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  • Tractor ignites fire near Shields Road

    Jana Mathia, Whitman County Gazette|Updated Oct 23, 2020

    ST. JOHN – Twelve units responded Tuesday afternoon to a tractor fire that spread to the stubble and windrow straw the tractor had been baling. St. John Fire District responded to Shields Road, near the Ballaine Road intersection, with three trucks while District 11 supplied nine; three from Colfax, three from Steptoe, two from Diamond and one from Albion. The tractor and baler it was pulling were both a complete loss according to Steptoe Fire Chief Greg Hall. The fire also c...

  • County health officer now recommending students study at home

    Jana Mathia|Updated Aug 7, 2020

    COLFAX — A spike this week in positive COVID-19 cases has prompted the Whitman County Health Department to consider recommending schools in Whitman County keep campuses shuttered. Nine new cases were announced today, Aug. 7, bringing the weekly total to 24, and 114 cases since the start of the pandemic. Whitman County Public Health Director Troy Henderson said 40% of the cases are non-Pullman residents. Henderson is urging the public to reverse the trend by wearing a mask, s...

  • Only 20, Nails enters gubernatorial race

    Jana Mathia, Whitman County Gazette|Updated Jun 16, 2020

    COLFAX – Stay home orders have prompted people to pursue a variety of activities they may not have otherwise. For Dylan Nails, 20, of Colfax, that includes running for governor. "I think the youth are really underrepresented in politics," said Nails, a 2018 Colfax High School graduate. Nails is running to show that youth have something to bring to the table of politics and to promote youth involvement in government. "I definitely want to be a voice for Eastern Washington and Washington state as a whole," he said. Nails s...