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COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 16 - April 22 April 16 11:54 a.m. - SR 27, Pullman. Vehicle blocking a field entrance. 12:06 p.m. - West Nob Street, St. John High School. DARE. 5:33 p.m. - Green Hollow Road, Colfax. Suspicious subject walking in the area. April 17 6:48 a.m. - Dry Creek Road and JW Baylor Road, Garfield. Traffic violation, truck speeding and passing in dangerous areas. 7:44 a.m. - Steptoe. Suicidal person. 8:47 a.m. - North Broadway Street, Tekoa Elementary School. DARE. 9...
OAKESDALE- Students from St. John Elementary, Endicott Middle School and Oakesdale school had the chance to release over 454 rainbow trout that they had raised in the classroom into Garfield Pond and Rock Lake. Oakesdale Science and FFA Teacher Nathan Moore brought 35 students to release the trout they raised on Thursday, April 11, into Garfield Pond. St. John Endicott Elementary Teacher Jenny Miller's third grade class followed, releasing the trout they raised in the Garfield Pond on Friday,...
INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICED IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tekoa will open sealed bid proposals and publicly read them aloud on or after 2:00 PM. on May 9th, 2024, at City Hall in Tekoa for the Willard Field Airport Runway Rehabilitation. An optional pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 AM on April 29th, 2024 at the Tekoa Airport (Willard Field). A runway closure will be in place to allow potential bidders to investigate existing site conditions. The project consists of the pulverization and reshaping of approximately 10,185 square yards of...
INVITATION FOR BIDS NOTICED IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Tekoa will open sealed bid proposals and publicly read them aloud on or after 2:00 PM. on May 9th, 2024, at City Hall in Tekoa for the Willard Field Airport Runway Rehabilitation. An optional pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 AM on April 29th, 2024 at the Tekoa Airport (Willard Field). A runway closure will be in place to allow potential bidders to investigate existing site conditions. The project consists of the pulverization and reshaping of approximately 10,185 square yards...
COLTON — The Colton Wildcats entered the week as the number eight ranked softball team for 1B rankings, and will see that number rise as they defeated the No. 4-ranked Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, 28-10 then 15-1, in a double-header. The clash was played on Friday, April 12, in Tekoa. The first game saw Colton score seven runs in the first inning, five in both the third and fourth innings, then 10 in the fifth inning to secure the 18-run victory. Colton had 24 total hits in the game compared t...
ST. JOHN - The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles track and field team had a strong showing in the district 9 1B second league meet of the season. The meet was held on Tuesday, April 9, in Pomeroy. A total of 11 teams competed, with the Eagles, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, Garfield-Palouse Vikings, and Oakesdale Nighthawks sending athletes. Results for the Eagles are as follows: Boys 100-meter- Brody Fleming, 2nd, 11.79; and Danny Hunt, 32nd, 15.08. 200-meter-Fleming, 1st, 23.74, Will Tollett,...
COLFAX— Spokane Falls Community College and Spokane Community College (SFCC) released their 2023 winter quarter honor roll, listing several Colfax locals. To make the honor roll at both schools students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Students from Colfax who made the honor roll at SFCC are Jared Hibpshman, Seth Hibpshman, Katrina Johnson, Karli Johnston, Gabriella Rabaiotti, Kenneth Sager and Matthew Ward. Students that made the SCC honor roll from Colfax are Piper Cai, Deron Duncan, Trenton Lyman, Chelsea Ratliff-Daddario a...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 9 – April 13: April 9 5:22 a.m.- Pullman Airport Road, Pullman. Non-injury accident. 7:05 a.m.- SR 27 milepost 5, Pullman. Communications problem. 12:05 p.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John. DARE. 12:27 p.m.- Odonnel road, Pullman. Domestic dispute. 2:24 p.m.- Lancaster Road, St. John. Welfare check. 4:51 p.m.- North Main Street, Colfax. Welfare check. 5:49 p.m.- Pennington Road, St. John. Domestic dispute. 9:23 p.m.- SR 195 and North Cedar Street, Colfax....
TEKOA - Jamie Ann Wilson's friends, and family gathered for a memorial on Saturday, April 13, at the Tekoa Event Center. Over a hundred gathered in the building, several having to stand, with many saying they remembered her as a light in their lives and a driven individual. Wilson was found deceased March 26, the victim of an alleged homicide. A Daughter, A Sister, A Friend Wilson was born in Salem, Oreg., on July 8, 1998, to parents Troy and Alicia Wilson, who later settled in Tekoa. The...
Jamie Ann Wilson, 25, from Tekoa, Wash., passed away Mar. 26, 2024 in Pullman, Wash. She was born July 8, 1998, in Salem Ore., to Troy Michael Wilson, and Alicia Tammarra (Tate) Wilson. Jamie died by domestic violence. Her life, although brief in years, was impactful and vibrant in the way she fulfilled each of those days. She was the youngest of four girls and was later joined by their younger brother. The family traveled around the United States and eventually settled in Tekoa, Washington....
COLFAX — Students are getting ready to promenade in 2024, with Prom hitting the Palouse from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, at the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds. The prom includes high school students from Colfax, Washtucna, LaCrosse, St. John/Endicott, Rosalia, Tekoa, Garfield-Palouse, Oakesdale and Colton. Colfax Junior Class Advisor Stacy Aune said that juniors across the county vote on what the theme for the year will be. This year’s theme is Meadows/Tangled. A “Rapunzel” and “Tangled” theme with lights and flowers. Aune said t...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from April 2 – April 8: April 2 1:30 a.m.- North B Street, Albion. Suspicious person. 9:19 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Fingerprints. 9:38 a.m.- Bauer Road, Uniontown. Burglary of two motorcycles. 11:58 a.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult Protective Services. 12:15 p.m.- North I Street, Albion. Suspicious circumstances. 2:33 p.m.- West Front Street, across in dog park, Albion. Suspicious person. 2:46 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offen...
COLFAX - Two Colfax Bulldog wrestlers took first place in their weight class at the Jason Crawford Wrestling Memorial Tournament, taking place on Saturday, March 30. For Colfax, 16 wrestlers competed, with two taking home first-place awards. At 41 pounds, Devin Hall won his opening round match for Colfax by fall in :27 against Ryder Arreguin of Wenatchee Valley Mat Cats Wrestling. Hall lost the semifinal round by major decision against Tristyn Garza of Othello Little Guy Wrestling, 9-0. After a...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves entered the week as the fifth-best softball team for the 1B division. After dominating two games against Wellpinit, that ranking holds true. The first game saw Tekoa-Rosalia emerge victorious 11-4, with the second game ending 24-0, in favor of the Timberwolves. Both games were played on Tuesday, April 9, in Colfax. The games were moved to Colfax due to the weather affecting the field in Tekoa. The first game saw the Timberwolves score two runs in the first...
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — A Tekoa man accused of trying to strangle his girlfriend has been released on bond. Brandon Calvin Camp, 19, was released from the Kootenai County Jail on $35,000 bond April 5, court records sow. He is charged with felony attempted strangulation and misdemeanors of unlawful entry, malicious injury to property, false imprisonment and battery. Records show the arrest stems from a domestic violence incident. Preliminary hearings in the case have been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. April 16 and 1:30 p.m. April 18, records show. Cam...
TEKOA - Friends and family of Jamie Ann Wilson-Spray will gather Saturday, April 13, at Tekoa Event Center to remember a young woman full of life. "In honor of Jamie, we encourage everyone to wear Converse," said a Celebration of Life posted to her social media page. Family and friends will gather at 1 p.m. at the center, 139 N. Crosby St., to remember Wilson-Spray, who grew up in Tekoa and was working on her master's degree at Washington State University. The daughter of Troy and Alicia...
PALOUSE — The first district nine 1B track meet of the 2024 season ended with the Garfield-Palouse Vikings girls taking first, and the St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse Eagles boys team taking second. The meet was held on Wednesday, March 27, in Pomeroy. The Vikings, Eagles, Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves, and Oakesdale Nighthawks all sent their boys and girls teams to compete in the meet. At the conclusion of the meet, the Vikings girls scored 124.5 team points, finishing in first place. The Nighthawk girls took second with 90.5 team points. Fourth p...
OAKESDALE — Following the first league track meet of the season, the 1B schools competed in Chattaroy for the Glenn Wolf Invite. For the Vikings, their individual results are as follows: Boys 200-meter— Liam Cook, 18th, 25.43; Ayden Bassler, 31st, 26.40; and Isaiah Hightree, 33rd, 26.59. 400-meter— Bassler, 21st, 1:01.80. 800-meter— Brendan Snekvik, 4th, 2:07.27; and Hightree, 13th, 2:17.59. 1600-meter— Snekvik, 4th, 4:41.98. 4 X 400 relay— Garfield-Palouse (Bassler, Hightree, Cook, Snekvik), 9th, 3:59.65. Shot Put— Enzo Sena, 29th, 32-3. D...
SPOKANE - Two Tekoa Timberwolves wrestlers finished in the Top 4 at the Jason Crawford Memorial Tournament on Saturday, March 30. More than 2,100 wrestlers competed in the tournament, including 13 Timberwolves. The tournament is considered as the "state" competition for Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Wrestling in the ages 9/10 division, Tyler Schmelter was fourth in the boys 114-118 weight class and Noraya Himes was fourth in girls 141-149 pounds. Schmelter opened by pinning Caleb Hayes of...
TEKOA - Young thespians received a standing ovation when the curtains closed on the Tekoa Elementary School production of Disney's "Aladdin Jr." Every seat in the Empire Theater was filled for the March 26 and 28 performances, with some standing in the shadows to watch the elementary school play, a youth rendition of Disney's classic "Aladdin." Ryker French took the lead role as Aladdin, along with Ella Arthur as Jasmine and Emma Carren as Genie. Others in the cast include Kialee Babb, Allyvia...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 26 – April 1: March 26 8:10 a.m.- Garfield Farmington Road, Garfield. Welfare check. 1:46 p.m.- West McCoy Street, Oakesdale. Public program. 2:28 p.m.- Wawawai Road, Clarkston. Agency assist. 2:38 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Other law enforcement calls. 2:56 p.m.- North Madison Street, Tekoa. Adult protective services referral. 3:35 p.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender deceased. 6:33 p.m.- East Front Street, Lamont Bank of St. John....
PULLMAN - The Whitman County Coroner's Office confirmed the identity of the woman found deceased on 600 N.W. Block of Fisk Street on Tuesday, March 26, in Pullman in a press release on Friday, March 29. Whitman County Coroner Annie Pillars confirmed Jamie Anne Wilson-Spray, 25, of Pullman was the deceased. According to the report, the investigation is ongoing, with no other information available at this time. Wilson-Spray was found in a trailer Tuesday, March 26, at Sevdy's, a trailer park at 60...
TEKOA - The Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves started their 2024 spring fast-pitch softball season on Saturday, March 23, with two home games against the Pomeroy Pirates. The games were played in Tekoa. The first game of the day saw the Timberwolves win the game 15-11 over the Pirates. Tekoa-Rosalia was out-hit in the game 16-11, but had three less errors, leading to their four-run victory. Starting pitcher Clare Wilkins pitched all seven innings for the Timberwolves. She allowed all 11 runs on 16...
COLFAX – Easter celebrations will take place this weekend throughout the county, with many opportunities for egg hunts, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more. The Albion Best Adventures 4-H Club will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Albion Community Park. The hunt is open for children ages 0-12. Donations of canned food items for the Albion Food Bank will be accepted during the hunt. In Colfax, the Friends of the Parks will host their fifth annual Easter E...
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from March 19 – 25: March 19 11:59 a.m.- West Nob Hill Street, St. John High School. DARE. 4:19 p.m.- Garfield. Suspicious person/circumstance 6:59 p.m.- North Crystal Avenue, LaCrosse. DWLS. 7:13 p.m.- Tekoa. Civil call. 10:04 p.m.- West Jackson Street, Oakesdale. Suicidal subject. March 20 12:39 p.m.- South Grand Avenue, Pullman. Warrant arrest. 7:35 a.m.- West Poplar Street, Tekoa. Welfare check. 8:50 a.m.- North Broadway Street, Tekoa. DARE. 9:30 a.m.- North...
