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Cutting has begun

Early grain harvest returns in lower elevations are showing less-than-average yields because of a lack of moisture this spring.

"Yields aren't doing too good," Tammany-area farmer Robert Thiessan said. He starting cutting his winter wheat late last week and resumed Monday.

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Wednesday July 23, 2008

• Cutting has begun
  Early grain harvest returns in lower elevations are showing less-than-average yields because of a lack of moisture this spring. "Yields aren't doing too good," Tammany-area...
• Doctor describes toddler's injuries
  An emergency room doctor initially suspected shaken-baby syndrome and trauma to the head during an examination of Kyler D. Martin. "My initial impression of this...
• Vending dispute roils airport board
  A showdown is brewing between the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport Advisory Commission and one of its members. The dispute stems from a recently proposed...
• Students eye redesign of Spalding visitor center
  SPALDING - To Eugene Heavy Runner, a museum is more than just a building full of artifacts. "Our people take it personally, and they really...
• Water rates hearing could focus on shopping center
  MOSCOW - The Hawkins Companies shopping center proposal could get another public airing Aug. 4 when a hearing will likely be conducted here on proposed...
• Asotin County PUD puts sewer issue on the ballot
  The Asotin County Public Utility District is running a proposition on the November ballot seeking authority from its customers to get into the sewer business....
• Residents convince planners to deny rezoning request
  The Nez Perce County Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously denied a recommendation for a zoning change application for 16 acres of land 20 miles east...
• Happenings 7/23
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: Talk in Colfax will focus on ghost towns Explore eastern Washington's ghost towns during a...
• Records
  Of Tuesday, July 22, 2008 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Shawna McGregor and Gary Whitaker, both of Lewiston, a daughter, Kourtney Raylynn Whitaker,...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on... July 23, 1988 As a result of financial losses, the Lewiston Elks Temple on Country Club Drive is...
• Lamb withdraws from race for seat on Asotin County Commission
  Ronald C. Lamb of Asotin has withdrawn from the race for Asotin County commissioner in District 2. "Because of some family issues that are...
• Briefly
  Chief Joseph Days rodeo begins today JOSEPH, Ore. - The 63rd annual Chief Joseph Days started Tuesday with a Bucking Horse Stampede down Main Street...

Tuesday July 22, 2008

• Testimony begins in murder trial
  Who caused injuries to Kyler D. Martin, and when they were caused, remained a dispute between attorneys as a trial opened Monday for the man...
• Wolf opponent feels validated by federal ruling
  When a federal judge ordered wolves back under the protection of the Endangered Species Act on Friday, advocates rejoiced. But perhaps no one was...
• Moose eludes authorities
  Idaho Fish and Game officials believe a cow moose that roamed around Lewiston on Sunday has left the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley for friendlier confines. Jay...
• Nez Perce Forest chief leaving for Montana post
  GRANGEVILLE - After three years as head of the Nez Perce National Forest, Supervisor Jane Cottrell told Idaho County commissioners Monday she is leaving to...
• Asotin commissioners OK controversial subdivision
  ASOTIN - A controversial subdivision in the Clarkston Heights was given preliminary approval Monday by the Asotin County commissioners, but a road won't be punched...
• Stegner will remain as Leonard trial judge
  MOSCOW - Second District Judge John R. Stegner will still preside over the James Leonard second-degree murder case after he denied a defense motion to...
• Lewiston OKs purchase of new buses
  The Lewiston City Council approved a $20,000 expenditure during a work session Monday, moving another step closer to a city-owned public transit system. Together with...
• Official eyeing 6-year EMS levy
  ASOTIN - Asotin County officials are leaning toward running a six-year emergency medical services levy on the November ballot. The commissioners said Monday they are...
• Clarkston P&Z OKs Two Rivers development site plan
  The Clarkston Planning Commission on Monday signed off on a revised site plan for the Two Rivers townhomes development, proposed for construction east of Costco...
• NPC panel gives green light to wind turbines
  After much deliberation Monday, the Nez Perce County Commission passed a zoning ordinance amendment that provides for the use of wind turbines in the county's...
• Kellis charged with child rape in Asotin County
  ASOTIN - Timothy A. Kellis, a former Clarkston assistant band director and scoutmaster, has been charged with second-degree rape of a child in Asotin County....
• Happenings
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: Asotin County Librarywill screen 'Arranged' The Asotin County Library will continue its occasional Festival of...
• Records
  Of Monday, July 21, 2008 Marriage Licenses Nez Perce County Jamie Lee Chapman and Andrew Joseph George, both of Clarkston. Karla Marie Johnson and James...
• Correction
  Bud Herr worked for Channel Lumber Co. in Craigmont and retired from there. The location of the company was incorrectly listed in Sunday's Lewiston Tribune...
• Clarification
  Augustine R. (Gus) Fuchs and Lois Danielson were married Jan. 18, 2003, in Clarkston. That information was omitted from his 90th birthday story in Sunday's...
• Candidates address controversial topics at forum
  Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives seat from Washington's District 5 fielded questions about abortion, gun rights and other controversies this weekend, during a...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on... July 22, 1988 ATLANTA - Michael Dukakis launched his drive for the White House on Thursday, accepting nomination...

Monday July 21, 2008

• Kendrick hillside awash with fish
  KENDRICK - The driver of a semi-tractor trailer loaded with frozen seafood survived Sunday after failing to negotiate a sharp corner near the bottom...
• Beauty inspires teen's giving
  MOSCOW - Surrounded by the flower garden that surrounds her family's Moscow home, Janelle Meier says she wants to help another family attain the same...
• Will there be judgment for all the bugs I've killed?
  Do you suppose, when we all get to heaven, that the flies and mosquitoes we have killed over the years will also be there? This...
• Canine officer sets sights on being top dog
  ASOTIN - Deputy Rob Breland and his dog Winston are getting ready for the Olympics, but they won't have to go to China to compete....
• WSU student's body found in Snake River
  CENTRAL FERRY, Wash. - The body of Washington State University student Jordan Cheyenne Bloom, 23, was recovered from the Snake River Sunday afternoon about 17...
• Roll-over crash results in death of Lewiston teen
  Tyler W. Broneske, 18, of Lewiston, died Saturday from injuries in a one car roll-over accident near Nisqually John Landing in Whitman County, authorities reported...
• Records
  Of Sunday, July 20, 2008 Births St. Joseph Medical Center Shanna and Anthony Bruun, of Lewiston, a daughter, Morgan Joy Bruun, born Saturday. Carolann Daniel...
• In the Schools
  Clarkston boardholds budget hearing A budget hearing with public input is planned for 6 p.m. today by the Clarkston School Board. The meeting will take...
• At the Library
  Story time at 4 p.m. Tuesday, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday at the Lewiston City Library will have an ants theme. Stories, finger plays, songs...
• Happenings 7/21
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: Watercolors displayedat Moscow gallery The Idaho Watercolor Society's 2008 Traveling Show will be displayed from...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 21, 1988 ATLANTA - The Democratic Party on Wednesday night nominated Michael Stanley Dukakis for president...

Sunday July 20, 2008

• Eating profits
  A year ago White Bird rancher Donnie Heckman and his two sons shipped a load of Angus cattle to a natural beef market in Minnesota...
• Market for low-end horses takes a hit
  The high price of hay has cut the market for older, lower-quality horses to almost nothing. Clay Bickford, owner of Lewiston Livestock Market Inc., said...
• Teachers go to the front of the class
  TROY - Do the math. A total of 248 years of life, divided by three, plus 83 combined years of teaching experience, equals 100 years...
• Lewiston church has gift for the community
  Lewiston's First Church of the Nazarene has started groundwork on a community park set to open next summer. Sunrise Community Park was an answer generated...
• Fake-check scam falls through
  A letter mailed to a Clarkston woman notifying her of lottery winnings, along with a realistic-looking first check for nearly $5,000, are likely part of...
• NEW PRESS: Power of the press
  The arrival of the MAN Roland Uniset 75 offset newspaper press at TPC Holdings signals the computerization of a process that until now relied largely...
• NEW PRESS: From the desk of A.L. (Butch) Alford Jr.
  Four weeks after the first printing on the new MAN Roland Uniset 75 newspaper press, the 190 employees of the Lewiston Tribune and Moscow-Pullman Daily...
• NEW PRESS: From the ground up
  Installing a new press doesn't happen overnight. In the case of TPC Holdings, it took close to two years. First, the land for the new...
• NEW PRESS: From reporter to paper carrier, news passes through many hands
  The making of a newspaper is a constantly changing craft that takes many steps before readers get to see what's new in their world. What...
• NEW PRESS: Building a better product
  MOSCOW - These are trying times for the newspaper industry in the struggling economy, but a new printing press in Lewiston could mark a new...
• NEW PRESS: Moscow-Pullman Daily News While name has changed, mission remains the same
  The Moscow-Pullman Daily News has had several different names over the years. But, regardless of what it's been called, the newspaper has continuously published on...
• NEW PRESS boasts hands-off system
  MOSCOW - At one point, workers kept a close eye and a wrench at the ready for every step of the printing press process. With...
• NEW PRESS: Ink in his veins
  As a young man in Topeka, Kan., Junior Stockwell was fascinated with big newspaper presses. "I went down and watched one run, and I knew...
• NEW PRESS: 'Hot off the press' was no cliche
  Tom Ellis used to begin his day at the Lewiston Tribune tossing lead plates from the previous day into a large kettle, where they were...
• NEW PRESS: Lewiston Tribune, looking back
  In the Lewiston Tribune's nearly 116 years, the newspaper's homes, production methods, leaders and ownership have changed from era to era. Following is a digest...
• Today's Happenings 7/20
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: 'Forever Plaid' onstage at Hartung The Idaho Repertory Theatre will present the stage production of...
• Records
  Of Saturday, July 19, 2008 Births St. Joseph Medical Center Jamie and Josh Steiner of Orofino, a daughter, Halee Elizabeth Steiner, born Thursday....
• Quotes of the Week
  SUNDAY "That has always been the question. How much water do we have?" - Bill French of the Palouse Water Conservation Network, framing the debate...
• Car collides with two police vehicles
  A Clarkston man was arrested early Saturday morning after his car allegedly collided with two Lewiston Police Department vehicles displaying flashing lights on Eighth Street...
• This Week's Meetings
  Asotin County Commission Time: 9 a.m. Monday Place: Courthouse annex building, Asotin Agenda: l 9:15 a.m. - Roger Ferris, executive secretary of Washington Fire Commissioner...

Saturday July 19, 2008

• Ruling halts hunt for wolves
  A federal judge in Montana has ruled that gray wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming be returned to federal protection under the Endangered Species Act....
• Dogs join search for fisherman
  SPALDING - Their snouts placed close to the Clearwater River, nine dogs resumed the two-month-old search for a missing Potlatch fisherman Friday. Of various breeds,...
• Primary votes remain in flux
  Voters in Washington and Idaho are facing fundamental changes in the way their primary elections are conducted. The changes - one in place and one...
• Gentlemen, start your mowers
  POTLATCH - Converting a docile riding lawn mower into a hot rod racing machine is a simple matter of pulley power. So said Shawn Lynas,...
• Jury is seated in murder trial of Stacey Grove
  Opening arguments will begin as scheduled Monday in the case against a Lewiston man accused in the death of a 23-month-old boy. Stacey L....
• Happenings 7/19
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: 'Twelfth Night' plays under the stars Idaho Repertory Theatre presents "Twelfth Night" at 7:30 TONIGHT...
• Records
  Of Friday, July 18, 2008 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Amy Lookabill and Garry Johnson, both of Lewiston, a daughter, Zanthia Roenna Rudell...
• Briefly
  Lewiston class of 1979 planning reunion The Lewiston High School class of 1979 will have a 30th reunion meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Those...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on... July 19, 1968 Two 72-foot steel towers were erected yesterday for the Lewiston Grain Growers, just south of...
• Corrections
  Ken Krahn, a retired educator, told the governor and members of the Idaho Transportation Department Thursday that the state should tax studded snow tires to...
• Dry conditions prompt fire restrictions in region
  Dry conditions around the region have led officials to restrict or ban the use of fires in some locales. The Asotin County fire marshal has...

Friday July 18, 2008

• Potlatch board approves spin-off
  Potlatch Corp.'s board of directors unanimously approved a plan Thursday to spin most of its manufacturing business into a new company. The new company...
• Lankford back in prison for life
  GRANGEVILLE - Second District Judge John H. Bradbury's decision on the fate of convicted killer Mark Henry Lankford: Two consecutive life sentences without the possibility...
• State looks to residents for funding suggestions
  Higher fees and taxes, better planning and "taxing the crap out of studded snow tires" were some of the suggestions local residents offered Thursday to...
• She has something to say about ways to cut back
  People featured in this column have been selected randomly from the telephone book. COLFAX - After staring out the windows in grade school, eking...
• Ire brews over storm water fees
  A small turnout of community members objected to a proposed storm water utility fee at a public hearing Thursday. Of the five residents in attendance...
• Northern Idaho Shriners pull out their birthday fezzes
  Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter was at the Calam Shriners' Masonic lodge Thursday to sign a proclamation honoring its 600 members across northern Idaho for...
• Hawkins goes ahead with well drilling
  MOSCOW - Crews with a well-drilling rig continued to work Thursday just over the border into Whitman County on Hawkins Companies property where a 714,000-square-foot...
• Happenings 7/18
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: Music plays at East City Park in Moscow tonight Musicians Will Hoge, Zack O'Connor and...
• Records
  Of Thursday, July 17, 2008 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Melissa Heuett and Brandon Cleveland, both of Lewiston, a daughter, Peyton Lea Cleveland,...
• Weekend roundup
  Parking it in the shade this weekend may be a good idea, and with most regional events taking place at city parks, it may be...
• Search for man believed drowned resumes today
  LOWER GRANITE DAM - The search for 23-year-old Jordan Bloom will resume today. Garfield County Sheriff Larry Bowles said in a news release Thursday that...
• Bake sale benefits family of man who died of cancer
  WEIPPE - A bake sale to benefit the family of Michael G. Griffin, who died Thursday of cancer, will be from 10 a.m. to 4:30...
• Fire burns Orchards shop; no one injured
  Flames ripped through a pole building Thursday morning, blocking traffic and causing significant damage to a Lewiston Orchards shop. No one was injured, according to...
• Tribe closes down fireworks season
  Citing dry conditions and an expansive grass fire that threatened tribal businesses and the Clearwater River Casino last week, the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 18, 1968 PULLMAN - Two shifts a day are at work moving 700,000 cubic yards of...

Thursday July 17, 2008

• Retrial sparks memories
  In the last letter Judy Lehto received from her older sister, Cheryl Bravence excitedly told of her recent hire as a teacher. "She had...
• Initiative supports 'death with dignity'
  During the late 1970s, before the role of physicians in end-of-life care was subject to much debate, cardiologist Tom Preston had a patient with congestive...
• Nez Perce, state reach deal on lottery sales
  More than a decade after sales were suspended, a new agreement could once again allow Idaho State Lottery tickets to be sold on the Nez...
• Unexpected twists and turns are the spice of life
  Pardon me, but I'm a flaming liberal. I certainly didn't intend for this to happen. Believe me, had I known such a creature lurked within,...
• Jurors called for murder trial
  It may take up to three days to seat a jury in the trial of Stacey L. (Stace) Grove. Nearly 100 jurors were called to...
• Hit-and-run suspect waives hearing
  A Clarkston man accused in a hit-and-run accident that killed an 8-year-old Lewiston girl is set to enter a plea to criminal charges next week....
• Group wants unfettered access to public lands
  Lynn Jackson of Clarkston is haunted by gates blocking motorized access to public land in the Blue Mountains. He tells a story of driving...
• Asotin County stays the course with Valley Transit
  Officials said Wednesday public bus service in Asotin County won't change, even if Lewiston pulls the plug on Valley Transit. Lewiston city officials have been...
• Whitman County still has bookkeeping problems
  Whitman County hasn't issued a timely financial statement since 2003, and getting its books back in order is going to be a "systemwide challenge," according...
• Lewiston city manager will stay, for now
  Lewiston City Manager John C. (Jay) Krauss will not be taking a similar job in Janesville, Wis. Krauss was one of five finalists for that...
• Happenings 7/17
  A quick look at what's going on in our region: UI shows movie on Tower lawn The movie "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" will be...
• Records
  Of Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Births St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Brandy and Patrick Dempsey of Clarkston, a daughter, Preslee Lynnae Dempsey, born Monday....
• Swim lessons start Monday at Orchards Pool
  The Lewiston Parks and Recreation Department will offer its third session of swimming lessons beginning Monday. The lessons will take place at the Orchards Pool...
• Governor presents grant to Lewiston Library
  Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter will present the Lewiston Library with a Read to Me Mini-grant Award at 3 p.m. today. The governor will be at...
• Lower Granite drowning victim ID'd
  LOWER GRANITE DAM - The identity of the 23-year-old drowning victim has been released. Jordan Cheyenne Bloom of Bremerton, Wash., was identified as missing after...
• On this date
  Stories published in the Lewiston Tribune on ... July 17, 1968 Garfield County Prosecuting Attorney Patrick McCabe announced his candidacy for superior court judge in...