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Two Ritzville residents, both of whom were subjects of a two-year investigation in Ritzville, were arrested in Moses Lake on the night of Nov. 12. Taylor Hermsmeyer-Rogers, 25, and Cassandra Rand, 19, were arrested on drug charges when police found them unconscious in an illegally parked car with drug paraphernalia in plain view. Ritzville Police Chief Dave McCormick told The Journal that the arrest came one day before the two suspects were scheduled to be arrested in Ritzville. Hermsmeyer-Rogers and Rand were two of the...
An Adams County resident was injured in a multi-vehicle collision in the early morning of Nov. 14 that has the Washington State Patrol seeking witnesses to the incident. Othello’s Blanca Garza, 50, was travelling northbound in a 2019 Ford Expedition on State Route 17 at Lee Road, about two miles northeast of Othello, when a 2000 Subaru Forester driving southbound crossed the centerline, rotated and struck Garza’s vehicle at approximately 6:35 a.m. The owner of the vehicle driving southbound, Skylar Martin of Sultan, WA, was...
With the holiday season underway, The Giving Tree is making its return to Umpqua Bank as the Christmas season inches closer. Forms for The Giving Tree are now available to be picked up at Umpqua Bank on 108 E 1st Ave. The forms need to be turned back into the bank no later than Nov. 29. The bank will not accept any forms that are turned in late. The community can start picking tags off the tree the first week of December to purchase gifts for the families. All presents will need to be dropped off no later than Monday, Dec....
A shed with a woman living inside of it caught on fire in the early evening in a Ritzville neighborhood on Nov. 14, and was quickly put out by emergency responders. According to Ritzville Police Chief Dave McCormick, the shed, located behind a house on E. Alder Avenue, caught fire after 4 p.m. with the woman still inside of it. The woman escaped without harm and the fire had been put out by the time The Journal was on-scene around 4:30 p.m. The cause of the fire is under...
Miller John R (87) of Ritzville passed away on November 5, 2019. Funeral Services are planned for Saturday November 30, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Ritzville with burial to follow at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, November 29, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville. Condolences may be left at www.danekasfh.com....
Constance Jo Cooper passed peacefully in her home surrounded by family from complications due to Lewy Body Dementia. Connie was born to Nance and Geraldine Bauer on December 5, 1937 in Ritzville WA. Connie grew up on the family farm while attending and graduating from Ritzville High School in 1956. Connie then went to college at Washington State University where she pledged Delta Gamma sorority and earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology. Connie made many lifelong friends...