WAITSBURG - From a distance, the giant steel structure north of Highway 124 between Waitsburg and Prescott looks like just an- other ag building going up.

Other than its unusual size, there's nothing particu- larly different about the new shop, which is expected to house the big fleet of com- bines and semis belonging to 4MC, the McCaw family's farming partnership - or at least shelter the vehicles in need of repair.

But its contractor and owners will tell you it turned out to be a bit more complicated than they thought to get through the permitting process, in large part be- cause of earth...