Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Thursday, Oct. 31 Colfax, LaCrosse, Tekoa – Storytime – Songs, games, stories and crafts are all part of the fun at storytime. Colfax, Colton, Garfield, Rosalia, St. John – Trick-or-Treat – Bring the whole family for trick-or-treating fun! Oakesdale – 5 to 7 p.m. – Halloween carnival games – Families are invited to play fun fall games. Friday, Nov. 1 Endicott, Malden, Palouse, St. John, Uniontown – Storytime – Bring the kiddos for stories and playtime. Colfax – 10 to 11:30 a.m. – Play & learn – Bring your kids for play and socializing, drop-i... Full story
Robert Repp, 90, retired Whitman County assessor, died Thursday, Oct. 24, at Whitman Health and Rehab in Colfax. The family plans a private service at the Colfax cemetery. Repp, who worked for the county his whole adult life, was appointed assessor at age 39 and served until he retired in 1994 at the age of 66. He was born April 27, 1929, to Reinhold and Mathilda Litzenberger Repp and raised on the family place on Lee Road. He attended Endicott schools and served in the military during the Korean Conflict from 1951 to 1953. He and Virginia... Full story
Jerilee Stanton, Colfax resident for 27 years, died of cancer, Oct. 3 at her home in Colfax at the age of 73. Born June 2, 1946, to Gerald and Rhea Brandon Douglas in Riverside, Calif., she attended schools in Riverside and graduated from Poly High School. She attended Riverside City College where she studied dental hygiene. She and Richard Stanton were married in October of 1973 at Riverside, and they had two sons. The family moved to Colfax in October of 1992, and she worked several jobs in advertising and sales in the area. Their son, Devin... Full story
William Rogers Eckhart, 71, died Oct. 22, at his home in Riverside, Calif. He was born to John and Julia Eckhart Dec. 12, 1940, in Colfax. He was a great-great-grandson of Cashup Davis, who came to Whitman County from Petaluma, Calif. He grew up in Oakesdale, graduated from Oakesdale High School in 1957, and served in the US Army for several years until he was honorably discharge in 1961. He attended Washington State College and worked for Boeing until retiring in 2000. Bill and his wife Helen traveled extensively both abroad and throughout... Full story
A memorial service for Gary E. (Pedo) Nagle, 73, will be Nov. 2, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Nazarene in Princeton, Idaho, with Pastor Kathy Kramer officiating. Nagle died at his home Oct. 16, 2019. Born March 8, 1946, in Colfax to Vincent Rex and Helen Chambers Nagle, he attended Potlatch schools and graduated from the Potlatch High School in 1964. He and Berneice Conger were married Oct. 23, 1964, at Potlatch, Idaho, and the couple made their home at Potlatch. He started working at... Full story
A graveside service for Leo Stevick, 87, former Steptoe area resident, was Tuesday, Oct 29, at 1:30 p.m. in the Onecho Cemetery with the Rev. Lynn Nelson officiating. Stevick died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at his Regency apartment in Pullman. Born June 21, 1932, in Colfax to Edward and Rhoda Mae McCully Stevick, he grew up on a farm in the Onecho area. He was active in 4H and was with a group that traveled by boxcar to the Chicago stockyards during the 1950s to show their prized steers. He... Full story
William T. (Bill) Bennett of Connell, Wash., passed on to the great cattle ranch in the sky on Monday October 21, 2019, at the age of 91. He was one of the greatest cattlemen of our time. Bill was born November 28, 1927, at their family ranch outside of Winona, Wash., the first son of John W. and Marie (Gribbin) Bennett. Bill was very active on the ranch at a very early age along with his brothers; Jack, Doug and Don. Bill graduated from Winona High School in 1945. Bill went on to Washington... Full story
Tom Jay Solbrack, 70, of Steptoe, Wash., passed away October 25, 2019, at his home. He was born October 13, 1949, in Spokane, Wash., to Clare & Ellen (Feldman) Solbrack. Tom grew up at the family farm near Plaza, Wash., and graduated from Rosalia High School in 1968. He attended Washington State University for a time, before starting his work career at Oakesdale Implement Company. Tom worked for Washington Water Power in the truck and hydraulic shop in Spokane and in 1980, began his farming... Full story
Minnie Lou Schuman passed away peacefully on October 16, 2019. She was born on July 22, 1925, in Winthrop, Wash., to Norval Morrow and Oda Peters. She graduated from Garfield High School in 1943, and married Oscar Schuman in 1944. She cared for many Tekoa children and they all called her grandma. She was preceded in death by her husband Oscar, daughter Teresa, and brother Ross Morrow. Survivors include: sons, Lyle (Jill) Schuman and Lowell (Phyllis) Schuman; brother, Roger Sherman; sister,... Full story
8 years ago The Commoner November 2, 1894 At Garfield Monday night, Col. James Hamilton Lewis, of Seattle, addressed the largest and most enthusiastic audience of the campaign in that city, on the issues of the day. The eloquent orator spoke for two hours and a half, and his telling points won round after round of applause. He arraigned the republican party for misconduct of governmental affairs that had brought about the panic of 1893, and for favoring the Fricks and Carnegies and that class with high tariff legislation and letting the...
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* It was influential American theoretical physicist Richard Feynman who made the following sage observation: "It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong." * Those who study such things say that an eagle's feathers weigh twice as much as its bones. * You've probably read about the unprecedented casualties suffered on all sides in World War I. You probably didn't know, though, that 60,000 of those casualties were due to avalanches caused by gunfire in the...
PUBLIC NOTICENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, November 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. The hearing will take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, Washington for the proposed adoption of revisions to: Chapter 9.00 – Critical Areas A complete text of the proposed ordinance is available by contacting the Clerk of the Board at (509) 397-5246. Any interested individuals may attend said hearing and speak for or against the proposed revision. Arr... Full story
