B.J. Long now leads Washtucna maintenance

WASHTUCNA - B.J. Long is back in town, in a big way.

Long, who grew up in Washtucna and would have graduated high school in 2006, is now the city's maintenance man and on the road to being certified as the city water, sewer and maintenance specialist.

Long, 32, said after a short stay in Buffalo, New York following high school, he returned to Adams County, where he worked in Ritzville for a decade.

"I was running John Marshall's body shop, Landcraft Repair. I've been doing auto mechanics since I got out of high school," Long said, adding, "I'm proud to say all the knowledge I got that helps me...