McFadden appointed Big Bend Community College trustee

Stephen McFadden of Ritzville has been appointed to the Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees by Gov. Chris Gregoire.

McFadden is the publisher of the Ritzville Adams County Journal. He’s been a print journalist since 1985, and is a past president of the Washington Newspapers Publishers’ Association. He’s also been vice president of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce and has served as chairman of the Adams County Development Council.

Trustee Katherine Kenison stepped down on Nov. 30 after serving 13 years on the board. “My boys were little when I was appointed, and now the oldest on...