No Fireworks on New Year's Eve? Here's What's Being Proposed

No Fireworks on New Year's Eve? Here's What's Being Proposed

In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Kerri Sandaine sits down with Asotin County Fire Chief Noel Hardin to discuss proposed changes to the county's fireworks ordinance that could take effect in 2027. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:20 Proposed fireworks changes in Asotin County 2:09 When will this go into effect? 2:45 Were you surprised by the feedback? 4:09 Fires on the Fourth of July 5:20 Old Asotin County fire stories 7:01 Going from a news director to fire chief 8:48 Keeping people informed through Asotin County Fire’s social media 9:22 Asotin County Fire EMS are mostly all volunteers 10:03 Asotin County Fire is always looking for volunteers 12:32 New junior/teen firefighting program 13:30 What would you tell somebody who’s thinking about being a firefighter? 14:59 Most memorable fire Noel’s ever been on

SnapShoot 2026 Photo Contest: Tips & What Judges Look For

In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Managing Editor Matt Baney sits down with Photo Editor August Frank to discuss the 2026 SnapShoot Photo Contest. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:19 Explaining the contest 1:44 Inspiration for the contest 2:16 August’s greatest addition to SnapShoot 4:50 What does August like about this contest? 6:07 Advice for the SnapShoot 8:45 Going over past winners 14:56 Categories of photos in this contest 16:10 AI images in the contest?

How the 1987 Clarkston Fireworks Explosion Photo Was Captured

In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Managing Editor Matt Baney sits down with former Lewiston Tribune photographer and current director of photography for Gannett Newspapers in Oregon, Chris Pietsch, to revisit the story behind his iconic photograph of the 1987 Clarkston fireworks explosion. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:10 Right place, right time 2:28 The photo wasn’t even the main story, originally 3:00 How Chris ended up at the fireworks show/how the photos were taken 9:06 Did anyone get hurt? How were the vehicles? 10:10 Scrambling to do a fireworks show the next night 10:42 How did you shoot the famous photo? 11:03 Picking up on things after processing the film 12:14 Have you ever run into a situation quite like this one? 15:20 Working with longtime photo editor Barry Kough 18:30 Where does this event rank in your career? 23:53 Biggest changes as a photographer in the news business

Summer of Trails | Lewiston Tribune Podcast #90

In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Managing Editor Matt Baney sits down with Outdoors Editor Eric Barker to discuss the condition of local trails, new technology helping visitors navigate public lands and what outdoor enthusiasts can expect during the upcoming "Summer of Trails." Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:10 How old are these trails? 3:15 New Forest Service app 6:33 The Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest app 9:32 Using chain saws to clear up the forests 21:50 What to expect on the Summer of Trials 24:35 A story from Barker’s past

Survivor 50 Review | Lewiston Tribune Podcast #89

In this episode of the Lewiston Tribune Podcast, Online Editor Trevan Pixley and Evan Weiderspohn break down the Survivor 50 finale, including Aubrey’s win, Jonathan’s loss and the biggest controversies surrounding the season. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 0:18 Survivor 50 Finale was too long 1:04 Problems with the live reunion 1:30 Did Aubrey need the car? 2:23 One of the best challenges in Survivor history 2:49 Tiffany had lots of win equity 3:27 Final 4 is where the finale starts to crawl (Aubrey’s winner edit) 4:28 Most spoiled season ever? 4:54 Why was Jonthan so surprised he lost? 6:22 Why Jonathan lost 8:23 Final 4 fire making spoiler ruins back half of finale 9:38 Final Tribal Council 11:00 Joe is a 1-of-1 12:51 Stephenie LaGrossa's "question" for Jonthan 14:27 Is Aubrey’s win a sign of a problem with Survivor? 17:14 The problem with perception in Jonathan’s game 18:11 The good of Survivor 50 19:08 The boot order 21:59 Second-chance players made the most out of their opportunity 22:24 Ozzy, Cirie, Coach have epic final chapters 23:41 Celebrities weren’t committed to the bit 24:28 The overall problem with advantages this season) 28:36 Was this really in the hands of the fans? 30:11 The open era, what is it? 31:24 What grade would you give this season? And who do you want to see back?