Bishop begins as new IT director

Lance Bishop, wife Alice and their three children rolled onto the Palouse from Mississippi Friday.

Monday, Bishop went to his first day of work as the new Whitman County IT Director.

The Whitman County position opened when former IT director Chris Nelson was elected county treasurer.

"Technology is always changing, so you have to change with it," said Bishop from a seat at the county's IT building.

Change is not a new thing to Bishop. He grew up in a military family, moving regularly. He served in the Navy for six years, then earned a degree in information technology and was hired right out of...