October 2020

The Moscow Gritman Medical Center’s Pink Tea and Pink Cocktail Events will be held virtually this year due to covid. The events will be streamed virtually at 2 pm on October 20th. Pink Tea and Pink Cocktail are a Palouse tradition honoring the courage and strength of our friends and […]

19 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed in Latah County on October 19th. This brings the total number of Coronavirus cases in Latah County to 800 since the pandemic began. 382 people previously diagnosed with Coronavirus have fully recovered. No one has died from coronavirus in Latah County.

The Moscow School District has had a total of 6 coronavirus cases this Fall.  One of those cases involved extracurricular activity.  Moscow Schools Superintendent Dr. Greg Bailey reports that there has been no additional spread of coronavirus in the classroom.  Moscow Schools are conducting class with a mix of in-person […]

The spread of coronavirus at the University of Idaho continues to decline. The UI tested nearly 2,800 students, faculty and staff last week.  The campus positivity rate was about 1.5% with 43 tests coming back positive. The cumulative positivity rate for coronavirus testing at the UI this Fall since mid-August […]

Whitman County’s housing market appears to be holding steady despite the pandemic. The Whitman County Association of Realtors has released home sale numbers for September. 36 homes were sold compared to 37 during September of 2019. The average price for a home sold in Whitman County last month was about […]

Republican Washington gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp will be hosting a “Victory Protest” event in the Pullman area Tuesday night. The free event will include speakers, live music and food. The Whitman County GOP says the event will include social distance guidelines. The Culp “Victory Protest” is from 6:30 to 8:30 […]

The Kamiaken Street bridge over the South Fork of the Palouse River near downtown Pullman will be closed briefly Tuesday morning. The bridge will be closed for about 15 minutes starting at 9:00 for inspection activities.

68 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County over the weekend and on Monday. Whitman County Public Health reports that most of the new patients are over the age of 40 including nine that are over 80 years old. There is one coronavirus patient from Whitman County in […]

Washington State Auditors have found that nearly 1,500 dollars in scholarship money for the Palouse Empire Fair under previous management was misappropriated. State auditors have determined that 1,350 dollars in fair royalty scholarship money was misappropriated in May of 2017. Investigators don’t know if there was additional misappropriation of money […]

The DMV office in Moscow on South Almon Street is changing its operating hours due to new system glitches and issues. For the week of October 19 – 23, 9 am – 4:30 pm. They want to thank you for your patience during the implementation of their new system.