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Articles from the September 14, 2023 edition


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  • WSU, OSU granted restraining order against PAC-12

    Jake Hull, Whitman County Gazette|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    COLFAX - Washington State University (WSU) President Kirk Schulz, also current chairman of the PAC-12 board, and WSU athletic director Pat Chun were in Colfax Monday, Sept. 11, to listen to a hearing from Whitman County Judge Gary Libey, as he granted both WSU and Oregon State University (OSU) a temporary restraining order against the PAC-12 conference. The restraining order granted will prevent the conference from meeting, or attempting to meet, until further notice. To read...

  • County fair is 'final exam' for 4-H Club members

    Marcy Stamper, Methow Valley News|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    Pigs are rumored to be quite intelligent, but did you know that they can learn to play video games by moving a joystick with their snout? That's one of the things that 11-year-old Paisley Esmiol learned when she raised a pig for the Okanogan County Fair. Paisley and her sisters, Olivia, 9, and Alice, 13, each raised a pig to show at the fair for the first time. Most kids start with chickens or rabbits, but the Esmiol sisters were ambitious, despite being new to the whole fair...

  • Grant funds available to restore historic barns, cemeteries and theaters

    Staff, The Reflector|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    Grants are available to support the rehabilitation and restoration of historic barns, cemeteries and theaters across the state because of funding from the Washington state Legislature. The legislature's approval of the 2023-25 state budget earlier this year included reauthorization of four state capital grant programs operated by the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP): the Heritage Barn Grant Program, Historic County Courthouse Grant Program, Historic...

  • Grand Coulee man takes state photo prize

    Scott Hunter, Grand Coulee Star|Updated Sep 14, 2023

    Merle Roberts, of Grand Coulee, earned a blue ribbon in photography last week at the state fair in Puyallup. Roberts named his photo, in dramatic dark gray shades of a local tree growing right out of rock, "Its A Tough Life." It took Best of Scenic for black and white photography. To read more from this article, visit: https://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2023/09/13/news/grand-coulee-man-takes-state-photo-prize/16810.html...