Whitman County Auditor Eunice Coker retires

County Auditor Eunice Coker's retirement party was in the commissioners chambers Tuesday afternoon with cookies, cupcakes and cake pops provided by the auditors staff.

Raised in Colfax, Coker had a stint with the Army in the military police at Fort McPherson, Ga., from 1975 to 1977 and returned to Colfax.

Coker started in the Treasurer's office in 1984 under Mary Crawford, who Coker says is "the best person in the world." After working in the treasurer's office for 18 years, she filed for the auditor's position in the 2002 election.

Coker won the office by a single vote. In the first count, sh...