Palouse replaces council member

A new council member was sworn in to the Palouse city council at its council meeting Tuesday.

Tim Jones, an architect at WSU, accepted the position after the council met in executive session for five minutes to discuss his qualifications.

Jones was the only applicant for the council position. He told the Gazette he was encouraged by council member Connie Newman to apply.

Jones has a career-long background in architecture, largely in municipal and public buildings. Jones has been an architect for the past five years at WSU with the capital planning and development department.

The five-member co...