Month: July 2018

An apparent lack of clarification from an election 2 years ago has caused another ballot mistake by the Whitman County Auditor’s Office. Whitman County Fire District 7 in Rosalia is trying to place an EMS levy on next month’s vote by mail primary ballot. In April of 2016 voters in […]

Two University of Idaho-led research projects have won a total of $1.28 in grant funding to develop technology for rangeland management, from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services’ Conservation Innovation Grant Program.  One project called “Deploying CERT”, the Climate Engine Rangeland Tool, will use GPS tracking collars on cattle, combined […]

Large yellow butterflies, called tiger swallowtails, that are half the size of the average human hand, are proliferating in Washington State this year. The tiger swallowtail has black markings on large yellow wings. While not having the “name check” of a monarch, they are of the most colorful butterfly species. […]

Eleven young ladies from around the state will arrive in Pullman Tuesday for the annual Distinguished Young Women of Washington Program. The high school seniors will compete for thousands of dollars in scholarships during the program Saturday night. The local teens taking part are Tayma Vanek of Colfax, Emily Schultheis […]

People in Colton can use water again while the boil order remains in place. A city well went down over the weekend prompting officials to issue the boil order and call for water conservation. The pump has been fixed allowing Colton residents to water their lawn, shower, wash clothes and […]

The Moscow Chamber of Commerce has received a 91,000 dollar grant from the state.  The Idaho Travel Council recently allocated nearly 6 million dollars in tourism marketing funding to nonprofits. The money comes from the state’s lodging tax.  

An Excessive Heat Warning has been issued for the Palouse. The National Weather Service warning is from 11:00 this morning until 8:00 Tuesday night. Temperatures are predicted to run about 10 to 15 degrees above normal with highs in the upper 90’s to triple digits.