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Moscow
Latah Democratsplan election party
The Latah County Democrats will have an election night party beginning at 7 p.m. at the 1912 Center, located at 412 E. Third St. in Moscow. The event, which is open to the public, will offer live television and computer coverage of election night news. Admission is $5 and includes snacks and non-alcoholic drinks. A [...]
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MOSCOW
Men enter not guilty pleas to battery
Two Moscow men have pleaded not guilty to charges of battery in connection with separate incidents of unwanted touching.
Moscow Prosecuting Attorney Rod Hall said Patrick Vega, 20, and Griffin Hornsmith, 20, recently entered their pleas in Latah County Magistrate Court.
Vega is accused of touching a woman Aug. 31 in her dorm room [...]
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The candidates for Latah County prosecuting attorney both support the diversion and probation programs.
Incumbent Democrat Bill Thompson and his challenger, Republican Brian Thie, agreed such programs effectively keep people from becoming repeat offenders and provide offenders with resources for treatment and counseling.
Both also said they support the county’s first-offense diversion program. A pilot version of the program was [...]
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Kelley Racicot is tired of waiting.
The Pullman resident has her fingers crossed that her Washington ballot will show up in her mailbox. Ballots were expected to hit residences mid-month, and now she’s getting worried.
The ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday in order to be accepted.
"I’m down to just a couple of days now," she said. "I’ve been [...]
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University of Idaho sophomore Thomas Reilly chose his outfit carefully Thursday evening.
He had to wear clothes that were easy to strip off, and that he didn’t mind not seeing again. Reilly also had to pick out undergarments he wouldn’t mind showing off before he set out to run the UI’s "Nearly Naked Dash."
About 50 runners gathered in [...]
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Moscow
Visit haunted hall to benefit food bank
Members of the University of Idaho’s women’s and men’s music fraternities, Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha, will host a haunted house from 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday in Ridenbaugh Hall on campus. The first two hours will be child-friendly with a Kids’ Carnival.
Admission is at least one canned or non-perishable item for [...]
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Pullman Police
Thursday
8:59 a.m. - Halloween decorations were reported stolen from a Northwest Ventura Court residence.
10:44 a.m. - A political sticker was damaged on a trailer on Southeast Professional Mall Boulevard.
11:46 a.m. - Halloween decorations were reported stolen from a Northwest Bella Vista Drive residence.
3:10 p.m. - A vehicle prowl was reported on Northeast Providence Court.
4:37 p.m. - [...]
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The candidates running for Latah County sheriff have very different ideas about how the department’s budget should be handled.
Democratic challenger Keith Wilson said he does not approve of the way the county’s line item budget system is being run. He said the department consistently runs into the red in each of its allotted categories.
"The budgets are allocated to [...]
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Latah County
Monday deadlineto vote absentee
Latah County absentee voting is available in person in the auditor’s office at the Latah County Courthouse through 5 p.m. Monday.
To register, voters must be 18, U.S. citizens and residents of Latah County for 30 days prior to the election. For information, call the auditor’s office at (208) 883-2249, or visit www.latah.id.us. [...]
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MOSCOW
Grass fire alongnear Eid Roaddoused quickly
A controlled burn along U.S. Highway 95 near Eid Road flared up and sparked a grass fire Thursday evening.
Moscow Rural Fire Department crews extinguished the blaze in minutes. Capt. Dave Uberuaga said firefighters "aggressively put those fires out as quick as we can" before the flames get into the tall grass and the [...]