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RITZVILLE – Local proprietor John Rankin didn't plan to spend three decades of his life in this small farming community. "If you told me 35 years ago that I would end up in Ritzville, I'd have said you were crazy," he said. Rankin, 69, started life in southern California. At age 10, Rankin, his parents and three brothers moved from his birthplace in Whittier, Calif., to Spokane Valley where his father worked for Kaiser Aluminum. During his high school years in Spokane, R...
RITZVILLE - The MTV production team has chosen a South Washington Street home to film scenes for an upcoming reality show. One of Music Television's main participants was in Moses Lake. Because the production crew planned to fly into Spokane, they were reluctant to drive two hours to shoot a few scenes. So, the crew chose Ritzville as a more convenient filming location. In mid-November, producer Marcus Jones traversed the streets of Ritzville to scope out locations for the sho...
CHENEY - An airman and attorney who represents Cheney and Medical Lake has joined the legal team for the city of Ritzville. Michael R. Addams was selected for the post, current Ritzville City Attorney John Kragt told the council Dec. 20. The city signed a contract with Addams on Dec. 14. Addams will work as a prosecuting attorney in Adams County District Court, city officials said. He will likely handle about one criminal docket per month. In addition to his duties as...
RITZVILLE – A tripped Adams County Election’s Office alarm Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, had some residents concerned about ballot tampering. The “commercial burglary alarm” at 3:08 p.m. on Veterans Day came just three days after the Nov. 8 general election. The alarm at 106 W. Main St., caught the attention of some area residents who had a police scanner and later notified The Journal after hearing the broadcast exchange between Police Chief Dave McCormick and a dispatcher. Resident Sean Bates also sent an email to the Auditor...
