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Category: Local News

County officials certify final election results, rejecting about 170 questionable ballots

Posted on November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Election staff brought about 317 problematic ballots before the canvassing board for review. The board rejected all 102 ballots with late postmarks. Of 175 ballots with mismatched signatures, 42 ballots were eventually rejected.

Pullman staff call for denial of zone change on port land for student housing project

Posted on November 15, 2019November 15, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Aspen Heights Partners, based in Austin, Texas, first proposed the development over the summer with plans for a 212-unit neighborhood for approximately 790 residents. Port commissioners approved selling about 25 acres of property to the developers in September, contingent on the zone change.

Pullman police flight logs show drones used for training, outreach and drug surveillance

Posted on November 7, 2019November 8, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Pullman Police Department flight logs indicate officers have deployed drones about 40 times throughout the past two years, mostly for staff training and community outreach, but officials expect to use them more frequently in the future. See a map of flight locations.

Colfax City Hall called ‘dysfunction junction’ amid allegations of lying, mismanagement

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Public email records and civil service filings reveal a culture of distrust at Colfax City Hall that has resulted in repeated accusations of lying, mismanagement, budget errors and retaliation throughout the past two years. “It’s just dysfunction junction,” one former employee said.

Voters Guide: Pullman School Board surveys address funding priorities, student safety

Posted on October 21, 2019October 21, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Three Pullman School Board candidates — Ficklin, Weed and Munch-Rotolo — offer answers on teacher retention, program needs, technology and other issues. Also find information on returning your ballot.

Voters Guide: Small town council candidates answer surveys on experience, priorities

Posted on October 11, 2019October 22, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Several Colfax, Malden, Rosalia, Tekoa and Uniontown candidates in contested races take our Voters Guide questionnaire on professional experience, local priorities and general issues. Eight candidates provided answers, which we have published unedited.

Voters Guide: Pullman City Council candidate surveys and voter registration information

Posted on October 9, 2019October 16, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Whitman County Watch will start rolling out its Fall 2019 Voters Guide today with information on Pullman City Council races. Contested and uncontested candidates completed online questionnaires on their experience, local priorities and general issues. You can also find links to voter registration resources.

L&I officials cite Pullman over lack of safety equipment, training during flood rescue

Posted on October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 by Jacob Jones

The City of Pullman will pay a $2,700 fine after Department of Labor & Industries investigators concluded fire and road crews did not have adequate safety equipment or training to conduct several water-based rescues during the April flooding event. Read the full citation here.

Pullman council candidates call for increased involvement, clear business regulations

Posted on September 26, 2019October 7, 2019 by Jacob Jones

Several Pullman City Council candidates in a public forum Wednesday night spoke in favor of increased citizen involvement, more proactive procedural transparency and easy to understand business guidelines. Listen to the entire discussion here.

No findings in latest Whitman County audit, but letter notes funding classification errors

Posted on September 24, 2019September 25, 2019 by Jacob Jones

A newly released financial report for Whitman County noted funding classification errors and missing federal policy language, but found no issues state auditors considered “significant or material.”

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