Whitman County Sheriff's K-9 Unix passes

The sheriff's office last week announced the death of K-9 Unix May 4 at his residence. He had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer during a regular checkup the prior week. Unix was nine years old.

A German Shepherd, Unix had been serving with the sheriff's office since 2011 and over the past seven years has patrolled with Sgt. Keith Cooper. He had participated in hundreds of drug detection searches.

Sgt. Cooper and Unix were recently featured in a public demonstration for youngsters at The Center in Colfax.

Unix was cremated and his remains were turned over to Sgt. Cooper.