2016 One year ago today
Convicted sex offender Steven Sitler was the subject of a special progress report from the Idaho Department of Corrections to Latah County 2nd Judicial District Court Judge John Stegner Wednesday after Sitler reported driving through a residential area and catching sight of a woman in a bikini in front of one of the homes. ... Whitman County Prosecutor Denis Tracy will not charge Washington State University's star safety, Shalom Luani, with assault, as recommended by the Pullman Police Department.
2012 Five years ago today
Potlatch Mayor Dave Brown isn't bothered by the sounds of nearby gunshots heard often around the rural community, so it was troubling for him to hear others come out against one of its sources last week. For Brown, PNW Arms is not only an ammunition maker - it's a potential source of jobs for Potlatch residents. ... The Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport Board approved a 2013 budget that includes $2.3 million worth of capital projects and a 3.6 percent increase to operating revenues and expenses on Wednesday.
2007 10 years ago today
Latah County Sheriff Wayne Rausch would like to remodel the county's dispatch center, but said it won't make any sense if the Sheriff's Department does not have a full-time receptionist. Rausch asked the Latah County commissioners Wednesday to approve funding so he can hire a receptionist. ... An architect estimated it would cost about $58.1 million to build a new high school, Pullman Superintendent Paul R. Sturm told school board members during a planning session Wednesday. That's about $2.6 million more than it would cost to renovate the existing school, built in 1972.
1992 25 years ago today
A Washington State University student was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of allegedly stealing a mountain bike worth nearly $4,000. ... A University of Idaho student was shot in the jaw Thursday with a BB or pellet, Moscow Police said Friday. The 21-year-old man was walking in the Wallace Complex about 1:10 p.m. Thursday when he was shot. He suffered a superficial wound to the jaw.
