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  • Weekend storms wreak havoc on county roads

    May 24, 2018

    County workers assess damage caused by weekend thunderstorms. Whitman County road crews were out Friday, Saturday and Sunday last week dealing with storm-related damage on the east side of the county. “Wawawai Canyon tried to remove itself from the map,” Mark Storey, Public Works director, reported to county commissioners Monday morning. He cited thunderstorms that came and parked over Wawawai Canyon and south of Garfield as overwhelming drainage areas, causing flooding and forcing road clo... Full story

  • Bagott Motors changes hands after 89 years

    Garth Meyer, Gazette Reporter|May 24, 2018

    New owners Charlie Chappell and wife KaeCie and kids Brynlie, 3, and Declan, 1. Change has come in Palouse. After 89 years, Bagott Motors has a new owner. Bud Bagott, third generation operator of the Main Street auto shop and former Dodge/Jeep dealership, sold the business to Charlie Chappell of Oakesdale, who took over May 1. Chappell grew up riding around in a Dodge Caravan bought by his mother from Bagott Motors. Now he takes over as Bud continues to sell used cars through the shop, while... Full story