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Jail Log COLFAX—The Whitman County Jail reported the following individuals booked from Nov. 13 to Nov. 18 Nov. 13 Daymo James Sams, 38, warrant third-degree driving with a suspended license through Kittitas County District Court; warrant third-degree driving with a suspended license through Franklin County District Court. $16,000 cash bail only. Third degree driving with a suspended license through Whitman County District Court, $500 cash bail only. Justin Chance Stringer, 31, warrant possession of a controlled substance with intent to d...
ROSALIA - A Pullman teenager was killed Saturday morning, Nov. 16, in a five-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 195. Zion M. Bischoff, 13, was transported from the scene of the crash about 3 miles north of Rosalia to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, where he was pronounced dead, the Washington State Patrol reported. Stephen A. Bischoff, 44, also of Pullman, was also transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released. Nobody else was injured in the crash. The crash investigation prompted...
Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics Georgia Margaret Rueb, a girl, was born to parents Calvin and Esther Rueb, of Rosalia. Paternal Grandparents are Greg Rueb and Shaw and Lyn Fedina, of Sedrow Wolley, Wash. Maternal Grandparents are Vernon and Margie Beach, of Arlington. Pullman Regional Hospital Rylas Morford, a boy, was born Nov. 12, 2024 to parents Kaley Gabel and Louis Morford, of Pullman. He weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. Rylas has paternal grandparents of Colfax. Rylas joins sister Nova, 1, at home. Hudson James Sanzore, a boy, was born...
Public Hearing The Town of Rosalia will be holding a Public Hearing on November 26th, 2024 regarding the 2025 Preliminary 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 14 and 21, 2024...
Remember the old Christian Church in Rosalia? The church had its last fellowship meeting almost two decades ago. There was a large congregation, back in the day. The building has gone through many different operations over those years. It was on the verge of collapsing. The roof and walls were in grave repair. The city of Rosalia was able to restore the roof. Not long ago, Leroy Wheeler acquired the building and began repairing the interior and parts of the exterior. There was a massive amount of damage inside the church. There were broken...
ROSALIA- A crowd of people filled the Rosalia Veterans Park to honor those who served on Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11. Attendees were welcomed and reminded in 1918, on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month the Allied countries signed an Armistice with Germany to end WWI, declaring the day a federal holiday in 1938 following the aftermath of WWII and the Korean War becoming known as Veterans Day. Clinton Tucker who received his Quilt of Valor at the Veterans Day program on Friday,...
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...
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 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...
State Measures Initiative No. 2066 Yes - 51.17% No - 48.83% Initiative No. 2091 Yes - 36.68% No - 63.32% Initiative No. 2177 Yes - 38.19% No - 61.81% Initiative No. 2124 Yes - 44.42% No - 55.58% Federal United States President/Vice President Kamala Harris/Tim Walz - 58.32% Donald Trump/JD Vance - 38.9% U.S. State Senator Maria Cantwell - 59.77% Dr. Raul Garcia - 40% Write In - .23% Congressional District 5 - U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner - 59.79% Carmela Conroy - 40.08% Write In - .13% State Executive Governor Bob Ferguson - 56.28% Dave...
Public Hearing The Town of Rosalia will be holding a Public Hearing on November 26th, 2024 regarding the 2025 Preliminary 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 14 and 21, 2024...
TOUCHET, Wash. - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves traveled to Touchet to take on the Redskins for a Grape/Wheat crossover game on Friday, Nov. 1. The Timberwolves defeated Touchet 45-26 in the game. Full statistics were not available at press time. Tekoa-Rosalia improves to 3-5 on the season and Touchet falls to 1-8. The Timberwolves next take on the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats (record of 9-0) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, in Wilbur....
ROSALIA - For the first time in several years, the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings are going to play in the State volleyball tournament. The Vikings entered the Southeast 1B League tournament as the No. 2 seed and defeated Sunnyside Christian, 3-2, on Monday, Oct. 28, but then fell to Walla Walla Valley Academy, Liberty Christian and DeSales, making them the No. 6 seed out of the Southeast for the District 6 Tournament. At Districts, Gar-Pal defeated Almira-Coulee-Hartline and Sunnyside Chris...
POMEROY - The Oakesdale Nighthawks continued its dominating run with a Southeast 1B League championship on Friday, Nov. 1. The team defeated Liberty Christian, DeSales and Walla Walla Valley Academy, all by a score of 3-0, to maintain its League title. On Monday, Oct. 28, the Nighthawks beat Liberty Christian by scores of 25-13, 25-12 and 25-23. Eighth grader Parker Davis led Oakesdale with 11 assists and six kills, with sophomore Grace Perry also adding six kills. Freshman Lyla Kjack led with...
COLFAX— With Veterans Day approaching Monday, Nov. 11, Whitman County is taking the time to honor those who have served. Closures across the county include the Whitman County Courthouse, commissioners will not hold their regular meeting and banks will be closed for the holiday. All fourteen branches of the Whitman County Library will be closed. In observance of the holiday, there will be no school and several schools will hold assemblies to commemorate the holiday. Colfax Junior/Senior High School will hold a Veterans Day assembly to recognize...
ROSALIA- The Fire Department volunteers closed out another annual pig roast fundraiser bringing in a crowd of supportive community Saturday, Nov. 2. The fundraiser served over 170 people, Rosalia Fire Chief Laura Lautenschlager said. Lautenschlager said they had 60 items in the Silent Auction. "Everything sold," she said. "There was a variety of gift baskets, a BB gun, a drum of oil and various gift certificates." All the proceeds from the event go back into the fire department and the Rosalia...
COLFAX—The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from Oct. 29 to Nov. 3 Oct. 29 9:25 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 11:27 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 12:06 p.m.- U.S. Highway 272 milepost 16, Palouse. CPS referral. 12:49 p.m.- Steptoe Street, Colton. DARE. 1:11 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 2:07 p.m.- Union Street, Colton. DARE. 2:51 p.m.- Fonner Street, Endicott. Juvenile problem. 4:04 p.m.- Hammer Grade Road, LaCrosse. Burglary rep...
State Measures Initiative No. 2066 Yes - 51.35% No - 48.65% Initiative No. 2091 Yes - 36.62% No - 63.38% Initiative No. 2177 Yes - 38.26% No - 61.74% Initiative No. 2124 Yes - 44.64% No - 55.36% Federal United States President/Vice President Kamala Harris/Tim Walz - 58.18% Donald Trump/JD Vance - 38.82% U.S. State Senator Maria Cantwell - 59.68% Dr. Raul Garcia - 40.08% Write In - .24% Congressional District 5 - U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner - 59.82% Carmela Conroy - 40.04% Write In - .13% State...
COLFAX — Several levies were on this year’s General Election Ballot; results for the ballot count as of Thursday, Nov. 7 are as follows for each town. COLTON —The town of Colton proposes one levy in this year’s General Election concerning supporting general operations, street improvement and water maintenance. Proposition No. 853 is a one-year proposition for the town’s property tax at 80 cents per $1,000 in assessed property value, to raise the town $30,000. The levy passed with 128, 71.11% voting yes and 53, 29.28% against. ENDICOTT...
Public Hearing Will be held by Rosalia Town Council on November12th, 2024 regarding revenue for the 2025 budget. Hearing will begin 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 October 31 and November 7, 2024...
ROSALIA — Rosalia is hosting their annual veterans day program at 11 a.m., on Monday, Nov. 11in the Veteran’s park. The Veteran’s Park is located behind the Texaco Visitors Station and is maintained by volunteers in memory of veterans....
LACROSSE — The Tekoa-Rosalia volleyball team played its final match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with an away match loss against the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles. The Eagles won the Southeast 1B League match, 3-0, with set scores of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-17. Tekoa-Rosalia began the season with a loss to the Chesterton Academy Knights in a five-set battle, and a 3-0 loss to the Pomeroy Pirates. The Timberwolves won their first match on Thursday, Sept. 12, in a 3-1 victory over the Dayton Bulldogs. The next two matches were a t...
PALOUSE - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves dropped a Southeast 1B League matchup against the Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal) Vikings, 48-6, on Friday, Oct. 25. The Vikings scored three touchdowns to open the game on TD runs by junior Lane Collier from 27 and 31 yards out, and an 11-yard TD run by junior Kaleb Kelnhofer. The Timberwolves found themselves in a fourth-and-6 situation and had to go for it. They completed the pass, but fell just over a yard shy of the first down. With four seconds...
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse (SJEL) Eagles varsity team concluded the volleyball season with Senior Night on Saturday, Oct. 26. The Eagles had a big week of volleyball with three matches in five days to end the regular season. SJEL defeated Tekoa-Rosalia, 3-0, on Tuesday, Oct. 22, fell to Pomeroy, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 26, and lost to Garfield-Palouse (Gar-Pal), 3-0, on Saturday, Oct. 26. On Saturday, the Eagles celebrated its three seniors, middle hitter Kate Hergert, outside...
