Month: September 2024

Volunteer firefighters saved a home and shop buildings from a wildfire during the high winds on Sunday afternoon. Whitman County Fire District 2 Volunteers from St. John and District 5 from Lamont responded to the blaze around 4:30.  The fire broke out on Gordon Hamilton Road West of town.  

Two local Idaho reservoirs are being restocked with trout next month. Idaho Fish and Game will put 6,500 catchable sized rainbows in Elk Creek Reservoir near Elk River.  Another 8,700 eleven inch trout will be stocked in Spring Valley Reservoir near Troy.

The Washington State University Student Recreation Center underwent numerous upgrades over the summer that WSU students, faculty and staff have been enjoying over the fall semester. Upgrades done to the Student Rec Center included resurfacing of the pool deck, a complete makeover of its mechanical room, and the pool and […]

Tuesday is the first day that you can legally run on studded snow tires in Idaho for the season. The Idaho studded snow tire season starts October 1st and runs through April.  Studs aren’t legal again in Washington until November.  

The 21st annual Palouse Basin Water Summit is on Tuesday in Pullman. The yearly event provides the community with an update on the region’s main ground water supply which continues to decline.  The summit is hosted by the Palouse Basin Aquifer Committee.  The group’s efforts have helped bring down the […]

There will be a candidates forum Tuesday night in Colfax for one of the local Washington State Representatives races. Republican incumbent Joe Schmick of Colfax is facing Democrat challenger Pam Kohlmeier of Spokane this fall.  Schmick and Kohlmeier will take part in the forum Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:00 in […]

The Long Hollow Fire West of Pullman is contained. Crews from around Washington contained the 4,000 acre fire in the Snake River Canyon near Almota Friday night. The blaze started by lightning on Wednesday. It burned stubble, pasture and CRP ground in Whitman County Fire District 13 out of Onecho, […]

A hoax “swatting” call forced the Palouse School to go into lockdown this morning. The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office and emergency responders were called to a home next to the school around 8:30 this morning.  An anonymous caller reported to dispatchers that they had just shot their mother and they […]

Another Pullman business is closing. The Batting Cage has announced on Facebook that their last day open will be October 11th.  The indoor batting practice facility has only been open for a little over a year.  It has been operating in the old Higginson’s Furniture store which was Finch’s Grocery […]

Monday is the last day that residents in Moscow and Pullman can water their lawns with sprinklers. Monday is the last day for the outdoor irrigation seasons in both cities.  Residents in Moscow and Pullman can only water their lawns with sprinklers during the season at specific times.