Adams County Development Council names executive director

OTHELLO – The Adams County Development Council has a new leader.

Kyle Niehenke, 32, was been named executive director of the Adams County Development Council, effective Jan. 3. Niehenke succeeds Stephen McFadden, who left in November 2020 to take a position at the Port of Pasco.

Niehenke grew up in Ephrata and attended Washington State University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, joining Big Bend Electric Corporation in 2014.

He spent several years working in Othello doing construction sales and project management, and most recently did regional sales in Eastern W...