Added rental assistance announced

COLFAX — More rental assistance is on its way to Whitman County.

Jeff Guyet, executive director of Community Action Center, gave a report to county commissioners Monday.

A total of $3 million has been allocated to extend through 2021, as a later deployment from last year’s federal CARES Act. Guyet noted that additional rental assistance will come to the county from the newly passed American Rescue Plan.

Guyet reported that $85,000 was given out in the county in micro-assistance grants of $5,000 apiece for small businesses....