Capital budget includes funds to repair Washtucna Heritage Museum roof

With other big-name projects in Adams County also receiving funding in the 2019-21 state capital budget, it might have been difficult to notice the $24,000 that had been set aside in the budget for the Washtucna Heritage Museum.

But for the museum, the funds are crucial for helping to alleviate leaks in the building’s roof, which became noticeable earlier this year as snow began to melt. The $24,000 has been awarded to the museum as an emergency measure for the sole purpose of repairing the roof.

According to Karin Clinesmith, Vice President and Treasurer of the Washtucna Heritage Museum, this...