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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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

  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 […]

  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 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 […]

A 25 year old Pullman man has been arrested for allegedly hitting a pedestrian with a sedan while driving drunk.  The incident occurred early Monday morning around 2:00.  Pullman Police were called to the Jack in the Box parking lot on Stadium Way.  Officers located a 53 year old man […]

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 […]

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 […]