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Whitman County Public Health and Board of County Commissioners have submitted a phase 3 application to Washington State Secretary of Health. Whitman County has had a total of 20 COVID-19 cases. 18 of the 20 have recovered and 2 are stable and isolating at home.

The Board of Reagents has completed a comprehensive assessment of Washington State University’s (WSU) President Kirk Schulz. Since his arrival in 2016, Schulz’s major accomplishments are: righting of the university’s finances, the realization of ambitious plans for health education in Spokane, and his public accessibility. Nearly 70 WSU staff and […]

Temporary changes might be coming to Main Street in downtown Pullman this Summer to test concepts to encourage visitors.  Pullman City Council will consider the idea during its meeting Tuesday night. The proposal is from the recently completed downtown master plan that was funded by the city.  A consultant examined […]

The Women’s Leadership Guild helped raise $25,550 in support of the Pullman Regional Hospital’s COVID-19 emergency fund. Values and Vision, a Pullman financial advising firm, matched the donation up to $10,000. Since 2015 the women’s leadership guild has donated $160,850 to Pullman Regional Hospital and other local non-profits that improve […]

Monthly plastic film collection and recycling will resume in Moscow on Saturday.  The collection on the first Saturday of the month is from 9:30 to 5:00 at the Moscow Recycling Center.  People are asked to wear masks and practice social distancing.      

Washington State University is reopening its weekly organic produce sale on Friday with safety guidelines. Customers must maintain social distance and are encouraged to wear masks.  Produce will be pre-bagged and the bathrooms and farm buildings are closed. The sale at the Eggert Family Organic Farm is on Friday’s from […]

Fishing is free this weekend in Washington.  A license is not required on Saturday and Sunday during the state’s annual free fishing weekend.  

The last free drive-in movie at the University of Idaho is Saturday night.  Mission Impossible Fallout will be shown in the Kibbie Dome parking lot at 8:00.  

This Summer’s Annual Albion 4th of July Parade has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Town officials say Washington Governor Jay Inslee’s pandemic shutdown doesn’t allow gatherings over 50 people until phase 4 reopenings.  Whitman County which includes Albion is currently in phase 2 reopenings.

A possible vote to expand the Pullman Regional Hospital taxing district outside the City of Pullman will not take place this year. The PRH Commissioners have been considering a potential ballot measure that if approved would tax property in unincorporated Whitman County outside the city.  The idea is a part […]