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The Whitman County Association of REALTORS® (WCAR) donated $3,000 to local groups to help combat food insecurity in the local communities. A $2,000 donation was made to Council on Aging & Human Services (COA Human Services), a private non-profit organization committed to enhancing lives and supporting communities with transportation and nutrition services. It is the lead agency responsible for local distribution of commodities and food ― distributing to more than 11 pantries and surrounding towns including Endicott, Teako, Oaksdale, Ro...
WHITMAN COUNTY – Six new positive tests of COVID-19 were returned last week, all from one family. A male of the household was allegedly infected out-of-county. After his test returned positive, the rest of the multi-generational family household was tested and all returned positive. Other cases were for two females under age 18, a female in the 30-40 age range and a male and female in the 60-79 range. The original case is in the 30-40 age range. The family is isolating at home. This brings the county total of positive cases to 26, 19 of w...
Whitman County was approved to Phase III by the state Secretary of Health Saturday with conditions. One condition is that an individual Phase III business sector (such as movie theaters, libraries, and museums) may reopen only after the state publishes its guidelines for the specific sector, which was expected to be done over the weekend. The business is only allowed to reopen after it can implement those guidelines. By moving into Phase III, recreation has opened up for outdoor sports or activities for up to 50 people and recreational...