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MALDEN — The Pine Creek Community Restoration Long Term Recovery Operations (LTRO) has issued a notice of weblinks regarding their efforts to help Malden and Pine City residents impacted by the Labor Day Fire. The main link is: www.pinecreekcommunityrestoration.org. If a case manager has not contacted an affected resident, the resident is asked to send a message to disasterrecoveryHSDR10@mil.wa.gov to request a call. For short-term housing needs, contact Community Action Center of Whitman C...
COLFAX — A bid of $198,000 is in to crush 40,000 tons of rock at the Whitman County-owned Cherry Cove quarry north of Winona. County commissioners opened two bids Monday for the gravel project. Lewiston-based DeAtley Crushing Company submitted the low bid. Seubert Excavators, of Cottonwood, Idaho, bid $213,160. By law, commissioners take the lowest qualified bid. Commissioners intend to award the project March 1, after a standard review....
COLFAX — The Colfax Downtown Association has announced a restructuring, under Executive Director Whitney Bond, owner of Truly You Clothing and More. Bond said the restructuring has to do with new policies and procedures. Current officers include President Dominic Villareal from A Modern Plantsman and Vice President Mary Davidson of Dusty Attic. The organization now seeks a volunteer treasurer and volunteer secretary....
COLFAX - A Colfax city park will likely get a new name. The city council briefly discussed a request by the parks board on behalf of the McClintock family on Feb. 16. They asked to add the name Lynne to "Stan McClintock Lookout Park" on Valley View Ave. Lynne, the late Stan's wife, worked with him and their children Don, Lori and Trudy, on the city parks system. The new name would be "Stan and Lynne McClintock Lookout Park." The city council will meet again March 1....
COLFAX — Colfax Police Chief Bruce Blood warns residents to be aware of scams regarding COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Blood noted people should be wary when: • Asked to pay out of pocket for the vaccine • Asked to pay to get early access • Asked to be pay to be placed on a waiting list • Someone offers to sell vaccines or ship doses in return for payment People should not respond to ads for vaccines coming across social media platforms, over the phone, e-mail, online, or from unsolicited or unknown sources, Blood said. Do not give your pers...
ROSALIA — Samuel Owens, 45, of Rosalia, pleaded guilty Feb. 12 in Whitman County Superior Court to felony second degree attempted arson, according to a report by Pullman Radio News. Owens was accused of trying to burn down Community Baptist Church in Rosalia. He was sentenced to five months in jail by Judge Gary Libey. Owens was initially charged with first degree attempted arson. He was arrested last November by Whitman County Sheriff’s deputies after the incident at the church....
COLFAX - Lorien Smith competes in the Mrs. Washington for America pageant as Mrs. Colfax on Aug. 14 in Olympia. Smith is new volunteer EMT with the Colfax Fire Department. She attended her first in-person workshop for the pageant on Saturday in Ellensburg. A 2004 WSU graduate with degrees in sociology and women's studies, Smith is originally from Ephrata. The Mrs. America program crowns a state winner in each of the 50 states, who then advance to the national pageant in Las Vegas in March 2022....
COLFAX — The annual Snake River Canyon Half-Marathon again has the approval of county commissioners to temporarily close part of Wawawai Road to thru-traffic for its event March 6. Commissioners voted on the plan Tuesday....
PULLMAN — “On-Farm Precision Experimentation and Decision Making,” an online workshop series for farmers presented by WSU Farmers Network, is scheduled for 8-11 a.m. Monday through Thursday, Feb. 8-11, with a bonus day Feb. 23. The series is free. To register, log onto farmersnetwork.wsu.edu....
PRINCETON, Idaho — An area man was killed in a utility terrain vehicle early Saturday morning. Cody Wolverton, 23, was pronounced dead about 3 a.m. off Guernsey Cutoff Road. According to the Idaho State Patrol, he failed to navigate a curve in teh road and crash, near Hatter Creek Road. He was not wearing a helmet or seatbelt, officials said. Alcohol may have been a factor....
TEKOA — The City Council earlier this month unanimously approved raises to the town cemetery’s two employees. The wage increased from $15 to $18 per hour. The cemetery endowment will cover the difference in wages, officials said....
COLFAX — A federal suspect is being held in the Whitman County Jail. According to jail records, David Santana Sanchez, 42, was booked into the jail here on a U.S. Marshal’s Service transfer. He is being held without bail on an alleged federal violation, records show. The Marshal’s Service contracts with county jails to house and transfer inmates as needed, Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said....
COLFAX — Whitman County is seeking public input in updating its comprehensive plan for the first time since 1978. The plan idenfities county goals, priorities and polices for the next 20 years, including issues such as natural resources management, private development, public infrastructure, parks and recreation, rural community preservation, transportation and econonomic matters, officials said. The survey link may be found at https://whitmancounty.org, followed by clicking on Departments/Public Works/Planning Division/Comprehensive Plan U...
COLFAX — A Pullman man was booked into the Whitman County Jail Monday night after allegedly preventing his ex-girlfriend from returning home. Dylan Douglas MacDuff, 22, was being held without bail, as of press time. He is facing possible charges of fourth-degree assault and unlawful imprisonment-domestic violence. Court records show MacDuff is accused of pushing his his ex-girlfriend into his vehicle and attempting to prevent her from returning to her Indiana Street apartment....
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners Monday discussed allocating $10,000 toward the Pine Creek Long-Term Recovery Organization for a researcher/grant-writer/manager position. The group is in the process of seeking a state license and 501(c)(3) status. “It was definitely a dig-through and figure out what’s legal experience,” Chairman Art Swannack said. The Pine Creek Long-Term Recovery Organization would hire someone to help deliver funding for projects as rebuilding the town’s library and a food pantry....
OLYMPIA — The state Employment Security Department released its December 2020 employment report Tuesday, with the state decreasing by 9,900 jobs, for an unemployment rate of 7.1%. The Whitman County rate is 5.2%. Unemployment rates in the report at the county level are not seasonally adjusted, as the sample size is too small to make for the added analysis, officials said....
COLFAX — A local man has been arrested for allegedly damaging a laundromat. Kyler James Paine, 22, was arrested Monday night for malicious mischief on South Main Street for causing damage inside. Paine was booked into the jail on $10,000 bail, records show....
COLFAX — An area man has been arrested for possession of drugs without a prescription. Stephen Christopher Dickerson, 45, was booked into Whitman County Jail on Tuesday morning. At press time, he was being held without bail through Whitman County Superior Court, records show....
PULLMAN — A woman was booked into the Whitman County Jail on Monday for allegedly driving under the influence. Martha Imelda Vorse, 56, was held on $500 bail, records show. She was arrested following a traffic stop by police, then booked into jail in Colfax....
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners will hold an 11 a.m. Feb. 1 hearing on lifting the moratorium on new marijuana businesses. The moratorium has been in effect since March 2019. The action follows adoption of an ordinance by commissioners Dec. 28, which set various limits on the production, processing and retailing of marijuana in the county — including a ban on outdoor growing and processing, a maximum of two retail locations in unincorporated areas and a directive that a policy be written by the planning department on odor detection and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fifth Congressional District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is the only representative in Washington state to oppose last week’s impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. McMorris Rodgers, R-Spokane, backed the president against allegations of incitement of insurrection, while the rest of the state delegation supported impeachment. Her district includes Whitman County. Fourth Congressional District Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, supported impeachment, as did fellow Republican and Third Congressional District Rep. Jamie Her...
COLFAX — The Palouse Empire Fair Board will discuss the annual rodeo, financials and other topics when it meets during a 7 p.m. call-in meeting Monday, Jan. 25. Agenda updates include reports on the fair foundation, rodeo, Sheriff’s Posse, program, fair financial and operations, officials said. The next Fair Board meeting will be Feb. 22....
COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners have yet to decide whether to host a ribbon-cutting for the newly expanded moderate waste recycling building at the county landfill south of the city. The tentative date would be March 9. A decision was delayed to check what may be allowed under governor-ordered coronavirus restrictions. The more than $1 million project added an estimated 2,000 square feet to the building, paid for by the Solid Waste operations budget....
MOSCOW, Idaho — The National Weather Service reported a sharp rise in Paradise Creek late Tuesday night. The rising water hit 6.46 feet at the University of Idaho, the weather service said. The creek was expected to continue to rise in the Palouse today....
COLFAX — During a City Council meeting Monday, the mayor called on local residents to support local eateries in light of the continuing gubernatorial coronavirus-related shutdown orders. Several area business are fighting to continue to provide indoor services, despite efforts by the state Liquor and Cannabis Board and state Department of Labor and Industries to shut them down as ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee. “I would encourage everybody to support the local restaurants,” Mayor Jim Retzer said. I’m frustrated with this just as much as anybody...
