November 2020

Everyone is welcome to attend the Festival of Trees event at The Center windows adjacent to the Colfax Library. There will be many custom Christmas trees made by various families and businesses in the local area. You can view and pick which tree you like best and cast your vote […]

The University of Idaho (U of I) is enacting its yearly evergreen protection program. The university will spray about 100 trees on campus with a natural repellent of skunk scent, fox urine, and a sticking agent to protect the trees from theft and destruction during the holiday season. The repellent […]

11 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Latah County on Monday, November 30. This brings the total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Latah County to 1612. 1048 people previously diagnosed with Coronavirus have fully recovered. Three Coronavirus-related death have been reported in Latah County since the start […]

68 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Whitman County since Thanksgiving Day. Whitman County Public Health reports that most of the new patients diagnosed during the five-day period are in the age groups 39 and younger.  Five coronavirus patients from Whitman County are in the hospital.  That’s one […]

The local Washington housing market remains strong. The University of Washington’s Center for Real Estate Research has released the state’s 3rd quarter housing numbers.  The median price of a home in Whitman County increased by about 11% from the 3rd quarter of 2019 to nearly 310,000 dollars.  Home sales in […]

Moscow City Hall will remain closed for walk-in business.  City business can only be conducted by phone, email, or appointment through the 12th. For the following services, please contact: Community Planning & Design: 208-883-7022 Public Utilities & Services – Water: 208-882-3122 Public Utilities & Services – Streets: 208-883-7097 Utility Billing: […]

Moscow Police are asking for the public’s help identifying persons of interest from a shoplifting case at Tri-State. Officers responded to a report on the 23rd of a man and a woman stealing items from the store.  Anyone with information about the individuals is asked to call Officer Jon Rosinsky […]

The positivity rate for coronavirus testing at Pullman Regional Hospital is holding steady at just over 9%.  42 tests came back positive at PRH during the two-week period ending on Tuesday.  The prior two-week reporting period ending on the 17th had a positivity rate of 9.2% with 49 positive cases.

18 new cases of Coronavirus have been confirmed in Latah County on Friday, November 27. This brings the total number of confirmed Coronavirus cases in Latah County to 1601. 1017 people previously diagnosed with Coronavirus have fully recovered. Three Coronavirus related death has been reported in Latah County since the […]

Latah County Public Health has received confirmation that two previously confirmed cases have died of complications from COVID-19. The first COVID-19 related death reported was on Wednesday, November 25, and the second was on Friday, November 27. We extend our condolences to the family and friends of this individual during […]