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COLFAX - Residents of Whitman County in opposition to the proposed Harvest Hills Wind Turbine project are asking county commissioners to either work with them or resign. During the Monday, Jan. 6, workshop county resident Kevin Akesson presented a petition signed by 3,546 people in opposition to the project, titled 'Kamiak Butte, Stop the Harvest Hills Wind Project.' Akesson stated a group of neighboring landowners have signed 30 year leases with Steelhead Americas Vestas Corporation for Wind...
Several local basketball teams will face off Jan. 10 and 11 as the season continues. The Pullman Greyhounds will take on the West Valley (Spokane) Eagles today, Jan. 10. The girls game will start at 5:30 p.m. with the boys to follow at 7 p.m. Also today, Jan. 10, the Garfield-Palouse Vikings will play at home in Palouse against the Waitsburg Cardinals with the girls game starting at 6 p.m. and the boys following at 7:30 p.m. The Vikings will then travel to Dayton for matchups against the Bulldogs with the girls game starting at 4 p.m. and the...
Pullman Regional Hospital Layla Grace Helbling, a girl, was born Dec. 24, 2024 to parents Savannah and Jake Helbling, of Moscow. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Jeff and Carla Helbling, of Moscow. Maternal Grandparents are Jon and Tiffany Scripter, of Moscow. Layla joins sisters Ayah, 3, and Kyla 18 months, at home. Sylvie Louise Hartz, a girl, was born Dec. 26, 2024, to parents Drew and Hannah Hartz, of Palouse. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Paternal Grandparents are Bill and Julie, of Ritzville. Maternal...
Colfax Thursday, Jan. 2 Baked potato bar with chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream; salad bar; fruit; birthday cake Monday, Jan. 6 Beef pasta tray bake, salad bar, pears, strawberry cheesecake Colton Wednesday, Jan. 8 Closed, New Year’s Palouse Wednesday, Jan. 8 Beef barley soup, green salad, fruit, brownies Pullman Friday, Jan. 3 Baked potato bar, chili, cheese, bacon bits, onions, sour cream; broccoli; fruit; birthday cake Tuesday, Jan. 7 Beef pasta tray bake, vegetables, pears, brownies...
PULLMAN — The United Way of Whitman County (UWWC) is hosting a cocktail and appetizer fundraising event from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, at the Lewis Alumni Center, Grimes Way and Southeast Olympia Avenue. The event will feature spirits including a cocktail and mocktail, wines from Merry Cellars, a handcrafted IPA from Palouse Brewing Company and hors d’oeuvres and desserts from La Patissiere Etc. “We are so excited to bring our community and volunteers together to the fundraising event of the season to benefit those in need,...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Dec. 23 to Dec. 30 Dec. 23 1:15 a.m.- North Tamarack Street, Palouse. Welfare check. 2:09 a.m.- U.S. Highway 271 and File Road, Oakesdale. Agency assist. 4:20 a.m.- Endicott St John Road, Endicott. Burglary alarm. 8:49 a.m.- Kitzmiller Road, nearcity limits, Pullman, stray animals. 10:08 a.m.- South Grand Avenue, terrace estates, Pullman. Breathing problems. 10:16 a.m.- Oakesdale Road, Oakesdale. Medical issue. 10:22 a.m.- East Alder Street, Tekoa. Court ord...
COLFAX - The Colfax boys wrestling team is making a name for themselves as several wrestlers are ranked top-10 in their respective weight classes. The Bulldogs as a team are currently ranked 19th in the state, according to the most recent Washington Wrestling Report. Ty Scott is currently ranked No. 4 in the 113-pound weight class and Cooper Phillips is ranked No. 3 at 126 pounds. Dillon Gassenberg is ranked eighth at 138 pounds. For the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, Alexis Taylor is ranked third...
COLFAX — Whitman County Commissioners approved the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) funded projects for the new year. During the regular meeting Monday, Dec. 30, commissioners authorized carrying over incomplete 2024 CIP Projects into the new year totaling $1,528,571. These projects include Public Service Building repairs for $378,571; Developmental Services (DS) roof repairs for $150,000; DS Parking Lot Design and Engineering for $25,000; DS doors for $25,000; Sheriff, Jail Boiler Room for $550,000; Remodel of the Pro Mall 2 for Pullman H...
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...
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-...
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...
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 –– 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...
COLFAX –– Whitman County commissioners are expecting a $4.2 million budget shortfall next year. The expectation was explained during a regular meeting Monday, Dec. 13, on the proposed $38.1 million budget. The meeting included approval of the 2025 budget as well as discussions on the financial status of county funds and projects. Whitman County Chief Financial Office Jessica Jensema estimated the county budget shortfall for 2025 to be $4,183,472. But she noted the shortfall doesn’t accurately reflect county finances. “I do not believe that wi...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Dec. 4 to Dec. 12: Dec. 4 Sundance South LLC, of Tacoma, 655 SW Cayuse Street, Pullman, to Jacob Davis, of Pullman, $98,980. Clarence Allen Hood, of Pullman, agriculture classified under current use chapter, Pullman, to Clarence Allen Hood, as Trustee of the Clarence Allen Hood Revocable Living Trust, of Pullman, parcel 2-0000-44-14-36-1600, $118,700. Joseph R. and Rebecca St. John, of Farmington, agriculture classified under current use chapter, Whi...
As I sit down to write my final column for the Whitman County Gazette, my heart is filled with a bittersweet mixture of gratitude, love and anticipation. It’s not easy to say goodbye to a place that has left such an indelible mark on my life. The rolling wheat fields, the kind-hearted people and the stories we have shared together will remain with me long after I turn the page to this new chapter. I am humbled and honored to share that I will be stepping into the role of managing editor for the Lincoln County Record-Times. It’s an opp...
Colfax Thursday, Dec. 19 Minestrone soup, grilled ham and cheese sandwich, salad bar, fruit, cream cheese banana puff Monday, Dec. 23 Tortellini soup, cheesy roll, beggies, baked apples Colton Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day, closed Palouse Wednesday, Dec. 25 Christmas Day, closed Pullman Friday, Dec. 20 Minestrone soup, grilled ham and cheese, salad, fruit, sugar cookies Tuesday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve, closed...
COLFAX - The Colfax Bulldogs wrestling team hosted two meets last week with the boys competing on Wednesday, Dec. 11, and the girls grappling on Thursday, Dec. 12. Teams from Asotin, Colfax, Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal), St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL), Lind-Ritzville, Pomeroy, Potlatch and Waitsburg competed in the boys meet. The girls meet had several more teams wrestling, 30 in total. The following are the results for each meet. BOYS Colfax 132 pounds Round 1 - Cooper Phillips (Colfax) over...
ST. JOHN — The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles faced tough challengers throughout last week, falling to three teams in girls basketball action. The Eagles fell to 2B opponent Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) Lions, 64-25, on Wednesday, Dec. 11. SJEL then lost a league matchup to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 77-4, on Friday, Dec. 13, before dropping another league game to the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 71-7, on Saturday, Dec. 13. Gar-Pal now sports a record of 4-1, with Oakesdale being 5-2 on the season. Against UCA, the Lions p...
ST. JOHN - The Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings bested the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles, 62-37, on Friday, Dec. 13. The Vikings gained an early lead to go ahead 10-6 to end the first quarter. At halftime, the Vikings built a 24-12 advantage. The Eagles kept pace with the Vikings for the third quarter, scoring 17 points and Gar-Pal scoring 21. With the Vikings adding 17 points to their tally in the final quarter and the Eagles scoring seven, Gar-Pal came away with the win. Gar-Pal senior L...
ST. JOHN - On Friday, Dec. 13, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) girls basketball team defeated the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles, 77-4, in a Southeast 1B League matchup. The Vikings dominated on both sides of the ball, with the defense holding SJEL to two points in the first, none in the second, two in the third and shutting out the Eagles in the fourth. The Gar-Pal offense scored 33 points in the first, 15 in the second, 17 in the third and 12 in the fourth. Elena Flansburg led the...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timerwolves boys basketball team split last weekend's games by defeating the Colton Wildcats on Friday, Dec. 13, and falling to the Pomeroy Pirates on Saturday, Dec.14. The Timberwolves beat the Wildcats, 39-38, and lost to Pomeroy, 61-18. A full box score was not available at press time for the game against Colton. Against Pomeroy, the Pirates led, 12-9, to end the first quarter and built a 28-14 lead at halftime. Tekoa-Rosalia couldn't muster a point in the third...
TEKOA - It was a tough weekend for the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves girls basketball team as they fell to the Colton Wildcats on Friday, Dec. 13, and the Pomeroy Pirates on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Wildcats defeated the Timberwolves, 51-30, while Pomeroy beat Tekoa-Rosalia, 45-35. Against the Pirates, Tekoa-Rosalia gained a small lead to start the game. At the end of the first quarter, the Timberwolves led, 8-5. Pomeroy took the lead in the second quarter, gaining a 20-16 advantage at halftime. The...
ST. JOHN - Playing four games in seven days, the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles boys basketball team competed against both league and non-league opponents last week. The Eagles fell to 2B foe Upper Columbia Academy (UCA) Lions, 60-38, on Wednesday, Dec. 11. SJEL then lost to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 62-36, on Friday, Dec. 13, before ending the weekend with a 73-34 loss to the Oakesdale Nighthawks on Saturday, Dec. 14. Against the Lions, it was a close matchup through...
