Freedom Mural gets new look in Malta

A group of art students from Malta High School, under the tutelage of art teacher Anna LaBrie, are currently in the midst of painting a new "Freedom Mural" near the underpass on Highway 191/South Central Ave in Malta.

Last Thursday afternoon, LaBrie and Malta High School student Daphne Johnson braved the rainy weather as they painted the mural's new design.

"The rain hasn't been too bad, but you can see where it sort of made some of the black paint run," said LaBrie.

The black paint in question is for the silhouette paintings depicting members from the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Mari...