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PULLMAN — The Ruck for the Fallen group is hosting a three part event for heroes this weekend on Sunday, Nov. 17. The three part event will feature a ruck of 11 miles, 11 feet and 11 inches starting at 8:30 a.m. in Johnson to raise awareness for the Pullman Cemeteries New Veterans Memorial Park Site. There will be a sandbag ruck the last mile for first responders, military and law enforcement and a meet and greet with Ruck for the Fallen founder Sergeant Major Mitch Kriebel at Zeppoz. “I’m so excited and hopeful to raise dollars for our heroe...
LACROSSE — The LaCrosse School was nominated and received recognition from the Association of Washington Student Leaders and the Association of Washington School Principals. The award recognizes schools that create and sustain a positive school culture and set the tone for a successful academic year highlighting the school’s commitment to fostering a sense of community among students, staff and families. The school started off the year with a culture kick-off event, hosting a large all-school assembly to introduce the new principal and dis...
CHENEY - The Colfax Bulldogs are heading to the Yakima Valley SunDome to play in the 2B State tournament after defeating Davenport, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville-Sprague in the District 6 tournament. Colfax fell to Davenport, 3-2, on Tuesday, Nov. 5, forcing them to play two loser-out matches in order to continue their season. Only about a half an hour later, the Bulldogs had to face the Reardan Screaming Eagles. The Bulldogs dispatched with the Eagles, 3-1, and moved on to play the...
ROSALIA - On Thursday, Nov. 7, the Oakesdale Nighthawks continued their dominating run this season and emerged from the 1B District 6 volleyball tournament as champions. It's amazing, it feels really good," said Oakesdale coach McKinzie Turner."This is a really fun team to coach. Our girls just outworked and worked so hard tonight and I think that's a big part of our success and we have to keep that focus." In the semifinals, the Nighthawks defeated the Valley Christian Panthers, 3-0, and beat...
PASCO, Wash. - Local athletes traveled to the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco, Wash. to compete in the WIAA State Cross Country meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings teams came home with some hardware as the boys placed second and girls took fourth at the meet. Other area teams included the Colton Wildcats and Pullman Greyhounds. The Gar-Pal boys scored 64 points, ahead of the Pope John Paul II school with 68 points placing third. In cross country, the team with the...
DEER PARK, Wash. - The Colfax Bulldogs' football season came to an end at the hands of the Newport Grizzlies in a State 2B play-in game on Saturday, Nov. 9. The Grizzlies defeated the Bulldogs, 42-33. Colfax senior Zach Cooper scored on the opening kickoff with a 90-yard kick return for a touchdown. Sophomore quarterback Ryker Reed added a 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Newport answered with an 89-yard kick return for a touchdown of its own in the opening quarter by senior Brody...
PALOUSE — The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings throttled the visiting Wellpinit Redskins, 78-8, and punched their ticket to the State 1B playoffs in a District 6 crossover match on Friday, Nov. 8. Gar-Pal led 60-0 at halftime and did not allow a score until the fourth quarter. Vikings junior Kaleb Kelnhofer had three touchdown runs with junior Lane Collier adding two TD runs and an interception return for a score. In the first quarter, Collier struck first on a 34-yard TD run and his 23-yard interception return. Senior quarterback Bryce P...
TEKOA - Timberwolves sophomore Natelee McGowan loves playing sports, especially football. She is not just on the gridiron with her teammates, but on the front lines protecting her quarterback. "I really love it," McGowan said. "I've liked it since I was in sixth grade and I finally got to play in eighth grade." McGowan played her eighth-grade year at her old school, but did not play as a freshman. After coming to Tekoa-Rosalia, she returned to the field with her new teammates. "I didn't play my...
WILBUR, Wash. - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves football team fell to the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, 50-8, in a 1B District 6 crossover game on Friday, Nov. 8. The Wildcats (10-0) are ranked No. 2 in the state, according to the final AP High School Football Poll. The Timberwolves fall to 3-6 on the season. Wilbur-Creston-Keller scored twice in the first quarter on a 1-yard run by senior running back Davian Adams, who also got the PAT run, and a 56-yard touchdown run by senior quarterback Kal...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11: Nov. 5 Joshua Quinn Clark, 31, third-degree assault, unlawful imprisonment, fourth-degree assault, domestic violence. Held on a $10,000 bond or $1,000 cash bail through Superior Court. Nov. 6 Christopher James Dehague, 32, department of corrections hold, held without bail. James Richard Hirst, 43, warrant possession of a controlled substance. Held without bail through Kootenai County District Court. Talia Iosefa, 43, two counts of harassment, t...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 4 to Nov. 11 Nov. 4 8:04 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road and Iron Eagle Lane, Pullman. Traffic violation. 9:52 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 10:42 a.m.- U.S. Highway 195 and Staley Road, Pullman. Controlled substance problem. 12:27 p.m. – South Broadway Street, Tekoa. Brett C. Orr, 60, of Spokane arrested for court order violation. 3:49 p.m.- South Star Avenue, LaCrosse. Theft. 4:07 p.m.- East Woodworth Street, Uniontown. Civil standby. 4:33...
COLFAX — Whitman County District Court reported the following criminal case dispositions from Nov. 6 Nov. 6 Seth Schnider was found guilty of a minor possessing alcohol, therefore has 30 days of jail, 30 suspended and fines totaling $543. Community service can be performed for $500 of fines at the rate of $17 an hour completed by March 31, 2025 with proof of completion. Defendant has supervised probation for 6 months, unsupervised as soon as all essential requirements have been completed. Up to $200 of the fine will be waived upon probation v...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Nov. 1 to Nov. 4 Nov. 1 Margrethe and Rodney Vogel, of Pullman, 230 SW Cedar Street, Pullman, to Arezoo Zare and Seyednima Taheri, of Pullman, $545,000. Wise Farms, Inc., Bullhead City, Ariz., 303 Old Moscow Road, Pullman, to Long Table Properties, LLC, $375,000. Nov. 4 Addie Olson, Douglas and Cecil Sinknecht, of Spokane Valley, property in Whitman County, parcel 818050000000145. James Boller and Glenna Blair, of Potlach, 216 N “H” Street, Albion,...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Auditor’s Office issued the following wedding licenses from Nov. 6 to Nov. 9 Nov. 6 Johnathan Lee Owens, 31, of Moscow; to Tabitha Jeanine Ries, 36, of Garfield. Nov. 9 Sheridan Arthur Shaffer, 29, of Pullman; to Tiffany Katia Grote, 34, of Pullman....
COLFAX. — The State of Washington’s online court records system remains offline following a cyberattack earlier this month, affecting court operations statewide, including Whitman County Superior Court in Colfax. The Administrative Office of the Courts took the system offline after discovering the breach, leading to the rescheduling of civil cases in Whitman County Superior Court. Those visiting Whitman County Superior Court will be unable to access case documents at the clerk’s public computer terminal in the courthouse due to the syste...
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Broadband Office has opened applications for $1.2 billion in federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) funding, aimed at expanding high-speed internet access to underserved communities across the state. A first application round will close in January, with reviews by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration expected in mid-2025. The Broadband Office anticipates announcing approved projects by summer 2025....
PULLMAN — Celebrations of Washington State University’s home football win over Utah State led to two couch fires on Pullman’s College Hill over the weekend. The first incident occurred early Sunday morning at the intersection of D Street and Colorado, where Pullman firefighters and police responded to a burning couch. Later that morning, a second torched couch was found on D Street. Pullman Police promptly removed it from the street. These incidents bring the total number of victory-related couch fires on College Hill to nine this fall. Four...
COLFAX — Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Commissioners set forth their Strategic Goals and Objectives during the Wednesday, Oct. 16 board meeting earlier this month. Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics CEO Hank Hanigan presented several strategic goals and objectives that the hospital would have moving into the new year. Hanigan said the hospital plans to complete an expansion of the therapy area, which is a continuation of the project happening this year. “It is not yet complete, but still needs to be a focus,” said Hanigan. Hanig...
MOSCOW, IDAHO — The Moscow Police Department (PD) is investigating a report of a possible stranger-on-stranger sexual assault that allegedly took place near the University of Idaho campus on Monday, Nov. 11. According to Moscow PD, an officer received the report from friends of the woman, identified as the possible victim, at around 9 p.m. According to the police report, the woman said she was walking home to the Wallace Dormitory when she was assaulted at approximately 6 p.m. She told police a vehicle pulled up beside her, and a man forced her...
COLFAX — Building Inspector Ginny Rumiser presented the last five years of building permit totals to County Commissioners during the Monday, Oct. 21 regular commission meeting. Whitman County building and development division issues building permits including structural plumbing and mechanical, personnel perform plan review, building inspections and retain building records. Building permits issued in 2024 came to 68, 13 pending and 15 for commercial construction. There was a total of 130 inspections and 41 final inspections. Total miles d...
COLFAX — The Port of Whitman County Commissioners authorized an earnest money agreement for a potential site for a new childcare facility on Thursday, Nov. 7. The money agreement for property behind Colfax High School comes after months of community engagement to figure out analysis of the gaps and needs for childcare in Whitman County. Included with the agreement is an 18-month due diligence period in which the Port will continue to explore the feasibility of the site. “Families and employers continue to tell us how desperately they need qua...
PULLMAN — Main Street in downtown Pullman is set to reopen to limited westbound traffic by 6 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, as Project Downtown Pullman progresses. Crews adjusted traffic control late Wednesday, Nov. 13, to facilitate the reopening. Updates to traffic flow will impact Spring, Daniel, and Paradise Streets, with further guidance expected before Thursday. Limited parallel on-street parking will be available, though parking configurations may change daily based on construction needs. Residents should also note that Pine and Kamiaken S...
Colfax - The doors of Fonks Coffeehouse are back open as of Monday, Nov. 11, after complete reconstruction. The coffee shop located at 112 North Main Street burned down in a fire on March 17, 2020. Customers could be seen ordering Monday morning and sitting in the building as co-owner Amy Warwick happily greeted and took their orders. "We're happy to be back," Warwick said. "We're excited to see all of our people." Barista Natalia Meyerhofer who was making coffee by Warwick's side. "It's been a...
TEKOA — Schools were reopened on Thursday, Nov. 7, after a nearby welfare check between police and an unknown man. According to Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers deputies responded around 7 a.m. to a call of a man who was walking around disturbed and frustrated. “It did happen to be around the school,” Myers said, “There were some indications that he was carrying a sword.” Myers said the man had not committed a crime and there was no obligation that he come out of his house. “We did notify the school so they we were aware,” Myers said, n...
PULLMAN - With Nov. 5 general election votes still being counted here, many residents are wondering why Whitman County is the only "blue" county in Eastern Washington. Unofficial results after late-arriving ballots were counted Nov. 9, show Whitman County as the only Democratic "blue" county in a sea of Republican red east of the Cascade Curtain. Here, current Vice President Kamala Harris garnered 51.8% of the vote county-wide, with former President Donald J. Trump collecting 45.2%. But that...
