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There will be several 4th of July celebrations on the Palouse Tuesday.  It all starts with America’s craziest 4th of July parade in Johnson.  The Johnson Parade gets underway at 10:00 in the small hamlet South of Pullman.  The Albion 4th of July parade starts at Noon followed by lunch […]

Two highway construction projects in Whitman County are ramping up.  The Washington Department of Transportation says crews are conducting preliminary chip seal work on State Route 272 and SR271.  Drivers will be directed through these single lane work zones with flaggers and or pilot cars.  The pre-level paving work is […]

The Washington State University professor accused of defrauded the federal government out of millions of dollars might be considering a plea deal.  42 year old tenured Associate Professor Harry Wen of Pullman had a status conference in a New York federal courtroom last week.  The online US Court docket entry […]

The 1st Annual Malden Show and Shine runs Saturday.  The event, hosted by the recently opened Malden Market, will include classic cars and tractors.  The free car show in Malden runs from 9:00 to 6:00 on Saturday.

A historical plaque has been stolen from a construction site East of Pullman.  Whitman County Public Works is replacing the Edmonson Bridge over the South Fork of the Palouse River on Sand Road.  Crews recently cut the historical plaque out of the old span.  The brass plaque commemorated the completion […]

The City of Colfax’s Fire Chief has quit after just 6 months on the job.  The Whitman County Gazette reports that Steven Thime left the job last week after taking over the department in January.  Colfax Mayor Todd Vanek noted that Thime started reforms with the city fire department that […]

The City of Moscow is asking residents to curtail water use as 2 municipal wells are offline for repairs.  City officials believe they have enough water for domestic use but they are asking residents to avoid using excess water whenever possible.  Pumps on 2 of the city’s 5 wells are […]