Aase to join sheriff’s staff

Bryson Aase, a member of the Colfax Police Department for five years, has resigned to join the Whitman County Sheriff’s department. Aase’s resignation leaves the Colfax department with two vacancies, but Chief Bill Hickman told the city council he will expand the hiring process, which has been underway since the resignation of Robert Wride, to hire two new members of the department. Wride resigned to join the city crew.

Hickman told the city council he hopes to advance a nomination list for hiring late this week....