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COLFAX — Additional funding has been awarded to the Whitman County District Court to expand therapeutic services.

The court recently received grants include:

• $115,000 to support a community justice counselor/director position.

• $232,000 for therapeutic court services. This is added to an original $181,900 grant that the Whitman County District Court secured over $528,000 for therapeutic services.

“The creation of our community court revealed two challenges,” District Court Judge John Hart said. “We immediately recognized an overwhelming strain on our human resources.

“A...