I visited the old St. Ignatius Hospital in Colfax during my first Halloween in the Palouse. I wasn’t sure what to expect. My friends suggested going to the hospital and I did not know much about its...

Working at Thrifty Grandmothers Shop comes with a catch: You must be a grandma. Or at least 55 years old. This unique job requirement dates back to the 1950s when a group of grandmothers banded together...

A major gas outage in the region began Wednesday after an excavator ruptured a gas pipeline. "As a result of this incident … Avista crews will likely have to disconnect gas service to impacted customers,"...

Congratulations on surviving the past two weeks of school. Everybody deserves the three-day weekend coming up, so take some time to relax. If you are not going out of town this weekend like I am, there...

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a spectacular 4th of July — I sure did. It was definitely warm when I watched the fireworks, and I am sure the heat will continue. If you enjoy the heat, I have some...

Happy almost Fourth of July! Some people, like me, will be out of town for the holiday. But if you decide to stay in Pullman for the fireworks, there is more than enough for you to do before, after and...

Happy mid-June! I just took a week-long vacation to my hometown, but I am finally back in Pullman and looking for things to do around town. Luckily, I found a few things to do this week, and I hope...

Welcome back! For those of you taking summer classes, I wish you luck as the first session starts to wrap up. For those of you taking a break from classes this summer, I hope you are enjoying your...

After being a barista for about nine years, Katie Broncheau took her talents and decided it was time for her to call her own SHOTZ. In 2015, Broncheau started working at the Daily Grind in Colfax as...

Among the quaint Main Street storefronts of downtown Colfax sits the Thrifty Grandmother’s Shop, where a group of grannies have banded together to support their community.  As a nonprofit group,...

Colfax may have limited eateries but Serfes Food comes out swinging for the fences. I have had this spot recommended to me more times than I could count so buckle in (un)faithful readers it is time to...

Note: This piece was written and shot for the Murrow Rural Reporting Plunge. For more info, please see rural.murrowbpj.com/  Approximately an hour from Pullman, a sleepy town sits quietly in the middle...