Website provides more news for county

Whitman County residents have another resource for reporting on local issues thanks to Whitman County Watch.

“Journalism has a long tradition of public service – amplifying the voices of concerned citizens, holding local officials accountable, challenging old assumptions. I have always considered it one of the easiest and most immediate ways to empower regular people,” stated Jacob Jones who reports and posts stories from Whitman County.

“Action at the local level starts with information at the local level,” he notes on the website.

Jones has written for daily and weekly newspapers in Washingt...