New murals possibly coming to Colfax

Whitman County Commissioner Michael Largent presented to the rest of the board at its Monday morning workshop that the Colfax Arts Council is interested in putting a mural on the side of the Public Service Building on Main Street next to Jim's Service Center.

"We are working through getting permission with different building owners in the downtown area," said Debbie Snell, Colfax Arts Council. "We have three to four different walls planned out right now to get started with adequate planning."

When Largent presented the idea to the other two commissioners pushback was minimal. Commissioner Art...