The executive director of the region’s largest 911 emergency dispatch center has abruptly resigned.  WHITCOM Executive Director Tara Murker submitted her resignation letter on Monday which was effective Tuesday. The WHITCOM Board met today and accepted the resignation and appointed Moscow Police Captain Roger Lanier as Interim WHITCOM Executive Director. […]

A coronavirus case has now been confirmed locally in Idaho in Latah County. The North Central District of Idaho Public Health reports that the patient is a in their 60’s and was not hospitalized and is recovering at home.  The case appears to be travel related. Officials will work to […]

Pullman’s Fire Chief and Police Chief want to know the location of local coronavirus patients. Fire Chief Mike Heston and Police Chief Gary Jenkins expressed their concerns to Pullman City Council Tuesday night.  The chiefs argue that they can better protect their first responders if they know when they are […]

Two new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Whitman County.  That brings the total number coronavirus cases in Whitman County to 10.  One of the new cases is a female between the age of 18 and 44 the other is a male in the same age range.  Both are stable […]

The Pullman Regional Hospital Commissioners will receive a coronavirus update during their online virtual meeting tonight.  PRH Chief Executive Officer Scott Adams will make the presentation.  It starts at 6:00.  You can watch the meeting here https://pullmanregional.zoom.us/j/9155150447?status=success  

Washington State University has instituted a hiring freeze to prepare for the expected economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.  The announcement was made in an email from the administration to the campus community. The statement says, “Effective immediately, the hiring of new faculty and staff will be limited to mission-critical […]

University of Idaho researchers have donated 33 boxes of personal protective equipment to Gritman Medical Center in Moscow. Idaho IDeA Network Biomedical Research administrators donated the equipment which was left over from an old projected paid for by the National Institutes of Health.  The project ended about 8 years ago […]

The National Agricultural Statistics Service has released its acreage estimates for this year’s harvest. Washington winter wheat acreage is expected to be down 3% this year with spring wheat acreage predicted to be up 2%.  Washington farmers appear to be high on barley this year.  The agency is expecting barley […]

The Community Action Center in Pullman has received a grant from the State of Washington for one of its affordable housing projects.  The state Department of Commerce has allocated a 185,000 dollar grant for the agency’s Davis Way-Housing For Success project.  The funds will preserve the multifamily rental units for […]