Commissioners to counter Pullman court proposal

Whitman County commissioners Monday decided to send a counter offer on locating the District Court in Pullman. Specifics of the counter offer were not defined, but discussion Monday indicated the county favored keeping the court sessions in the present city hall.

Pullman at the June 18 city council session approved a proposal to keep the court in the present city hall. They proposed to pay the county $400,000 a year for misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor filing fees in Pullman cases. The proposal would be good for two years and would require the county to pay for utilities and up to half the co...