Naught leaves planning panel

St. John-area farmer Steve Naught will not serve another term on Whitman County’s planning commission. Naught has served since June 2006, when he was appointed to fill out the remainder of Chris Crider’s four-year term. That term expired today.

Naught served as acting chair during finalization of the commercial wind turbine ordinance proposal.

Naught’s departure leaves two vacancies on the citizen panel, one from Road District 1 and one from Road District 2....