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Inclement weather and bus driver shortages have affected Pullman’s public transportation routes and schedules.

Pullman Transit added a third electric bus to its fleet on Oct. 28, the newest edition since July 2021.

Pullman Transit will begin to provide free public transportation for people 18 and younger starting Saturday.

City councilors showed they felt positive toward adopting a fare policy for Pullman Transit during a public hearing held at Tuesday’s regular Pullman City Council meeting.

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In addition to adding more bus routes, Pullman Transit is looking into changing mobile apps because the current app is no longer meeting their needs. Pullman Transit first chose Syncromatics’ mobile app because it was user-friendly and riders could see bus capacity easily. Syncromatics then redid the whole entire mobile app, said Brad Rader, Pullman...

Both Pullman Transit and the Pullman School District are experiencing a shortage of bus drivers, causing more work for other drivers and dispatchers. The school district’s shortage is a product of the ongoing pandemic, said Joe Thornton, PSD director of operations. The district was able to maintain 17 drivers for 17 routes until recently but struggled...

A local agency that provides daytime care to adults has reopened its doors again in Pullman after being shut down for more than a year.

Jun 4 @ 11:35 pm – Jun 5 @ 12:35 am Inland NW Blood Center has closed its site in the Corporate Pointe Building on Bishop Boulevard. You can still donate blood on the first Friday of each month at Pullman Regional Hospital. INBC will have its Blood Mobile parked in the front of the hospital. Please sign up at www.inbcsaves.org.

Logos School student body president Ava Driskill said she’s still uncertain which of her interests she will pursue after graduating high school today, but friends and instructors agree she has the discipline and disposition to thrive no matter where life takes her. More Headlines