2016 One year ago today
To keep the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport's runway realignment on schedule, the airport board granted Airport Director Tony Bean the authority to petition the cities of Pullman and Moscow for condemnation, during its Wednesday meeting. ... An almost $700,000 Moscow sewer reconstruction project, which will tear up parts of Line, Home and Third streets, begins next month. Expected to start June 13, it is part of a larger project to increase the size of the city's sanitary sewer trunk line upstream of the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Les MacDonald, public works director, said.
2012 Five years ago today
Terri and Duane Brelsford recently made a gift to the Pullman Education Foundation establishing the Terri Brelsford "No Camper Left Behind" Endowed Fund. The intent of the fund is to make sure that every fifth-grade student will have the opportunity to attend the annual Fifth Grade Camp and ultimately sustain the viability of the camp in the future. ... Latah County Sheriff's deputies cited a 36-year-old Harvard, Idaho, man for indecent exposure Thursday morning after he allegedly exposed himself to a dog at a residence in Troy on state Highway 8.
2007 10 years ago today
Local gun dealers say residents aren't rushing to their shops to arm themselves in the aftermath of last weekend's deadly shooting spree in Moscow. In addition, Latah and Whitman counties report no increase in the number of requests for applications or submissions for concealed weapon permits. ... Community members, family, friends and more than 1,000 police officers from across the nation and Canada packed into the University of Idaho Kibbie Dome to honor Lee Newbill, who was shot and killed during last weekend's shooting spree outside the Latah County Courthouse.
1992 25 years ago today
An environmental researcher at Washington State University will co-lead the first phase of a National Science Foundation research project this summer in the Tri-Cities that will ultimately help scientists pinpoint more easily the various sources of trace gases in the atmosphere. ... Moscow High was one pitch away from capturing its sixth state baseball title. Instead, a wild pitch in the top half of the seventh allowed the winning run to score as Burley was able to slip by the Moscow Bears 4-3 in the A-2 State championship in Caldwell.