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Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker thinks county commissioners erred when they froze the salaries of seven county employees last month. Coker Oct. 27 wrote commissioners that she was “very disappointed” in their Oct. 19 decision to freeze wages for those employees. The freeze applied to seven employees, and amounted to a savings of just over $2,000 for the remainder of the year. The seven affected employees are in supervisory positions that do not qualify for union representation. In her letter, Coker noted the move does little to close the...
Friday’s latest count of mail-in ballots from the Nov. 3 general election reversed the election night outcome of three races and one funding proposition. The updated count included 10,581 ballots received by the Whitman County’s elections department. All but 140 ballots marked for canvass have been counted. The canvass board meets Nov. 23 to decide on the ballots in question. A majority of the 140 outstanding ballots are those with postmarks later than election day. Final certification of the election will be Nov. 24. Friday’s count adds 3,467... Full story
Nighthawks team pays tribute after wreck takes captain’s life Three communities gathered at the Oakesdale football field Friday night to remember Zach Smith, a Tekoa High School senior whose life was taken in a car accident during the night of Nov. 3. Zach was the student body president at Tekoa High and was co-captain of the Tekoa, Oakesdale and Rosalia Nighthawk football team. Nighthawks point to the sky in a pre-game huddle at midfield “Zach was a wonderful kid. He would have wanted his teammates to finish off the season tonight. I can...
OPEN PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE The Canvassing Board of Whitman County, pursuant to RCW 29A.60.140, will hold a public meeting at 9:00 a.m. on, November 23, 2009, in the Election Processing Center, 310 N Main St, Colfax, WA to verify the vote-by-mail ballots for the General Election, held on November 3, 2009. The Canvassing Board will meet on November 24, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. to certify the November 3, 2009 General election. The meeting of the Canvassing Board is an open meeting under the applicable provisions of Chapter 42.30 RCW, and shall be...
