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OAKESDALE — After the Oakesdale Nighthawks boys and girls basketball games against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats were canceled on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Nighthawks played over the weekend against the Dayton Bulldogs and Pomeroy Pirates. The Oakesdale girls defeated Dayton, 50-21, on Friday, Dec. 20, before beating the Pomeroy Pirates, 31-20, on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Nighthawks boys beat the Bulldogs, 59-41, on Friday and fell to the Pirates, 65-46, on Saturday. Girls go 2-0 Against Dayton, the Nighthawks gained a 12-7 lead to end the f...
PALOUSE — Both the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) boys and girls basketball teams went undefeated over the weekend, having defeated the Pomeroy Pirates on Friday, Dec. 20, and the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Gar-Pal boys move to 5-2 on the season, having only lost to 2B opponents Asotin and Colfax — last season’s undefeated State champions. The Vikings girls finish the 2024 calendar year with a record of 6-1, only losing to Colfax in the season-opening matchup. Gar-Pal girls raze the courts The Vikings girls are on a hot s...
ST. JOHN - Over the weekend, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) boys and girls teams played the Colton Wildcats and Waitsburg Cardinals. The Eagles boys went 2-0, defeating the Wildcats, 67-38, on Friday, Dec. 20, and the Cardinals, 71-58, on Saturday, Dec. 21. The SJEL girls fell to Colton, 62-12, on Friday and lost to Waitsburg, 44-23, on Saturday. Eagles boys claw the competition Against Colton, the Eagles boys took a one-point lead to end the first quarter, 15-14. SJEL slowly increased...
SPOKANE — The Colfax Bulldogs wrestling team traveled to Rogers High School to compete in the M2 Mallet tournament on Saturday, Dec. 21. Several Colfax grapplers took to the mats with Dillon Gassenberg taking second place in the 138-pound bracket. Gassenberg pinned Dayson Moorhead of Ferris in the quarterfinals and defeated Nathan Kostecka of Lewis and Clark by a 3-1 decision in the semifinals. In the championship bout, Quinton O’Bannon of University defeated Gassenberg by fall for the second-place finish. Ty Scott made it to the con...
MEDICAL LAKE, Wash. - After splitting games against Lakeside on Tuesday, Dec. 17, both the Colfax boys and girls basketball teams went into Medical Lake Cardinals territory and came away with victories on Friday, Dec. 20. The Bulldog boys defeated Lakeside, 68-33, and won against Medical Lake, 77-48, bringing their record to 6-1 on the season. The Colfax girls narroly fell to Lakeside, 53-48, on Tuesday before bouncing back strong against the Cardinals, winning 63-17, and making the team 4-3 so...
ROSALIA — The Tekoa-Rosalia (T-R) boys lost a pair of Southeast 1B League matchups last weekend, falling to the Waitsburg Cardinals on Friday, Dec. 20, and the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings on Saturday, Dec. 21. The game against the Cardinals was a fight to the finish as the Timberwolves fell by just two points, 35-33. The Vikings defeated the Timberwolves, 61-16. Against Waitsburg, the Cardinals gained a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and led by eight points (20-12) at halftime. The Timberwolves fought back in the third q...
ROSALIA — Last weekend, the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves girls basketball team split a pair of games against the Waitsburg Cardinals and Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings. The Timberwolves defeated the Cardinals, 61-15, on Friday, Dec. 20, before falling to the Vikings, 78-26, on Saturday, Dec. 21. The Tekoa-Rosalia (T-R) defense held strong on the court, allowing just one point by the Waitsburg offense in the entire first half — a free throw with 2:30 remaining in the first quarter. At the end of the opening frame, the Timberwolves held a 23-...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team went 0-3 last week, narrowly falling to the Highland Huskies of Craigmont, Idaho, 31-28, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, then losing to the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles, 67-38, on Friday, Dec. 20, and the Dayton Bulldogs, 52-32, on Saturday, Dec. 21. Huskies survive In a close matchup throughout the game, the Highland Huskies gained a three-point victory over the Wildcats on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Huskies led, 5-2, to end the first quarter and at halftime it was a one-point game at 13-12 i...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team went 2-1 over the course of three games last week. Colton lost a cross-state matchup to the Highland Huskies of Craigmont, Idaho, 55-39, on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The Wildcats licked their wounds and handily defeated the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles, 62-12, on Friday, Dec.20, before beating the Dayton Bulldogs, 59-32, on Saturday, Dec. 21. Huskies bite Wildcats Against the Huskies, it was a close matchup throughout the first half. Colton led, 12-10, at the end of the first quarter a...
COULEE DAM - Two Tekoa-Rosalia girls brought home medals from the Powerhouse wrestling tournament at Lake Roosevelt High School on Saturday, Dec. 21. Meanwhile, the Colfax girls wrestling team struggled to get a win at the M2 Mallet girls tournament at Rogers High School in Spokane. At Lake Roosevelt, Tekoa-Rosalia senior Lulu Taylor won the 190-pound title, her second title in two weeks. Teammate Raeshelle Keatts, an eighth-grader, took third at 115 pounds. T-wolves eighth-grader Ellie Terry...
ST. JOHN– The Volunteer Fire Department was presented with a $1,500 donation from the Rosalia non-profit The Rattling Pans Barbecue, during their annual Christmas party Friday, Dec. 20. Public Works assistant Steve Gibson said the event spanning over 20 years had over 70 people show up, including retired firefighters and their spouses. Co-owner of Rattling The Pans BBQ Dominic Petrovich said the money goes toward the volunteer firefighters ropes training coming up this spring in March or May. "...
Pullman Regional Hospital Alborz Saadat, a boy, was born Dec. 18, 2024, to parents Everest Moaddab and Ebrahim Saadat of Pullman. Paternal grandparents are Mohammad and Fatemah Saadat of Tehran, Iran. Maternal grandparents are Ali and Forough Moaddab, of Sari, Iran. He joins his sister, Dena, 7, at home in Pullman....
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 26 Breakfast casserole, fruit, cinnamon roll Monday, Dec. 30 Chicken enchiladas with lettuce and diced tomatoes, Spanish rice, refried beans, chocolate chip cookie Endicott Tuesday, Dec. 31 Spaghetti, salad bar, fruit, garlic bread, dessert Pullman Friday, Dec. 27 Chicken and rice casserole, green salad, fruit, chocolate chip muffins Tuesday, Dec. 31 Tortellini soup, Cheesy roll, veggies, baked apples...
GARFIELD –– Towns like ours are places where people tend to go about their daily routine without much fanfare. They support their community, strive to be good neighbors, and, on the surface, seem to have pretty interchangeable stories. Until you begin to have a conversation with them and discover that, almost to a person, they’ve done something or been somewhere that is most worthy of hearing. What I’m about to share fits in that category. It is the story of Pat Pettichord. A few years ago, Reverend Marty Masten shared with me a seven-p...
ROSALIA - Residents packed the main gymnasium at Rosalia High School on Dec. 18 for the 2024 Winter Concert. The hour-long performance kicked off with youngsters singing Christmas songs and culminated with the high school band performing for the first time in two years. Teacher Payton Ritchy directed the program featuring students from all grade levels. The youngest students sang "Snowman Can't March" and "Snowman Jump," while first- and second-graders sang "Dancer and Prancer." Third- and...
MiIlie Repp passed away December 18, 2024, at the Courtyard in Colfax. She lived in Colfax for most of her adult life. Born in Winona on the 4th of July, 1932, the third of four daughters of Bill and Vera (Dane) Means. Graduating High School in St. John in 1950, she married Bob Repp that fall. Her family was the core of her life. She endured raising three sons and enjoyed her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She worked several jobs, retiring as a dental assistant. She enjoyed traveling, spending winters in Arizona. She loved the Oregon co...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Dec. 17 to Dec. 22 Dec. 17 Francisco Montalbo Ayala, 46, federal violation. Held without bail through Federal Court. David Willian Nielsen, 71, driving under the influence. Held without bail through District Court. Shaun Michael Willhite, 45, warrant third-degree theft. $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through District Court. Dec. 18 Glorian Rochelle Morton, 76, driving under the influence, hit and run unattended vehicle/property, ignition interlock device v...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Dec. 17 to Dec. 23 Dec. 17 1:30 a.m.- U.S. Highway 195 milepost 44, Colfax. Unknown injury incident. 1:38 a.m.- U.S. Highway 195, milepost 44, Colfax. Case number entered in error for unknown injury incident. 3:21 a.m.- Steptoe Street, Colton. Agency assistance. 5:23 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road and U.S. Highway 270, on Pullman Airport, Pullman. Non-injury incident. 8:39 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 10:16 a.m.- Alkali Street, End...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Auditor’s Office issued the following wedding licenses from Dec. 13 to Dec. 19 Dec. 13 Taylor Ray McLouth, 28, to Jordan Christianna Kalla, 23, both of Pullman. Dec. 16 Marcelo Alberto Mora Rojas, 26, to Maria Paz Vasquez Arguedas, 34, both of Pullman Dec. 17 Daniel Karl Salois, 48, to Sarah Joy Maxwell, 41, both of Pullman. Dec. 19 Joshua Lee Day, 31, to Sydney Lee Nelson, 29, both of Oakesdale...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Dec. 12 to Dec. 19 Dec. 12 Judy and Vicente Castrejon, of Spangle, Southeast Aerie Street, Malden, to Kitty Hull, of Spokane, $3,450. Christopher Schultheis, of Colton, land only, Colton, to Scott and Shannon Miller, of Colton, parcel 1-0250-00-09-04-0000, $16,100. Dec. 13 Thomas and Sandra Boone, of Palouse, 500 North B Street, Palouse, to Eric and Kristi Boone, of Palouse, $105,204. Dec. 14 James and Linda Fletcher, of Walnut Creek, Calif., land onl...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal case dispositions from Dec. 20: Kris Hemenway-Sheets comes before the state pursuant to a plea agreement to amend the charges of driving under the influence above .15 to driving under the influence below .15. Therefore is found guilty of and sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served, supervised probation for 24 months, and unsupervised for the last 12 months if all essential requirements of the sentence are met. Defendant must obtain an expanded alcohol a...
ODESSA — An irrigation contractor and Inland Power and Light Co. were exonerated last week by a jury in a civil lawsuit over failed systems. After a five-day trial and four hours of deliberations, a Lincoln County Superior Court jury in Davenport found in favor of Inland Power and Light Co.; not-for-profit Mitchell, Lewis and Staver Co.; and Foremost Pump and Well Services. The two companies and the not-for-profit agency were defendants in a lawsuit filed by Walter Family Grain Growers Inc., owned by Colley Walter. Walter had sued claiming a b...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced $300 million in assistance to distressed direct and guaranteed farm loan borrowers. The funding announced Friday, Dec. 20, is expected to provide assistance to more than 12,800 distressed direct and guaranteed Farm Loan Programs borrowers, officials said. “USDA has always been committed to standing by our nation’s farmers and ranchers, especially in their most challenging times,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. “At USDA, we are not only addressing immediate financial...
COLFAX – Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3 commissioners unanimously approved establishing a new hospice care program. During the regular Wednesday, Dec. 18, meeting, Dr. Peter Edminister reported that a contract was needed to allow Gentiva Dr. Eric Sohn to admit patients, write orders, direct nurses and more at Whitman Hospital. Gentiva is the only hospice provider in the St. John area and it is having staffing troubles, Edminster said. With the staffing shortage, hospice providers there need a place for patients to receive care wh...
COLFAX –– County Commissioners moved signing a 2025-2026 joint cooperative agreement with the local agricultural burn permitting program contract with several conservation districts to Monday, Dec. 30. During the Monday, Dec. 16, regular business meeting commissioner Swannack brought forth the tentative contract signing stating that he thought they needed to do each district separately rather than as one motion. Commissioners discussed multiple districts with more than one document to sign including Palouse Conservation District, Rock Lake Con...
