Dye selected to serve as District 9 representative

Ritzville hosted 42 Republican Precinct County Officers (PCOs) on May 6 to vote on seven nominees to serve as a potential replacement for the District 9 Representative position. The position remained vacant following the resignation of Susan Fagan, who resigned after facing allegations of falsifying.

The recommendations put forth by the PCOs narrowed the nominees to three individuals, for the District 9 commissioners to determine from the three nominees who to send to Olympia. On May 8, the commissioners selected Mary Dye of Pomeroy to serve as the District 9 Representative.

During the evening...