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Shirley Gay (Myrick) Miller was born to Don and Billie Myrick in Stanford, Montana on August 2, 1939. She passed away suddenly on December 4, 2023, with complications from recent heart issues. Shirley was the third of five children born to the Myrick family. She was predeceased by her brother, William (he died before she was born), her mom and dad, and her sisters, Margaret Schlimmer and Carol Greenwalt. She is survived by her sister, Midge Warrington of Great Falls, her daughters, Tamara... Full story
Shirley Richardson was born February 18, 1930, in Bengough, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Melvin and Mabel (Anderson) Mossing. She passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023, at the age of 93. She was the second of four children. She grew up on a wheat farm which was a dust bowl area in the early 1900's. Shirley loved living on the farm and knew at an early age that she would become a doctor. She attended a one room country school for her first eight grades, then attended Bengough High School in... Full story
In the early morning hours of Friday, December 1st, the angels finally guided Mom to her loved ones on the other side of the veil. And they left her lips with a little smile! Joann Margaret Weitz was born in Endicott, Wash., on June 27th, 1937, to Reuben and Clara (Schierman) Weitz. She was preceded in birth by her brother Gordon and sister Arlene. She grew up on her family's farms in the Endicott and Colfax areas. In school, Joann was active in sports and cheer squads, but also very... Full story
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 14 Homemade mac and cheese with ham, mixed vegetables, apple slices, and chocolate chip cookie bars Monday, Dec. 19 Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, rolls and pie Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 20 Cook’s Choice Pullman Friday, Dec. 15 *Holiday celebration* Baked ham with pineapple, scalloped potatoes, green beans, roll and pie Tuesday, Dec. 19 Minestrone soup, grilled ham sandwich, salad, fruit and sugar cookies Uniontown Wednesday, Dec. 20 Homemade mac and cheese with ham, broccoli, apple slices and c...
STEPTOE –– There will be a Wreaths Across America (WAA) wreath-laying ceremony at noon this Saturday, Dec. 16, in observance of National Wreaths Across America Day at Bethel Cemetery on Scholz Road in Steptoe. Organizer Cherry Alice Van Tine said this year's event honors 122 veterans, two more than last year's event. The event will have a special ceremony to recognize each Armed Forces branch, and Emergency Responders will be recognized. Van Tine said that volunteer veterans present hon...
GARFIELD - The town of Garfield hosted it's annual Christmas party on Saturday, Dec 9, at the Garfield School. Several people attended the event, featuring a visit from Santa, a bean bag toss, cookie decorating, and coloring. Children and adults had Mac and Cheese and hot cocoa served to them. Santa entered, and kids gathered around to tell what they wanted to get for Christmas and sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Santa went around the craft tables to spread Christmas cheer and talk with...
COLFAX –– The Colfax High School will be hosting a Swing Dance on Friday, Dec. 15. The dance will take place from 9:30-11:30 p.m., following the basketball games against Asotin High School. There is a cost of $5 for students to attend the dance, however there will be lessons available to students prior to the event, beginning at approximately 9 p.m. Following the Friday night games and dance, students will see several weeks of downtime as winter break begins. Students will be out of school from Dec. 16 through Jan. 1....
PALOUSE - Palouse has several Christmas events this weekend on Saturday, Dec. 16, with Santa coming through on a fire truck, a gingerbread building contest and more. Palouse City Hall Deputy Clerk Jamie Gaber said that Santa will come on through town on a fire truck finishing at the community center at the noon bell. "We're also having a gingerbread building contest with a children's category and an adult category," Gaber said, adding that the drop-off will be at the St. Elmo Building from noon...
ENDICOTT - The Town of Endicott hosted a "Cookies and Cocoa with Santa Claus," event on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Endicott Gun Club. This year's event had a fireworks display at 6 p.m., followed by a visit from Santa, treats and mingling after the fireworks show in the decorated gun club filled with Christmas trees and displays. Organizer Jessica Pellissier said that her husband Jim Pellissier was Santa Claus this year. "We didn't do a parade this year," she said, noting that her mom, Teri...
The Puget Sound Regional Council has just released a report reviewing housing prices in Washington and no surprise, concludes housing costs too much. The basic rules of demand and supply drive the cost of homes, the less homes on the market, the more they will cost. Making it worse are high interest rates and recent inflationary pressure caused by the federal government’s reckless monetary policy during COVID. Homeowners are holding onto homes financed with low interest rate loans, the t...
School choice programs give families between $4,000 and $8,000 per student to cover the cost of private education. These programs provide families public assistance to select a private school if their zip-code assigned public school is not a good fit for their child. In the last two years, school choice has exploded across the United States. In 2019, private school choice programs in the U.S. served only 500,000 students, less than 1% of the nation’s school children. Today, 20 million s...
It is that time of year when people put up their outside holiday lights and displays. Judging from our neighborhood they are decorating more than usual. In our country 90 percent of individuals say they plan to celebrate the holidays this year. Total retail sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas are projected to reach $957 billion. The setting for the National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is reminiscent of bedecked suburban communities. Clark Griswold decorates every foot of his home and f...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Dec. 5 – Dec. 12: Dec. 5 Tracy Ann Anderson, 32. Assault in the 4 th degree, warrant. Anderson is being held on a $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through District Court. Dec. 7 Alvin Lee Guzman, 46. DUI. Goodtime release Dec. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 12 Dashaun Marvin Coutee, 18. Physical control vehicle under the influence. Held without bail through District Court. Goodtime release Dec. 13 at 6 a.m....
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 30 – Dec. 11: Nov. 30 7:28 a.m.- Endicott St. John Road, St. John. Non-injury accident. 9:58 a.m.- Heglar Drive, Colfax. Truck inspections. 10:02 a.m.- North Hill Avenue, LaCrosse High School. DARE. 1:20 p.m.- South Josephine Avenue, Rosalia High School. DARE. 2:30 p.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. 911 hang up. 3:41 p.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Sheriff, Colfax. Fingerprints. 4:33 p.m.- SR 195 milepost 7, Colton. Traffic violation. 4:46 p.m.- Pine...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Nov. 27 – Nov. 30: Nov. 27 Kathy Huntley, Personal Representative of the Estate of Marilyn Huntley, deceased, Santa Cruz, Calif., sold agriculture classified under current use chapter, Whitman County, Wash., to Ramon El. Huntley, Endicott, Wash., parcels 200004117251890, 200004217302900, 2000042173603900, assessed value $73,280, Quit Claim Deed. Nov. 29 Peggy Boyer Sieeveke, Spokane Valley, Wash., sold TBD Sieveke Road, Tekoa, Wash., to McHargue Land...
PULLMAN — A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place Saturday, Dec. 2, at the new Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport terminal. The terminal project costs approximately $90 million, with $75 million from the federal government, including coronavirus relief funds. The new 50,000-square-foot terminal is expected to be completed and open in May, officials said. The terminal will feature three gates and is approximately six times larger than the size of the current terminal, officials said. The new terminal will also incorporate a special check-in area f...
On Tuesday, December 12, T-Mobile announced Pullman, Wash., as one of 25 towns to the receive funds from this round the “Hometown Grants” program. The Pullman Downtown association looks to receive $49,965 from T-Mobile. A check presentation ceremony took place at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Etsi Bravo in Pullman during the town’s “Sparkling Soiree” downtown celebration. Rural Marketing Manager Charlie Smith and manager of the Pullman T-Mobile store, Mark McFee, were present at the ceremony as representatives for the company. According...
COLFAX — Whitman County Auditor and Director of Election Sandy Jamison, requested a letter of apology and a dismissal of charges incurred for erroneous election ballots. During this year’s General Election, it was discovered that errors were present on approximately 5,000 resident’s ballots, which required the Auditor’s Office to re-send ballots to the effected residents just a few days prior to Election Day. A letter of apology was received by Jamison on Monday, Dec. 11, from PMA Direct Marketing, who printed the Whitman County General...
SPANGLE – Liberty girl grapplers senior Kariyah Strobel and junior Alexis Taylor remained undefeated after pinning their opponents Saturday at the annual Brice Williams Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 9. Lancer teammate junior Hannah Perkins went 1-1 on the day. Wrestling at 135 pounds, Strobel (4-0) pinned Maddie Gubbe of Mount Spokane in the first round after taking a 10-1 early lead. Strobel wrapped up the day by pinning Grubbe's teammate, Kami Ellis in 2:30. In that bout, she led 8-0 after th...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks girls basketball team fell in their second game in week two to give them their first loss on the season. Fortunately for Oakesdale, they won their first conference match up of the season the day prior to stay perfect in conference play. The Nighthawks currently hold a record of 3-1. Their conference victory came against the Garfield-Palouse Vikings. The game was played in Oakesdale. and took place on Friday, Dec. 8. The Nighthawks jumped on the Vikings...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball team looked to bounce back after a slow start to the season in the eyes on Colfax girls basketball team. After winning all 28 games the team played last season, they have already lost three basketball games in the first two weeks of the season. The Bulldogs ended their first week of the 2023-24 season 1-1 with a win against Freeman and a loss against Warden. The next two games for the Bulldogs were against Clarkston and Mabton. The game against...
COLFAX — The Colfax Bulldogs boys basketball team looked to continue their perfect start to the 2023-24 season with one home game and the first away game of the year in week two of the high school winter sport season. The Bulldogs met the Clarkston Bantams on Thursday, Dec. 7. The game was played in Colfax. The Bulldogs were 2-0 coming into the game, and the Bantams were 3-0. After a fiery start from three for Colfax, the team would cruise to a 61-42 victory, keeping their record perfect at home...
