August 2020 – Page 2 – Pullman Radio

Whitman County Sheriff Promotes One Of His Sergeants To Undersheriff

August 31, 2020 Evan Ellis

Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers has appointed a new undersheriff. Longtime Sergeant Chris Chapman has been promoted to the second-highest-ranking position in the office. Chapman has been with the sheriff’s office since 1995 when he started as a reserve deputy. He attended Pullman Public Schools, graduated from Washington State University, […]

Moscow PD Says No Active Threat From Alleged Armed Robbery That Was Subject Of UI Vandal Alert

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

Moscow Police say there is no active threat from an alleged armed robbery that was the subject of a University of Idaho alert. The Vandal Alert notification system sent out a message Sunday morning about a reported armed robbery that occurred early Saturday morning on old greek row at University […]

Smoldering Fires Shuts Down Large Grain Terminal In North Whitman County

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

Smoldering fires have shut down the large McCoy Grain Terminal in North Whitman County. Whitman County Fire District 7 Volunteers out of Rosalia were called to the facility Southwest of town on State Route 271 around 3:00 on Saturday afternoon. Volunteers chased smoldering fires in the grain being handled at […]

Firefighters From Every Volunteer Department In Whitman County Called To Saturday Wildfire South Of Garfield

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

A rare call for firefighters from every Volunteer department in Whitman County went out on Saturday to help fight a large wildfire South of Garfield. Whitman County Fire District 3 Volunteers from Garfield were initially called to the fire around 3:30. Heavy smoke from the fire shutdown State Route 27 […]

Fire Burns 45 Acres North Of Moscow

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

A fire burned about 45 acres of standing grain and stubble North of Moscow on Saturday afternoon. The blaze was called in around 3:30 on Foothill Road just East of U.S. Highway 95. A combine caught fire which spread to the field. Volunteers from the Moscow Rural Fire Department, potlatch, […]

Fire Burns Hundreds Of Acres Near Genesee

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

A large fire burned hundreds of acres of field and brush East of Genesee. The fire on Jones Road was called in around 2:30 on Friday afternoon. Volunteers from Genesee, Moscow, Troy, and Deary responded along with Idaho Department of Lands Firefighters. Two helicopters and a plane made water drops […]

Fire Damages Pullman Home

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

Fire damaged a home on Pullman’s Military Hill Friday night. The fire on Darrow Street started around 8:00. All the residents were out of the home when Pullman City Firefighters Arrived. A resident used a fire extinguisher and a garden hose on the flames. Firefighters extinguished the small fire and […]

63 New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Whitman County-No Deaths

August 30, 2020 Evan Ellis

63 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Whitman County. Whitman County Public Health reported the new cases on Sunday. All the patients are stable and self-isolating. All are either 19 and under or between 20 and 39 years old. Sunday’s number of cases was the highest daily count […]

A Valuable Resource for Advertisers, Agencies, and Political Candidates

August 29, 2020 Rod Schwartz

Back in 2016, in a post entitled “Political Advertising: Radio Wins the Vote,” I documented how a local candidate used radio advertising to win a highly contested race for the Washington State House of Representatives. We’re in another election cycle, and I thought it would be a good time to […]

58 New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Whitman County-No Deaths

August 29, 2020 Evan Ellis

58 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Whitman County. Whitman County Public Health reported the new cases on Saturday. All the patients are stable and self-isolating. All of them are either 19 and under or between 20 and 39 years old. Saturday’s case number is a new high […]