Month: February 2021

The latest data from Idaho Public Health shows that Gritman Medical Center in Moscow has administered all of its current supply of coronavirus vaccine.  Gritman has administered all 3,281 doses of the vaccine that it has received so far.  The same goes for the CHAS clinic in Moscow which has […]

16 new cases of coronavirus were reported at Washington State University on Thursday.  13 of the new cases are students.  There are 31 active cases on campus with 26 of them students.  That’s up from 21 active coronavirus cases that WSU reported on Wednesday.  This comes after two days of […]

An international flour-milling company has announced its intent to buy Pullman-based Hinrichs Trading Company. Premier flour-milling and ingredient company Ardent Mills is planning to purchase substantially all of the business operations of HTC.  HTC is a full-service pulse origination and processing company specializing in garbanzo beans. A press release from […]

30 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Latah County on Wednesday. There have been 2,544 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Latah since the start of the pandemic. 2,472 who were previously diagnosed with the virus have since recovered. There have been six COVID-related deaths in Latah County since the […]

Wednesday morning Washington State University announced its renaming the Spark Academic Innovation Hubs’ marquee lecture space to PACCAR Lecture Hall.  The change in name comes as PACCAR, a global technology company, made a donation to the school.  WSU says the PACCAR Lecture Hall’s innovative configuration and use of technology promote […]

The Annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday with events going on until Saturday.  At 2:30 pm, Thursday, Hamp’s Gala will take place and feature outstanding U of I students and faculty.  At 5, the school honors Lionel Hampton with exclusive archival footage, historical discussions, and personal stories from […]

A new coronavirus death was reported in Whitman County on Wednesday.  Whitman County Public Health reports that 44 local Washington residents have died from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. Three new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Whitman County on Wednesday.  All of the new patients are in […]

The Pullman Police Department has released its investigation into the death of a Washington State University student at his fraternity house. 19-year-old Samuel Hector Martinez of Bellevue died at the Alpha Tau Omega house during the early morning hours of November 12th 2019.  The Whitman County Coroner determined that Martinez […]

A bill sponsored by local Washington State Senator Mark Schoesler providing property tax relief for Labor Day firestorm victims is moving forward in Olympia. More than 200 buildings including over 120 homes were destroyed in Malden and Pine City in North Whitman County.  The Ritzville Republican’s bill exempts Washington residents […]