Palouse News

Here's a little something to whet the appetites of those anxiously awaiting election results tonight who are not otherwise engaged in get out the vote efforts .

At first, Jim Sato was unsure how to play Willy Wonka. The Pullman resident was mystified by the mysterious, eccentric behavior of the title character of Regional Theatre of the Palouse's musical production of "Willy Wonka." "I had no clue where he came from and why he acts the way he does," he said.

Two of the three contested Palouse City Council races were relatively tight following Tuesday's first round of counting, with Randy A. Zehm leading Cecil R. Floyd 148 votes to 131 votes in the Position 3 race and David Arrasmith leading Roger Marcus 140 votes to 128 votes in the Position 7 race.

The only incumbent Moscow city councilor on the ballot for three open sports is Walter Steed.

Downtown Moscow resembled a B movie horror set on Sunday evening, as more than 200 people dressed as zombies and wandered the streets.

Saturday is Baby Henry's first Halloween. Between UI Homecoming events , we'll be wrapping him up in a Yoda costume and begging for treats.

Late summer through early fall is a humbling period for hunters as we endure the bittersweet ritual of asking for permission to hunt on private land.

Chuck Hart of Western Washington University, left, talks with Kathy Bays, far right, as Kristin Nelson, kneeling, and J.B. Lange of Garfield-Palouse High School check out university programs at the college fair Thursday at the Spokane Convention Center.

Whether you like spooky pumpkins or funny ones, prefer them painted rather than carved -- they all have a chance to win at the 14th annual Pumpkin Contest at the Pasco Farmers Market on Oct.

Two of the three seats on the Port of Olympia Commission are up for election on Nov.

To participate in a survey on bringing passenger trains back to the Palouse, go to www.surveymonkey.com/ passenger_rail. Teams of students from Washington State and Eastern Washington universities are asking for the public's help in their efforts to visualize what renewed rail service on the Palouse might look like some day.

The Palouse River drains a timbered, mountainous area in north-central Idaho, with elevations as high as 5,000 feet above sea level.

"The Court finds that counsel's conduct was willful and not merely negligent. It demonstrates bad faith on her part.

In celebration of the University of Washington's Homecoming weekend, and the football game against Oregon, Gov.

Aaron Flansburg hopes this Saturday's concert at Thai Ginger will bring out people's ghoulish sides.

Winter seems to have arrived early on the Palouse. And while I have no doubt we'll see a few more gorgeous days before snow really starts falling, I'm getting prepared.

Pictures of banners from last year can be found on there website http://www.colfaxarts.com/ Jaclyn Nicholson The Daily Evergreen Colfax Arts Council is presenting its third annual banner competition, H'Art of the Palouse, which brings art created by local painters to Colfax's Main Street.

The Palouse now has one more venue to hear live music. The BellTower, once home to the Pullman Baptist Church on 125 SE Spring St.

There are still more questions than solutions, but water experts on the Palouse are feeling better about what they know about the region's water supply.

Obama is doing a wonderful Jimmy Carter impersonation. Keep up the good work so we can get a conservative in office next time and get back to putting our country back on a path back to our founding and not like the country we left to get here.