The $9.2 million Whitman County Courthouse renovation in Colfax begins Monday. The project includes upgrading the 1950s elevator to make it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, upgrading...

The Pullman Regional Hospital board met Wednesday to discuss adjustments in services and testing sites caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the implementation of new technology for medical...

For 12 years, local vendors have sold their goods at the Pullman Farmers Market every Wednesday. Even through COVID-19, the market was deemed essential and was allowed to stay open.  The market organizers...

Local physicians announced the opening of a Pullman COVID-19 testing center and addressed the state of COVID-19 during a virtual press conference Tuesday morning.  The testing center, located at...

WSU students were all over the moose on the loose that came to town recently and even voted in an Instagram poll to name it Moox Borgi.  The moose was in town for about six days, said Grant Silver,...

Annie Pillers' job as Whitman County coroner has made her a better person in the long run because — despite working with unexpected deaths — she tries to maintain a positive attitude about life and...

Enrollment at WSU and productive agricultural harvests are important to a successful economy in Whitman County, but both can be difficult to predict. One issue with tracking economics is that certain...

The Palouse Conservation District is holding several events this month to get Palouse residents involved and learn about nature.  The first event, Critters in the River: A Macroinvertebrate Exploration,...

Whitman County is experiencing a COVID-19 testing shortage as factors like the Delta variant and increasing outdoor events come into play.  The issue is statewide and not specific to Whitman County,...

WSU’s School of Design and Construction is partnering with Palouse Habitat for Humanity to research energy-efficient affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity’s goal is to provide housing for low-...

The Malden and Pine City communities celebrated Labor Day on Sept. 6, marking the first anniversary of the Babb Road Fire.  “This event is two-fold: on one hand, it’s a remembrance of what...

Purchases of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 have increased rapidly since July, according to an Aug. 26 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ivermectin is a deworming agent...