Courthouse holdouts switch to 9 a.m. start

Whitman County commissioners Monday unanimously voted to move opening time of three courthouse offices back to 9 a.m. The change means public opening time for all offices in the courthouse will be at the same time.

The county’s human resources, juvenile justice and commissioners offices will now be open one hour later.

The three offices were the only courthouse offices to continue to be open at 8 a.m. Other offices had moved back to a 9 a.m. opening to allow employees time to catch up with records and other tasks....