County assessor Robin Jones dies

COLFAX - Whitman County Assessor Robin Jones died early Saturday morning, June 5, of cancer.

She was 48.

Jones worked for 27 years in the assessor's office, serving as assessor since her appointment in 2017 and election to a four-year term in 2018.

County Commissioner Art Swannack read a statement at a commissioners meeting. Signed by him and fellow commissioners Michael Largent and Tom Handy, Swannack noted Jones' "work ethic and (her) energetic and joyful presence."

Jones' daughter, Rian, graduated Saturday with the Colfax High School class of 2021.

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