The Ritzville Journal is here to stay

Let me start by saying The Ritzville Adams County Journal is here to stay.

I say that after several people asked me last week if we were closing. Some of those questions were prompted by our editor’s decision to take another job in town. Some of those questions were prompted by the “for sale” sign in our window.

It’s easy to jump to conclusions if you noticed both simultaneously.

But in reality, we’ve had The Journal building listed for sale for several months. Only the building is for sale — not the business.

Why would we sell the building, you ask? Simply put, it’s much, much larger than we...