Per diem rates up

Whitman County commissioners approved June 3 an increase in per diem rates for county employees when traveling. The original schedule of $12 for breakfast, $15 lunch and $25 dinner is now $15 for breakfast, $20 for lunch and $25 for dinner.

“We just noticed people couldn't get breakfast or lunch for that when they had to travel outside of the county,” said Art Swannack, county commissioner....