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The floor under the previous children’s section has been knocked out by Blews Construction workers. An expanded stairway will be put in below. With gaping holes in the floor and knocked out walls, remodeling of the Whitman County Library is well under way. The $1 million project is three weeks along. The project will add an elevator for handicap access and other changes and is expected to be finished in about five months. In the interim, library staffers have moved with some equipment across the street to the back and second floor of the U...
Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove has spent too much time on personal business at his job at WSU, according to an internal WSU audit report released Dec. 11. The audit was prompted after Palouse resident Steve McGehee complained to WSU auditors that Echanove was using his work time at WSU to attend to tasks related to his service as Palouse mayor and other public positions. As far as discipline is concerned, the auditors suggested Echanove undergo some state ethics training, as well as “personnel actions appropriate to the violations and c...
Dale Windsor holds wife eva’s hand as they prepare for a home dialysis treatment It’s three in the morning at Lamont, and Dale Windsor is holding Eva Windsor’s hand as he connects a pair of tubes from his wife’s upper arm to a machine that is emitting a series of clicks and whirrs. Dale has become a de facto nurse since the couple received a machine that allows Eva to undergo dialysis treatments in the confines of their home. The couple, who will celebrate their 49th anniversary in May, choose to do the dialysis treatment before daybrea... Full story
Whitman County parks department faces steep cuts in the looming 2010 budget overhaul facing Whitman County. Loss of part-time seasonal employee hours, no over-time for regular employees, and steep cutbacks on equipment repairs and office supplies are all factored into the budget which parks director Tim Myers has proposed to county commissioners. Myers told the park board at a Dec. 10 meeting this budget was only sustainable in the short-term, short of laying off employees. County commissioners have each put forth a proposal for the park...
After a search that covered two days and 15 square miles, search crews Monday morning found the body of Glenn Voshell, 44, Pullman, in a ravine on the Snake River breaks west of Colton. Voshell was fatally injured Saturday afternoon when he apparently lost his footing and fell into the ravine while hunting with his dog, Jake. A memorial service is scheduled for today, Thursday, at 1:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at Colton High School where Voshell was a science teacher and basketball coach. Voshell was also the founder and leader of Colton’s a...
Notice to Providers of Service to Developmentally Disabled Individuals Request for Qualifications Whitman County seeks statements of qualifications from agencies interested in providing day program services to developmentally disabled residents in Whitman County. The services are to be provided July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. Examples of services include, but are not limited to: Child Development Services (Birth through the age of two); Pre-Vocational, Group Supported Employment, and Individual Employment for adults; Community Access...
