Port signs agreement for St. John property

ST. JOHN — The Port of Whitman County is working to purchase property in St. John to conduct a brownsfield study for a future hospital clinic.

The Port of Whitman County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to enter into two Earnest Money Receipt and Agreements with property owners in St. John.

In June 2024, staff from Whitman Hospital and Medical Clinics approached the Port about a potential brownfield site in St. John.

The hospital hired a geo-technical engineering firm to assess the site in 2021, observing evidence of potential contamination on the site stalling clinic construction....