Whitman County Watch

Local public-interest reporting, records and retweets for Whitman County. By @jonesdaily. DMs open. ✉️: [email protected]

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

Local legal disputes, personnel investigations and COVID-19 responses again drove much of our coverage in 2021 as we look back on some of our most-read and unique stories of the year. https://t.co/0MMgK63ia2

[WA Emergency Management @waEMD]

State mobilization has been approved to send more firefighters to the Wagner Road Fire in Whitman county near the town of Ewan. The fire is 800 acres and growing. Structures, utilities and farmland are threatened. Level 3 evacuations in effect.

[NWS Spokane @NWSSpokane]

Update! T-storm outlook for FRI from the Storm Prediction Center has increased the risk for severe storms across the Idaho Panhandle & Eastern third of WA. Pls keep an eye to the sky and have a means to receive warnings if you are planning outdoor activities. #wawx #idwx

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

From WSU: New police command staff for Pullman campus appointed https://t.co/rJP5Yz1LcP

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

WSU police chief, two top personnel retire after formal investigation, from the @LewistonTribune: https://t.co/FNUlgrLENL

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Update: confirmation retracted.

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First confirmed case of monkeypox in Whitman County announced today.

[Washington Coalition for Open Government @WashingtonCOG]

Plaintiffs contend in separate lawsuits that Yakima County commissioners violated WA state's Open Public Meetings Act 100+ times. https://t.co/k3wlngz1Zm by @PhilipFerolito via @Yakima_Herald

[Moscow-Pullman Daily News @mpdailynews]

INTO University Partnerships, a long-term affiliate with WSU, will no longer offer academic programs
https://t.co/6ru2I4zPMx

[Randy Johnson @RJstrib]

It's now official: USC, UCLA are joining the Big Ten. Updated story to follow.

[Kyle Bonagura @BonaguraESPN]

There it is

[Pullman Radio News @PalouseNews]

Former Longtime Port Of Whitman County Executive Director Investigated For Allegedly Misusing Public Funds
June 14, 2022

https://t.co/ckUlaRRf5k

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

Candidate filing is about to close. See who filed for public office in Whitman County here: https://t.co/3Ri4vx7trf

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

The city of Seattle agreed to pay nearly $200,000 and improve its public records process in a settlement with The Seattle Times over former Mayor Jenny Durkan’s missing texts. https://t.co/bTvmGsjAjM

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

Pullman School District today reported dozens of new COVID-19 cases in highest weekly case numbers since the Omicron surge started receding in early February: https://t.co/pqrsw8TW13

[Matt Loveless @MattLoveless]

Okay Pullman, let’s get weird then.

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

If you have questions or story ideas about how federal recovery money has or will be spent, this investigative project will be continuing at least through the end of the year. Find more info here: https://t.co/VaJ1i0vywv

[WA Recovery Watch @recovery_watch]

Washington just received a historic influx of federal dollars. But how and where is that money spent?

Our team at @Crosscut is digging into recovery grants, relief programs and infrastructure contracts to tell stories about how it's helping — or should help — our communities. ⬇️

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

You can read our previous story on the lawsuit from 2020, with an update from May 2021, here: https://t.co/Ma5FrQtDit

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

In the Seattle Times, @asiakmfields has an in-depth story out today on the Title IX gaps at WSU and other colleges, largely focused around a sexual assault and lawsuit we covered in 2020. Read their story below:

[The Seattle Times @seattletimes]

THREAD: “Nothing should have happened to any of us. People knew.”

A sexual assault case at Washington State University highlights gaps in how colleges respond to misconduct. https://t.co/yNP4Rfqy1e

[Whitman County Watch @WhitmanCoWatch]

County officials added 33 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Latest state data update adds 1 new death (89 people to date) and 673 hospitalizations. Running total now 9,224 cases: https://t.co/OlY74yHm0W

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WSU President's office moving off campus to new location in downtown Pullman: https://t.co/sR6ZvKE1MW