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TEKOA - It was a tough weekend for the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves girls basketball team as they fell to the Colton Wildcats on Friday, Dec. 13, and the Pomeroy Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Wildcats defeated the Timberwolves, 51-30, while Pomeroy beat Tekoa-Rosalia, 45-35. Against the Pirates, Tekoa-Rosalia gained a small lead to start the game. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led, 8-5. Pomeroy took the lead in the second quarter, gaining a 20-16 advantage at halftime. The...
BURBANK, Wash. — The Colfax Bulldogs girls basketball suffered a non-league loss to the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes, 50-40, on Saturday, Dec. 14. Against Columbia, it was a close matchup until late in the game. The score was tied, 17-17, to end the first quarter. The Coyotes gained a slight edge before halftime, scoring nine points in the second quarter with Colfax scoring seven. Each team scored 10 points in the third quarter to keep it a two-point game. In the final quarter, Columbia scored 14 points with Colfax scoring six, giving the 5...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks girls basketball team had a successful week on the court, going 3-0 in their last three games. The Nighthawks defeated the Waitsburg Cardinals, 71-9, on Friday, Dec. 13, before beating the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles, 71-7, on Saturday, Dec. 14. Oakesdale then beat the Colton Wildcats, 48-28, on Monday, Dec. 16. Against Waitsburg, Oakesdale gained a 25-2 lead to end the first quarter. At halftime, the Nighthawks led, 43-6. Continuing their...
OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks boys basketball team is officially on a winning streak, having won three games in a row over the course of last week. The Nighthawks defeated the Waitsburg Cardinals, 80-19, on Friday, Dec. 13, before beating the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles, 73-34, on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Nighthawks then defeated the Colton Wildcats, 67-38, on Monday, Dec. 16. Against Waitsburg, Oakesdale built a 19-4 lead to end the first quarter and led 42-7 at halftime. The...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team won a game, but lost two in their last three matchups over the week. The Wildcats defeated the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 51-30, on Friday, Dec. 13 before beating the Waitsburg Cardinals, 67-17, on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Wildcats then fell to the Oakesdale Nighthawks on Monday, Dec. 16. Against the Cardinals, the Wildcats defense held Waitsburg to single digits in each quarter of the game. At the end of the first quarter, the Wildcats amassed a 23-5 lead. At halftime, Colton led, 37-7. C...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team just barely fell short in two games last week. Colton fell to the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 39-36, on Friday, Dec. 13, before losing by just two points to the Waitsburg Cardinals, 50-48, on Saturday, Dec 14. The Wildcats then lost to the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 67-38, on Monday, Dec. 16. Against Waitsburg, it was a close matchup to start with Waitsburg gaining an 8-6 lead to end the first quarter. The Cardinals added a small advantage in the...
BURBANK, Wash. — In a rematch of last season’s 2B State championship game, the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes got a bit of revenge against the Colfax Bulldogs. The Coyotes defeated the Bulldogs, 70-55, on Saturday, Dec. 14, handing Colfax its first loss in 34 games. Columbia opened the scoring early in the game with a 3-pointer by senior Caden Ross. Colfax answered with a 3-pointer by senior Jayce Kelly to tie the game. The Bulldogs took an early 6-5 lead with a 3-pointer by junior Adrik Jenkin. Columbia took the lead halfway through the ope...
ST. JOHN - Playing four games in seven days, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles boys basketball team competed against both league and non-league opponents last week. The Eagles fell to 2B foe Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) Lions, 60-38, on Wednesday, Dec. 11. SJEL then lost to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 62-36, on Friday, Dec. 13, before ending the weekend with a 73-34 loss to the Oakesdale Nighthawks on Saturday, Dec. 14. Against the Lions, it was a close matchup through...
PULLMAN - In the second annual Clash of the Combines, the cross-state rivals Pullman Greyhounds and Moscow Bears faced off in basketball action on Friday, Dec. 13. The Greyhounds dominated from the beginning with the girls winning, 47-39, and the boys winning 73-48. A panel of judges made up of local community members also decided Pullman had more school spirit to win the Clash of the Combines trophy. About $5,000 was raised for Alternative to Violence between the two schools. The girls game...
COLFAX — The Whitman Conservation District is hosting a donation drive for used live Christmas Trees starting Thursday, Dec. 26 through Wednesday, Feb. 1 in the new office parking lot, 614 North Mill Street. The Conservation District will have a large black dump trailer parked close to the office building, to use as a collection container and area residents are welcome to drop off their no longer needed used Christmas trees for free. The trees will have a “second life” to be used in the Conservation District’s riparian restoration project...
ST. JOHN —The St. John-Endicott Schools announced free math tutoring for students in grades 6 through 12. The state legislature approved funding for a math tutoring program across Washington. Math Nation awarded the contract to facilitate the legislated request, with goals to reduce disparities in student performance and improve algebraic achievement to create a statewide interactive math tutoring tool for middle and high school students. It is accessible 24 hours a day for students, teachers and parents. The program, Math Nation-Washington, i...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott School Board has established a budget review committee for evaluation of the 2025 through 2026 school budget. The committee was started to ensure a transparent and thorough process for evaluating next year’s budget with the possibility of reducing expenditures and taking proactive steps to identify potential adjustments early. The job of the committee will be to carefully review the current budget and provide informed recommendations for the board to consider and allow the district to address potential cha...
COLFAX — Cases in whooping cough went up by eight cases last week. According to Whitman County Public Health the local pertussis, also known as “Whooping Cough”, outbreak has now reached 85 people and includes four cases identified within two elementary schools. Health officials are asking everyone to cover their mouth when they sneeze and cough, stay home when they are sick, wash their hands often and get vaccinated against pertussis. Those whose are most susceptible to contacting pertussis include infants under 1-year-old, pregnant women...
COLFAX — A homeless man was sentenced to four months in jail after leading a Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper on a dangerous car chase near Colfax. Angel Cartagena, 36, pled guilty to felony attempted eluding on Friday, Dec. 13, after failing to stop for a WSP trooper north of Coflax. According to reports, Cartagena was going 93 miles per hour in a Prius, with the pursuit ending when the car broke down climbing Buck Canyon Northbound on U.S. Highway 195. Reports show, the trooper found methamphetamine, a gun and an explosive device inside...
PALOUSE — The City Council released a revised proposed budget for the new year. The revised budget expects a proposed deficit of $4,582,896.60, a $526,520.45 difference from the original proposed revenue. Current Expense has a proposed difference of $11,150 in revenues, at $1,045,434.50. Expenditures come to $607,516.05, at a difference of $66,226.70. Pool revenues are project at $212,951, a difference of $3,908; the RV park proposes a difference of $7,000, coming to a total of $62,405.00 and Parks comes to $63,065, a difference of $370. The Po...
PULLMAN — Two 14-year-old students were arrested Tuesday, Dec. 10, following threats of violence at Pullman High School. According to reports, Pullman Police responded to reports at approximately 8:01 a.m. after school staff became aware of threats made by a student to bring a gun to school and target a teacher. The suspects were intercepted upon their arrival, before the start of classes, and were sequestered from other students to ensure campus safety. The school briefly entered a “secure and teach” protocol. Police investigations revea...
FARMINGTON — The town held its monthly town council meeting Monday, Dec. 16, discussing several topics including laws regarding recording minutes, a new snow plow and appointing a new member to the board. The first item on the agenda was the approval of the November 2024 Consent Agendas. Meeting minutes In discussion Council Member Mike Erickson stated there were several inaccuracies and omissions from the regular town council meeting Monday, Nov. 18, minutes. “There was an omission, complete omission of discussion around a controversial ema...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Commissioners allocated $100,000 from the county’s .09 Economic Development Fund to help pay for the shortfall for Pullman’s Downtown Reconstruction project. During the Monday, Dec. 16, workshop, County Commissioners discussed Pullman Mayor Francis Benjamin’s request from last week’s meeting for the county to help pay some of the extra cost totaling approximately $400,000. Commissioners added the request to their agenda, discussing concerns of fully paying the project’s shortfall since several other projects in...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00153-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VIOLET M. HICKMAN, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW.11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00151-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHRISTINE MATHIS, Deceased The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
REVISED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN No. 24-4-00154-38 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA E. FITZGERALD, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing...
Public Notice of Meeting Change The December Board of Commissioners’ meeting for Whitman County Fire District 12 has been changed to Thursday, December 19 at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at 257 Whelan Rd, Pullman, WA. Published December 12 and 19, 2024...
ORDINANCE No. 416 2024-12 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET OF THE TOWN OF LACROSSE FOR THE YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2025. WHEREAS, the Town Council has made estimates of the amount required to meet the expenses of the Town of LaCrosse for the ensuing year and the amount necessary to be raised by taxation; and WHEREAS, following the filing of the preliminary budget with the Clerk, notice has been published designating the dates September 12, 2024, October 10, 2024 and November 7, 2024 for a hearing for the purpose of fixing the final...
PUBLIC NOTICE The Town of Malden will hold the 2025 Final Budget Hearing, December 23, 2024 at 7:00pm at the regular town council meeting. All town council meetings are open to the public. Published December 19, 2024...
PUBLIC Notice of adopted election resolution and appointment announcement The Pine Creek Conservation District is pleased to announce an opportunity to contribute to conservation and your community by serving on the Board of Supervisors. See our website at pinecreekcd.org to find out more about what we do. Supervisors are public officials who set policy and direct the District. Although they serve without compensation, they are eligible to be reimbursed for appropriate expenses. For more information, please contact Pine Creek Conservation...
