October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024
RITZVILLE - Adams County election officials will be 8,118 ballots this week for the Nov. 5 general election. But before mailing, county Elections Supervisor Jacque Laird was joined by others to conduct a test of the ballot counting system. Adams County Commissioner Mike Garza was present to observe and get better acquainted with the process. As Laird conducted the test, Secretary of State representative Paul Prociv monitored the process and explained each step. According to...
RITZVILLE - A man who attempted to stab a local police officer is being held in the Franklin County Jail without bail. Brian Jedediah Sumner, 45, is was booked into the jail Oct. 8 on three counts of first-degree assault, third-degree assault, obstructing a public servant, resisting arrest and felony eluding. Court records show Sumner, who frequents the Sprague area, was apprehended in Spokane. His arrest stems from an Oct. 5 domestic call. Records show police were dispatched...
RITZVILLE - The Ritzville Adams County Journal has a new full-time reporter. Rick Haverinen, 75, will be covering community news for the newspaper and he will be the primary contact for anyone wishing to have news items submitted for publication. "Rick has newspaper experience that will be invaluable to Journal readers," Free Press Publishing owner/Publisher Roger Harnack said. "It's good to have a full-time, experienced reporter back in Adams County. Haverinen was most...
The Adams County Sheriff's Office was among dozens of businesses and governmental agencies meeting with students from Lind-Ritzville, Harrington and Washtucna schools last week to explain career opportunities to high school students in Gilson Gymnasium. The Career Showcase was put on by the Adams County Development...
OTHELLO — A man allegedly selling drugs to students in Othello schools has been arrested on two felony charges. Oscar Reyes-Terezon is charged with two counts of distributing drugs to minors. He was booked into the Franklin County Jail. After he was released, he was re-arrested on misdemeanor drug charges and booked into the city of Sunnyside...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 3-12: Oct. 3 8:52 a.m. – Suspicious activity on the 100 block of West S Third Ave, Othello. 1:05 p.m. – Agency assist, no location given. 2:20 p.m. – Scam call on the 200 block of West Main Ave, Ritzville. 6:39 p.m. – Report of a dog running loose on the 400 block of West Third St, Lind. Oct. 4 8:20 a.m. – Collision on private property on the 800 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. 10:50 a.m....
SPRAGUE — A “peck” on the lips between a local teenage boy and an 11-year-old girl Aug. 20 led to a sex crime charge. The 16-year-old Sprague boy was arraigned Oct. 8 in Lincoln County Superior Court for fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, a gross misdemeanor. He was released to the custody of his guardian and is prohibited from traveling outside of Lincoln and Spokane counties. Conditions of his release also include a 7 p.m. curfew and no contact with the girl he kissed, records show. The Journal made the...
STEPTOE — A Belfair woman was airlifted to a Spokane hospital following a three-vehicle crash between St. John and Steptoe in rural Whitman County. Mandy L. Cole, 20, of Belfair was airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, the Washington State Patrol reported. James F. Kile, 76, of St. John, and Jennifer M. Hoffman, 53, of Oakesdale, who were in separate vehicles, were not injured. Cole was southbound on state Highway 23 when she swerved into the northbound lane near a small brush fire, the patrol said. She struck...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos got off to a good start Friday night, but just couldn’t close out the game as Warden came from behind for the win. The Wardan Cougars topped the Broncos, 29-20. Senior Brody Boness put all three of the Broncos’ touchdowns on the board. Boness opened scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown dive. With the point-after kick good, the Broncos held a 7-0 lead at the end of the first stanza. Boness added another TD early in the second quarter, when he took the...
This has been an interesting season for college football and not necessarily good interesting. For someone that was a big fan of the Pac 8, 10 and 12 it has been a big adjustment to the Pac 2. But it looks like the Pac whatever number they end up with is on the rise. And for you purists that don’t think that Gonzaga is a good fit for the conference just check out how many full arenas there will be during basketball season when the Zags are on the road. They will also be a...
COLFAX - With both teams clad in pink for cancer awareness, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos defeated the Colfax Bulldogs, 3-2, in a heated Northeast 2B League volleyball match Tuesday, Oct. 10. Set scores for the match were 25-22, 23-25, 15-25, 25-18 and 15-10. The Broncos moved to 11-1 on the season and Colfax dropped to 4-7. The teams traded points in Set 1 with kills by Bronco senior libero Madisyn Cameron and Colfax senior middle blocker Ava Swan until the set was...
Motorists in Washington state are sometimes handing over hundreds of dollars for licensing of their vehicle, but only receiving paper plates in return. According to an Aug. 28 legislative report, the state is had a backlog of at least 230,000 standard license plate orders, 10,000 specialty orders and 5,000 personal vanity orders. More than 20 counties (30 counties now) statewide are out of or nearly out of license plates. Still, the state is collecting money for plates it...
Is Critical Race Theory being taught in Washington public schools or not? In 2021, the Legislature passed, and on May 5th that year Gov. Jay Inslee signed, Senate Bill 5044 to require the teaching of “...equity, cultural competency, and dismantling institutional racism in the public school system.” This is the academic description for Critical Race Theory. The bill was implemented through the Washington state learning standards using the “Ethnic Studies Framework....
Dan Blankenship is a dynamic leader who has a history of delivering results for the people of Adams County. We first starting working together for our region when he was leading for the Wheat Growers Association. His passion and deep understanding of the issues, including fierce advocacy for securing funding for bridges, roads, and the Adams County jail, have rightfully earned him the trust of Adams County. Together, we secured funding for jail improvements as well as funding for the Booker Road bridge across the East Low...
Please join me in supporting Dan Blankenship for Adams County Commissioner. Working with Commissioner Blankenship since he was elected has been a privilege for me. Commissioner Blankenship is knowledgeable on issues affecting Adams County and has a roll up the sleeves attitude to get things done. Commissioner Blankenship has been effective securing funds for vital needs in the county and is respected by my legislative colleagues. Please join me in my support of Commissioner Blankenship. Rep. Joe Schmick...
A geomagnetic storm created colorful lights in the sky over Eastern Washington last Thursday night, Oct. 10. Geomagnetic waves were visible pulsating in the color. At the bottom of the image, the red tail lights from a passing car leave color of their...
Local stargazers looking to the west, left of Venus and about 20 degrees above the horizon, can catch a glimpse of the comet C/2023 Ag Tsuchinshan-ATLAS this week. The photo above was taken between Tyler and Cheney on Monday. The comet is faintly visible for about an hour starting at sunset through Oct....
LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays between Oct. 16-22: Anniversaries Oct. 17 — Mike and Tammy Doyle Oct. 22 — Ron and Debbie Kulm Birthdays Oct. 16 — James Stevenson Oct. 17 — Myra Horton Oct. 18 — Tim Smith and Kim Lobe Oct. 19 — Beverly Kulm and Roger Smart Oct. 20 — Brent Bowman and Dominic Cole Perry Oct. 21 — Jean Gardner, Gretchen Youngren, Kelsey Knodel and Paisly June Davis Oct. 22 — Kaylin Hopkins, Lynda Branson, Kacen Kramer and Payton...
Fall weather, cool nights and sunny days call for end of gardening season recipes. Squash and pumpkins are fully ripe and a light frost has hardened the rinds for long winter keeping. Soups and stews are common fare in area slow-cookers and savory breads and luscious desserts round out menus. Crustless Pumpkin Pie from the website Cupcakes and Kale Chips, is a gluten free recipe, more like a custard than pie, but very rich and smooth. The recipe calls for canned pumpkin but...
OTHELLO - The Adams County Sheriff's Office inaugural Great Pumpkin Trophy was awarded to deputy Jesus Montes. The Great Pumpkin Contest pitted Sheriff's Office employees against each other to see who come up with the best decorated gourd. Residents were able to vote for their favorite pumpkin design via social media. Montes' pumpkin featured a deputy wearing a hat and sporting a goatee. "His creativity and attention to detail made his pumpkin the clear favorite," Sheriff...
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AMENDED NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) SUPERSEDING GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That John Hyer of Moses Lake, WA, has made application for SEASONAL change/transfer of water right in order to change a portion of the place of use and add/change the points of withdrawal as granted under Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. G3-00214. That Superseding Ground Water Certificate No. Adjudicated G3-00214 authorizes the withdrawal...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs. *There is no longer a Zoom option. John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Published October 16 and 23,...
NOTICE OF NOVEMBER 5, 2024 PRIMARY ELECTION Deadline to receive new registrations and voter updates online and by mail is Monday, October 28th. Deadline for in-person registration and voter updates is Tuesday, November 5th by 8pm at the Adams County Elections Office at 106 W Main St, Ritzville, WA. Election day only in-person registration at the voter service center at 165 N 1st St, Othello, WA. Military voters are exempt from voter registration deadlines. Adams County is a vote by mail county. A ballot will be mailed to...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LIND, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at the Lind Community Church – 114 E. 5th Street on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the preliminary budget for 2025. The regular Town Council Meeting will follow. A copy of the proposed budget may be obtained at Lind Town Hall, 116 ½ W. 2nd Street, Lind, WA 99341. Any citizen has the right to make written and/or oral comments or submit questions or...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR GRANT COUNTY NO. 24-4-00179-13 In the Matter of the Estate of, BERNICE B. MELCHER, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the...
