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OAKESDALE - The Oakesdale Nighthawks boys basketball team are entering Christmas break currently fifth in the conference standings. They hold a 2-1 record, with their first loss and second win coming this past week. The Nighthawks started their week with a defeat against the top-seeded Pomeroy Pirates, then, Oakesdale got the better of Tekoa-Rosalia. The game against Pomeroy was played on Friday, Dec. 15, and took place in Pomeroy. Although the Nighthawks had a strong showing, they fell to the...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles boys basketball team lost their undefeated start to the season, currently sitting at .500 on the season after two defeats. The Eagles will head into Christmas break with a 2-2 record. The Eagles started the week with a loss to the Garfield-Palouse Vikings, then lost to the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats. The game against the Vikings was played on Friday, Dec. 15, and was played in LaCrosse. The Eagles would fall behind in the match as they were out-shot by the Vikings offense. The Eagles fell to...
SPANGLE – Two Whitman County girls pinned all of their competitors Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the second girls wrestling meet of the season. Colfax senior Grace Jones and Tekoa High School's Alexis Taylor, wrestling for Liberty High School, both notched quick pins and remained undefeated in their respective weight classes. Wrestling at 110 pounds, Jones pinned her first opponent, Lewis and Clark's Erellyn Preston, using a half-Nelson in the first round. Jones jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead before pi...
ENDICOTT — A local man was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail on Sunday, Dec. 17, after threatening to kill a neighbor. Jason Randall Gazaway, 44, of Endicott, was charged with one count of Harassment Threaten to Kill and is currently held without bail through Whitman County Superior Court. Reports say that Whitman County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Christopher Olin responded to a call at approximately 0024 hours. Mitchell Dean reported that Gazaway threatened to kill Joshua Garrett at a Kackman Road residence outside Endicott. Oli...
COLFAX — During a Monday, Dec. 18, meeting, the Whitman County Commissioners moved to approve Whitman County code Chapter 2.02, Salary Commission amendments, changing appointment to the Salary Commission Board through selection of the county auditor. According to the Final Bill Report for Substitute Senate Bill (SSB) 5267, salaries of county commissioners and council members may be set by salary commissions established by ordinance or by resolution of the county legislative authority. Commissioner Michael Largent said that the ordinance was r...
PULLMAN — Local man Justin Stringer, 30, of Pullman, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail on Monday, Dec. 18, at Rosauers located at 1205 North Grand Avenue. Stringer is booked on a $1,000 cash-only bail through Whitman County Superior Court and currently has two Felony Warrants (non-extraditable) out of Caldwell, Idaho. “Over the last few months, I have created a Facebook profile to assist in furthering drug investigations. I have recently attended training and have prior experience in other drug investigations,” said the a...
CLARKSTON — A jury returned a guilty verdict on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the trial of David Elmo Curry, 38, of Clarkston, who was charged with First Degree Attempted Rape of a Child and Second Degree Attempted Rape of a Child. Chief United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian presided over the trial, which began on Monday, Dec. 4. Sentencing in this matter is set for Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024. Curry faces a minimum sentence of 10 years incarceration and a maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment, as well as no less than five years of s...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Biden Administration and environmental activists formalized an agreement Dec. 14 on plans to manage and improve salmon populations on the Snake River. A “memorandum of understanding” was filed with U.S. District Court in an attempt to curtail lawsuits over salmon and efforts by environmental activists to breach the four Lower Snake River dams. The agreement was formally announced Thursday, Dec. 14, by the Biden Administration, more than two weeks after a leaked document was released to the public by 5th Congr...
PULLMAN — The Washington Supreme Court came to an agreement on Friday, Dec. 15, to not review the court’s decision which granted both Washington State University (WSU) and Oregon State University (OSU) control of the PAC-12 moving forward. The ruling granted a tremendous victory to both WSU and OSU moving forward, the two schools have control of the finances and conference direction moving forward. This ruling was initially made by Judge Gary Libey in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax in November. The original ruling was recommended by...
MOSCOW - The 1122 King Road rental home near the University of Idaho (UI) campus, where Ethan Chapin, 20, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, were murdered on Nov. 12, 2022, will be demolished by the University of Idaho later this month. The university announced on Thursday, Dec. 14, that demolition at the property will begin on Thursday, Dec.28, while students are away for winter break. The university has not announced what will happen to the property after...
