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The next Colfax Farmer's Breakfast meeting will be Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 7 a.m. in the basement of Colfax United Methodist Church, S. 109 Mill Street. St. John area farmer Tracy Eriksen will talk about the direct seed system and using a stripper header to harvest. Eriksen had been scheduled to talk at the previous meeting and could not attend because of the power outage. Gavin Porter will talk about using a direct seed system using a cross slot drill....
Deputy Vince Waltz at 4:17 p.m. Dec. 1 responded to an accident on the Steptoe Canyon Road three miles up the grade from Downriver Road. A 2004 Chrysler Sebring, which was unoccupied, had rolled into the ditch along the road. The car was licensed in Idaho, and the owner was later located in Lewiston....
An account to help the family of Jason Wigen pay mounting medical expenses has been opened at Columbia Bank in Pullman, and residents around the area will be able to donate to the fund at Columbia Bank branches. Colfax, Ritzville and Clarkston branches will be advised of the account, and donations can be made at other Columbia branches which will be able to contact the Pullman branch to relay the donated sums, according to Douglas Cox, a commercial banking officer in Pullman. Wigen, 18, LaCrosse, who was critically injured in a collision near...
The second round of St. Ignatius tours concluded last weekend, and Colfax's Unified Executive Director said the event went well. “We did good,” said Valoree Gregory. “We did not have as many trips as we did before, but we did good.” This time around, dubbed The Nightmare Before the Holidays, garnered around $3,500, of which $1,000 will go to building owner Anthony Girges in Bellflower, Calif., and the rest will remain in Colfax for projects here. The St. Ignatius Haunted Hospital was supposed to be a one-time event in October, with a housing de...
Above, contents spill from a trunk on the back roof of this house that burned in a fire Dec. 3 at St. John. At right, the back side of the house is shown with the fire damage. Fire crews from St. John, Colfax, Steptoe and Rosalia responded to a house fire on Nob Hill Street in St. John last Thursday, Dec. 3, around 10 a.m. Residents Stuart Elliott and Jessiann Loomis were not at home when this fire started in the back porch area and spread to the upper part of the house. An extension cord...
Jennings Elementary School in Colfax is one of two schools in the state to receive a National Title I Distinguished School award. The school was honored in both categories of the awards – for excellent student performance in reading and math for two consecutive years and closing the achievement gap among all students. The District found out by way of a phone call from Washington's Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Jennings Elementary Principal Travis Howell announced it to h...
Colfax Eagles member Gail Webster reported the Eagles Giving Trees are in need of helpers. “We have a lot of stockings left,” she said, noting more than 50 of about 100 stockings remain. Giving Trees are located at Columbia Bank, U.S. Bank and the post office. Residents are encouraged to take a tag off the tree, purchase a gift and return it wrapped to the tree. Deadline is Dec. 18....
The City of Palouse has been approved for Transportation Improvement Board funding for their West Whitman Street project. Announced Nov. 20, the grant award for $370,500 went to Palouse which was on the list of approved statewide proposals. The approval follows the denial of the application last year. The money will fund reconstruction and improvement of West Whitman Street, which will include replacing a 550-foot section of street and railroad tracks, with a new drainage system as well as...
The merry-go-round at the St. John Park will be removed soon, as will much of the rest of the equipment. St. John sisters Jessiann Loomis and Valerie Brewer have been collecting funds to purchase new park equipment. When Jessiann Loomis’ first child is old enough to play at the park in St. John, the park will look a little different than it does now. Loomis and her sister, Valerie Brewer, have been hard at work since October to raise funds to cover the cost of replacing much of the park e...
A charge of burglary against Jacob Sliger, 25, Pullman, was dismissed Nov. 19 in superior court after the court reported Sliger was deceased. Also, a bench warrant which had been issued with the bond set at $10,000 was quashed. The warrant had been issued Nov. 2 after Sliger failed to make a first appearance in court Oct. 30 on the burglary charge. Dec. 2, a court order was filed dismissing financial obligations Sliger owed the court. The order listed nine different case numbers for Sliger going back to 2006. The motions to end the Sliger case...
LaCrosse’s annual holiday breakfast will be at the Gathering Place Saturday morning. The breakfast, which will be served by the LaCrosse High School senior class, is scheduled for 7:30-10 a.m. Cost for the breakfast is $7. “That is their fundraiser,” said Lois Startin, who organized the event. Santa will arrive at 10 a.m., Startin said, and will be on hand from 10 to noon to take pictures. Pictures will be free of cost and be provided by the LaCrosse Business Association. Startin said the library branch in LaCrosse will offer the oppor...
With a resolution by county commissioners Monday, a new entity moved closer to getting started in the cause of creating voluntary plans to protect interests of both agriculture and the environment in Whitman County. The Voluntary Stewardship Program is a state-funded effort which grew out of a state legislature referral to a think tank to find a way to conserve land and waterways without over-regulating farming. “The purpose is to find a way to protect ag activity in Whitman County and to p...
SJE students Jilley Root, Kat Wiley, Alahna Hubert and Adam Staves pose in front of the trophy case at SJE School Tuesday morning. The four students are being recognized as good citizens for their actions when they came across the scene of a car accident on Endicott-St. John Road on their way to school Nov. 16. The reader board near the SJE School acknowledges Alahna Hubert, Adam Staves, Kat Wiley and Jilley Root as good citizens for their actions at the scene of a car accident Nov. 16. Four...
A local family turns up the smiles and Christmas cheer to counteract the protest of one of its members. Ever the Jolly Old Elf, Santa also kept his steady smile while meeting with Whitman County fans at The Center in Colfax as part of the Colfax Winterfest Thursday, Dec. 3....
Barb and Ron Wachter at the Fair Foundation Dinner. Ron and Barb Wachter of Pullman donated $250,000 to the Palouse Empire Fair Foundation to help fund the remodeling of the community building which is now underway at the fairgrounds. The donation was announced at the foundation’s annual banquet and auction Sunday at the fairgrounds. Ron Wachter in his short talk said Whitman County has been good to them over the years and the donation is a way of giving back. He encouraged others to help w...
Pullman City Council Tuesday night approved a resolution in support of the John Wayne Trail. The vote was approved 6-1 by the council. The Pullman vote on the resoltution, which was introduced by the Tekoa Trestle and Trail committee, follows endorsement by city councils in Tekoa, Rosalia, Spokane and Colfax....
Matt Holbrook goes to the hoop Friday in the Vikings' win against Tekoa/Rosalia. Zach Robertson attempts to make the stop for the Timberwolves in the non-league match. Garfield-Palouse is off to a 2-0 start with wins over Tekoa-Rosalia and Prescott last Friday and Saturday. Colton has begun at 0-3 with tough competition in their opening week. Garfield-Palouse 67, Tekoa-Rosalia 27 Matt Holbrook opened his senior season with 36 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings in a non-league win over...
Colfax coach Reece Jenkin, left, and Deer Park Coach Chad Hand visit after Saturday's game at Colfax. Hand is a member of the `98 class at Colfax High School. He has been coaching at Deer Park for six years....
Colton girls, who defeated Colfax with sharp shooting at the end of a short jamboree match last Monday at Colfax, proved up Friday night when they defeated the Bulldogs 66-53 in the new Colton gym. Colton served up another ration of their tough defense and ripped to a 37-21 lead in the first half. Colfax had just six buckets from the field in the half. Zoe Moser finished with a game high 28 points. Moser was a focus of Colfax defense, and she collected 14 of 16 shots off the toss line for the night. Ashtyn Aune hit 17 to lead the Bulldogs at...
Payson Griner (11) and Katie Arrasmith attempt to track down a rebound Friday against the Timberwolves. Basketball season is underway in gyms around the state. Local girls teams began with their first games of the 2015-16 season last weekend. Touchet 64, St. John-Endicott 49 Touchet senior Cierra Jo McKeown scored 35 points and Katie Skramstad had 20 as the Indians beat S.J.E. Tuesday night. Abby Glorfield led the Eagles with 21 points while Gracie Dickerson added 10. Oakesdale 51, College Place...
Colfax senior Dustyn Brown goes up for a bucket in the first half against Dante Myers of Deer Park. Jaydon Soncarty is at right for the Bulldogs. Colfax boys will take a 2-0 record onto their home court when they host the Liberty Lancers in the first NE league game Friday night. The Bulldogs booked a 63-46 win over Deer Park in the Saturday home opener after rolling to Colton Friday night and defeating the Wildcats 66-48 in the new gym at Colton. Colfax started the new season with three senior...
Seven Colfax wrestlers booked a second place finish Saturday at the Davenport tournament. The Bulldogs rolled up 97 points to finish behind the 143-point win compiled by Kittitas. Coach Dennis Gransbery noted the 97-point finish for second place marked a strong team performance for the Bulldogs with just seven entrants in the Davenport tournament. Mitch Barney won the 152 class with a run of three pins which ended with a win over Chase Gleason of Kittitas with a pin at 2:24 in the championship match. Colfax Senior Brian DeYoung placed second...
