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ROSALIA — Three people were injured in a car crash on Saturday, July 27, one mile south of Rosalia. Brad Olander, 43, of Lewiston was driving northbound on state route 195 on Saturday, when he exited to State Route 271 driving through the curve on the off ramp, striking the embankment and coming to rest in the median. Olander was reported to have been under the influence and wearing a seat belt. Two other passengers Willie Campbell, 30 and Sophia Jones, 30, of Lewiston were injured. Both were reported to have not been wearing seat belts. All t...
COLFAX - Community members were invited to The Center to see draft visual simulations of Harvest Hills' proposed wind turbine project near Kamiak Butte on Thursday, July 25, and again on Friday. Harvest Hill Project Director Shane Roche said that they decided to do the visual simulations after listening to the concerns of the community. "The number one concern that people have talked about is the viewshed from Kamiak Butte, so we're here as one of the first steps to be transparent," said Roche....
Results to be updated after each ballot count. The next count is to occur at 8 p.m., Aug. 9. Local Whitman County Superior Court Judge Jenna Brozik - 30.95% Roger Sandberg - 54.59% Steve Martonick - 14.28% County Commissioner Dist. 1 Art Swannack - 93.35% Write-In - 6.65% County Commissioner Dist. 2 Tom Handy - 96.68% Write-In - 3.32% Town of Garfield - Prop. No. 1 Street Levy Levy, Yes - 67.19% Levy, No - 32.81% Rosalia Fire Dist. No. 7 - Prop. No. 1 Levy, Yes - 81.36% Levy, No - 18.64% Town of Farmington - Prop. No. 1 Street Levy Levy, Yes -...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 16 – July 22 July 16 8:48 a.m.- North C Street, Farmington. Abandoned vehicle. 9:10 a.m.- West Union Street, Garfield. Fraud. 10:27 a.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Jail, Colfax. Transportation detail. 10:31 a.m.- C Street, Endicott. Possible burglary. 12:17 a.m.-SR 27, Pullman. Renter/landlord dispute. 2:38 p.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Jail, Colfax. Fingerprints. 5:51 p.m.- SR 195 milepost 57, Thornton. Court order violation. 7:35 p.m.-...
ROSALIA - The town of Rosalia was host to the Rolling Hills Rodeo Association's second rodeo of the year on Saturday, July 20. The event was originally going to take place both Saturday and Sunday, but the Sunday events were canceled due to high heat. The rodeo featured competitions in barrel racing, goat tying, breakaway roping, steer daubing, dummy roping and more. The preliminary times and placings are in, but results are not official until a final audit. The final results will be posted to...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 9 to July 15: July 9 4:26 a.m.- North Main Street, Albion. Domestic dispute. 7:28 a.m.- South East Street, St. John. Douglas Keith Graham, 56, arrested for DWLS 3rd. 7:39 a.m.- North Mill Street, Whitman County Jail, Colfax. Deputy assisted the jail. 7:44 a.m.- Carrol Road, Colfax. Truck inspection. 10:16 a.m.- North Cedar Street, Colfax. Possible scam. 10:28 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender tracking. 10:48 a.m.- South Whitman Avenue, Rosalia. P...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from June 18 to June 24: June 18 Katelyn Sailors, Rosalia, Wash., sold 508 East F Street, Rosalia, Wash., to Nick Sailors, parcels 1-1615-00-07-0000, 1-1615-00-07-02-0000, selling price $391,500, Quit Claim Deed. Peter Larsen and Kathy Sargent heirs of John Alfred Larsen and Nancy L. Larsen, both deceased, Pullman, Wash., transferred 201 W 1st St., Albion to Charles and Diane Fischer, Pullman, Wash., undisclosed assessed value, Quit Claim Deed. Clay Lew...
ROSALIA - Rosalia Garden Club has named Danette Merritt "July Garden of the Month." Rosalia Garden Club Publicity Chairman MarvaLee Peterschick said that Merritt's garden shows careful planning by blending perennials and annuals to create a park-like setting among trees, shrubs and colorful flowers in an expanse of cool green. "Danette has several large flower beds of June bearing double peonies in different shades of pink and white that attract your eye as you get comfortable in the inviting...
ROSALIA — Hot temperatures caused three buckles on U.S. Highway 195 south of Rosalia on Tuesday, July 8. According to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), all the ruptures occurred near the Horn School Rest Area. “The maintenance crews in Area 2, Whitman County and surrounding counties, got a report of the road buckling on U.S. Highway 195 into the Horn School Rest Area,” said Public Information Officer Joe McHale, of the WSDOT Eastern Region office in Spokane. Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews...
COLFAX — Washington State University, (WSU) Eastern Washington University, (EWU) Spokane Falls Community College, (SFCC) Spokane Community College (SCC) and Gonzaga University have announced their Dean’s List for the recent academic term, recognizing outstanding students from Whitman County for their academic achievements. The Dean’s List honors students who have demonstrated exceptional academic performance by maintaining a GPA of 3.5 or higher. ALBION — Several Albion residents made the Dean’s List at Washington State University and Spoka...
Joan Diane Beedy, 78, of Pullman, Wash., passed away June 26, 2024, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Joan was born April 28, 1946, in Spokane, Wash., to LeRoy "Roy" & Wilda (Williams) Gontz. Joan grew up in Spokane and graduated from Central Valley High School. On May 27, 1967, she married Gary Beedy, her best friend and soul mate, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at the Hitching Post. They made their home in Rosalia, Spokane, and Otis Orchards before moving to Pullman, Wash., in 1977 when they purchased... Full story
COLFAX – The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from June 11 to June 17: June 11 Biran Russell Clark and Margaret Them Clark, Trustees of the Clark Living Trust, dated May 18, 2022, Spokane, Wash., sold 11335 SW Lost Trail Drive, Pullman, Wash., to Gurvinder Singh and Navdeep Kaur-Singh, Pullman, Wash., selling price $410,000, Statutory Warranty Deed. David James Oberlie, Administrator of t he Estate of Linsey Cooper Staley, deceased, Pullman, Wash., transferred agriculture classified under current use cha...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 2 to July 7: July 2 7:07 a.m.- N Mill St, Colfax, Citizen Ride 8:31 a.m.- S Whitman Ave, Rosalia, Fraud 9:52 a.m.- N E St, Albion, Welfare Check 10:42 a.m.- SR 195 & Bennett Rd, Colfax, Agency Assistance 12:33 p.m.- SR 27, Oakesdale, Civil Calls 5:18 p.m.- S Lake St, Colfax, Disorderly Conduct 5:30 p.m.- Summit St, Colton, Civil Calls 5:42 p.m.- SR 195, Rosalia, DWLS 9:24 p.m.- N Hwy 95 & State Hwy 66, Viola, ID, Traffic Violation 9:34 p.m.- N D St, Alb...
Thursday, July 11 • Swimming – Colfax, GPOP at Pomeroy, 4 p.m. Friday, July 12 • Swimming – SELW at Pullman, 4 p.m. Saturday, July 13 • Sagebrush Classic Junior Show at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds, 10 a.m. • Peter Zornes Memorial Golf Tournament in Colfax, 10 a.m. • Whitman County Special Olympics hosts “Hot Bocce” at the Colfax Gun Club, 10 a.m. Sunday, July 14 • Sagebrush Classic Junior Show at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds, 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 • Swimming – GPOP, Colfax at SELW in Endicott, 4 p.m. • Swimming – Pullman at Pomeroy, 4 p...
Zona Robertson, 83, passed away on June 2, 2024, in Colfax, Washington. She was born on February 25, 1941, in Wallace, Idaho. Zona retired after 47 years of continuous employment as a multiple line insurance agent for Nationwide Insurance and as a real estate appraiser, both in Washington and Idaho. By 1967, Zona's marriage had ended and she had met and married the love of her life, George Robertson of Lewiston, Idaho. The couple were very involved in auto racing. Most weekends you would find... Full story
ROSALIA - On Saturday, June 29, over a dozen cyclist gathered at Rosalia City Park to make their annual trip up the Steptoe Butte. The group, Spokane Bike Club, was founded in 1973 and has been making the annual excursion to the butte since 1992, as a training ride to prepare for longer distances. While the group had a mixed range of ages for the cyclist, several had done this ride many times. Sally Phillips, 76, of Spokane, joined the group in 1989 and has joined in on the training ride up Step...
COLFAX - A group of photographers were excited to get the opportunity to take pictures of F-35 jets flying to Fairchild Air Force Base's Skyfest on Friday, June 21. A local Facebook group "Photography of the Palouse," viewed a post by Farmer and Air Force Reserve Joe Goldsworthy, who farms between Rosalia and Oakesdale, asking if photographers would be interested in taking pictures for his squadron as they flew into Skyfest in Airway Heights on June 21. Endicott resident, Misty Stephens...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from June 25 to June 30: June 25 6:37 a.m.- Country Club Road, Helena Enterprises LLC, Pullman. Burglary alarm. 8:28 a.m.- South Montgomery Street, Uniontown. Utility problem. 10:22 a.m.- Southeast Harvest Drive, Walmart; parking lot, Pullman. Hit and run accident. 10:38 a.m.- Tekoa. Civil call. 10:48 a.m.- Kitzmiller Road, Pullman. Report of found property. 3:19 p.m.- Granite Road, Boyer Park and marina KOA, Colfax. Disorderly conduct. 4:46 p.m.- Pullman Airport Roa...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from June 3 to June 10: June 3 Amie Marie Parry, who acquired title as Amie Marie Anderson and Samuel Parry, her spouse, Rexburg, Idaho., sold 508 N. West Street, Colfax, Wash., to Ciara MacDonald, an unmarried person, and Roman Scimeca, an unmarried person, Pullman, Wash., selling price $186,900, Statutory Warranty Deed. Allied First Bank, SB dba Servbank, Phoenix, Ariz., sold 519 S. Summit Ave., Rosalia, Wash., to The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, an Off...
Joan Diane Beedy, 78, of Pullman, Wash., passed away June 26, 2024, at Pullman Regional Hospital. Joan was born April 28, 1946, in Spokane, Wash., to LeRoy "Roy" & Wilda (Williams) Gontz. Joan grew up in Spokane and graduated from Central Valley High School. On May 27, 1967, she married Gary Beedy, her best friend and soul mate, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, at the Hitching Post. They made their home in Rosalia, Spokane, and Otis Orchards before moving to Pullman, Wash., in 1977 when they purchased...
TEKOA — A bicycle ride up Steptoe Butte is set for 9 a.m. this Saturday, June 29. Participants will meet at the Rosalia City Park on West 9th Street in Rosalia and will make a 52-mile trek on the backroads to Oakesdale before climbing the spiraling road up Steptoe Butte. It will be a 14-minute per mile pace on the 4-mile climb. The road up the butte is rough with plenty of potholes with repaving not scheduled until 2025. The leader of the event is Paul Brunton. Those interested in participating can call him at (509) 953-9564. Heavy rain or w...
TEKOA — Whitman County Public Health is expanding its program this year to offer free swim lessons for Whitman County residents. The towns where swim lessons will be offered are Garfield, LaCrosse, Oakesdale, Palouse, Pullman (income based), Rosalia and Tekoa. Pullman swim lessons are for Pullman residents only. Whitman County Public Health will also cover the costs of the “Baby and Me” swim lessons through the Whitman County Hospital and Medical Center For residents to sign up for the free lessons, they will need to contact the Tekoa pool....
TEKOA — Two new youth sports are being offered by the Tekoa-Rosalia Athletic Club (TRAC) starting this fall. Flag football will be offered for first through sixth grade boys and soccer will be for kindergarten through sixth graders (5-12 year olds). Both sports are still in the early planning stages and will gauge the number of teams based on how many athletes sign up to play. Flag football Practices for the new flag football league will begin sometime in August and games will be held Saturdays beginning Sept. 14 and ending Oct. 5. Teams w...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from May 30 to June 3: May 30 Itani Quality Homes, Inc., a Washington Corporation, Pullman, Wash., sold 925 SW Panorama Street, Pullman, Wash., to Tariq and Karin Akmal, Pullman, Wash., $717,250, Warranty Deed. SD7,Inc., a Washington Corporation, Colton, Wash., sold 1123 Line Court, Colton, Wash., to Travis Bauer and Shelby Ruiz, Pullman, Wash., selling price $63,000, Statutory Warranty Deed. May 31 Mike Nelson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Don...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from June 18 to June 24: June 18 12:26 a.m.- South Mill Street, Colfax. Trespassing complaint. 10:01 a.m.- Northeast Airport Road, Pullman. Vehicle taken without permission. 10:53 a.m.- North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 11:27 a.m.- Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 12:48 p.m.- Stipe Road, Diaamond. Possible court order violation. 12:49 p.m.- 1st Street, Thornton. Suspicious subject. 3:36 p.m.- Carothe...
