Serving Whitman County since 1877
Palouse city councilman and school board member Chris Cook is the lone candidate to replace Michael Echanove, the city’s four-term mayor.
Cook submitted his name to run during the initial filing period in May.
“I was approached by a number of different people and, in the end, in talking to others who may have been interested, circumstances and timing for other folks didn’t work out,” said Cook. “So I put my hat in the ring.”
A 14-year Palouse resident and eight-year school board member, he resigned the school seat effective at the end of the year, before he takes over as mayor.
Cook has been o...
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