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We’re coming into the middle point of senior year this week I picked out some local seniors including myself, and looked back at who we were our freshman year to now and who we have grown into. Keely a senior at Rosalia High School, “Looking back to freshman year I’ve done a complete 180. I have always been an over achieving student who though one bad grade would ruin my GPA and my life would be over. Now I’m in my second year of running start taking sophomore/ junior college level classes; I have learned it’s not so much about passing i...
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. "...
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...
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...
ROSALIA —The Rosalia Boy Scouts are hosting an Eagle Scout Court of Honor at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 29 at the Rosalia Community Church, West 3rd Street. The court of honor will honor the latest Eagles Scouts including Austin Goyke, Gabe Morgan, Isaac Fuchs and Riley Gehring. The public is invited and welcome to celebrate and honor the Eagle Scouts....
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Dec. 10 to Dec. 16: Dec. 10 3:02 a.m.- South Main Street, Colfax. Communications problem. 7:35 a.m.- Pullman Albion Road and Brayton Road, area, Pullman. Non-injury incident. 8:06 a.m.- South Crosby Street, Tekoa. Deputies arrested and booked wanted person David R. Crowe, 30, for unlawful possession of a firearm. 8:32 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Unregistered sex offender moving to Spokane County. 8:59 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Research reg...
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...
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...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team won a game, but lost two in their last three matchups over the week. The Wildcats defeated the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 51-30, on Friday, Dec. 13 before beating the Waitsburg Cardinals, 67-17, on Saturday, Dec. 14. The Wildcats then fell to the Oakesdale Nighthawks on Monday, Dec. 16. Against the Cardinals, the Wildcats defense held Waitsburg to single digits in each quarter of the game. At the end of the first quarter, the Wildcats amassed a 23-5 lead. At halftime, Colton led, 37-7. C...
COLTON - The Colton Wildcats boys basketball team just barely fell short in two games last week. Colton fell to the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 39-36, on Friday, Dec. 13, before losing by just two points to the Waitsburg Cardinals, 50-48, on Saturday, Dec 14. The Wildcats then lost to the Oakesdale Nighthawks, 67-38, on Monday, Dec. 16. Against Waitsburg, it was a close matchup to start with Waitsburg gaining an 8-6 lead to end the first quarter. The Cardinals added a small advantage in the...
Ardyce Claussen passed away on Nov. 7, 2024. She was born on July 20, 1940, in LeMars, Iowa, and was raised in Malden, Wash. There will be a Celebration of Life and potluck on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, at 1 p.m. at the Rosalia Community Church in Rosalia in her memory....
PALOUSE — The Colton Wildcats girls basketball team lost an away game against the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 67-8, on Friday, Dec. 6. Gar-Pal took an early lead in the game and the defense held strong. At the end of the first quarter, the Vikings led, 16-2, and built a 38-7 advantage by halftime. Colton gained a point in the third quarter, but that was all the Wildcats could muster for the rest of the game. Gar-Pal scored 17 points in the third and 12 in the fourth quarter. Wildcats j...
SPOKANE VALLEY - Two Whitman County girls brought home individual titles Thursday night, Dec. 5, from the season-opening East Valley Girls Mix-and-Match at East Valley High School. Tekoa-Rosalia's Alexis Taylor won the 190-pound class and Colfax's Dory Doty won the 235A class. Cheney, with 27 girls on the roster, won the team title with 140.0 points, followed by Mead and University with 122.5 and 108.5, respectively. Thirty-two teams competed, in addition to several unattached wrestlers. Colfax...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia boys basketball team fell to the Dayton Bulldogs, 64-29, on Saturday, Dec. 7, and dropped a matchup against the Valley Christian Panthers, 42-24, on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Against the Bulldogs, Dayton opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and a layup. Timberwolves junior Brian Place put Tekoa-Rosalia on the board with a pair of free throws early in the first quarter. The Bulldogs continued to run the court in the opening frame, but freshman Ty Weldy gave the Timberwolves some...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia girls basketball team found themselves on both sides of a two-point decision in its last two games. On Saturday, Dec. 7, the Timberwolves rallied in the final quarter against the Dayton Bulldogs, but fell just short and lost the game, 49-47. On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the Timberwolves defeated the Valley Christian Panthers, 39-37. Against the Bulldogs, it was a close matchup throughout the first half. At the end of the first quarter, Tekoa-Rosalia had a 16-12 lead, and at...
PALOUSE - On Friday, Dec. 6, the Colton Wildcats boys basketball team fell to the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 53-9, in a Southeast 1B League matchup. Gar-Pal took a commanding 23-0 lead before Colton sophomore Wyatt Baysinger sank a free throw with 22 seconds remaining in the first quarter to put the Wildcats on the board. At the end of the opening frame, the Vikings led, 23-1. "Gar-Pal came out with more intensity from the start and created many opportunities through their defensive...
ROSALIA – Mike and Lisa Hall, of Rosalia, hosted a Thankgiving dinner at Open Door Christian Church (formally Rosalia Christian Church) in continuation of a 20 year tradition. "We love to do this for people in the community who don't have a place to go for the holiday. The church hasn't had a community dinner in decades. We had a lot of homemade goodies and fellowship," said the Halls. The Halls began hosting dinners on Thanksgiving for the last 20 years, starting while in the military. This i...
ROSALIA - The Garden Club decorated the City Mini-Park, next to the library at 40 South Whitman Avenue, for the holiday season on Monday, Dec. 2. Garden Club members used nine wreaths and swags designed with fresh evergreens, along with a holiday character, made and designed by member Barbara Bothman. Bothman used a tomato cage and covered it with cedar boughs along with other components. Rosalia Garden Club Publicity Chairman MarvaLee Peterschick said the character sits on the bench in the...
Jail Logs COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Dec. 3 to Dec. 9: Dec. 3 Derek Allen Adamas, 32, out of county warrant theft of a motor vehicle. $5,000 bond or $5,000 cash bail through Benton County Superior Court. Michael Loren Sevdy, 63, warrant 6 counts of felony harassment. Held on a $250,000 bond or $250,000 cash bail through Superior Court. Dec. 4 Cody Joseph Varner, 28, warrant possession of a controlled substance. Held on a $25,000 bond or $2,500 cash bail through District Court. Dec. 5 Emma M...
PUBLIC NOTICE Rosalia City Council The Rosalia City Council meeting scheduled for Dec 24, 2024 has been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on January 14, 2025 at 7:30pm at Rosalia City Hall, 110 W Fifth St., Rosalia Published December 12, 2024...
Sheriff’s Office COLFAX—The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Nov. 19 to Nov. 24 Nov. 19 1 a.m.- North Morton Street, Colfax. Abnormal behavior. 7:40 a.m.- West Westview Lane, St. John. Civil standby. 8:53 a.m.- East Main Street, Palouse. Public program. 11:26 a.m.- U.S. Highway 195, Uniontown. Custodial interference. 11:58 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 12:51 p.m.- Steptoe Street, Guardian Angel School, Colton. DARE. 1:54 p.m.- Dusty Road, LaCrosse. Breathing problems. 2:13...
COLFAX - The Colfax Chamber of Commerce has a new Executive Director. Rachel Shad, of Rosalia, started the position on Friday, Nov. 12. "I've been looking for a role that involves community engagement," Shad said. Shad and her husband lived in Pullman where Shad was the owner of Sweet Mutiny, a cupcake shop formerly in Pullman, Shad has experience as a small business owner and was operating manager of the business from 2016 to 2018. Living in Rosalia for four years, Shad's husband is a...
Public Hearing The Town of Rosalia will be holding a Public Hearing on December 10, 2024 regarding the 2025 Final Budget. Hearing will start at 7:30pm at 110 W Fifth St., Rosalia. Written comments can be submitted prior to the hearing to Rosalia City Hall, 110 W Fifth St. or PO Box 277 Rosalia, WA 99170. Published November 28 and December 5, 2024...
COLFAX — The Whitman County Auditor’s Office has processed approximately 2,500 additional vote-by-mail ballots from this month’s general election. Most small taxing district levies across the county are on track to pass. However, several measures, including the Endicott parks levy, Rosalia’s streets and parks levies, Uniontown’s parks levy, Tekoa’s parks levy and Garfield’s cemetery levy, are still failing. These measures require a super majority for approval. The Auditor’s Office reports about 300 ballots remain to be counted. The next update...
