News Briefs

Aug. 2 Primary sees increased voter turnout

COLFAX – County election officials will finish processing ballots from the Aug. 2 primary election this week.

The most recent ballot count on Monday, Aug. 15 revealed that of the 22,859 registered voters in the county, 9,596 ballots have been counted from the election. This ratio puts the county’s current voter turnout at 41.98%.

In 2021’s Aug. 3 primary election, 7,921 voters were registered in the county, and a total of 2,826 ballots were counted, making last year’s voter turnout 35.68%.

More local voter statistics can be found on the Washington Secretary of State’s website at sos.wa.gov.

Department of Commerce Funds Project

PULLMAN — The Washington State Department of Commerce will be funding a one-year, $8 million project to improve access to high-speed internet and support to rural and under-served areas of the state.

The project will be undertaken by a partnership between the Washington State University Extension and the State Broadband Office.

Together, the two organizations will provide training, support, and resources to rural areas through the program, which has been titled the Broadband Action Team Implementation and Support project.

This ‘digital equity’ initiative will be coordinated through Extension offices around the state.