Four districts granted state repair funding

Fixing up the boiler, buying brand-new bleachers, and even a new roof are now possible for four school districts in Whitman County who were awarded state grants for building repairs.

Oakesdale, Palouse, Colton, and St. John all applied for the state’s small repair grant program and were awarded funds from among 120 districts. The top 47 projects were picked as the most urgent.

A total of $3 million will go to the schools for construction projects, with a cap of $100,000 per district.

“This is just really, really good news for us,” said Palouse Supt. Bev Fox. “It was really a big project that w...