Joint commission meeting reveals more to talk about

Those present at the joint commission meeting from bottom left clockwise: Maribeth Becker, Dean Kinzer, Michael Largent, Art Swannack, Mark Storey, Kristine Meyer, Tom Kammerzell, John Love and Pete Martin.

Whitman County commissioners and Port of Whitman commissioners met Monday for a regular joint board meeting at the courthouse. The Port of Wilma road was the biggest topic of the meeting with some unexpected revelations generating need for further discussion.

The meeting began with a conference call from the Avista Foundation’s Paul Kimmel. He gave commissioners an insight into the Leadersh...