Two deputies now serve part-time in Oakesdale

Two new faces are patrolling Oakesdale for crime these days. Keith Cooper and Dan Brown, Whitman County sheriffs who reside in Oakesdale, are providing a total 20 hours of police coverage in the town per week.

They started working for Oakesdale Sept.1 after town council members Aug. 18 approved signing on the deputies.

“It’s easier for Oakesdale than having to hire somebody new- where we just stepped in on the first day,” said Brown.

County deputies normally work four 10-hour shifts per week.

The two deputies’ work in Oakesdale is independent; they are not working for the county or affiliated...