Flodin named new county assessor

COLFAX — Wraylee Flodin is the new Whitman County assessor.

The county commissioners made the appointment on July 6.

She takes over after the death of Robin Jones in June.

Flodin was the chief deputy treasurer after working in the treasurer’s office for four years and moved to the assessor’s office with her appointment.

“It’s a whole different world even though it’s the other side of the same coin from the treasurer’s office,” she said. “Learning the system before levy rate calculations is going to be my biggest challenge.”

The move is to a different location with new work to do, but she said...