August 2022

A method to convert a commonly thrown-away plastic to a resin used in 3D-printing allows for better use of plastic waste.  A team of Washington State University researchers developed a simple and efficient way to convert polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based plastic to a high-quality resin.  About 300,000 tons of […]

Hill House Memory Care will host a grand opening celebration in Moscow this Thursday from 4 pm to 6 pm. There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony, a tour of the home, introductions to community partners for elder care, and food and drinks.

The Pullman Chamber of Commerce will host Music on Main this Thursday from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Pine Street Plaza in Pullman.  The free family-friendly event will feature Down to Embers. Participants can bring blankets or chairs as seating is not provided.

The Whitman Heritage Digital Collections team will host presentations at four local branches throughout the month of September.  The team will also scan historically significant photos for visitors. Schedule an appointment to bring up to 15 photos or documents to be digitized and added to the online collection. All original […]

Volunteer Firefighters quickly put out a brush fire near downtown Palouse Wednesday afternoon. Whitman County Fire District 4 Volunteers were called to the fire near the intersection of Whitman and J Streets around 1:30.  Volunteers quickly extinguished the flames.

Volunteer Firefighters quickly extinguished a small field fire North of Pullman Wednesday morning. Whitman County Fire District 11 Volunteers out of Albion and Colfax were initially called to the blaze off Pullman-Albion Road around 11:30.  Volunteers quickly put out the flames and were helped by a farmer on a tractor […]

The Washington State Department of Transportation is paving over the ruts in a section of North Grand Avenue in Pullman today. Crews are paving the ruts in all 4 lanes of Grand just North of Whitman Street.  Traffic is reduced to two lanes with only lane staying open in each […]

There will be brief traffic restrictions on Stadium Way at the McDonald’s in North Pullman on Thursday morning. Crews will be stringing fiber over the street to the newly remodeled restaurant around 6:00.  The work should take about 5 minutes.  

A 35 year old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing a girl in Latah County. Anthony Hill was sentenced by Latah County Second District Court Judge John Judge in Moscow on Tuesday.  Hill will be eligible for parole after 5 years and was ordered […]

Environmentalists have once again caused delays in the long planned for safety improvements for U.S. Highway 95 South of Moscow which are under construction. Work to build a straighter, flatter, wider four-lane 6 mile segment of the highway over Paradise Ridge began this spring.  The environmental group Palouse Ridge Defense […]