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COLFAX — The Innovia Foundation has awarded $1,089,400 in grants to 112 organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho through its annual Community Grants Program. A total of $80,000 was distributed to organizations in Whitman County, including a $10,000 grant to the Community Action Center to develop an affordable home community for six low-income families in Rosalia. Another $10,000 grant to the Downtown Pullman Association will fund the effort to sustain business revenues downtown while new infrastructure is built. Innovia Foundation a...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 21 to May 27: May 21 7:59 a.m.- East Street, Albion. Possible harassment. 8:48 a.m.- Squires Road, Rosalia. Junk vehicle inspection. 9:23 a.m.- Parvin Road, Colfax. Theft other. 11:23 a.m.- Albion Parvin Road, milepost 1.5, Pullman. Unknown injury accident. 12:03 p.m.- Babbitt Road, Pullman. Other law enforcement calls. 1:11 p.m.- Babbit Road, Pullman. Controlled substance problem. 4:55 p.m.- Oakesdale. Report of two dogs possibly being neglected. 5:35 p.m...
TEKOA — The John Wayne Trail Riders are on the trail again this year, riding horse drawn carriages along the trail. Riders started on Friday, May 24, and are now in Malden for a rest day on Thursday, May 30. The trail riders will set out from Malden on Friday, May 31, going 10 miles were they will set up camp in Rosalia. The riders will not be in this year’s Rosalia Battle Days parade and will set out at 7 a.m. on Saturday, June 1 and go 22 miles until they hit Tekoa where they will end with an end of the ride celebration. The trail ride wil...
FARMINGTON - Sophomore students from the Upper Columbia Academy in Spangle helped out at the Farmington Cemetery on Wednesday, May 8, cleaning up and power washing headstones. Farmington Mountain View Cemetery District Commissioner Wes Wagner said that the students do their community service four times a year, and the program is ran by Curtis Anderson. "I was interested in having them come help clean up some of the old gravestones from the early to lat 1800s," said Wagner. HOPE Task Force Coordi...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from May 14 to May 20: May 14 12:17 a.m.- SR 195 and Country Club Road, westbound Country Club, Pullman. Traffic violation. 9:07 a.m.- Old Thornton Highway, milepost 4, Rosalia. Recovered stolen vehicle. 11:11 am.- 167 SR128, Red Wolf Bridge, Clarkston. Welfare check. 12:55 p.m.- South Hillcrest Drive, Hilltop RV Park, Colfax. Domestic dispute. 1:24 p.m.- South Main Street, ifo court house, Colfax. Traffic offense. 1:44 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Nisqually John Landing, Cla...
CLOSE OUT PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Malden Town Council in the Malden Fire Department training room, located at 14 West Moreland Avenue, on June 11, 2024 at 7:00pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to review final project performance on the new Malden fire station funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The training room is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 30 to May 6: April 30 9:06 a.m.- S Star Avenue, LaCrosse. Welfare check. 9:14 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:25 a.m.- Pound Lane, Clarakston. Controlled substance problem. 9:38 a.m.- Heglar Drive, Colfax. Truck Inspections. 9:41 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road and Pat Old Road, Pullman. Suspicious person/circumstance. 1:23 p.m.- East Henkle Street, Tekoa. APS referral. 5:22 p.m.- Northeast Airport Road, Pullman. Civil issue. 6:44 p.m.- SR...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 16 - April 22 April 16 11:54 a.m. - SR 27, Pullman. Vehicle blocking a field entrance. 12:06 p.m. - West Nob Street, St. John High School. DARE. 5:33 p.m. - Green Hollow Road, Colfax. Suspicious subject walking in the area. April 17 6:48 a.m. - Dry Creek Road and JW Baylor Road, Garfield. Traffic violation, truck speeding and passing in dangerous areas. 7:44 a.m. - Steptoe. Suicidal person. 8:47 a.m. - North Broadway Street, Tekoa Elementary School. DARE. 9...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 9 – April 13: April 9 5:22 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Non-injury accident. 7:05 a.m.- SR 27 milepost 5, Pullman. Communications problem. 12:05 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. DARE. 12:27 p.m.- Odonnel road, Pullman. Domestic dispute. 2:24 p.m.- Lancaster Road, St. John. Welfare check. 4:51 p.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Welfare check. 5:49 p.m.- Pennington Road, St. John. Domestic dispute. 9:23 p.m.- SR 195 and North Cedar Street, Colfax....
ROSALIA - The Rosalia Garden Club received awards to improve the community and receive new tools at its monthly meeting. The club met on Wednesday, April 3, with Rosalia Garden Club President Carley Dube presenting a $500 check to Rosalia Garden Club Treasurer Penni Barringer, from the Washington State Federation of Garden Club's Endowment Fund Project Grants Committee. Funds from the committee were awarded after the club had applied for a grant based on ways to enhance the Rosalia community...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 2 – April 8: April 2 1:30 a.m.- North B Street, Albion. Suspicious person. 9:19 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:38 a.m.- Bauer Road, Uniontown. Burglary of two motorcycles. 11:58 a.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult Protective Services. 12:15 p.m.- North I Street, Albion. Suspicious circumstances. 2:33 p.m.- West Front Street, across in dog park, Albion. Suspicious person. 2:46 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offen...
Gloria Ann Hodges, 76, a resident of Palouse, Wash., passed away at her Palouse home on January 11, 2024, with her family by her side. Gloria was born on April 6, 1947, at Spokane, Wash., to Raymond and Virginia (Young) Preusser. She attended her schooling at Asotin, Wash., graduating from the Asotin High School in 1965. She married Byron Hodges on Sept. 3, 1965, at Clarkston, Wash., and the couple made their home at Pullman, Wash., for a few years and moved to Palouse, Wash., in 1972 where the... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 26 – April 1: March 26 8:10 a.m.- Garfield Farmington Road, Garfield. Welfare check. 1:46 p.m.- West McCoy Street, Oakesdale. Public program. 2:28 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Clarkston. Agency assist. 2:38 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Other law enforcement calls. 2:56 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult protective services referral. 3:35 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender deceased. 6:33 p.m.- East Front Street, Lamont Bank of St. John....
COLFAX – Easter celebrations will take place this weekend throughout the county, with many opportunities for egg hunts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more. The Albion Best Adventures 4-H Club will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Albion Community Park. The hunt is open for children ages 0-12. Donations of canned food items for the Albion Food Bank will be accepted during the hunt. In Colfax, the Friends of the Parks will host their fifth annual Easter E...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 19 – 25: March 19 11:59 a.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John High School. DARE. 4:19 p.m.- Garfield. Suspicious person/circumstance 6:59 p.m.- North Crystal Avenue, LaCrosse. DWLS. 7:13 p.m.- Tekoa. Civil call. 10:04 p.m.- West Jackson Street, Oakesdale. Suicidal subject. March 20 12:39 p.m.- South Grand Avenue, Pullman. Warrant arrest. 7:35 a.m.- West Poplar Street, Tekoa. Welfare check. 8:50 a.m.- North Broadway Street, Tekoa. DARE. 9:30 a.m.- North...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 12- 18: Mar. 12 6:58 a.m.— North Madison Street, Tekoa. Suspicious circumstance. 7:42 a.m.— Pine City Malden Road and Boozer Road, Rosalia. Warrant arrest. 9:39 a.m.— Old Moscow Road, Pullman. Animal problem. 11:50 a.m.— East Alder Street, Tekoa. APS referral. 1:13 p.m.— Stephen Road, St. John. Fraud. 4:03 p.m.— Colfax. CPS referral. 5:11 p.m.— South Main Street, Colfax. Driving while license suspended. 5:35 p.m.— Northwest Albion Drive and North Grand Ave...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 5 – March 11: March 5 5:11 a.m.- Prune Orchard Road, area, Colfax. Non-injury accident. 6:59 a.m.- North Main Street, outside Whitman courthouse, Colfax. Welfare check. 8:31 a.m.- Northeast Kamiaken Street, Pullman. Civil issue. 10:58 a.m.- East Main Street, Farmington. Warrant arrest. 12:07 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. DARE. 1:00 p.m.- East 8 th Street, Rosalia. Weapons offense. 4:56 p.m.- South Fairview Avenue, Rosalia. Civil issue. 5:21 p.m.-...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Feb. 27 – Mar. 4: Feb. 27 7:39 a.m.- Cherry Creek Road, St. John. Stray animal. 8:19 a.m.- SR 195 and Cashup Flat Road, Colfax. Traffic violation. 12:04 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John High School. DARE. 2:20 p.m.- North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Other law enforcement calls. 3:07 p.m.- Mill Street, Colfax. Suspicious person/circumstance. 6:41 p.m.- Throop Street, Steptoe. Welfare check. 7:46 p.m.- SR 195, Uniontown. Harassment. Feb. 28 12:39 a...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Feb. 20 – Feb. 26: Feb. 20 7:26 a.m.- Fulfs Road, Pullman. 911 static call. 12:06 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John High School. DARE. 2:27 p.m.- East Alder Street, Tekoa. Court order violation. 3:23 p.m.- South Crosby Street, Tekoa. Court order violation. 3:55 p.m.- Northeast Airport Road, Pullman. Theft of a debit card. 6:46 p.m.- East Mohr Street, Palouse. Citizen assist. 7:16 p.m.- Southeast Aerie Street, Malden. Suicidal subject. 8:53 p.m.- South Crosb...
MALDEN - A packed crowd filled the new Town of Malden Fire Station on Thursday, Feb. 15, to cut the ribbon commemorating the new municipal building. Community members, supporters, officials, and news media were present to celebrate the construction of the new structure that will house the fire station, post office, town hall, and clerk's office. Multiple town structures were lost in the Babb Road Fire on Sept. 7, 2020. Mayor Dan Harwood said the building was funded by the Federal Emergency Manag...
MALDEN — The Town of Malden is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the construction of its new municipal building housing the fire station, post office, town hall and clerk’s office on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. at 14 West Moreland Avenue. According to past reports, the City of Malden received a grant of $930,000 from the Department of Commerce to build the new fire station, which replaces the original building that was destroyed in the Babb Road Fire on Sept. 7, 2020. Past reports state that the Federal Emergency Management Age...
Dorothy Lee Bothman, 94, passed to the arms of her Savior on January 19, 2024, at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Wash. She passed peacefully surrounded by family. On December 24, 1929, Dorothy was born on the family farm of her parents Wilbur and Florence Crockett near Rosalia, Wash. She attended Prairie View Elementary and graduated from Latah High School in 1948. She completed her academic endeavors after graduating from Kinman Business College. Dorothy's 40-year banking career started in... Full story
COLFAX— Eastern Washington University (EWU) released the fall, winter and spring quarter Dean’s List listing several Whitman County students. The Dean’s list also includes students on the semester system who earn twelve quality hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better. Colfax locals, Hannah Baerlocher, Harper Booth, Justice Brown, Stephen Hibpshman, Hanna Monsen, and Makiah Zorb made the Dean’s List. LaCrosse local Zoe Bailey, Malden local Lillie Jones, and Oakesdale’s Kuryn Beardsley all received a 3.5 GPA or better. Three students from Pull...
PULLMAN- With National Thank A Mail Carrier Day approaching Sunday, Feb. 4, The United Way of Whitman County UWWC said they are thankful to all the mail carriers that have delivered more than 12,000 books to 19 towns and cities to children enrolled in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. United Way of Whitman County Executive Director Deanna Bren said that volunteers on the board oversee the program, "They just do an amazing job and are very involved with local post offices," Bren said. Board...
Dec. 27 Kevin Zakarison, Trustee of the Survivor Trust transferred land with mobile home, Pullman, Wash., to Parkwest Community, Pullman, Wash., parcel 1-0905-11-00-0000, undisclosed value, Trustee’s Deed. Kevin Zakarison, Trustee of the Zakarison Family Trust, Pullman, Wash., transferred SE 335 Gladstone Street, Pullman, Wash., to Garden Apartment, LLC, Pullman, Wash., parcels 1-08-70-00-21-06-0000, 1-0870-00-21-07-0000, undisclosed value, Trustee’s Deed. Julie and Marvin Widman, Tekoa, sold 119 N. Broadway Street, Tekoa, Wash., to Kurt and...
