Viola woman announces her candidacy for Latah County Commissioner

January 4, 2018
A Viola woman has announced she will be running for the open Latah County Commissioner seat this Fall.  Kathie LaFortune announced her candidacy for the district 1 commissioner seat in a press release issued Wednesday night.  LaFortune works as a pediatric physical therapist.  The Democrat will be seeking the position […]

Latah County Assessor will not seek re-election this Fall

January 4, 2018
Latah County’s Assessor has announced he will not be seeking re-election this Fall.  Pat Vaughan made the announcement in a press release issued Wednesday.  The Democrat has held the post since being appointed to the job by the Latah County Commissioners in 2005.  Vaughan was elected 3 times.  His current […]

WSU Therapeutic Horseback Riding Program Suspended

January 3, 2018
Washington State University is temporarily suspending the Palouse area Therapeutic Horsemanship Program. The mission of the program, which has served the Palouse Region since 1979, is to provide recreational, therapeutic horseback riding for people with physical or emotional challenges. The suspension comes as the program is addressing several simultaneous challenges, […]

Kendrick man sent to prison for child rape

January 3, 2018
The 48 year old Kendrick man accused of raping a 14 year old girl has been sent to prison.  Eric Scott was sentenced Wednesday to between 5 and 20 years in prison in Latah County Second District Court.  Scott previously pleaded guilty to a felony child rape count back in […]

Children’s Choir Auditions on Sunday

January 3, 2018
  The Palouse Choral Society Children’s Choir invites children who love to sing and are interested in joining the choir to come to a free rehearsal and give it a try this Sunday, January 7th, from 3:50 to 5:30 p.m. Children need to be signed up in advance in advance […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest

January 3, 2018
  The Latah County Human Rights Task Force is now accepting entries for the 2018 Martin Luther King Essay contest, open to Latah County students in grades 1 through 12. The topic this year deals with welcoming new people to our community, including immigrants and refugees. Writing prompts can be […]

Letters of Interest sought for elected position vacancy in Pullman

January 3, 2018
Letters of interest will be accepted for about a month for an elected position vacancy in Pullman.  Longtime Pullman Regional Hospital Commissioner Jeanne Holstad resigned on New Year’s Eve.  The board is accepting letters of interest for the post through February 9th.  You have to be a registered voter in […]

An Elected Position in Pullman will be open soon

December 29, 2017
An elected position in Pullman will soon be open.  Longtime Pullman Regional Hospital Commissioner Jeanne Holstad is resigning.  Holstad’s resignation takes effect on Sunday.  She has served on the hospital board for 15 years.  The PRH Board will soon be seeking candidates to fill the elected post.  They will be […]

Flood Warning issued for Paradise Creek in Moscow

December 29, 2017
The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Warning for Paradise Creek in Moscow.  The creek was running just under 9 feet around 2:00 this afternoon.  Flood stage is just over 9 feet.  The forecast is calling for the rain to end around Midnight which will allow the creek to […]
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