Port will appoint to fill Boone position

With the death of longtime Port Commissioner Dan Boone Thursday, March 2, the Port of Whitman County is now seeking a commissioner to fill the remainder of Boone’s term. The two remaining commissioners are expected to make the appointment.

Boone, 89, had served on the Port commission since 2000, and he was in the final year of his third six-year term. He also served two four-year terms as a county commissioner from 1980-1988.

At their regular monthly Port meeting the morning of Boone’s death, Port commissioners and staff made note of his passing in the minutes and observed a moment of silence....