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A new roadside attraction is in place at Washtucna. Visitors can now log some time at the old town jail, see a vintage outhouse and survey a 1936 John Deere combine and accessories at the juncture of Highways 26 and 260 on the north end of Washtucna. The new fenced-in display, which has no formal name, was dedicated Friday with a ceremony led by its initiator, Bill (Cliff) Plumb. The project came together with citizens’ time and donations. Tax dollars were not involved. “I think it turned out...
New rules regarding electric car charging stations will be the topic of a public hearing before Whitman County commissioners Oct. 17. Planner Alan Thomson submitted proposed zoning amendments to commissioners Monday that outline how electric car charging stations would be allowed to be set up in Whitman County. Thomson said the changes were mandated by a 2009 law passed by the legislature which requires counties and towns zone to accommodate the infrastructure required to allow the expected proliferation of electric vehicles. “The whole o...
A new roadside attraction is in place at Washtucna. Visitors can now log some time at the old town jail, see a vintage outhouse and survey a 1936 John Deere combine and accessories at the juncture of Highways 26 and 260 on the north end of Washtucna. The new fenced-in display, which has no formal name, was dedicated Friday with a ceremony led by its initiator, Bill (Cliff) Plumb. The project came together with citizens’ time and donations. Tax dollars were not involved. “I think it turned out...
Sheriff’s Sgt. Jodie Hamilton, 49, Diamond, and two Colfax men sustained serious injuries Monday in a two-car collision just north of the Whitman County fairground. All three were taken by ambulance to Whitman Hospital. Sheriff Brett Meyers reported Wednesday Hamilton was kept overnight at the hospital to be treated for four broken ribs sustained in the crash. She was released from the hospital Tuesday evening. Richard G. Lee-Waddell, 19, Colfax, driver of one of the cars who sustained internal injuries, was later taken by MedStar helicopter t...
Notice of Hearing/Intent to Dispose of Surplus County Property NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Legislative Authority of Whitman County, Washington, will hold a public hearing on Monday, October 17, 2011, at 10:45 a.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, in the Commissioner’s Chambers, in the Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, Washington, for the purpose of declaring their intention to dispose of surplus County property, more particularly described as follows: ER&R Vehicles and Equipment: Year Type Vin # Miles/Hours 1976 JD 401-C T...
