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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Handy wins County Commissioner 2 seat

Handy wins County Commissioner 2 seat

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor November 19, 2020

Tom Handy won the position for Whitman County Commissioner 2 with 50.64 percent of the votes. Incumbent candidate Dean Kinzer received 48.85 percent of the votes, according to the Whitman County general...

Students should get tested before leaving Pullman for the holidays, WSU officials say.

WSU asks students to stay home after Thanksgiving break

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor November 19, 2020

WSU officials encouraged students who leave for Thanksgiving break not to return to Pullman to prevent the spread in a COVID-19 Town Hall 5 p.m. Wednesday. Students should plan to be home for two months...

Students living on campus, athletes and employees will have to be tested upon arrival in Pullman.

WSU to test students arriving on campus, increase housing next semester

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter November 19, 2020

WSU officials discussed plans for spring semester COVID-19 testing, housing availability, spring classes and COVID-19 research at a town hall Nov. 18. Spring semester The university will implement...

Kim Layne has used her Miss Idaho USA title to work with causes she is passionate about, such as her involvement in giving veterinary treatment to homeless individuals’ pets.

Miss USA runner-up ‘knows who she is from the inside out’

LOREN NEGRON, Evergreen editor-in-chief November 19, 2020

This article has been updated to reflect that Kim Layne is the first delegate from Pageants Northwest to place runner-up and that there are many unknowns surrounding her father's health. A WSU veterinary...

As of Monday, the National Guard has administered 3,226 COVID-19 tests for students, faculty members and staff.

National Guard to stay longer

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief November 19, 2020

The National Guard will stay in Pullman to help with COVID-19 testing one month longer than expected, until Dec. 17. The extended date will increase testing capacity for WSU and enable students to...

Whitman County confirms 19 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 19 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

Nineteen individuals tested positive for COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total number of cases to 2,095. Of the new cases, five females and three males are aged 0-19 years, according to a...

Councilmember Eileen Macoll said she wants to emphasize economic growth and helping small businesses.

Councilmembers raise property taxes by 1 percent

SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

Pullman City councilmembers unanimously passed an ordinance that will raise property taxes by 1 percent and bring in around $67,000 more for the city than last year’s property taxes, during Tuesday night’s...

Fifteen former Pullman Public Schools students transferred to the Colfax or Colton school districts to attend in-person learning.

School district faces long-term effects after losing students

MATT HOLM, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

The loss of students Pullman Public Schools is experiencing will have a long-term effect on the district.  Fifteen students transferred out of the district the day after the school board voted to delay...

Overnight parking is restricted from 2-9 a.m. on some streets on College Hill.

Pullman Police Department restricts overnight parking on College Hill

MATT HOLM, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

Overnight parking on College Hill will be restricted between 2-9 a.m. over fall and winter breaks. Pullman maintenance and operations crews will conduct cleaning, road maintenance, snow and ice removal,...

Mike Trevisan, dean of WSU’s College of Education, said he plans to coordinate a meeting with school counselors from different countries to create school-based counseling programs.

College dean volunteers with group that promotes school-based counseling

TRINITY WILLSEY, Evergreen reporter November 18, 2020

The dean for WSU’s College of Education was nominated for a chair-elect position in which he will volunteer with a group that promotes school-based counseling. Mike Trevisan, dean of WSU’s College...

The idea for the Winter Trunk Market came from the Halloween trunk-or-treat approach that occurred because of the pandemic.

Pullman Farmers Market offers first trunk market

ABBY DAVIS, Evergreen copy chief November 17, 2020

Palouse-area residents can purchase products from vendors out of their car trunks at the first-ever Pullman Winter Trunk Market. Typically, the Pullman Winter Market is held inside the Brelsford WSU...

Whitman County confirms 57 new COVID-19 cases

Whitman County confirms 57 new COVID-19 cases

CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter November 16, 2020

Fifty-seven individuals tested positive for COVID-19, which brings Whitman County’s total number of cases to 2,067. Of the new cases, six females and five males are aged 0-19 years, according to a...

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