St. Ignatius in limbo

Status of the former St. Ignatius Hospital building in Colfax remains on hold after a pending sale stalled out in December, according to Valoree Gregory, Colfax unified executive director.

The potential buyer reportedly hit a snag with the cost of doing an environmental assessment on the building. At that time, Gregory said she was working with building owner Anthony Girges and the potential buyer to see if the required environmental study could be completed so the building sale could go through.

“The sale is still on hold,” Gregory said last week.

Gregory reported other potential buyers have...