Pullman officials start to see COVID-19 slowdown
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 29, 2020
After spending weeks as one of the nation’s hot spots for positive COVID-19 cases, Pullman and Whitman County may finally begin to see a slowdown of viral activity, according to public health officials. The county now averages 25 positive tests per day; at the peak of the outbreak in mid- and lat...
Student leaders, state organization encourage student voter registration
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
September 29, 2020
ASWSU, Young Democrats and the Washington Student Association are encouraging student voter registration using social media and a voter engagement hub. Voting is important because it is how politicians are chosen, Young Democrats President Duncan Thomson said. There is a direct impact for residen...
Pullman Police review use of force policies
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 29, 2020
The Pullman Police Department will review its policies on use-of-force, with the police chief saying they are reconsidering the use of “chokeholds,” or vascular neck restraint, on suspects. Police Chief Gary Jenkins said the vascular neck restraint is non-lethal but can look worse than it i...
GPSA Senators approve revised legislative agenda
JENAE LAXSON, Evergreen reporter
September 29, 2020
GPSA Senators approved their revised legislative agenda for the 2020-21 school year, which includes access to affordable housing, continued access to food pantries, development of healthcare in the community and of online learning services. Senators approved the budget for the evening childcare program, ...
Whitman County’s COVID-19 total breaks 1,300 cases
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen news editor
September 28, 2020
Sixty-nine individuals have tested positive for COVID-19 since Friday, bringing Whitman County’s total to 1,309 cases. Of the new patients, 19 females and 16 males are aged 0-19 years, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. Thirty-two patients are aged 20-39 years, 11 are female and 21 are male. One female and one male also tested positive, ag...
Researchers test liquid hydrogen as potential green fuel source
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
September 28, 2020
A WSU lab is the first university lab in the country to successfully test liquid hydrogen as a green fuel source for unmanned aerial vehicles. WSU researchers collaborated with Mississippi State University and Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. to create a hydrogen-electric version of the ScanEagle dro...
County candidates debate on COVID-19 response, small business assistance
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 25, 2020
Candidates for the Whitman County Commission debated Thursday night about the county’s role in handling the pandemic, support of small businesses and developing long-term plans for rebuilding towns impacted by the Washington state fires. Incumbent Dean Kinzer and business owner Tom Handy answered each...
‘Camaraderie’ of local groups to help with recovery from recent fires in county
LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen reporter
September 25, 2020
When fires ravaged the towns of Malden and Pine City, Rosalia residents helped each other evacuate while local clubs and churches set up donation sites and shelters within hours for the survivors. “We talk of first responders, and we think those are the firefighters,” said Barbara Bothman, Rosalia ...
Whitman County confirms 28 new COVID-19 cases
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen deputy news editor
September 24, 2020
Twenty-eight individuals tested positive for COVID-19, bringing Whitman County’s total to 1,212. Of the new cases, seven males and four females are aged 0-19 years, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. Nine males and eight females are aged 20-39 years. They are stable and self-isolating. One person who previously t...
ASWSU plans to increase voter registration
BROOKLYNN HILLEMANN, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
ASWSU members spoke about their plans for increasing voter registration and communicating information about COVID-19 to students during the Senate’s Wednesday night meeting. The legislative affairs team has been working to increase voter registration through various campaigns, said Alexandra Donnici, ...
PRH receives $31,000 to increase testing capacity
HUNTER ORCUTT, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
A fundraising partnership raised over $31,000 in donations for the Pullman Regional Hospital to increase COVID-19 testing capacity. The fundraiser was part of the All In WA COVID-19 relief effort and gift-matching challenge started by Jeff Bezos. It ran for two weeks in September, said Rueben Mayes,...
Whitman County confirms four new COVID-19 cases
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen deputy news editor
September 23, 2020
Four individuals tested positive for COVID-19, raising the county’s total to 1,184. Of the new cases, one male is aged 0-19 years, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. One male and two females are aged 20-39 years. They are stable and self-isolating. Residents...
After spending weeks as one of the nation’s hot spots for positive COVID-19 cases, Pullman and Whitman County may finally begin to see a slowdown of...
