August 2019

The Whitman County Commissioners will consider continuing their moratorium on new marijuana businesses during their meeting Tuesday morning.  The board in March approved a 6-month moratorium on new marijuana businesses in the unincorporated rural areas of Whitman County.  The moratorium came following backlash against a proposed marijuana farm, processing and […]

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow is alerting the public about a new phone scam.  Scammers are calling local residents claiming to be from Gritman and trying to sell medical related products or services.  They are using a “spoof” phone number which appears to be coming from Gritman.  Hospital officials in […]

The 4th Annual Return to Riverside music festival will be in Potlatch on Saturday.  The music fest commemorates the golden era of country music acts that played the old Riverside venue in Potlatch. This year’s festival features headliner Junior Brown.  The festival begins at Noon in Ponderosa Park with Deep […]

A Washington State University graduate student is collaborating with fish managers to use drones to count chinook salmon spawning nests in Eastern Washington. The Columbia Basin Bulletin reports that Daniel Auerbach will fly the drone as part of his thesis research in the school of environment.  The drone will survey […]

Washington State University’s Faculty Artist Concert Series kicks off Friday night.  The performance features Martin King on french horn.  The concert starts at 7:30 in Bryan Hall.  Tickets are 10 dollars.  Money raised benefits music scholarships at WSU.  

The Annual Vintage Threshing Bee is on Monday next to the Palouse Empire Fairgrounds West of Colfax.  A field of wheat will be harvested using horses and steam power.

All government offices will be closed Monday for the Labor Day Holiday.  There will be no mail on Monday.  Schools and universities will be closed.  Trash will not be picked up.  Pullman Transit will run a reduced bus route service while there will be no bus service in Moscow on […]

One of the most highly anticipated football seasons in Washington State University history has arrived as the Cougars host New Mexico State this weekend.  WSU, ranked 21st, will host the Aggies at 7:00 Saturday night in Martin Stadium. Weekend events start Friday with wine tasting at the Brelsford WSU Visitor […]

Anglers will be able to keep only one hatchery steelhead a day this Fall on the Lower Snake River in Washington.  The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife cut the daily limit in half with this Fall’s run expected to be below average.  B run steelhead over 28 inches must […]

Pullman’s iconic Cougar Country Drive In will not be back open in time for this weekend’s season opening WSU football home game.  The restaurant was bought be new owners this Summer after it closed last Winter.  The new owners had hoped to have Cougar Country back open by this weekend.  […]