County sends snow plow notice

Whitman County Public Works Department has sent out its annual letter to school districts, post offices and town halls in preparation for the winter snow season. The letter notes plowing priorities, names and numbers to call for road conditions and more.

Snow plowing priority in the county is as follows: First – paved roads; second – remaining school bus and mail routes; third – other access routes. Priority two and three, listed as gravel roads, will be plowed in the event of six inches or more snow, or drifting conditions. Weekend plowing will be as needed, at the discretion of road superintendents. The county only closes roads under limited circumstances.