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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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8 Years Ago Adams County News January 18, 1899 New jewelry store J.A. Humphrey, a well and favorably known railroad man and telegraph operator, has just purchased the jewelry stock of O.R. Haight and will build adjoining the post office where he expects soon to open up an elegant and full line of such goods. Local and Personal H. F. Klaas, head miller in the Ott Flouring Mills, is moving his family into one of the Greene-Prouty cottages on College hill. Louis Walton,...
There are at least 216 gray wolves in 37 packs in our state. Thirty-one of those gray wolf packs are in North-Central and Northeastern Washington. Senate Bill 5939 – relating to protecting livestock from wolf predation – seeks to give affected livestock raisers a chance to mitigate the confirmed and probable predation deaths of their animals. The bill would allow owners of livestock to monitor a depredation and kill the first gray wolf that returns. The bill lays out the liv...
The $33 billion secret Snake River Dam plan that President Biden and friends cooked up in the White House basement needs to be exposed to the light of day and thoroughly aired by all. It is time to assess how it might work in the real world rather than wait and see what happens once it is implemented. While $33 billion may seem like “walking around” money to a President who tosses around trillion-dollar programs like horseshoes at the church picnic, the amount is equal to the...
Phyllis Jean Oestreich July 12, 1929- Jan. 11, 2024 Phyllis joined her Lord on Jan. 11, 2024. Preceding her in death were her parents, Clarence and Alice (Gillett) Oestreich, her sister Genevieve (Oestreich) Massie, brother Robert (Bob) Oestreich, two nephews, Dwight Massie and Greg Oestreich, two great nephews Derrick Kennedy and Daniel Clark, and a great niece, April Oestreich. Phyllis was born in Astoria, Ore. on July 12, 1929. She graduated from Ritzville High School in...
Richard Theodore Fode Aug. 11-1931-Dec. 26. 2023 Richard Theodore Fode, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Spokane, Wash., on Dec. 26, 2023, surrounded by his loved ones. Richard was born on the family homestead in Lind, Wash., to Theodor and Lydia Fode on Aug. 11, 1931. He and his eight siblings were raised with strong German work ethics while tending to livestock and chores on the wheat farm. In High School, Richard was involved in agricultural programs, football, bas...
Marilyn Annette Walli Nov. 30, 1942 – Dec. 31, 2023 Marilyn Annette Walli was born Nov. 30, 1942, in Colfax, Wash. She was the only child of John and Agnes (Thompson) Walli. She died Dec. 31, 2023, following a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Her paternal grandparents, John and Anna Walli, immigrated from Selbu, Norway, to the area near La Crosse, Wash, in 1907, a few months before their son John was born. The Norwegian-American community centered around Selbu L...
RITZVILLE – The Big Bend Electric Co-op's Caring Neighbors programs recently announced grants. The funds come from co-op ratepayers allow their electric bills to be rounded up to raise funds to help pay for local needs. Following a December meeting, the Caring Neighbors announced the following grants: Basin City Help Services -$2,900 to help fund food for families in need Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools-$700 to help fund field trip for culinary arts and dues L...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays during the month of January: Anniversaries Jan. 4 – Glenn and Cheryl Aby Jan. 5 – Matt and Shelley Miller Jan. 18 – Thomas and Krista Mercer Birthdays Jan. 2 – Kasey Wills Jan. 4 – Brett Haase Jan. 5 – Hudson Norton Jan. 6 – Ruben Labes and Ana (Kison) Lobe Jan. 8 – Shay Anderson, Amelia Kiehn and Brynlee Lynn Rhoten Jan. 10 – Wanda Rehn, Merick Shepard and Alexis Perez Jan. 11 – Matthew Umland and Miguel Saez Gomez Jan. 12 – Gregg Fode and Val Wats...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Jan. 17 - Turkey noodle soup, salad and roll. • Thursday, Jan. 18 - Pork roast, mashed potatoes, vegetable and roll. • Monday, Jan. 22 - Baked pork chops, hash browns and vegetable. • Tuesday, Jan. 23 - Sloppy joes, salad and potatoes. • Wednesday, Jan. 24 - BBQ ribs, salad and vegetable. – All meals are s...
TAKE NOTICE: STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/ TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE That Washington State Department of Transportation of Olympia., WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change the point of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate of Change No. G3-CV2-3P7. That G3-CV2-3P7 authorizes the withdrawal of 75 gallons per minute, 24-acre feet per year from February 1 to November 30, each year...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING & SEPA DETERMINATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of Adams County will conduct a public hearing on February 22, at 10 a.m., at the Adams County Cedar St Complex located at 445 E. Cedar Blvd, Suite A, Othello, to consider proposed amendments to Title 16 “Subdivisions” of the Adams County Code. The proposed revision includes organizational changes, regulatory changes, process improvements, clarifications and expanded detail, and consistency and improvements to grammar. All...
ADAMS COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL BOARD BOARD MEMBER APPOINTMENT Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the laws of the State of Washington, RCW 17.10; that there is currently a Board Member vacancy for District 1 and 4. This is a four year term. Application forms are available at the Adams County Noxious Weed Control Board office, 114 E Main Ave, Ritzville, WA 99169. For further information please call (509) 659-1806 between the hours of 6:30 AM and 5:00 PM Monday through Thursday. District 1: That area of the county located...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the date of the regular meeting scheduled for 1/23/24 to 1/25/24 at 6pm. Published January 10 and 17, 2024...
EARLY NOTICE AND PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the Town of Washtucna has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and/ or 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain and/or wetland will have on the environment. The T...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE Case No.: 24-4-00014-32 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JANICE R. SULLIVAN, Deceased. The Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the m...
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATIONs FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Michele Kiesz of Patty Kagele Farms Inc. of Ritzville, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change a portion of the place of use and add points of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. 3335-A with certificate of change CV1-3P7. That 3335-A with certificate of change CV1-3P7 authorizes the withdrawal of...
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Michele Kiesz of Patty Kagele Farms Inc. of Ritzville, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change a portion of the place of use and add points of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. G3-01227C. That G3-01227C authorizes the withdrawal of 1800 gallons per minute, 1939-acre feet per year, form April 1 to...
PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Michele Kiesz of Patty Kagele Farms Inc. of Ritzville, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change a portion of the place of use and add points of withdrawal as granted under Ground Water Certificate No G3-01228C with certificate of change CV1-3P276. That G3-01228C with certificate of change CV1-3P276 authorizes the...
CIVIL SUMMONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS AVAIL 1 LLC, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF MILTON EIDAHL; UNKNOWN HEIRS & DEVISEES OF DONNA EIDAHL AKA DONNA C. EIDAHL AKA DONNA CLAIR EIDAHL; TERRY EIDAHL; CINDY EIDAHL AKA CINDY ALEXENKO; JAMES EIDAHL; SUMMERSET WEST WATER ASSOCIATION; STATE OF WASHINGTON; JOHN AND/ OR JANE DOE, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS/CO-HABITANTS OF THE SUBJECT PREMISES Defendants. No. 23-2-00117-01 TO THE DEFENDANTS: Unknown Heirs & Devisees of Milton...
COLBERT – The Lind-Ritzville Broncos brought home five medals and a third-place team finish from the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian on Saturday, Jan. 13. Gabe Smith and Brock Tracy both won gold medals, while Octavio Parades Martinez won silver. Waylon Rosman and Carson Kubik each captured bronze. The tournament didn't report girls results, but Emmy Klewin won her weight class, as well. The medalists lifted the Broncos to a third-place team finish with 114.5 p...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys split in games last week, edging Jenkins on Jan. 13, but falling to Northwest Christian on Jan. 12. The Broncos (8-8, 5-5 in league) edged the Jenkins Cougars, 43-40 in a Northeast 2B matchup. Individual statistics weren’t reported for the game, but Broncos putting points on the board included Jerod Harder, Zach Klein, Damon Schilling, Joey Duff, Blake Earle, Bridger Moore, Brock Kinch, Lance Williamson and Shawn Steinberger. Against the Crusaders, the Bronco boys rallied in the four...
It is hard to fathom what all happened last week. We know that the UW Huskies were humbled by the Michigan Wolverines. I was looking forward to a good game. I started listening to the game when it was in the second quarter and the score was 17-3. I had other things going on at the time and when I got the game on the radio in my car it was a shock. The game was played on Wolverine terms and the Huskies could never get over the hump and get close enough to make it a good game. A...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls routed Jenkins, 72-49, on Saturday, Jan. 13. The local girls (8-5 overall, 5-3 in league), opened the game by dominating the first half, outscoring Jenkins (6-9, 2-8 in league) by 7 points in the first quarter and 6 in the second. The Broncos held an 18-11 lead after one quarter and a 41-28 lead at the half. The Broncos put the game away in the third, outscoring the Cougars, 18-8, to expand the margin to 59-36. With Lind-Ritzville rotating players in off the bench, the Broncos a...
COLBERT – A St. John-Endicott finished fourth Saturday, Jan. 13, at the Crusader Classic at Northwest Christian. Steven Campbell finished fourth at 175 pounds. Campbell is one of only two grapplers for the Eagles – the other is Cameron Mathia at 113. Campbell opened with a bye and then a loss by pin to Reed Widman of Liberty in 3:47. In the wrestlebacks, he received a bye, then pinned Talen Kent of Kettle Falls in 1:59 and Mason Watt Shilwin of East Valley (Spokane Valley in...
RITZVILLE – Shooters turned out Jan. 7 and 14 for the first two shoot of the year at the Ritzville Gun Club. Here are the results: Jan. 14 (33 shooters) 24 – John Stromberger, Cameron Benitz, Kyle Bauer, Justin Simonson, Colby Schell and Matt Leffel 23 – Garrett Frederick, Travis Simonson and Travis Dewald 22 – Ryan Frederick, Scott Steinmetz, Jason Heider and Dennis Faechner 21 – Jake Dewald, Mike Stromberger, Scott Yaeger, Mike Geschke, Ben Geschke, William Green, Conrad Bauer and Kari Frederick 20 and under – Tyler Frederi...