Local woman starts delivery business

RITZVILLE – A local entrepreneur is entering her third month operating a delivery business.

With input from ladies at the local Nazarene church and encouragement from her sister, Ashlee Simonsen. 31, started a delivery service in September.

"I was working at Akin's Fresh Market and we received a lot of phone calls from people who needed shopping help. I thought, 'This is the perfect time,'" she said. "I gave Akins a month's notice and worked harvest to earn enough to get started."

When she was younger, Simonsen traveled back and forth between Spokane, where her mother lived, and Ritzville, her...