County remains in Phase One shutdown

OLYMPIA – Whitman County was excluded from the governor’s Phase Two reopening plan.

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Roadmap to Recovery” phased reopening plan was updated, a public relations officer stated Thursday.

Only the following two regions move into Phase Two: Puget Sound and West.

Regions to remain in Phase One are: East, South Central, North Central, Northwest, Southwest, and North.

Phase changes went into effect on Monday and remain until Feb. 15.

As Inslee announced, regions now need to meet any three of the four metrics outlined in the plan in ord...