LaCrosse artist wielding brush, paint across county

Sara Yates works on her latest mural on the fire station in LaCrosse. When it’s finished, the painting will depict a horse drawn fire wagon with clouds of smoke billowing behind it. The artist has been booked for several more jobs throughout Whitman County.

Sara Yates is at it again.

The LaCrosse artist who last month painted a horse mural depicting teamsters driving a team of 12 horses through the wheat fields of the Palouse has booked several more potential mural paintings across the county.

“I will have no free time whatsoever, which is great,” Yates said.

Yates, who is also employed at the...