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Pullman, Washington Patch AM: a 5 min read

Greetings Pullman! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Pullman’s new STR exemption change Airbnb rules on your block?
  • Driving US195 next week? Here’s when delays will hit hardest.
  • How WSU’s paid bovine externship is reshaping future large-animal vets

Also on today's calendar: Ceramic Class – Saturday Sessions and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 72 and low of 41 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 76, low: 45.
  • Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pullman City Council Voices Unanimous Support For Easing New Regulations On Short Term Rentals-Exemption For Owner Occupied Small Rentals To Be Considered Next Week (pullmanradio.com) — Pullman City Council members now unanimously back exempting small, owner-occupied short‑term rentals with two or fewer bedrooms from the city’s newer STR regulations, aligning with Washington state law. After complaints from local hosts, the Planning Commission crafted the exemption, which council will formally vote on next week, despite opposition from the city’s Community Development Director over safety and enforcement concerns.
   

2. US195 Traffic Delays Near Pullman Running Later Into The Morning To 9:00 Through Next Week (dailyfly.com) — Expect longer morning delays on U.S. 195 just north of Pullman, as nighttime repaving will now keep one-way, flagger-controlled traffic in place until 9 a.m. through Friday, June 19. Crews are grinding and repaving the same stretch each night, causing delays up to 15 minutes, with work starting at 6 p.m. and the overall project expected to last about a month.
   

3. WSU Program Gives Veterinary Students Hands-On Experience in Livestock Medicine (dailyfly.com) — Washington State University in Pullman is running a six-week paid summer externship that places vet students with dairy and feedlot operations across the Northwest, tackling a shortage of food-animal veterinarians. Students get housing, real-world bovine practice, and growing responsibility over the session, making it easier to pursue large-animal careers without heavy financial strain.
   

4. WSU Hall of Fame member Jack Fanning passes away at age 89 (spokesman.com) — Pullman readers are mourning WSU Athletics Hall of Famer Jack Fanning, one of the Cougars’ standout wide receivers of the 1950s, who died last week in Spokane at age 89. A former multi-sport star who set school records in football and pole vault, Fanning will be remembered at a June 24 service at Heritage Funeral and Cremation in Spokane.
   

5. Combining Citizen Science and AI to Better Understand Agriculture (usda.gov) — A Pullman-based USDA researcher and colleagues helped develop an AI system called FLORIST that analyzes citizen scientists’ photos of switchgrass to study how the plant adapts across climates. Their work shows how everyday contributors and formal experiments can combine to reveal flowering patterns that traditional garden trials alone might miss, and they plan to expand the approach beyond perennial grasses.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday June 16
  • Summer Reading Kickoff - Albion
    Albion Branch Library Albion Library
    • Wednesday June 17
  • Pullman Public Schools Board Work Session
    Pullman Chamber of Commerce Pullman Public Schools District Office 240 SE Dexter Street Pullman, WA 99163
    4:30 pm
    • Friday June 19
  • Closed - all 14 library locations
    Albion Branch Library Albion Library and Colfax Library and Colton Library and Endico
    • Saturday June 20
  • WSU Dairy Cattle Field Day →
    Knott Dairy Center
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Palouse EDJE is hosting a Juneteenth celebration at the High Street Plaza (Main street) in Pullman, WA on Friday, June 19th, 5pm-7pm!
    Free food, drum circle, pottery wheel, DJ & entertainment! (Nextdoor Sunnyside Hill)
  • This black cat has been hanging around our house on Earthtone Ct for at least a couple weeks.
    Very skittish - probably doesn't help that my cats are in attack mode! Hopefully someone recognizes it? (Nextdoor The Meadows)
  • Les Schwab Tire Centers posted a job opening for Tire Technician - Pullman #317 in Pullman. Apply here.
  • Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Customer Service Specialist in Pullman. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pullman here.

Ok Pullman! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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