OLYMPIA –The State Fire Marshal’s Office recommends taking some time now to prepare for colder weather.  Here are a few tips to keep your heating system running safely and efficiently:

LAPWAI –  Wednesday, The Nez Perce Tribe announced the launch of the Salmon Orca Project (Project). As a result of the worsening Snake River salmon extinction crisis, the Project directly calls on President Biden's Administration to take swift and unequivocal action to support the replacement of the four Lower Snake River dams along the Snake River.

PASCO — A Seattle woman accused of forging signatures and stealing money by billing the state for appointments that never happened pleaded guilty Wednesday. Carla C. Moreno also repaid the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) $43,296 in full for overbilling the department for interpreter services in the Tri-Cities.

MOSCOW — The American Farmland Trust Farmers Market Celebration voting period closed on Sun. Sept. 19, 2021. Final standings were announced last week, recognizing leading markets based on the number and type of endorsements each received. Markets all over the U.S. participate in the celebration.

KAMIAH -- A continued shifting the overall weather pattern continues to slowly take place as the calendar enters the Fall season. Once again, the precipitation that our area received was not as widespread or heavy as forecasted, but every little bit continues to help change the course of this long and drawn-out 2021 fire season.  

EDMONDS – Line cutting is something that we all deal with in one form or another; sometimes on a regular basis.  The latter is the case at many of our Washington State Ferry Terminals and quite frankly: it is dangerous, inconsiderate, and can lead to a $139 ticket.

On September 22, 2021, at approximately 11:47 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a crash eastbound on I84 at milepost 66, east of Boise.

PULLMAN -- As fall returns to the Palouse, the Pullman Police Department reminds citizens that the City of Pullman Municipal Code requires property owners to maintain the sidewalks along with their adjoining properties.

MOSCOW  —  Artists from across the Pacific Northwest gathered last week to celebrate the opening of the Palouse Plein Air exhibition at Moscow Contemporary, Fri., Sept. 17.    

It is time to fall into Sativa Sisters! Stop by during our happy hour, 9p-11p Monday through Saturday and 8p-10p Sunday! As the weather cools down don’t forget to warm up with a delicious drink from Amsterdam Coffee Club! Happy Fall! 

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Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to allow for use of a single booster dose, to be administered at least six months after completion of the primary series in:

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LC Valley: Partly cloudy skies with lighta nd variable winds. Clear skies overnight. 77/51

Palouse Area: Some clouds in the morning with mainy sunny skies in the afternoon. Light and variable winds. Clear overnight skies with light and variable winds. 71/48

Prairie Area: Intervals of clouds and sun. Winds NNE at 5-10mph. Clear overnight skies with light and variable winds. 67/45

SEATTLE — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that LuLaRoe will pay $4.75 million to resolve Ferguson’s consumer-protection lawsuit asserting that LuLaRoe, a California-based multi-level marketing business that sells leggings and other apparel to a network of independent retailers, was operating a pyramid scheme.

Hurry in to CHS Primeland for the biggest cattle ranchers’ sale of the year! Find Hihog, Belhen, Protein lick tubs, mineral and more. Only while supplies last so you don’t want to wait. Stop in for the special pricing on the new, affordable, commercial cow pellet. You only have two chances to shop: August 28^th in Grangeville and August 30^th in Lewiston. 

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COEUR D’ALENE – Larry Junior Hillbroom, 37, of Hope, Idaho, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael M. Gonzalez, Jr. announced today. Chief Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale took Hillbroom’s plea and set the case for sentencing on February 8, 2022.