Judge Libey "wins" pig smooch

Superior Court Judge Gary Libey was the "winner" of this year's Kiss the Pig contest which was announced at noon Sept 7 at the Palouse Empire Fair. The winner is determined by donations which go into contribution jars that have been placed around Colfax.

The Libey collection jars totaled $220.44. Other totals were $69.50 for Colfax Police Chief Rick McNannay and $13.26 for Whitman County Treasurer Mark Clinton.

After he was announced as the winner, Judge Libey attempted to don a horse mask for the smooch, but the move was disqualified. The winner was announced at the fair gazebo and the pig sm...