Neighbors voice objections to county road abandonments

After hearing objections from property owners who would be affected, Whitman County commissioners Monday decided to wait until their next official meeting, Feb. 1, before making a decision on vacating four segments of county road.

The residents spoke against the county’s plan during a public hearing Monday in the commissioners’ meeting room. In total, the road segments amount to less than two miles.

Bert Loucks of Tekoa (front right) points out his property on the Campbell road to commissioners Pat O’Neill and Greg Partch (left) and Public Works Director Mark Storey (back right) during Monday...