Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

BELLEVUE — The Colfax School Board is meeting Friday, Nov. 19, more than 260 miles from home.

"(The) Board of Directors will convene to discuss professional development following the daily sessions at the annual conference of the Washington State School Directors' Association," according to the legally required notice published in The Daily Bulletin on Thursday.

Gazette Publisher Roger Harnack attempted to reach School Board Chairman Terry Huber about the meeting planned at The Cheesecake Factory, 410 Bellevue Square at 6 p.m.

An employee of the board, Superintendent Jerry Pugh returned...