Month: January 2022

The Port of Whitman County Commissioners are hopeful that Washington State University will reverse course and continue with a plan to repurpose the university’s steam plant building near downtown Pullman. The port received word from WSU President Kirk Schulz this month that the institution was pulling the plug on the […]

Idaho Vandal Football announced it will host its annual spring football game in the Eagle High School’s Thunder Stadium on Apr. 30. The move to the Treasure Valley comes as improvements to the Kibbie Dome will be facilitated this spring.  The Vandals could have played on the practice field without […]

A Washington State University assistant professor is studying kangaroo rats and how they build elaborate and highly durable burrows from sand that last for generations. Idil Akin suspects the rats may be mixing bacteria into the sand to make it sturdier. If that’s the case, those techniques could be used […]

Today is the last day to buy tickets for the 56th Annual Genesee Volunteer Firefighter’s Crab Feed fundraiser. This year’s crab feed will be pickup only once again because of the pandemic.  The crab feed is on February 12th.  Tickets are 35 dollars for adults and 20 dollars for kids.  […]

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the mountains of Latah County. The forecast is calling for up to 7 inches of snow in the higher elevations with wind gusts up to 40 MPH.  The advisory runs until 4:00 this afternoon.  

A ten-hour standoff in Bovill between a suicidal man and the Latah County Sheriff’s Office ended safely on Friday night. The incident began around 11:30 Friday morning when deputies went to a home on 2nd Avenue in Bovill for a welfare check.  When deputies contacted 47-year-old Bradley Winans he allegedly […]

Whitman County Library’s annual Food for Fine Drive will begin Tuesday.  The program allows library patrons to bring in cans or boxes of non-perishable food, household paper products, and toiletry items, and waive up to $10 in outstanding library fines.  Donations will be accepted at all branch locations during regular […]

The Colfax Library is hosting its annual Blind Date with a Book through the entire month of February.  To go on a blind date with a book, you’ll browse the display of wrapped books, read the hints, choose your favorite, and check out.  If you’re not sure which to pick, […]

A suicidal man in Bovill is in a standoff with Latah County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon. The incident began late Friday morning when deputies responded to a home on 2nd Avenue.  Students at Bovill Elementary School nearby have been transported to the Deary School where they will be picked up […]