New commercial drop-off rule: Transfer station repairs underway following fire

Recovery and repair continues at the Whitman County Waste Transfer Station after an early morning fire Aug. 3 took the three-year-old garbage transfer building out of commission.

A Belfor of Spokane cleaning crew is on hand this week to scrub smoke residue off metal and pull down damaged insulation to be replaced in half of the building.

Last week, Greg’s Electric of Colfax took out damaged lights and disconnected electrical wiring before new steel panels are put in. A representative from Crain Equipment of Eugene, Ore., was set to arrive Wednesday to inspect the crane which is inside the tran...