The Washington Department of Licensing will be closed for drivers license services later this week due to an upgrade of its computer system. As a result, the department’s online system for drivers licensing will be unavailable until Tuesday, February 18th. Offices in Washington will also be affected by these closures.

Pullman Schools Superintendent Dr. Bob Maxwell’s contract extension through 2028 is scheduled for consideration by the school board this week. The board will vote on the extension during its meeting on Wednesday night. This action item is included in the board’s consent agenda.

Washington State University will name a space in its upcoming Schweitzer Engineering Hall after Glen L. Hower, an electrical engineering professor who passed away in January. Glen Hower Hall will acknowledge the professor’s 43-year career at WSU and his contributions to the university’s engineering programs. The naming is part of the university’s efforts to honor…

Three finalists have been selected for the position of dean of the University of Idaho’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The candidates will participate in open forums on campus this month. The finalists include Dr. Geoffrey Dahl, a professor at the University of Florida.

The fishing opportunities on Rock Lake in Whitman County will soon include a large trout species typically found in Northwest rivers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has introduced approximately 80,000 juvenile steelhead into the lake located Northwest of St. John. The state has planted these ocean-running fish in […]

Montana-based sculptor Gareth Curtiss is on the University of Idaho campus today for his final day of live sculpting in the ISUB rotunda. He is currently working on a clay model of the University mascot, Joe Vandal, which will serve as the blueprint for a future 9-foot-tall bronze sculpture.

Utah State University President Elizabeth Cantwell has been appointed as the new president of Washington State University. The WSU Regents approved her hire during a special meeting on campus. Cantwell has served as President at Utah State for a year and a half and will begin her role at WSU […]

Outreach programs for local veterans are scheduled to take place in Moscow and Pullman on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Spokane Mobile Vet Center will be located at The Bookie at Washington State University from 10 am to 3 pm. The center provides counseling services and connects service members with various resources and VA…

SEL Labs Health Clinic physical therapist Dr. Michael Cady has been appointed to the Pullman Regional Hospital Board of Commissioners. The appointment took place during a meeting on Wednesday night, filling the seat recently vacated by Jeff Elbracht, who resigned after 18 years on the board.

The Pullman Chamber of Commerce is hosting a presentation featuring Chris Duke from The Phoenix Conservancy at its February general membership meeting. The Phoenix Conservancy is a non-profit organization focused on the restoration of endangered ecosystems that support local communities. The meeting will take place at The Gladish in Pullman.