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Because of the New Year’s holiday, the Whitman County Gazette will have early deadlines for this coming week. Ad deadline is noon, Monday, Dec. 29. All copy deadline, including local news and events, also will be noon on Dec. 29. Normal deadlines will resume after the new year.... Full story
Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Center in Medical Lake will be open for one more year. After the Martin Hall board which represents eight counties approved a budget for the center a couple of weeks ago, the board met Dec. 18 to approve going forward under the original interlocal agreement, according to Whitman County Commissioner Art Swannack who represents Whitman County on the board. Rates will be at $155 per bed per day, staying at the same rate. For non members, the rate increased from $185 per bed per day to $200 per bed per day. Whitman...
The Palouse Board of Adjustment has given its approval to a new mini-storage to be built on Main Street. The 24-unit S & M Storage facility will be its third location, joining the original in Potlatch and a second one which opened in Garfield four years ago. Owners Mike Boller and Steve Wolheter of Potlatch bought two lots in Palouse in 2013 from Bud Bagott, the owner of Bagott Motors, who once used the area as a used car lot. Boller and Wolheter received city approval Dec. 8 for a 110-foot by... Full story
Amara Huber of the Bulldogs crashes between Mallory Kessler and Madi Harder (front) of Lind/Ritzville/Sprague on the way to a bucket Friday at Colfax. Huber at the end of the game hit the deciding bucket for the Bulldogs. A quick trip down the court with a slash move at the top of the key set up a last seconds shot by Colfax senior Amara Huber Friday night to zap the Ritzville Broncos in a showdown of the NE-South leaders. The 49-47 win by Colfax, followed by a crunch over Tekoa/Rosalia...
Rachel Gfeller of the Eagles launches a shot over Emmy Gregg of the Vikings in the girls game Saturday at St. John. Desi Brown is in front for the Vikings and Payson Griner is in back of Gregg. As Southeast 1B league play takes hold around the county, the Colton girls continue to dominate, taking two more wins by wide margin to extend their streak to 50 -- which includes last year’s undefeated season and sixth straight state championship. In other action, St. John-Endicott and Oakesdale are b...
Colfax and Garfield/Palouse wrestlers compiled a 14-8 record Dec. 16 in a league meet at Tri Cities Prep in Pasco. Reggie Jones, Brain DeYoung and Nick McAdams all took two wins for Colfax. Trapper Askins and Travis Knauff of Garfield/Palouse each booked a pair of wins. The wrestling squad was slated to compete in the Tri-County tournament Tuesday at Central Valley. Next outing for the Colfax-GP contingent will be Saturday at the Freeman Invitational tournament starting at 10 a.m. Results at Tri Cities Prep: 120-Joey Rogers-GP , 0-2. 132-Tyson...
Shirley Bafus and Robert Lothspeich were honored Monday at a reception in the commissioners’ room of the courthouse. Bafus is concluding a 31-year career as the superior court clerk. She has been employed at the courthouse for a total of 42 years with the first 10 years as an employee in the treasurer’s office. Lothspeich has served 14.5 years as Whitman County Treasurer after being appointed to replace the late Mary Crawford. Both Bafus and Lothspeich said they plan to remain on the job unt... Full story
The Uniontown Community Development Association’s Vollmer Building is fully rented for coming years. After a two-year restoration and remodeling project, the UCDA has signed Wawawai Canyon Winery to a five-year lease for the storefront space. The operation will also take the back end and side area of the former 1889 mercantile. For the past two years, the back was a production facility for Grandma Lela’s Oatmeal. Wawawai now will use the restored building for wine bottling, wine tasting and ret...
Erik Binks is not quite two years old and is fighting for his life. Last April he was diagnosed with a deadly cancer, neuroblastoma. His mother, Cheryl Binks, said she noticed that Erik was trying to walk, but he stumbled. He had a fever and was not eating or drinking. At first doctors thought it was pneumonia, but they said it could also be a tumor. After taking Erik to Seattle, tests revealed that a rare form of childhood cancer was attacking his body, and doctors believe it might have been in...
Whitman County farmers and landowners are taking proactive approaches to manage water quality. Two recent workshops, one in LaCrosse and one in Pullman, were in response to Department of Ecology meetings, letters and visits on land last spring. The first workshop, organized by Dennis and Jan Moore of Hay, was Dec. 5. Presentations included Steve Van Vleet, WSU Extension Agent, and Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers. Van Vleet said he emphasized landowners and producers having documentation of conservation practices, water quality and health of... Full story
A new Palouse poultry code has been set. After four years of overall work on the matter, the Palouse city council Dec. 9 voted unanimously to approve an amendment of Ordinance No. 928 regarding chickens and other birds. The original code – part of the Palouse Municipal Code (PMC) – was written in 1919. The new rules bar anyone from keeping roosters, turkeys, geese, ducks, peacocks, pigeons, birds of prey or game birds within the city limits. For chickens, the maximum is now 20 per household wit...
Railroad service on the east side of Main Street resumed for a short time Monday morning when railroad crews and state Department of Transportation crews worked to remove 34 stranded freight cars which were parked on the N. Clay spur line. The operation included clearing the tracks of a paving layer on the N. Main crossing which left the railroad cars isolated. State crews last May paved over the railroad crossing on Main Street after a lowboy trailer damaged the rail that crosses the highway on...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS BID FOR AN AUTOMATED FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR 8 SEPARATE COUNTY SHOP LOCATIONS WHITMAN COUNTY STATE OF WASHINGTON Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, on December 29, 2014 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse. Each bid is to be... Full story
