
Fire crews responded to two wildland fires in Latah County on Tuesday. The first fire ignited around 2:00 PM on Lamb Road, south of Troy. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze at 80 acres, and evacuation orders were lifted around 5:00 PM. Crews from the Idaho Department of Lands remained on the scene to monitor…

Washington State University is set to welcome its new police chief this week. Assistant Police Chief Dawn Daniels will be officially sworn in as chief during a public ceremony scheduled for Friday afternoon at 2:00 PM in the Holland Library Atrium. Daniels has served in the campus police department since 1998.

A new leadership update has been made at Pullman High School, where a state championship swim coach is returning to lead the swim team, while a new coach has been appointed for the girls basketball team. Amy Caessens, who previously guided the swim team to the 2A Washington state girls swimming title in 2021, has…

The National Lentil Festival in Pullman is set to take place this weekend, marking its 36th edition as a two-day event. The festival had previously been affected by the City of Pullman’s downtown reconstruction project, which led to the cancellation of Friday night activities for the past two years. The city had initially scheduled the…

A self-defense class will be held on Wednesday at Washington State University. The workshop, focused on personal safety and self-defense, is organized by the WSU Kinesiology Activity Program. It is scheduled from 4:00 to 5:30 PM in the PE Building. The fee for the class is ten dollars, while parents of WSU students can attend…

Update (8/11/25 @ 4:55 pm): All evacuation orders for the Lamb Fire south of Troy have been lifted by the Latah County Sheriff’s Office. Residents are permitted to return to the area; however, fire crews will remain active in the vicinity for the next few days. It is advised that individuals in the area remain…

The Whitman County League of Women Voters is hosting its annual planning meeting potluck on Tuesday, August 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The event will take place at the Community Congregational United Church of Christ, located at 525 NE Campus Ave in Pullman. Participants will collaborate to develop plans for upcoming initiatives.

A man sustained injuries in an ATV accident in a field located north of Endicott on Friday night. The Whitman County Sheriff’s Office received notification of the crash around 8:00 PM. The individual was riding a four-wheeler alone and managed to contact emergency services following the incident in a stubble field.