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OLYMPIA – Eight Kitsap County residents have filed a lawsuit to try to remove former President Donald Trump from the March 12 primary election ballot. The lawsuit (Kitsap County Superior Court case No. 24-2- 00075-18) was filed in both Kitsap and Thurston counties on Wednesday, Jan. 10, records show. A hearing on the matter has been set for Tuesday, Jan. 16, in Kitsap County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges Trump, a Republican, is ineligible to be on the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. C...
RITZVILLE – Police Chief Dave McCormick shared some of his department’s actions leading to the Dec. 30 arrest of Brian Scott Massey during the Jan. 2 City Council meeting. Massey, 35, of Ritzville, remains in the Franklin County Jail on $70,000 bail. Massey has a lengthy criminal history in Adams County, court records show. In addition to three warrants for failing to appear in court on trespass charges, current charges include residential burglary with sexual motivation, attempted indecent liberties, and fourth-degree assaul...
RITZVILLE – The local grocery store sold a $50,000 prize-winning lottery ticket in the Dec. 13 Powerball drawing. According to the Washington State Lottery, the winner claimed the prize money last week. The state Lottery Commission could not provide the winners name by press time. Lottery officials said the ticket was purchased at Akins Fresh Market, 610 W. First Ave. In the Dec. 13 drawing, white balls selected were 03, 08, 41, 56 and 64. The Powerball was 18. The winner matched 4-of-5 white balls, plus the Powerball n...
K. Peter Palubicki was sworn in as a new Adams County Superior Court judge on Jan. 29. Appointed Dec. 14 by Gov. Jay Inslee, Palubicki replaced Judge Steve Dixon, who retired Dec. 31. At right, Palubicki poses for a photo with Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Flyckt and Adams County District Court Judge Carolyn Benzel of Othello and Andrea K. Russell of Ritzville....