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Two levies pass in primary, two at close call
COLFAX — Two of the four levies on the Aug. 6 Primary Election ballot have passed in the first night of vote counts, Aug. 6. Farmington Proposition 1, Resolution 421-24, currently has 47 votes counted, with a total of 23 yes, 48.94 % and 24 no, 51.06%, leaving it too close to call as of press time.
Sheriff's logs
COLFAX – The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls from July 23 – July 29:. 11:39 a.m.- 411 North Mill Street, Colfax. Sex offender registration. 12:14 p.m.- West 9 th Street, Rosalia City Park, Rosalia. Suspicious person. 1:08 p.m.- South Summit Avenue, Rosalia. Junk...
Three people hurt in crash near Rosalia
ROSALIA — Three people were injured in a car crash on Saturday, July 27, one mile south of Rosalia. Brad Olander, 43, of Lewiston was driving northbound on state route 195 on Saturday, when he exited to State Route 271 driving through the curve on the off ramp, striking the embankment and coming to rest in the median.
Albion woman sentenced to 18 months
COLFAX — An Albion woman was sentenced to the maximum charge of 18 months in prison for giving marijuana to minors. Catherynne Starks, 38, of Albion pled guilty in Whitman County Superior Court on Friday, July 26, to four counts of providing minors with cannabis. Starks was arrested at...
Land Transactions
COLFAX — The Whitman County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from June 25:. Audra Peringer, Oakesdale, Wash., sold 606 West McCoy Street, Oakesdale, Wash., to Alexander Baklamov, Spokane Valley, Wash., selling price $35,000, Statutory Warranty Deed. M. M. Enterprises, eInc, a Washington corporation, Colfax, Wash., sold...
3 hospitalized after crash, driver arrested for DUI
WHITMAN COUNTY, Wash. — Three people were taken to Sacred Heart Medical Center following a car crash around 3 a.m. on Saturday. Washington State Patrol (WSP) says the driver, 43-year-old Brad Olander, was arrested for DUI. The car was traveling north on State Route 195, just south of Rosalia....
Whitman County Board of Adjustment Unanimously Approves Conditional use Permit for Apparent Amazon Warehouse off Moscow-Pullman Highway
COLFAX - The Whitman County Board of Adjustment has granted a Conditional Use Permit for an apparent Amazon warehouse off the Moscow-Pullman Highway. The board unanimously approved the required CUP during a public hearing in Colfax Thursday night. The applicants are Ambrose Property Group and Kimley-Horn. Those companies build distribution warehouses for Amazon across the country. The application doesn’t mention the online retail giant.
38 Year Old Albion Woman Receives Maximum Prison Sentence For Giving Marijuana To Young Girls
A 38 year old Albion woman has received the maximum prison sentence for giving marijuana to young girls. Catherynne Starks pleaded guilty in Whitman County Superior Court on Friday morning to four counts of felony delivery of marijuana to a minor. Starks was arrested by the Sheriff’s Office in November for giving the drug to two 13 year old girls and a 16 year old girl on multiple occasions. She violated her pretrial release and was recently arrested on a warrant in Montana.
Company provides visuals of wind farms
COLFAX — The company proposing a new wind farm in Whitman County is hoping to soothe the public’s fears that the machines will be an eyesore on the Palouse. Steelhead Americas hosted public information sessions Thursday and Friday at the Whitman County Library in Colfax regarding the Harvest Hills Wind Project. The company displayed digitally rendered images that show what the windmills will look like from different vantage points on the Palouse.
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