Kinzer declares for re-election

District 2 Commissioner Dean Kinzer

Whitman County District 2 Commissioner Dean Kinzer Monday announced that he is running for re-election to his position this fall. Kinzer is currently in the fourth year of his first term and chaired the commission last year.

“I believe we are starting to make some progress on issues dealing with fiscal policy and implementation of that policy. We continue to work on many other issues in the county that need attention,” he wrote in an email Monday. “I believe we have a good team with which to make progress, and I want to continue to be a member of that team a...