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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...
TEKOA — Old shipping containers are showing up around the city and council members want to do something about them. As a result, the City Council is planning to discuss shipping container use during their upcoming 6 p.m. meeting Monday, July 15. Residents will have up to three minutes each to voice their support or opposition. “Some of the council members thought the containers were an eyesore,” City Clerk Eliza Evans-Teague said. “They didn’t want to see them anymore until they could create an ordinance to address this.” Steel shipping co...
TEKOA – Local areas lost power on Sunday, July 7, affecting over 800 Avista customers. According to Avista employee David Vowels, 882 Avista customers in the Tekoa and Oakesdale areas experienced a disruption of electric service at 7:30 p.m. “The cause of the outage was equipment failure,” said Vowels. Vowels reports that the equipment failure took place inside the Avista substation and shut down power from Willard to Oakesdale, Lone Pine and other customers along Highway 27 and 274. According to Vowels, Avista crews responded immed...
TEKOA SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING The board of directors will meet for the purpose of fixing and adopting the budget of the district for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. The public hearing will be held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office located at 135 N. College, Tekoa, Washington. Any person may appear at the meeting and be heard for or against any part of such budget, the four-year budget plan, or any proposed changes to uses of enrichment funding under RCW 28A.505 Anyone desiring to offer comments for or...
TEKOA — This Independence Day will bring a new type of swimming to the Tekoa pool. Night swim starts July 4 with family time going from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. and allowing all swimmers from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Night swims will be every Thursday and Saturday. Regular hours for the pool are noon to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays; noon to 3 p.m. Thursdays; 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sundays. The pool is closed on Monday, and the first and last hour of regular pool hours are lap swim. Swimming lesions w...
TEKOA — An alleged assault on a local man ended fatally in 1947. According to an article published in the Tekoa Sentinel on Friday, June 27, 1947, Walter Decker, Northern Pacific Car Shop laborer in Spokane and brother of Mrs. Howard Jennings of Tekoa, died Sunday night on June 22, 1947. Decker died at Sacred Heart Hospital and was reportedly a victim of robbery and assault. According to the article, Spokane police said they knew nothing of Decker’s injuries until Monday, June 16, when the emergency hospital attendant was summoned by Dec...
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...
TEKOA — The City of Tekoa has received $12,288 for organizational projects aimed at upgrades through the Local Records Grant Program. A lengthy application process ended in February, according to Tekoa City Clerk and Treasurer, Eliza Evans-Teague. “It is a fairly detailed process. They want to see that you have a plan. It’s an organizing records room grant. To do that you need to make sure you have proper shelves, cabinets, environment for archiving records and the ability to implement a better system so you can ultimately manage records better...
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 Fourth of July is right around the corner, and officials caution locals and visitors to be careful when launching fireworks. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Whitman County may see some precipitation in scattered locations on the day. “According to the CPC [Climate Prediction Center] our temperature outlook for the fourth of July is expected to be leaning to below normal and precipitation is above normal,” said NWS Meteorologist Joey Clevenger of Spokane. The Colfax Fire Department is also prepping for a “normal” Fo...
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...
TEKOA — Runners from across the county filled the street in town as the annual Fun Run commenced on Saturday, June 10, in celebration of Slippery Gulch. The fun run took runners down Henkle Street through downtown Tekoa on Crosby Street. Runners raced across the roadways until making it to Tekoa’s Trestle. A turnaround point was just across for those only running the 2-mile, but for those continuing on for the 5-mile run, the path continued through the Palouse to Cascades trail. According to Slippery Gulch Committee Member Mary Marsh, this yea...
TEKOA — Tekoa Booster Club hosted its annual basketball free throw contest during the festivities of Slippery Gulch on Saturday, June 15. The contest brought the community together to take shots at the downtown basketball hoops. Winners were organized by grade school, middle school, high school, adult and most consecutive free-throws made. Here are the results of the competition: Grade School Winners (2nd-5th grade) 1st Connor Sperber, 2nd Ruby Smith, 3rd Hazel Smith; Middle School Winners (6th-8th grade) 1st Violet Smith, 2nd Ryker French, 3...
TEKOA — The annual festivities for Battle Days kicked off early on Monday, June 10, with the annual children’s fishing derby. This year, 49 children cast their lines into Hangman Creek, hoping to catch a fish. The ages for those competing ranged from 0-12 years old. Here are the results: 0-3 years old, 1st Karly Johnson, 2nd Max Moore, 3rd Beau Fink; 4-6 years old, 1st Kylie Johnson, 2nd Walker Sperber, 3rd Kate Blank; 7-9 years old, 1st Luna Hay, 2nd Sydney Monroy, 3rd Ivy Sczenski; 10-12 years old, 1st Reyson Ramirez, 2nd Bridger Boyles, 3rd...
It is with beyond sadness in our hearts, that our family announces the sudden and unexpected loss of daughter and sister, 63 year old Donna Lynn King (formally Kraft) of Tekoa, Wash., on June 8, 2024. Born November 15, 1960, widow of husband Duane King. Donna is survived by her mother, Janice Kraft of Mishawaka, Ind., sisters, Debbie Bussert of Cumming, Geo., Denise Kraft of Pompano Beach Flo., Dawn Kraft of Syracuse Ind., brother, Doug Kraft of Los Angeles, Calif., and stepson Michael King of... Full story
TEKOA - The festivities of Slippery Gulch were not deterred by cold weather, rain or hail on Saturday, June 15. This year, many new records were broken. According to Slippery Gulch Committee Member Mary Marsh, the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast had the most attendees in recent years, with over 200 people in attendance. In addition, the Fun Run had the most participants in the past ten years. The Grand Parade also broke a record with 49 entries participating in the parade. "We had the most parade...
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from June 11 to June 17: June 11 8:32 a.m.- North Mill Street, Sheriff’s Office, Colfax. Agency assist WSP with a transport. 10:36 a.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 10:43 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Civil call. 10:51 a.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Other law enforcement calls. 11:28 a.m.- Endicott Road, Endicott. Harassment. 4:54 p.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Trespassing complaint. 6:04 p.m.- West Marjorie Court, St. J...
Thomas Lee Rambo passed away on June 7, 2024. Tom was born in Spokane, Wash., to Pres and Adene Rambo in 1941. He attended Tekoa Elementary and Tekoa High School, and graduated in 1960. Tom joined the Air National Guard serving for six years and enrolled in the Spokane Trade School to earn a certified welding degree. However, his true passion was always farming and restoring crawler tractors. In 1961, he married Karen Nelson and raised two boys Kelly (Bobette) and Kim (Angie), who both reside... Full story
COLFAX –- The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from June 4 to June 10 June 4 7:47 a.m.- North Howard Street, Tekoa. Trespassing complaint. 7:57 a.m.- Winona South Road, LaCrosse. Non-injury accident. 9:54 a.m.- North East Street, Albion. Fraud. 12:27 p.m.- Babbit Road, Pullman. Welfare check. 2:05 p.m.- North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 2:28 p.m.- North Main Street and East A Street, LaCrosse. Disorderly conduct. 2:44 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Communications problem. 5:30 p.m.- Wes...
PUBLIC NOTICE The City of Tekoa will hold a Tax Levy Hearing during its regular council meeting beginning at 6 P.M. on July 1, 2024, Tekoa City Hall, to consider a special levy for streets. Published June 13, 2024...
TEKOA - The countdown for the Slippery Gulch Days festival is on as locals prepare for the week of celebratory festivities. The annual celebration kicks off on Monday, June 10, as the Fishing Derby commences in Hangman Creek. Fish measuring occurs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., on Thursday, June 13, and Friday from noon to 7 p.m. Fishing measurement takes place at Memorial Park, next to the pharmacy. Also on Friday, a free throw competition welcomes all to the outdoor basketball court. The competition...
