BoCC approves budget

Whitman County Board of Commissioners approved the 2019 budget Monday, culminating a months-long process for a total budget of $62,303,720, representing a $1,765,280 decrease from 2018.

The largest fund is the road department at $19,243,000 and the smallest $200 for the WSU Extension Publication fund.

“The departments have been really good in not padding their budget and just presenting what it should be,” said Gary Petrovich, county administrative director. “Comparatively speaking, there’s not a lot of difference between 2018 and 2019.”

The personnel fund has $16,984,656, compared to last yea...