Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
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Following the failure of a $7.1 million construction bond last week, the Oakesdale School District will now decide how to proceed. The votes in support declined from the previous, more extensive proposal in February. The last official full count from Whitman County Elections on April 22 – with an estimated 25 ballots left to count – showed 206 votes in favor and 215 against. Farmington’s precincts again returned a definite no to the proposal. In rural Farmington 37 voters sent a ballot for a...
A question has been raised in Farmington regarding proceeds from the 2013 Farmington Harvest Festival held last September. Resident Max Mohan brought up the matter at the city council meeting April 21. He asked Mayor James Woomack to question the group’s mission statement since no donation has been made to the city from the event. Woomack explained that the Harvest Festival is separate from the city and suggested he bring up his concerns with its committee members. In 2012, the first Farmington...
Claiming she was misled in a meeting last week with county commissioners, Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker canceled a planned followup meeting this week with county commissioners to submit a plan to resolve budget issues. Coker sent an email last Wednesday, April 23, one day after she met with commissioners in a long and intense session about the decision by Standard & Poors to withdraw their rating on county bonds. The S & P move cited lack of county financial information which stemmed from the failure of the county auditor to submit the... Full story
Washington Department of Transportation crews repaired the traffic light at the corner of Main and Wall streets in Colfax. A pickup hit the light pole and crashed into the Colfax Computer Services building on the corner a few weeks ago....
