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• Spokane man dies in motorcycle crash

  April 22, 2012 in News, City, Region Two motorcycles crashed outside St. John 13

• Escure Ranch closes after vandals cause $5,000 in damage

  March 27, 2012 in City on Page A6 A popular U.S. Bureau of Land Management recreation area about 20 miles south of Sprague, Wash., has been closed as the agency repairs about $5,000 in damage caused by vandals. … 1

• Getting There: Funding sought for John Wayne trail

    February 27, 2012 in City on Page A1 There’s a chance the John Wayne Pioneer Trail in Whitman and Spokane counties could get $1.2 million in improvements as early as 2013. Washington State Parks is seeking a federal … 12

• Landers: Rock Lake rescue provides vital lesson

  February 23, 2012 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Two Spokane anglers at Rock Lake last week pulled in a couple of big ones they can’t get out of their minds. “We saved two lives,” David Shields said. “I …

• Adjoining districts see losses, gains in students

  January 22, 2012 in City on Page B2 For the past several years, officials of rural school districts in Whitman County have observed steady decreases in average enrollment totals, while in Pullman the numbers have grown every year. …

• In brief: Fight leads to stabbing

  December 5, 2011 in Idaho on Page A7 A Pullman man went to the hospital with stab wounds after an argument with his girlfriend early Sunday, police said. Police were called to the 22-year-old man’s home on Howard …

• Then & Now: Downtown Colfax

  August 29, 2011 in City on Page A5 Colfax, the county seat of Whitman County, was settled in the 1860s and incorporated in 1873. The town was originally called Belleville but was renamed to honor Schuyler Colfax, a …

• Avista to buy wind power from Palouse project

  June 30, 2011 in Business, City, Region Avista will buy power from the proposed Palouse Wind project in Whitman County, the company said today. 5

• Census: Dwindling small towns determined to fight extinction

  March 6, 2011 in City, Region on Page A1 LaCROSSE, Wash. – The worn sign on the road into town reads: “Welcome to LaCrosse. Home of the Tigercats. Population 415.” It was painted a long time ago. Today the … 23

• Two Whitman County deaths believed murder-suicide

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Whitman County couple in the process of separating was found dead Wednesday in what detectives believe was a murder-suicide. Wayne Arther Dale, 51, and Jennifer Dale, 42, were found …

• Insanity defense acquits driver

  May 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Whitman County judge has acquitted a Moscow, Idaho, man accused of injuring two Washington State University students in a December hit-and-run. 2

• In brief: Motorcyclist injured in Highway 41 crash

  April 6, 2009 in City on Page A6 A 61-year-old Spokane man was injured Sunday afternoon in Post Falls after being thrown from his motorcycle when it slid into the back of a car. George H. Mayo, who …

• Sheriff calls off search for toddler

  March 27, 2009 in City The Whitman County sheriff has called off the search for a missing 2-year-old boy. The search, which began Thursday afternoon around 12:30 was called off at 3 p.m. Friday. Officials … 9

• Flood advisory issued for north Whitman County

  March 16, 2009 in City, Idaho The National Weather Service this morning issued a flood advisory for northern Whitman County after rain and snow melt caused water levels to rise along creeks and streams.

• Boil order issued in Whitman County

  January 6, 2009 in City on Page A7 Residents of Albion, Wash., have been advised to boil their drinking water as a health precaution. State health officials say water pressure was lost after a Friday storm caused a …