Speed checks on River Road

Colfax police will be performing emphasis speed check patrols on the North Palouse River Road after receiving complaints from residents of high-speed traffic in the area.

Crews from Atlas Sand and Gravel laid oil on the road last Wednesday, Aug. 18, to suppress dust. Public Works Director Andy Rogers said high speed traffic on the freshly oiled road could create large chuckholes.

Posted speed limit for the road, which was annexed into the city in 2006, is 25 miles per hour....