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Snow blanketed the ground over most of the county Monday and Tuesday mornings. Monday morning, the east end of the county saw a couple of inches of snow, while Colfax and western parts of the county got just enough to cover the ground. It was virtually all melted by noon. But early Tuesday morning, big snow flakes floated down to ground level, leaving about an inch in Colfax. Wet snow continued to fall throughout the afternoon as rain and snow bands passed through the area. According to David...
The SE running duel between the St. John Eagles and the Asotin Panthers continued Saturday amid a horde of runners in the three-district regional qualifier at Planter’s Ferry in the Spokane Valley. Asotin took the team win with 74 points, but the Eagles finished second in the all B race with a 78. Both teams qualified for the all-B state run this Saturday back an Sun Willows golf course in Pasco. Madison West of St. George’s won the girls race with 19:54.48, and Jordyn Prubek of the Eagles placed second with a 20:12.07. Lucy Eggleston, who has...
Playing at home vs. St. John-Endicott, the Colton Wildcats led 16-14 in the first quarter before a barrage of five consecutive touchdowns began what would become a final score of 84-40. Senior quarterback Jake Straughan went 10 for 14 for 248 yards and four touchdowns, while receiver Dalton Patchen caught five passes for 166 yards. Grant Kinzer led Colton running backs with seven carries for 70 yards while Dillon Frank ran eight times for 61 yards. St. John-Endicott turned the ball over five times on the night, including a 40-yard interception...
Colfax volleyball players defeated Northwest Christian and Davenport Saturday at St. George’s to win the district tournament and the top slot for this week's regional round at Chiawana High School in Pasco. The Bulldogs defeated Davenport 25-15, 25-19 and 25-8 in the title match. They defeated Northwest Christian 25-6, 25-10 and 25-16 in the semifinal round. Colfax will face Reardan, number-five finisher out of the NE, in the first round of the regional which features eight teams in NE-SE m... Full story
Gar-Pal and Lacrosse-Washtucna met in Palouse Monday night to decide who would earn a trip to Clarkston for the District 9 1B volleyball tournament. For the loser, their season would end. After five games, L/W’s season came to a close under the lights in the Gar-Pal gym, 25-21, 19-25, 20-25, 25-21, 12-15. After the Tigercats won the first game, Gar-Pal came back to win the second and third. “Our focus and intensity just wasn’t there (in the first game), specifically our serving,” said Gar-Pal...
Colfax football team will head for Pasco Saturday to start the playoff portion of the season against Tri-Cities Prep at the Chiawana High School football field. The Bulldogs, who sustained two defeats against the two power teams of NE league in the span of five days, have been booked into the crossover round which matches third-place teams from the NE and SE district. Lind/Ritzville/ Sprague, the defending champs who completed a sweep on the NE Tuesday when they stopped the Bulldogs, earned the...
The independent Rosalia Spartans look to the playoffs this week after finishing their regular season with a 38-22 win over King’s Lake Christian. Playing on Saturday at home in the wind for a fill-in game (to take place of a cancelled game against Joseph, Ore.), the Spartans’ senior Craig Nelson ran for 120 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries. Clay Shelton carried 11 times for 121 yards and a touchdown while Anthony Riley scored on a 60-yard fumble recovery and run. In addition, Eli Richardson scored with a tackle in the endzone for a saf... Full story
There could be a lot of football for the boys of Gar-Pal in the next week. After the team beat Sunnyside Christian 50-22 last Friday, the Vikings control their destiny as the playoff picture forms. Playing at Washtucna Friday on senior night for the L/W Tigercats, a Gar-Pal (3-3 in league, 3-5 overall) win would give them a home play-in game for the District 9 Playoffs next Tuesday, Nov. 12. They would play Rosalia. The rare mid-week game was created to allow independent Rosalia an opportunity at entering the playoffs. The winner of that game w... Full story
Leo and Terri Haas will be the new concessionaires for Boyer Park and Marina. Although Port of Whitman County officials have not made an official announcement, the Haas’ liquor license request was approved at Monday’s county commissioner meeting. It had been previously approved by the the State Liquor Contol Board. “They are the potential concessionaires,” Port of Whitman County manager Joe Poire said Tuesday. “We hope to have a draft of a lease by Dec. 1. They have started the process for different licenses.” “We don’t see much of a chang... Full story
After a matter of gas consumption was brought up by Farmington Mayor Ron Dugan at the Oct. 21 council meeting, the council voted to have meters installed on both city fuel pumps and have employees fill out a usage log. At the meeting, the mayor noted that a total of 180 gallons were used in 2012, while 333 gallons have been used so far this year. Later, he looked up more specific records and told the Gazette the numbers were 200 gallons each for 2010 and 2011, 225 gallons for 2012 and 312... Full story
Initiative 517 More protection for signature gatherers Yes 2,321 41% No 3,299 58% Initiative 522 Labeling GMO foods Yes 1,693 27% No 6,242 73% Advisory Vote No. 3 Leasehold excise tax credit to taxpayers who lease public owned property Repealed 2,902 52% Maintained 2,728 48% Advisory Vote No. 4 Aircraft excise tax on commuter air carriers Repealed 2,916 52% Maintained 2,718 48% Advisory Vote No. 5 Insurance premium tax to some insurance for pediatric oral services Repealed 3,579 64% Maintained 2,005 36% Advisory Vote No. 6 retail sales tax... Full story
“You can’t touch the zombies but we can touch each other.” “Was that truck real?” “Choose wisely.” “I’m not good at choices.” The things overheard at the 2013 Haunted Palouse came from a record-breaking four-night event, Oct. 18-19 and Oct. 25-26. On the second Saturday, attendance reached 1,688, the biggest-ever in the town fundraiser’s 12-year history. The total attendance for the four nights also set a record at 4,321, beating out the 4,251 in 2011. “We’re very happy,” said longtime vol...
How hard was it blowing? Satur-day’s predicted wind blasts over the Palouse arrived at Rosalia while the Spartans and King’s Way Knights played their early afternoon football game. The blast moved across the field with the Spartan fans getting the backside ad-vantage. When teams changed di-rections at the quarters, fans attempted to decide if their teams gained or lost the wind factor advantage. The flag here is blowing close to perpendicular to the field sidelines. The team from King’s Way t... Full story
Monday, Nov. 11, is Veterans’ Day holiday. All schools will be closed along with banks, city, county, state and federal offices, and some businesses may be closed. No mail delivery will be made on Monday. Regular hours should resume at all offices Tuesday, Nov. 12....
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Colfax Saturday distributed Scouting for Food flyers to residents. The scouts will begin the distribution at about 11 a.m. The door flyers are a new part of the annual Scouting for Food Drive this year and residents are asked to put their food donations in grocery bags. The scouts will collect the food donation next Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Instructions on the type of foods sought are listed on the door flyer cards. Residents are asked to not donate frozen foods or food in glass containers. Colfax Troop 595...
County Coroner Peter Martin Monday announced plans to retire from his practice at the Tekoa Medical Clinic. Martin, who said he will continue to serve as county coroner, plans to turn the clinic over to the Whitman Medical Group which will begin serving patients in the Tekoa area after the first of the year. His retirement date will be Dec. 31. Certified as a physician’s assistant, Martin has practiced at the Tekoa Clinic for the past 23 years. He said over the years the clinic patient list has expanded from 300 to 1,500 patients. “Without exc...
County Administrative Director Gary Petrovich reported to county commissioners Monday the forecast for current year spending now totals $12.9 million, about $100,000 less than the original projection. That puts the projected budget deficit at $1,279,000 at the end of this year. Annual property tax and sales tax revenue was budgeted at a little more than $7 million, compared to $7,556,027 in 2012 and $6,266,465 in 2011. Of the top 10 county departments, only two are budgeting for less money in 2014. Overall, the 10 departments are requesting...
This young moose peeked over a fence in Don Marshall’s yard in Oakesdale on Monday morning. Mashall said it stayed near the yard for a while and then wandered off to explore more of Oakesdale....
Two hotly debated state initiatives and mayor’s races in Garfield and Oakesdale on the Nov. 5 ballot made this election a bit exciting. The mayoral race in Garfield is simply too close to call with only two votes between the two candidates. “It’s exactly what I thought it would be,” Ray McCown said, who leads the mayor’s race with 92 votes. “It’s very close. I really thought Larry would win. “I’ve gotta catch my breath. I’m not going to brag yet.” Larry Hunt, who has 90 votes, said he was surprised the race was so close. “I’m glad to see so m...
The agreement to bring a new restaurant into the former Smokin’ Papa’s location in Garfield is off. The Garfield Public Development Authority, which owns the building, sent a letter Oct. 10 to the potential proprietors informing them that they had voted to not offer them a lease. At a PDA meeting Oct. 21, the board members gave the final word. “By the end of that we were told there was absolutely no way they would change their mind,” said Amanda Rawlings, who along with her parents, Candy a...
Football fans for Rosalia and King’s Way Knights had to hold on tight Saturday afternoon on the Rosalia field which is next to the Steptoe monument on the hill behind Rosalia High School. Players and game officials also had to cope with the wind blasts. Fans from this viewpoint could look south for a view of the Palouse Wind turbines which were shut down to avoid damage during Saturday’s blast.... Full story
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKING INPUT ON REDUCING YARD SETBACKS IN WHITMAN COUNTY UNICORPORATED RURAL COMMUNITIES Current county code requires front and rear yard setbacks to be 25 feet and a side yard setback of five feet in the unincorporated towns that have Rural Community Residential (RCR) and Rural Community Center District (RCC-1) zoning designations. These towns include Hay, Steptoe, Dusty, Johnson, Thornton, Elberton, Diamond, Ewan, Hooper, Pine City, Sunset, and Winona. All of these towns have mostly small lots which were platted in the la...
