County health officer now recommending students study at home
COLFAX — A spike this week in positive COVID-19 cases has prompted the Whitman County Health Department to consider recommending schools in Whitman County keep campuses... — Updated 8/7/2020
Medical Lake students will study from home this fall
MEDICAL LAKE — Local students will be starting the school year mostly online learning model, School District Superintendent Tim Ames announced today, Aug. 7. The decision followed state and regional health recommendations for... — Updated 8/7/2020
Harrington schools may cut sports, staff
HARRINGTON – In a July 29 budget meeting, School Board members faced the reality of their budget projections for the next four years. The district that serves just over 100 students in one building was considering a shortfall... — Updated 8/7/2020
WSU students bringing coronavirus to county
PULLMAN — Returning university students are bringing the coronavirus with them. Whitman County has 105 total positive COVID-19 tests, with eight cases added Aug. 6. That brings... — Updated 8/7/2020
Republicans narrow gap slightly in bid to unseat Gov. Inslee
OLYMPIA - After counting of almost 500,000 late-arriving ballots, Republican candidates have cut into incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee's lead in the Aug. 4 primarily. As of 6:15 p.m.... — Updated 8/7/2020
Adams County Land Transactions & Building Permits
July 15 Marvin J. Klinker, Marge B. Klinker and Steven R. Brown and Christina L. Brown, Fairfield, Montana, to Adams County Farm, LLC, Raleigh, North Carolina – tax parcel 2100491790100, no situs address per assessor’s... — Updated 8/6/2020
Adams County Court House Opens
John McCloy of Phoenix Protective Services check's Eric Biersner's temperature before allowing him inside Adams County Courthouse, Thursday, July... — Updated 8/7/2020
Teenager injured in DUI
ADAMS COUNTY – A 19-year-old was taken to Sacred Heart hospital when the vehicle she was riding in rolled over shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. Cloe D. Dunham was a passenger in Terri E. Pierce’s vehicle traveling east on... — Updated 8/6/2020
Revitalize Ritzville Project
Students from Washington State University's Rural Communities Design Initiative presented conceptual designs for "revitalizing Ritzville" in a Zoom meeting July 22, including this... — Updated 8/6/2020
Campaign funds expose likely trends
SUNNYSIDE – If campaign finance paints a true picture of the outcome of an election, the Congressional District No. 4 incumbent will win the Aug. 4 primary in a landslide. A check of the Federal Election Commission reports... — Updated 8/6/2020
Big Sky pushes conference season to fall
OGDEN, Utah — A conference football season in which Big Sky powers Montana, Montana State and Weber State were slated to visit Eastern Washington University's newly-turfed Roos... — Updated 8/7/2020
WIAA adds fourth sports season
RENTON – Last week, the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association created a fourth sports season to accommodate concerns over close contact high school fall sports like football and wrestling. This week, it moved all... — Updated 8/6/2020
Long, strange trip
It seems forever ago when the state basketball tournament played out in Spokane. Sure, we were aware of the C-19, but felt pretty good since there were a couple of guys... — Updated 8/6/2020
Alaska Airlines positions for a comeback
It is no secret that airlines were clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. What started as a promising year quickly went south. The COVID-19 outbreak has all but shut down travel. Today, airlines operate at a fraction of capacity.... — Updated 8/6/2020
Initiative aims to limit Governor's power
Gov. Jay Inslee may order quarantines and business shutdowns, but he cannot enforce them. In agreeing with that argument — presented by attorneys for the governor — U.S. District Court Judge Benjamin Settle ruled last Friday... — Updated 8/6/2020
Briefs
Claassen on Dean’s List Lauren Ashley Claassen of LaCrosse was named to the Dean’s Academic Honor List at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, for the spring 2020 semester. Claassen is enrolled in the School of Education at... — Updated 8/6/2020
Thayne Fowles
Thayne C Fowles, March 11, 1936 - July 29, 2020 Thayne passed away peacefully in his sleep on July 29, 2020 after a battle with cancer. Thayne was born on March 11, 1936 in Hooper,... — Updated 8/6/2020
Gerry Schoesler
Gerry Schoesler left us peacefully on July 30 in Spokane, WA to return to his heavenly Father. Gerry was born March 4, 1936 near Harrington, WA. He moved with his parents Elmer and... — Updated 8/6/2020
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