St. John Hardware & Implement building goes up on state line

The largest commercial project for Whitman County in 2019 has risen just across the stateline from Moscow.

Two expansive buildings, covering 30,000 square feet, have been built for the new St. John Hardware and Implement location.

"They're closed-in but a lot of interior work still to go in," said co-owner Scott Hennessey.

One section of concrete flooring in the main building has been poured, with two sections remaining, the flooring at 25 percent complete.

"It's just a shell of a building at this point in time," Hennessey said.

The rear building will be the shop, with the front, larger buildi...