Courthouse: Elected officials begin to announce campaigns

Sheriff Brett Myers was first, and several of Whitman County’s elected officials followed suit this week in announcing their intentions to seek another four years in their respective offices.

Myers Monday announced his campaign for a third term as the county’s top law enforcement official. Myers, a former deputy, unseated Steve Tompson as Sheriff in the 2002 election and was unopposed in his 2006 re-election bid.

Coroner Pete Martin, the longest tenured elected official will run for the post for the eighth time this summer. He was appointed to the position in 1981 and won his first election in...