Tekoa schools end lockdown

TEKOA — Schools are back to normal after a nearby welfare check between police and a man prompted a lock down this morning.

Whitman County Sheriff Brett Myers said deputies responded approximately 7 a.m. to a call of a man who was walking around disturbed and frustrated.

"It did happen to be around the school," Myers said. "There were some indications that he was carrying a sword."

Myers said the man had not committed a crime and there was no obligation that he come out of his house.

"We did notify the school, so they were aware," Myers said, noting they do that in almost every one of the town...