St. John-Endicott classes shuttered due to COVID

ENDICOTT — St. John-Endicott School District’s top educator is optimistic students will return to campus full-time on May 3 following a two-week hiatus.

Superintendent Suzanne Schmick confirmed Tuesday that campuses in both the cities of St. John and Endicott were shuttered following an April 14 recommendation from Whitman County Health Director Chris Skidmore.

“We were contacted by the health department and notified they were fielding quite a number of calls from families in our St. John-Endicott area,” Schmick said.

Skidmore recommended the school district switch to remote learning in both c...