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SPANGLE – The Broncos cross country team competed in the North and South All-League Meet on Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Liberty High School. Junior Caleb Heater finished 47th overall for the Broncos. He competed the 5,000-meter race in 20:37.06. Sophomore teammate Cameron Christianson finished the race 91st, with a time of 28:54.32. St. George’s won the team title with 64 points, followed by Jenkins with 78 and Davenport 97. The Broncos did not have enough runners for a team score. In the girls division, only Maeve Korthuis com...
RITZVILLE – After a nearly a week off the court, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington volleyball team returns to the court this week. The Broncos (4-1) were scheduled to travel to Reardan (4-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to take on the renamed Screaming Eagles. Game time was at 6:30 p.m. The newspaper went to press before game time. Then on Thursday, Sept. 29, the Bronco girls host St. George’s. The 6:30 p.m. matchup with the Dragons (3-2) is a non-league game....
1 Years Ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Oct. 12, 1922 Nab Heimbigner on Liquor Charge Federal officers made some arrests here during the fair on charges of selling liquor to Indians. Adam Heimbigner, a prominent rancher near Packard, was arrested Friday night by Indian Agent Sherley of Spokane. He was lodged in jail but was released Saturday on cash bonds of $2,000. This is a federal offense and will be brought before the federal grand jury at Spokane. The charge is that...
RITZVILLE – Saddle up. The Iron Legacy Ranch will host a fundraiser Sunday, Oct. 2, to help Miss Rodeo Washington Lexy Hibbs. The event will run from 1-5 p.m. at the ranch, 651 N. Benzel Road. "Lexy is competing for Miss Rodeo America, and in the month of October she has to do an arena pattern on 50 different horses," the ranch's Heidi Tracy said in an email Friday. "So, ILR is going to saddle all their rideable horses and get her well on her way to 50 horses." Tracy and r...
OTHELLO – Eric Logan received the all-around cowboy honors from the Othello Rodeo on Oct. 16-17. Logan took home a total of $1,039 in prize money after taking second in steer wrestling and sixth in team roping. Overall, $35,269 were paid out to cowboys and cowgirls competing in traditional rodeo events; an additional $6,674 was paid out to women in breakaway roping. Logan wrestled his steer to the ground in 7.4 seconds, good enough for $839 in prize money. In team roping, he partnered with Tex Sutfin to rope their calf in 9...
1 Years Ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Oct. 5, 1922 Try appealed street case in Superior Court The case of the City of Ritzville against William Koch, charged with obstructing a street, was tried on appeal in the Superior Court Monday. The case involved some disputed law points and the lawyers are to submit briefs and Judge Truax will hand down his decision later. The contention of the defendants, who do not deny putting a fence across the street in question, Olive Street,...
RITZVILLE – At a county commissioner’s meeting on Sept. 13, the state auditor’s office reported no uncorrected misstatements in the county’s financial statements, no significant internal control deficiencies, and no instances of noncompliance with grant program requirements. The audit covered the year ended December 31, 2021. Such audit results are often labeled “clean” because auditors have nothing significant to report. All county governments cannot claim such a positive audit result. For example, the state auditor’s o...
OTHELLO — Here are schedules for the remaining fall sports matchups for the Othello Huskies: Football Sept. 16 – Away, Ephrata Tigers Sept. 23 – Home, Selah Vikings. Sept. 30 – Away, Grandview Grehounds Oct. 7 – Home, Prosser Mustangs Oct. 14 – Away, Ellensburg Bulldogs Oct. 21 – Away, Kelso Hilanders Oct. 28 – Home, East Valley (Yakima) Red Devils All games are at 7 p.m., except the game at Kelso, which starts at 6 p.m. Volleyball Sept. 17 – Home, Wapato Wolves at 11 a.m. Sept. 20 – Away, Selah Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Sept....
SPANGLE — The Northeast 2B’s top-ranked Broncos boys football team was stunned Friday night, Sept. 9, in a 27-26 loss to the Lancers. It’s the first regular season loss for the senior-laden Broncos since the 2020 season. With the win, the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers (2-0) moved into a first-place tie in the NE2B with the undefeated Davenport Gorillas and the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Meanwhile, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington (1-1) boys dropped to the league’s No. 4 spot, tied with Reardan. In the game at...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Several Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington runners competed Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Valley Christian School Jamboree. Broncos middle school runner Bryce Fannin, a sixth-grader, won the boys 1-mile in a time of 6:26.08. Teammates Graham Christianson and Isaiah Busby, both sixth-graders, finished 29th and 30th with times of 8:37.56 and 8:58.82. In the girls 1-mile, Faith Lind, a Broncos eighth-grader, finished 11th with a time of 8:22.12. And in the high school girls varsity race, a 2-mile event, M...
OLYMPIA – Sen. Mark Schoesler is calling a new program that subsidizes mass transit in urban areas as unfair to rural residents. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, further calls the program that went into effect in eight areas of Puget Sound last week disrcimatory. Schoesler represents the 9th Legislative District, which includes Lincoln, Whitman, Southern Spokeane and parts of Adams and Franklin counties, among other areas. The program allows individuals younger than 18 free public transportation in many areas; it was approved by t...
From June to August of this year, 11 catalytic converters were reported stolen in Lind and Ritzville, according to records provided by the Adams County Sheriff and City of Ritzville Police departments. Most catalytic converter thefts occur late at night and may involve loud reciprocal saws or other power tools. Prime targets are vehicles with elevated undercarriages, such as trucks and recreational vehicles. According to chapelhilltire.com, “The first sign of a stolen catalytic converter is incredibly loud vehicle n...
ST. JOHN – Here are the results of the final sprint boat race of the season Saturday, Aug. 27, at Webb's Slough: Modified Class – Pour Decisions, driver Jason Perkins of Cheney and navigator Kyle Belles of Spangle, 1st; Purcell Racing, driver James Goldberg of Edmonds and navigator Jeff Purcell of Grapeview, 2nd; and Way She Goes, driver Jeremy Souza and navigator Jessy Law, both of Oak Harbor, 3rd. 400 Class – Punisher, driver Phil Miller of Castlegar, B.C. and navig...
KENNEWICK – Professional Bull Riders will buck into town for the Sept. 9-10 Tri-Cities Classic. The Toyota Center event will include some of the best bull riders in the world and the sport's rankest bovine athletes in the ultimate showdown of man versus. beast in a new series . In last year's Kennewick debut, Washington's own Cody Casper captured the victory courtesy of a flawless 3-for-3 performance at the inaugural performance. The newly launched PBR Challenger Series w...
RITZVILLE – Local resident Barbara Freese Jolly will preside over this year's Ritzville Community Parade as grand marshal. Jolly, 87, has been active in local rodeo and 4-H activities for decades. A former extension agent, she attended Washington State and Colorado State universities. Outside of agriculture, Jolly is active in genealogy....
Rodeo events on tap Friday, Saturday RITZVILLE – It's rodeo time. The Ritzville Rodeo takes over the fairgrounds arena on Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 2-3. Grand entry starts at 7 p.m., with rodeo action to follow. Cowboys and cowgirls will be competing for buckles and $500 in added cash for a number of events. On tap this year are bareback, saddle bronc, ranch bronc and bull riding; breakaway roping for boys and girls ages 14 and younger, calf and team roping, steer wres...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos boys football team tuned up for the regular season Saturday, Aug. 27, hosting a jamboree. Visiting teams included the Medical Lake Cardinals, Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars, Warden Cougars, Colfax Bulldogs and the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack. Each team's offense had multiple opportunities to run offensive plays, beginning at the 35-yardline against rotating defenses. The gridiron tune-up traditionally kicks off t...
WASHTUCNA – A community get-together is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 11, to help neighbors get to know neighbors. “Washtucna has seen an influx of new residents in recent years,” organizer Donna Stoess said. “Often, it seems people don't know their neighbors.” To encourage neighbors to get to know each other and build a renewed sense of community, Stoess said the get-together is being planned for 5-7 p.m. in Bassett Park. Local businesses, clubs and organizations will provide free hot dogs, chips, pizza samples, ice cream...
RITZVILLE – A local man has joined the staff of The Ritzville Adams County Journal as a part-time reported. Dale Brown, 67, began work earlier this month. He'll be covering news in the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna areas. Brown also hopes to write more human interest stories via profiles of area residents. "Dale has already hit the ground running," Publisher/Owner Roger Harnack said. "Given his life experiences and love of Ritzville, he'll bring more in-depth coverage of l...
OTHELLO – The Glen Williams Access Area at the Potholes Reservoir will be closed for construction until Dec. 15. Construction on the estimated $800,000 boat launch improvement project began Monday, Aug. 15. Boat launch improvements include installing a new ramp, an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant loading area, and paving and striping of the launch area. New concrete vault toilets and a board float will be installed at a later date when supplies and materials are available. The renovations will double the boat l...
BRUCE — With the end of the growing season looming, the South Columbia Irrigation District will be shutting off water Friday, Oct. 21. The announcement made Friday, Aug. 12, also came with the announcement that ditchrider services will drop from six days per week to five effective Sept. 17. Irrigation officials said the reduced service comes as the end of the irrigation and growing seasons loom. The final day the district will deliver irrigation water to Franklin County and southwestern Adams County will be Friday, Oct. 2...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will award up to $12 million to increase the use of conservation practices on grazing lands. Ranchers and farmers can apply for the grants through Sept. 22. “Privately owned grazing lands cover nearly 30% of the national landscape, which means we have a tremendous opportunity to address climate change and conserve natural resources through voluntary, private lands conservation,” the USDA's Terry Cosby said Friday, Aug. 12. "These partnerships will also help us expan...
OTHELLO – A Franklin County resident is being held on $2 million bail in connection with the death of a former Othello School District teacher. Chiloe LaRae Chervenell, 49, was booked into the Franklin County Jail on Aug. 11 on charges of second-degree kidnapping and second-degree murder, court records show. He is accused of killing Kathleen Chervenell-Brinson, 54, a former Othello teacher who was found dead at her Mesa home on Aug. 4. Her body was found under a pile of bicycles, records show. According to the court r...
WARDEN — Officials believe they have found the body of a missing rural Othello man. The Grant County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday that it had recovered a body near the Warden Outfall fishing area off State Highway 262. Although identification was still pending confirmation at press time, authorities believe the body is that of Audel Espinoza-Duenas, 45, who went missing Aug. 4. He was last seen at his home near his home in the Othello area close to the Potholes Reservoir. "Detectives found the body at about 10:30 a.m...
OTHELLO – A local man on the lam since July 18 was listed among those booked into the Adams County Jail in Ritzville on Monday. Michel Joe Rocha, 36, of Othello, was wanted in connection with a July 18 robbery and assault of a man in the 2200 block of Rainier Road. He was expected to face probable charges of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and second-degree theft, records show. The details of his arrest were not available prior to press time. Rocha is the second p...