Month: May 2021

Washington State University will be selling the off-campus College Hill homes that were bought during former President V. Lane Rawlins administration. WSU bought 4 homes between 2004 and 2006 for 1.3 million dollars as part of Rawlins’ effort to try to revitalize College Hill.  The homes became student housing for […]

Seven new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Latah County from over the weekend.   There have been 2,937 confirmed cases of COVID and 10 COVID-related deaths in Latah County since the pandemic began.

Gritman Medical Center and the Moscow Fire Department announced today that they have joined the Idaho Yellow Dot Program.  It encourages motorists to share life-saving medical information on a form in their glove compartment. If you’re having a medical emergency, this gives permission to whoever comes upon you to go […]

Veterinarians at Washington State University are urging residents to call wildlife rehabilitators before intervening when coming across orphaned or injured wildlife.  Dr. Marcie Logsdon, an exotics veterinarian at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital, said it is easy to mistake a healthy baby for one that may be orphaned or injured. She […]

The Latah Historical Society is hosting a fundraiser for the preservation of the historic McConnell Mansion and local food banks.  The High Tea order will include one plate of savory and one plate of sweet bite-sized creations. All you have to do is make an order before this Saturday here.  […]

A new coronavirus death has been reported in Whitman County.  There have been 48 coronavirus deaths reported by Whitman County Public Health since the start of the pandemic. Whitman County’s coronavirus activity level remains in the moderate range dropping slightly from last week’s report.  There were 140 new confirmed cases […]

Voters in Whitman County will consider a sales tax increase this Fall to help pay for emergency communications. The county commissioners voted on Monday to place the measure on the November ballot.  If approved it would increase Whitman County’s sales tax by one tenth of 1%.  That new revenue would […]

Palouse Habitat for Humanity’s recent Beans ‘n’ Jeans annual fundraiser raised over 82,000 dollars.  This year’s event was held online.  The money will be used to help build the Hansen family home in Uniontown.

The founder and CEO of College Hill based in Pullman is stepping down. Tony Poston announced his decision in a recent blog post.  Poston made the announcement on the ten-year anniversary of starting his company that makes custom products for clients across the country.  He says life reflection during a […]

Washington State University’s administration wants to take on additional debt to help pay for a financial recovery plan for the athletics department.  The six-point plan is outlined in several reports to the WSU Regents who will be meeting virtually this week. The administration’s financial recovery plan for the department separates […]