Dawson County will be purchasing two new road graders at a combined cost, with trade-in of two used graders, of just over $353,000. The purchase of the new Caterpillar road graders was approved by the Dawson County Commissioners Court during their regular meeting Tuesday afternoon. “This is something we do every couple of years,” County Judge Foy O’Brien told the Press-Reporter. “We get rid of the older machines and replace them with newer ones to keep our equipment up to date.” Total purchase price on the two new machines was just over $579,000, with the county receiving $226,000 for the trade-in of their ...