Some impetus for improvement

The long saga of county financial accounting has taken a sad turn.

Cinnamon Brown, former financial administrator in the Whitman County auditor’s office, has been arrested in Shelton, Wash., for alledged embezzlement and fraud. The charges against her pertain to her employment with the City of Shelton where she was hired in the fall as finance administrator.

At this point, no conclusions can be drawn. She is innocent until proven guilty. In fact, Monday she pleaded innocent of the charges.

In Whitman County, the auditor’s office is conducting an investication to see if anything similar occurre...