Moscow dance academy provides flexible options for students
JENNA GEELAN, Evergreen reporter
July 13, 2020
For about 40 years, the Festival Dance and Performing Arts Association in Moscow has trained local youth the art of performing. With everything up in the air this year, the business has created alternatives so students can continue practicing. The association works in conjunction with the University of Idaho, which also...
Airport receives grant for service to Denver
ANDREA GONZALEZ, Evergreen reporter
July 6, 2020
Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport received a grant from the United States Department of Transportation that will help the airport bring service to Denver. Tony Bean, PMRA executive director, said the airline that will provide service to Denver is United or a United-affiliate carrier. The fi...
Local farmers markets still open despite COVID-19 restrictions
EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen reporter
May 31, 2020
Both the Moscow and Pullman farmers markets adapted their practices to comply with COVID-19 regulations. Despite the changes, many customers and vendors have responded positively, said Amanda Argona, Moscow community events manager. Moscow Farmers Market Local growers are selling products direc...
‘A therapist at heart’: Sojourners’ Alliance director says farewell
CHERYL AARNIO, Evergreen reporter
May 26, 2020
When Rebecca Rucker moved to Washington from California with her son, they were homeless with nowhere to go until they found Sojourners’ Alliance. There she met Steve Bonnar, who later offered her a job at the organization. Rucker now works at Sojourners’ Alliance as an intake specialist to ...
Moscow peaceful protesters call for an end to stay-at-home order
JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter
April 22, 2020
A white van with the words “CRUSH COVID” written on its windows parked outside Moscow City Hall as part of a demonstration against Idaho’s statewide stay-home order. Around 100 people gathered in front of the building for the “Liberate Moscow Peaceful Protest” around 6 p.m. on Monday. ...
Idaho earthquake sends shockwaves as far as Pullman, Albion
LUKE HUDSON, Evergreen reporter
March 31, 2020
A series of earthquakes shook the Challis National Forest and surrounding areas of Idaho about 78 miles northeast of Boise on Tuesday evening. The largest of them, which was 6.5 on the Richter scale, was the strongest quake Idaho had seen since 1983, according to the U.S. Geological Survey webs...
Winter weather may affect Friday driving conditions
SYDNEY BROWN, Evergreen reporter
March 12, 2020
A late winter storm may impact driving conditions from 11 p.m. Friday to 11 a.m. Saturday, says a weather advisory issued by the U.S. National Weather Service. Snow expected to reach up to two inches with winds as high as 35 miles per hour. According to the advisory, affected areas include Moscow,...
Women Behind Swan Family Ink share their story
ANNIKA ZEIGLER, Evergreen reporter
March 10, 2020
The exterior of Moscow’s Swan Family Ink is painted in a traditional beige. The inside is bursting with life, color and '90s grunge music. Swan Family Ink owner Telisa Swan gave her first tattoo at the age of 12 — to herself. She gave her second at 14 — again to herself. In 1993, shortl...
A proposal from the Palouse in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter for a mural in downtown Pullman received support from several city officials though no...
