantly killed Samuel Graham, the fireman, and slightly wounded David Edwards and A. Slinkard. One horse was struck with a piece of iron, which cut an ugly gash, but it is not serious. The deceased, Samuel Graham, resided six miles west of...
A memorial service for Ralph Andrew Bowman, 75, was Saturday at Simpson Methodist Church in Pullman. Mr. Bowman died Oct. 11, 2017, at his Pullman home. Born Sept. 27, 1942 in Lemoore, Calif., to George and Joyce Lees Bowman, he grew up in the San Bernardino area. He liked to raise chickens and peddled their eggs on a route that he developed. The family moved to Pullman when he was in junior high. Although he didn’t play sports he was very active with the high school teams as a team manager. H... Full story
Whitman County Public Works Department has sent out its annual letter to school districts, post offices and town halls in preparation for the winter snow season. The letter notes plowing priorities, names and numbers to call for road conditions and more. Snow plowing priority in the county is as follows: First – paved roads; second – remaining school bus and mail routes; third – other access routes. Priority two and three, listed as gravel roads, will be plowed in the event of six inches or more snow, or drifting conditions. Weekend plowi... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m concerned that my 80-year-old mother is taking too many medications. She currently takes 10 different drugs prescribed by three different doctors, which I think is causing her some problems. She also struggles to keep up with all the drug costs. Any suggestions? Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, There’s no doubt that older Americans are taking more prescription medications than ever before. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, around 40 percent of seniors, age 65 and older, take five or more medi... Full story
Thursday, Oct. 26 Farmington – 2:30 p.m. – Book Club – Join us for a lively book talk each month as we learn, laugh and be challenged. Palouse – 4 p.m. – Snap Circuit Fun – Kids will actively explore electrical circuits in this amazing free STEM activity. Rosalia – 6 p.m. – Book Club – Are you looking for a new book to read? Or for a new way to meet people? Please join the Rosalia/Malden Area Book Club. The book up for discussion this time is Black River by S.M. Hulse. Colfax – 7 p.m. – Vietnam: the Stories – In partnership with Northw... Full story
Briana Bermemsolo, weathercaster for KREM in Spokane, was the special guest speaker for the early release program at the St. John Library Oct. 18. Forty-one students in preschool through fifth grade learned about how weather forecasts are made and reported. Each student recorded a quick weather report using a microphone and camera. Highlights of the visit were shown on the next morning’s news. Other subjects for St. John after school programs this year are basic first aid, money management a... Full story
Lindsey Myron with cat, Slanker, who is poised in his scariest Halloween posture. Lindsey Myron has seen a lot of the world in not so many years. She spent all but the first few months of life in Pullman and graduated from Pullman High School in 2007. Since then, she has been to Peru, China, Mongolia, Germany, France, Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Belize, Jordan, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and New Zealand. Some of this was just for travel, but some was for work with agricultural...
Charlie B & FT slated at Dahmen The Charlie Butts and the Filter Tips concert and dance will be at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn Oct. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission will be $15, with the doors opening at 6 p.m. Beer, wine and food will be served. Charlie Butts and the Filter Tips have been playing high-energy R&B around the Inland Northwest since 1994. The band combines elements of soul, funk, jazz and rock with classic rhythm and blues to create a danceable sound that stirs the emotions of the audience. Charlie was recognized by the Inland... Full story
Beverly Mader Wilson of Plaza will talk about her book, "Mara," to the Colfax Branch of Whitman County Library Friday, Nov. 3, at noon. Wilson is the granddaughter of two pioneer families of the Palouse area. By means of this book, she hopes to increase appreciation for our area's history not only among those who love the Palouse, but also in those who are new to it. She will give a commentary on some little-known historical landmarks around the town of Colfax and of early farm life in the neighboring countryside. Wilson was raised on a farm in... Full story
Endicott Endicott Community Club members are busy putting the final touches on plans for the Nov. 5 German Dinner and Silent Auction. Cinda Tribble is in charge of the event overall, Carol Larsen and her group are getting auction items. Sue Bafus, Sharon Huff and Gail Bilow have the sauerkraut ready, and Margaret Schmick and Huff are in charge of getting the desserts arranged. Lorraine Salzman is getting the kitchen help ready, the school janitors are getting ready to set up the cafeteria and gym and Jenny Meyer is getting in grocery orders... Full story
Dusty Art Sager joined other members of the Flying Farmers in touring the new Honor Point Military and Aerospace Museum at Felts Field near Spokane Saturday. It is a new museum which deals with military history spanning from the Civil War to the Spanish American War, World Wars I and II, the Korean Conflict and Vietnam. Restored airplanes in the exhibit can fly, so they come and go out of the facility. After the tour, the group had lunch at the Skyway Café. Wesley Banks spent Saturday night with his grandmother, Linda Hennigar. He had been...
The Garfield/Palouse 2017 Homecoming court stands at halftime of the football game Oct. 13. From left to right, seniors king Sebastian Mondragon and queen Aspen Davis; seniors (prince/princess) Kristian Gibler and Cortney Finch; juniors Jordan Paddock and Jaeden Askins; sophomores Blake Jones and Lizzie Stout; freshmen Jacob Anderson and Paige Collier....
Colfax Thrifty Grandmothers Thursday again kicked off the Colfax and Community Fund Drive with a $5,000 donation. Eight members of the club were guests of the fund drive at Thursday's weekly Rotary luncheon which marked the official start of the drive. A mailing was expected to go out to 1,030 area residents with the fund drive's brochure including information on the agencies involved....
Installation of a new piece of play equipment has now been completed at Good Park in south Colfax. The small slide and climbing toy was installed in the park last August, but it couldn't be put to use because it was discovered that one of the parts was missing, according to Parks Superintendent Steve Larkin. The count of pieces in the shipment was correct, but the city discovered the supplier had shipped two of the same piece and failed to include another piece. The missing part was a platform. The partially assembled toy was surrounded by...
The 16th Haunted Palouse began Friday, Oct. 21, with the arrival of three Moscow School District buses. Out came representatives of sorority and fraternity row from the University of Idaho on a “Date Dash.” Inside the Roy M. Chatters Printing Museum a white-faced nun would pray for their souls as they entered. Farther in, an exit sign would require their full attention. At the former old firehouse, what they would find they may never discuss again. On Shady Lane, the Date Dash took another tur...
Total count of general election ballots which hit the mail Friday for voters in Whitman County was 22,229. The ballots were actually be mailed out by a contractor in Seattle that has been hired for the task because of staff shortages in the auditor's election office here. The Nov. 7 general election is the state election for towns, schools, fire districts and other small entities in the county. The mailings will include 141 versions of the ballot which will go to voters in different districts. Two state advisory measures and the Port of...
Colfax school board met Monday night and fielded a variety of subjects. After setting a two-year maintenance and operations levy and $18.9 million bond for vote in February, the board was introduced to new policies to consider and took in an ASB report. Policies set for updating by the board included one on religious activities and practices. “A teacher can absolutely talk about religion, you just can't favor one over another, and can't disparage any religion,” said Superintendent Jerry Pugh. Student representative Kylie Kackman gave the ASB...
Shortly after the awful shooting in Las Vegas, I was talking to a very liberal friend of mine who started the conversation with, “I know that we have very different positions on gun control, but…” I interrupted at that point and said, “I don’t think our positions are that far apart. Where we differ is the means to get guns out of the hands of mass murderers.” Despite my liberal friend’s preconception, I can accept a level of reasonable gun control. There is no reason for any private citizen to have access to fully automatic weapons, expl...
Stirring it up Whitman County is a beautiful place to live year around. With the seasonal changes, the topography, the ever changing light, and the fine people, for the most part, it is a gift to those that appreciate what we have been given. As a carnivore I also enjoy the wonderful variety of food available prepared by hard working people who also seem to love this unique comer of our great country. I can only hope they all stay around. One of the great places to experience our wonderful Inland Northwest is at Boyer Park on the Snake river. A... Full story
Last year, Seattle Times aerospace reporter Dominic Gates wrote about the similarities and differences between Boeing’s corporate office move to Chicago and Amazon’s plan for a second headquarters. Boeing wanted to leave Seattle in an effort to separate its corporate leadership from manufacturing sites while Amazon, with an unusual strategy, plans to keep its headquarters here but set up a parallel operation elsewhere. Boeing hoped to find a more conservative business climate while Amazon wants a city which is a “cultural fit.” Gates reporte... Full story
