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Serving Whitman County since 1877
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COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4: Nov. 28 Shane Wray Decker, 53. driving while under the influence. Goodtime release was at 3:15 p.m. Nov. 30, 2023. Nov. 29 Dallas Jason Herndon, 36. Negligent driving warrant. $2,500 cash bail through Whitman County District Court. Nov. 30 Roderick Dawson White, 66. Court order violation. $50,000 bail through another court. Dec. 1 Jessee Josef Griffin, 27. Fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief Held wihtout bail through Whitman C...
COLFAX – The Colfax Police Department responded to the following calls from Nov. 20–27: Nov. 20 12:49 p.m. — Malicious mischief on Hillcrest Drive. 3:32 p.m. — Civil dispute Mill Street. Nov. 21 11:36 a.m. — Abandoned vehicle on Main Street. 2:34 p.m. — Suspicious person/circumstance on Main Street. 5:14 p.m. — Other law enforcement calls James Street. Nov. 22 5:45 a.m. — Unattended death on Fairview Street. Nov. 25 8:28 a.m. — Civil call Meadow Street. Nov. 26 1:38 p.m. — Missing person. 9:15 p.m. — Driving with license suspended on West Fai...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 28-29: Nov. 28 7:30 a.m.- State Highway 26 and C.J. Ochs Road, Colfax. Agency assist Washington State Patrol. 8:09 a.m. — Jordan Knott Road and Lamb Road, Endicott. Agency assist state Department of Fish and Wildlife. 8:20 p.m. — Steptoe. Agency assist Garfield police. 8:32 a.m. — State Highway 26 Milepost 132, Colfax. Mountain bike theft. 11:38 a.m.- North D Street, Albion. Welfare check. 11:45 a.m. — SR 195, Colton. Agency assist Nez Perce County Sher...
COLFAX— The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Nov. 21-27: Nov. 21 Keith B Curtiss of LaCrosse, sold 114 N. Leslie St., LaCrosse, to Keith and Rhonda Curtis of LaCrosse, parcel 1-0495-00-01-15-0000, selling price $12,500, Quit Claim Deed. Nov. 27 Laurence R McKenzie of Pullman, sold 1420 N.E. Upper Drive, Pullman, to Jenny and Lawrence Herman of Portland, Ore., parcel 1-1125-00-00-17-0004, selling price $450,000, Warranty Deed....
Antidiabetic medications have been given a lot of attention lately. In the Age of Information, some subjects take over every screen, while others gather dust in the basement. The Human Genome Project got plenty of attention in the 1990s. It captured our imagination - the thought of unveiling the blueprints for life. Unwinding the DNA. Hope for humanity and our many ailments seemed within reach. Born with bad genes? We’ll be able to fix that soon. So far, the project yielded few answers and left us with many new questions. Most people know a...
As soon as the turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes are put away on Thanksgiving, it’s officially time to turn the holiday calendar to Christmas. Notice I didn’t mention mashed potatoes in the list of Thanksgiving foods. That’s because mashed potatoes are the worst dish served in a classic Thanksgiving meal. Think that’s a controversial opinion? Good. That was just a setup for this column that leans into the Christmas spirit by sharing the 10 best and 10 worst Christmas songs. You may think I, a...
The Israel/Hamas situation is a perfect example of how losing touch with our religious and political traditions makes all of us sniveling idiots. Religion gone bad is the reason Jews and Muslims are at each other’s throats today, and the reason why American Christianity is complicit with all the inhumanity. Israel’s lop-sided military holocaust in Gaza is a flowering public relations disaster for democracy, Israel, Joe Biden, American Jewry, the American war industry, monopolist media companies, religion, the Republican party, you name it. Thi...
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 7 Meatloaf, creamed potatoes and peas, carrots, green salad, peaches and birthday cake. Monday, Dec. 11 Sweet and sour meatballs, rice, Asian-style vegetables, Mandarin oranges and a fortune cookie. Colton Wednesday, Dec. 13 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, fruit and pie. Endicott Tuesday, Dec. 12 Ham, harvest potatoes, salad bar, rolls and pie. Garfield Thursday, Dec. 14 Prime rib, baked potato, corn, green salad, dessert, coffee and punch LaCrosse N/A Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 13 Baked ham with...
Pullman Regional Hospital Uriah Ryan Young, a boy, born Nov. 28, 2023, to parents Nicholas Ryan and Kady Lynn Young of Princeton, Idaho. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Jeffrey Dudley of Nampa, Idaho., and Tony Young, of Cataldo, Idaho. Maternal grandparents are Arlene Schwenke of Nampa, Idaho, and Doni Brown of Kamiah, Idaho. Uriah joins sister Gracie Mae, 11, at home....
COLFAX - The Festival of Trees lights up the Libey Gallery through Friday, Dec. 29. The festival is open at the gallery, 102 S. Main St., to tour displays of trees from Palouse Homeschool Co-op, Nikki Riley’s family, Tom and Jil Mohr, Jennings Elementary, and more. Attendees can vote Dec. 1-15 on their favorite trees for the People’s Choice award, with the winner announced at the Jingle and Mingle holiday celebration on Friday, Dec. 15, from 6-8 p.m. in the Center. The celebration is for 21 and up, but all ages are welcome to attend. The eve...
Washtucna High School students Drake Gloyn-11 (French horn) and Hannah Hille-11 (Clarinet) were recently selected for the Washington State Wind Symphony. They will rehearse and perform with other top high school Washington musicians at the Washington Music Educators Association Convention in February (Yakima.) Their conductor will be Dr. Kaitlin Bove, Diablo Valley College. Drake has also been selected for the Washington Music Ambassadors and will be performing in England, France, and Germany...
Robert "Bob" Frederick Hayes, 83, passed away the morning of Nov. 17, 2023, at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, with wife, Fran; son, Jim; daughter, Stacey; son-in-law, Dwight; and grandchildren Leighton and Haley (and her fiance Ethan) by his side. A Celebration of Life for Bob will be at the Pine City cemetery at 11 a.m. Dec. 8, with a potluck to follow at Kenova Grange Hall in Pine City. Bob was born June 4, 1940, in Spokane, Wash., to James Lynn Hayes and Bernice Johnson Hayes. He... Full story
Elizabeth Ann (West) Folsom, 81, of Colfax, Wash., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 in her winter home in Mesa, Ariz., where her and her husband, Barry were "snowbirds" for 20-plus years. "Liz," as she was known to family and friends, was the youngest of two children. She was born in Colfax, Wash., on Jan. 3, 1942 to Everett and Mayme (Ellis) West. Liz grew up with her older brother, Howard, in Palouse, Wash., and graduated from Palouse High School in 1960. She went on to get... Full story
COLFAX - The Colfax boys basketball team is off to a perfect start. The Bulldogs (2-0) have won two games at home to set their season up nicely. The first game of the season for the Bulldogs was played Thursday, Nov. 30, against the Freeman Scotties. The Bulldogs would lead, 20-16, at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter saw the Scotties draw close, trailing by one at halftime. However, a 23-16 third quarter helped Colfax earn the 74-60 victory. The second game of the season for the...
PULLMAN — Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) have announced a new partnership with the Mountain West Conference for the 2024-25 football season. The scheduling agreement in place will see both WSU and OSU play six game against Mountain West teams, three home games and three away games each. Since WSU and OSU are still part of the Pac-12 conference, and are in a legal battle to gain control of the brand and their assets, their games against the Mountain West teams will be considered “non-conference”. The game wil...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles boys basketball team had last week off. They were the only team in Whitman County to not have any basketball games. The team participated in the town’s Winterfest celebrations on Saturday, Dec. 2. The first game of the season for the Eagles will be this Friday, Dec. 8. The Eagles will host Dayton with the game taking place in St. John. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. The Eagles do not have a girls basketball program this season as only four girls showed up to the first day of practice before Tha...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team failed to record a win in their first two games of the season. The Wildcats started with a road game against the Highland Huskies and finished with a home game against the Touchet Redhawks. The game against the Huskies saw Colton fail to reach 20 points in the game, losing 60-19. The Wildcats failed to hit their shots when needed in the game, and could not stop the Huskies defensively. The home game for Colton against Touchet was played on...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks basketball team opened their 2023-24 season with two home game losses. They lost their first game to Moses Lake Christian Academy 71-63 on Thursday, Nov. 30, and lost their second consecutive game on back-to-back days, losing 67-54 to Cusick on Friday, Dec. 1. The game against Moses Lake saw the Nighthawks win the second and fourth quarters, but lost the first and third quarters to have the game tied at 62, forcing the game into overtime. In the overtime...
OLYMPIA — In accordance with the law establishing the paid Discover Pass, state officials have announced free-access days for 2024. On free-access days, a Discover Pass isn’t needed to access a state-managed parks or land managed by the state Departments of Natural Resources or Fish and Wildlife. Free-access days for 2024 are: • Monday, Jan. 1 – N ew Year’s Day • Monday, Jan. 15 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Saturday, March 9 - Billy Frank Junior’s Birthday • Tuesday, March 19 – Washington State Parks’ 111th Birthday • Monday, April 22 - Eart...
TEKOA — The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boys basketball team had a busy start to the season, playing three games in a week. The Timberwolves would win their first game of the season before losing on the road. Their second win came at home to keep them undefeated at home to start the year. The first game of the season for the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves boys basketball team was a wire-to-wire victory over the Valley Christian Panthers. The Timberwolves scored 13 or more points in all three quarters and were outscored only in the third quarter a...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team are picking up where they left off last season, opening this year's season with two wins of more than 40 points. Last season, the team entered the WIAA 1B state basketball tournament as the No. 3 seed. Their first game of the season was played Friday, Dec. 1, against the Highland Huskies in Craigmont, Idaho. The Wildcats would dominate the game, taking a 67-25 victory. The Huskies failed to score more than 10 points in any of the four quarters....
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls opened their defense of the WIAA 2B state title with two tough games. The Bulldogs opened their season at home against the Freeman Scotties on Thursday, Nov. 30. Colfax is in the 2B classification, where as the Scotties are in the larger 1A class. The Bulldogs won the state championship last season and the Scotties finished sixth. The Bulldogs would control the game from start-to-finish, taking the 51-43 victory to start their title defense. In the first...
TEKOA — The Timberwolves 2023 state alternate wrestler returns to the mat Thursday and Saturday this week. But this year, Alexis Taylor will be wearing the red and black of Liberty (Spangle) High School, as not enough local grapplers turned out to field a Tekoa-Rosalia team. Taylor opens her season Thursday night, Dec. 7, at East Valley (Spokane Valley) at the girls league meet. Then Saturday, she will wrestle in Liberty’s home invitational....
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs basketball teams will look to continue their hot starts to the season as the season enters its second full week of play. The girls basketball team will host the Clarkston Bantams at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7. The boys team will play after the girls, with tip off against the Bantams at 7:30 p.m. The game will be the third-straight home game for the Bulldogs to open the 2023-24 season. Both teams will have away games Friday, Dec. 8 at Mabton. Those will be the first away games of the season for both teams. The girls g...
