Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
New road signs will soon go up at five points at the Whitman County line to note its claim as the top wheat producing county nationwide in bushels per acre.
The signs, now on order through the Whitman County Road Department, will be paid for by the Whitman County Association of Wheat Growers, a 300-member group which voted last fall to spend money from dues to put up the signs.
“We’re kind of proud of it,” said Ben Barstow of Palouse, president. “Everybody should know about it. Everybody thinks of Kansas for wheat, but bushels-per-acre, this is the place.”
The signs will be placed on posts which hold the “Entering Whitman County” signs on Highway 127 at Central Ferry, Highway 23 near Lamont, Highway 195 at Rosalia, Highway 26 at the Adams County line and at the top of the Lewiston grade.
The 48x72-inch signs were ordered in May, to be made by a commercial sign shop at an estimated cost of $2,000, not including installation.
The signs are expected to appear in mid to late July.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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