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Adams County took a small step in working on one of its longtime projects. During their July 24 meeting, the commissioners approved a grant of easement and consent of use with United States of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation relating to the McManamon Bridge project. The reconstruction of McManamon Bridge has been one of the county’s priority projects for the last several years. According to the document, the government grants an easement to Adams County to construct, operate and maintain a new public bridge and realign t...
The Ritzville Fire Department responded to a variety of calls throughout the area throughout the week. Firefighters assisted the Ritzville Police Department, Adams County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol on a four-vehicle collision on Ninth Avenue on July 19. On Thursday, July 20, the department responded to a vehicle fire on Interstate 90. The district sent out a brush truck, water tanker and a rescue vehicle, with six firefighters. The crews responded to milepost 261 near the Tokio Weigh Station where a s...
Ritzville residents and visitors may notice a flashing sign as they are coming down Division Street as they pass the golf course. During the July 18 Ritzville City Council meeting, Police Chief David McCormick informed council that the electronic advisory speed sign on Division Street near Zip’s is operational. The sign will flash when a car is going at least 27 miles per hour. “It’s slowed people coming down Division,” McCormick said. “If we had eight more around town, it...
There was a four-vehicle collision on Ninth Avenue on July 19. Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Ritzville Police Department and Washington State Patrol responded to the scene. According to Ritzville Police Chief Dave McCormick, a Chevy Venture, driven by Amber Wickware, ran into the back of a GMC truck that was parked on the wrong side of the street. The force of the Venture pushed the truck into the back of the trailer. The trailer then struck a Chevy pickup truck, which was a...
The inside of one of the buildings in downtown Ritzville has become a little more colorful. Dona Corbin opened Express Yourself Tye Dye and More on the corner of Division and Main streets two weeks ago. The business is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Corbin, who previously lived in Ritzville, returned to the community after 40 years. During her time away from the city, Corbin spent 33 years in Alaska where her husband worked as a civil engineer. The two got...
The Adams County Noxious Weed Control Board will raise assessment rates for the first time in over two decades. In June, the Noxious Weed Board requested the rate increase, which the county commissioners approved at their July 12 meeting in Othello. The commissioners held public hearings for the rate increase at their July 10 and July 12 meetings. The first hearing had one participant, Michelle Kiesz, who was in favor of the rate increase, while the second meeting had no public participation. Rates for irrigated farm ground w...
Adams County Fire District 1 snuffed out a small grass fire on the night of Friday, July 14, near Interstate 90 Eastbound Milepost 220. After receiving the call at approximiately 5:25 p.m., Fire District 1 responded with two water tankers and four brush trucks - with 13 firefighters - to the scene. Fire Chief Scott Kembel said the fire burned a couple of acres of native grass next to the freeway. Firefighters spent a couple of hours at the scene extinguishing the fire and mopping up. A couple of Washington State Patrol units...
The Town of Lind might be receiving funding for street repairs in the near future. During the July 11 Lind Town Council meeting, Century West Project Manager Steve Nelson informed the council of the town’s progress in acquiring Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant funding to fix some of the streets that were damaged during the February storms earlier this year. Nelson explained FEMA personnel toured the town and examined the conditions of the streets to gauge costs...
Residents and visitors of all ages flocked to Love’s Truck Stop on July 11 to meet History Channel stars “Ice Road Truckers’” Lisa Kelly and “Deadliest Catch’s” Edgar Hansen. Both Hansen and Kelly were in Ritzville as a part of Delo’s Game Changers cross-country road trip, a campaign co-promoted by Chevron Corp. and Love’s. The road trip is in recognition of the 120th anniversary of the diesel engine, as well as the transition of Delo’s API CK-4 and FA-4 heavy-duty engine o...
A popular attraction that sat on the side of Highway 261 near Washtucna now has a permament home minutes outside of town. On July 7, the unofficial graffiti-covered landmark, known affectionally as #ThatNWBus, was transported to a lot near the intersection of Highway 26 and Highway 261, which was leased by the Washtucna Historical Museum and Community Center (WHMCC) The bus was originally used by a local crop duster to store equipment near an air strip. It had been abandoned...
Adams County Parks and Recreation Districts 2 and 3, along with Cemetery District No. 1, have placed maintenance and operations (M&O) levies on the Aug. 1 Primary Election ballot. Park and Recreation District No. 3 in Lind is proposing a ballot measure proposing a real property tax levy for the maintenance and operation costs of the Lind swimming pool for 2018. This measure will authorize the district to levy a special property tax of $65,000, an estimated 24 cents $1,000 of assessed value in 2017. District No. 3 board... Full story