Garfield/Palouse adds buses

The Garfield and Palouse schools just acquired two shiny new school buses, costing $274,880 combined.

The two buses, which can each seat around 52 students, will join a fleet of 19 other buses, said transportation supervisor Connie Newman.

“Yeah, we’re happy to have them,” Newman said.

The seatbacks on the new buses are at an angle because the buses are specifically designed for long trips, Newman said. Each bus is also an extra two and a half feet long, providing extra leg space between seats.

“Route or a trip, every single student in the entire Palouse school is served by our buses,” she sai...