(The Center Square) – A newly released report from the Office of the Washington State Auditor found a former city employee in Morton in Lewis County misappropriated more than $900,000 in public funds over nine years. Tammy Clevenger was hired in 2012 as the city’s clerk-treasurer. Red flags appeared the following year, according to audit findings. SAO Assistant Director of Communications Adam Wilson told The Center Square his office was first involved in 2013. “The clerk-treasurer had written a check to herself for about $2,400,” Wilson explained. “When we questioned that, city officials said …