Month: August 2021

Pullman Fire Investigator Tony Nuttman said Tuesday that the accidental cause of the Colfax wildfire was an improper disposal of cigarettes. In a separate press release, the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office said a man was arrested on criminal trespass charges. The man allegedly admitted that he was smoking in the […]

Whitman County Library recently announced it is continuing online reading challenges with Beanstack this fall.  The Fall Reading Challenge is for all ages and will run Wednesday through Nov. 30.  1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is another online challenge for families, also beginning Wednesday. The program encourages reading to babies, toddlers, […]

Pullman Radio will be broadcasting Potlatch High School Football games again this Fall. The Loggers open the season at home against Troy on Friday.  For the first 5 games of the season Loggers football can be heard live online here http://107.182.234.197:7807/index.html  You can find that link at https://pullmanradio.com/ under the listen tab […]

60 firefighters supported by fire engines, water tenders a bulldozer and a helicopter are fighting the Idlers Fire on Moscow Mountain today. The blaze started Monday afternoon as a structure fire on Idler’s Rest Road.  The fire destroyed a couple of structures on Monday including a home. Evacuations remain in […]

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family who lost everything on Monday in the Idlers Fire on Moscow Mountain.  Paul and Ruth Garfield care for their elderly parents and special needs family members.  The Garfields’ home and all of their belongings were destroyed in the blaze […]

The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help identifying a burglary suspect who broke into the Storage Spot North of Pullman. The man broke into several units around 2:30 in the morning on Saturday.  The suspect cut the fence at the storage units on State Route 27 near […]

Chick-fil-A and Qdoba at the University of Idaho are temporarily closed because of labor and product shortages.  Campus dining remains open at The Eatery in the Wallace Residence Center, The Market at the LLC and Stovers’ Place in the J.A. Albertson Building.  

A large wildland fire that destroyed structures and threatens dozens of homes on Moscow Mountain is still burning this morning. The Idlers Fire started Monday afternoon around 2:30 as a structure fire in Idler’s Rest Road North of Moscow on the South slope of the ridge.  High winds quickly fanned […]

Monday afternoon at 2:40 Moscow Rural Fire Department, with assistance from several surrounding agencies, responded to a wildfire near Idlers Rest Road.  As of 6:30, the fire has burned 150 acres with 0% containment.  Fire crews say they have lost two structures, including one house on West Twin Road. 20 […]

SW Skyline Drive at West Main St will be closed Tuesday between 7:00 am and 4:00 pm to accommodate replacement of the sewer main.  The short E to W section of Cedar St at Skyline will also be closed.