Month: August 2021

Gritman Medical Center in Moscow is joining other Idaho hospitals to recruit area residents with medical experience to assist with their response to the pandemic.  As COVID-19 cases reach critical levels, more health care professionals are needed to help assist staff in Idaho’s medical centers and clinics.  The State of […]

The Moscow Rural Fire Department, with assistance from several surrounding agencies, are responding to the area of Idlers Rest Road for a wildfire.  Fire crews on scene say they believe they have lost two structures, one being a house.  Residents on Idlers Rest and West Twin Roads have been evacuated. […]

The City of Moscow is now re-implementing past-due utility billing. Back in April of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the city suspended late fees due to financial hardships.  In July of this year, the city council voted to resume issuing late fees and water shut-off procedures.  Utility bills are due […]

There will be a contested race for Potlatch City Council seats this Fall. Councilman David Cada filed for re-election on Monday.  Councilman Martin Anderson previously filed for re-election while Darrell Bostic is challenging for a seat.  There are 2 Potlatch City Council seats up for a vote in November. Lester […]

The fire that’s connected to the death of longtime Colfax Fire Chief Jim Krouse is believed to have been human caused. The exact cause of Saturday’s blaze on Green Hollow Road outside Colfax is still under investigation.  Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers issued a press release on Monday providing an […]

The long planned for Lawson Gardens House in Pullman is still overbudget following a redesign. Money for the project was included in the new city hall bond that Pullman voters approved in 2018.  That bond includes 700,000 dollars for the event space in Lawson Gardens on Pioneer Hill.  Additional money […]

Washington State University administrators are expecting a decline in tuition revenue during the current fiscal year. The apparent drop in enrollment is revealed in a message from WSU Vice President of Finance and Administration Stacy Pearson which was sent to faculty and staff last week.  The statement says that while […]

The 23-year-old Moscow man who pleaded guilty to statutory rape has been sentenced to 120 days in jail. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports that Austin Johnson was sentenced in Latah County Second District court on Friday.  He pleaded guilty to rape when the victim is under 16 and the perpetrator […]

A Red Flag Warning for high wildfire danger has been issued for Eastern Washington. The advisory from the National Weather Service runs from today at Noon until tonight at 9:00.  The forecast is calling for gusts up to 35 MPH with dry conditions.

The Pullman Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying a person of interest from a shoplifting case. The theft occurred at the Grocery Outlet on the evening of August 16th.  The woman may have been driving a silver VW Beetle. Anyone with information about the woman is asked to […]