Texan buys 5 downtown buildings

This shot of Peak Fitness shows the top portion still intact of what was once the Rose Theater. Peak Fitness closed its doors Monday after 21 years of operation in Colfax as the longest continuously-owned fitness center on the Palouse. The building was purchased by Kim Nguyen of Rockport, Texas, who also bought four other buildings and a home which she will rent out in Colfax.

A Texas businesswoman has purchased five downtown buildings in Colfax, including the building which housed Peak Fitness for 21 years.

Kim Nguyen of Rockport, Texas, bought the buildings with the intention to help Colfax,...