Commissioner Largent to seek third term

Whitman County Commissioner Michael Largent announced Monday that he is running for a third term.

Largent, 55, who lives between Dusty and Colfax, represents District 3 which includes Colfax, Albion, Wilcox, Dusty, Hay, Hooper, LaCrosse, Endicott and parts of Pullman. He was chairman of the board last year, just turning the gavel over to Commissioner Art Swannack of Lamont on Monday.

“It wasn’t an easy decision,” Largent said, adding he also talked with his wife, Audrey, before making the decision to seek another term.

Largent was elected commissioner in 2006 to take the seat vacated by the re...