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SPOKANE VALLEY — After two games of play, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna girls basketball team is still alive in District 7 2B play. However, the Broncos are facing elimination later this week after a quarterfinal loss to St. George’s at West Valley High School Monday, Feb. 6. The Broncos started postseason play in a loser-out game against Kettle Falls Saturday, Feb. 4. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was pushed throughout the game, leading 11-9 after a quarter, 26-18 at halftime and 39-34 after three quarters. But...
SPOKANE VALLEY - With three players scoring in double figures, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington/Washtucna defeated Saint George's 54-40 in the District 7 2B quarterfinals at West Valley High School, Monday, Feb. 6, to advance to a semifinal matchup with Davenport. The Broncos came out of the chute hot. Their quickness and crisp passing kept the Dragons off balance, allowing the duo of Jayce Kelly and Hunter Dinkins to get open from the perimeter to combine for 14 of their...
Editor’s note — This is the second of a three-part series. WASHTUCNA – Dennis Sackmann grew up on a wheat farm. “We farmed 1,800 acres and half that land was annually in wheat,” Sackmann recalled. “We farmed under the name ‘Sackmann and Son.’” But in the early 1980s, wheat prices were falling and farming was becoming more difficult. In 1983, the family went to the bank for an annual operating loan. A new banker had moved to town and after reviewing the farm records, “Sackmann and Son” was turned down for the loan. So Sack...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS TOWN OF WASHTUCNA BROADBAND PROJECT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES DESIGN Proposals will be received by the Town of Washtucna, located at 165 S Main Street, Washtucna, WA 99371, until 2 p.m., March 1, 2023, for Professional Services for the Public Works Board (PWB) Broadband Project, Town of Washtucna Fiberto- the-Premise. The Town of Washtucna is seeking proposals for fiber design work from interested parties for its proposed Fiber-to-the- Premise Network in Washtucna, Washington. Availability of Proposal Docume...
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL TOWN OF WASHTUCNA BROADBAND PROJECT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CULTURAL RESOURCES PLAN Proposals will be received by the Town of Washtucna, located at 165 S Main Street, Washtucna, WA 99371, until 2 p.m., March 1, 2023, for Professional Services for the Public Works Board (PWB) Broadband Project, Town of Washtucna Fiberto- the-Premise. The Town of Washtucna is seeking proposals for a Cultural Resources Plan from interested parties for its proposed Fiber-tothe- Premise Network in Washtucna, Washington: 1....
PUBLIC NOTICE The Adams County Noxious Weed Control Board will hold its annual Weed List Hearing, February 14, 2023 at 1 PM in the Weed Board office at 114 East Main Ave, Ritzville, WA. The hearing is being held to adopt the State Mandated Changes on Class A & B weeds and to establish any additions, deletions or changes necessary to the Class C weed selection by the Board. Published February 1 and 8, 2023...
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER TWO (2) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That WHB Trust of Warden, WA, has filed applications for change/transfer of water right in order to change the point of withdrawal, and change the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate Nos. 5247-A and G3-01152. That Ground Water Certificate No. 5247-A authorizes the withdrawal of 1500 gallons per minute, 1600 acre-feet per year, for the irrigation of 700...
SUMMONS.BY PUBLICATION No. 22-2-00079-01. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS: GAGE A. BOUNDS, Plaintiff, v. JARED M. POTTS, and ALL OCCUPANTS IN POSSESSION. 724 S. LONGMEIER RD., LIND, WA 99341, Defendants. The STATE OF WASHINGTON TO: JARED M. POTTS and ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS, Defendants: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, within sixty (60) days after the ____ day of __________, 2023, and defend the above...
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES CITY OF RITZVILLE The City of Ritzville, pursuant to RCW 39.80, is inviting statements of qualifications from consulting engineering firms to provide engineering services related to streets, sidewalks and storm drainage systems. Services may include engineering planning, reports, project designs, funding applications and assistance, construction administration and inspection, environmental reviews, rate studies and other work as directed. Projects may be...
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, February 22, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Published February 8, 2023...
POMEROY - Several boys will be competing this weekend in the regional wrestling tournament at Reardan after finishing in the Top 4 last Saturday, Feb. 4. Wyatt Gibler, Waylon Rosman, Kaleb Kuykendall, Pete Spain, Gabe Smith and Brock Tracy all secured a regional match. Gibler finished fourth at 106 pounds. He lost his first match to eventual champion Preston Neufeld of Reardan by pin in 1:31. In the bout for third place, he lost an 8-6 decision to Nakoa Rocha of Northwest...
Or not. Let’s just say that there were a few things that happened this weekend to make me wonder if our days are numbered going into the future. First of all that weird Chinese balloon the size of three school buses that hovered over Montana and several other states is a little bizarre. There were a few very observant people that noticed this thing in the air. I’m not sure who first saw it but I think it is a little strange that when the government talked about it they cal...
SELAH — The Othello girls wrestling team made a statement Saturday, Feb. 4, in the District 5 Girls Subregionals 2B-1A-2A. But their 411 team points weren’t enough to win the wrestling team title as Toppenish outdistanced them with 530 team points. The Huskies were led by gold medalists Lucy Giles at 135 pounds and Elia Velazquez at 190 pounds. Other medalists for the Huskies include Naraiah Guzman, fourth at 100; Grace Rocha, third at 115; Marsha Gomez, fourth at 130; Nayeli Leal and Angela Monday, third and fourth, res...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Gun Club reported the following results from its Jan. 28 shoot: 23-Jake Dewald 22-Garrett Frederick, Ryan Frederick, Tyler Frederick, Jason Heider, Chris Green 21-Scott Yaeger, Travis Dewald, Colby Schell, Matt Leffel, Daniel Mann 20 and under-Dale Vinson, Scott Steinmetz, Cameron Benitz, Matt Stokoe, Kyle Bauer, Dave Breazeale, Mike Stromberger, Joel Oestreich, Scott Hennings, Asher Cox, Justin Simonson, Ben Geschke, Morgan Brausen, Trevor Jantz, Jacob Anderson, Adam Krause, Mike Geschke, Bronc H...
SPANGLE — Both girls wrestling for the Broncos have advanced to regionals. On Saturday, Feb. 4, at Liberty High School, Emmie Klewin won a silver medal at 155 pounds and Myra Miller won gold at 190. With 34 team points, the Broncos finished ninth overall in the girls 1B/2B/1A/2A subregionals. Royal won the team title with 138 points, followed by Wahluke with 131 in second in the tournament with wrestlers competing for 24 schools. Miller was the No. 1 seed at the 190-pound class. With few girls in the weight class, she r...
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, Feb. 8 - Baked spaghetti, tomato/cucumber salad and garlic bread. • Thursday, Feb. 9 - Potato soup, grille cheese sandwich and vegetable sticks. • Monday, Feb. 13 - Baked spaghetti, tomato/cucumber salad and garlic bread. • Tuesday, Feb. 14 - Hamburger stew, salad and biscuit. • Wednesday, Feb. 15 - C...
Last week, the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments concerning the capital gains income tax. I attended the hearing in person. It is unclear when the court will issue its opinion. The capital gains income tax is first owed on April 18, 2023. There are three possible rulings the court could issue. One possible outcome is for the state Supreme Court to catch the Hail Mary pass thrown by income tax advocates and by judicial fiat now allow a graduated income tax without a...
LIND — The following Lind-area residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Feb. 1-15: Birthdays — Feb. 1 — Michael Watson and Logan Gering Feb. 3 — Taylor Davey Feb. 4 — Taylor Kerr and Avery Biermann Feb. 5 — D.J. Williamson, Emma Schrenk and Mary Davey Feb. 6 — Tayler Gardner-Willis Feb. 8 — Addison Finley Ecker Feb. 9 — Jim Kelly Feb. 10 — Harlee Michaels and Peyton Michaels Feb. 11 — Jett Labes and Alicia Miller Feb. 13 — Steven Keith Feb. 14 — Cagney Wills, Jay William Miller and Hayley Padgett Feb. 15 ...
Three years after crooks stole billions in unemployment insurance funds, federal and state officials are scrambling to retrieve the money which was directed to the jobless and plug leaks in their systems. According to a recent Wall Street Journal editorial, the General Accounting Office estimates taxpayers underwrote $60 billion in fraudulent payments from an “unprecedented infusion of federal Covid-19 relief funds into UI programs during the pandemic.” It gave villains and...
OLYMPIA - Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and Gov. Jay Inslee say they are backing a package of new laws aimed at protecting workers, pedestrians and commuters. New bills include reducing the blood-alcohol concentration limit for operating a vehicle when driving, imposing more restrictions on high-risk drivers and requiring a skills course for young and older drivers. Amber Weilert, a mother from Parkland, described how a drunken driver took the life of her son. "I am...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times February 8, 1923 Will Soon Be Able to Test Out New City Well Hope to have ample supply of water to meet all requirements, including swimming pool. The casing is in place at the new city well at the park and the pump is being installed so that it will be possible in a few days to test out the well to determine the flow of water. The progress was reported at the city council meeting Tuesday evening. The council is anxious to have the job fin...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Jan. 22-Feb. 3: Jan. 22 Two-vehicle crash at the intersection of West State Highway 26 and LeMaster Road, Othello. Jan. 24 Dirt bikes on the roadway in the 800 block of East Eighth Street, Othello. Crash at the intersection of West Hampton Road and State Highway 17, Othello. Noises in persons backyard in the 800 block of South Highland Road, Othello. Trespassing in the 2500 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Civi...
RITZVILLE — Sen. Mark Schoesler has introduced several bills this legislative session in Olympia. Here’s a status update on the 9th Legislative District senator’s bills. Senate Bill 5291 to require the state Liquor and Cannabis Board to issue liquor licenses in a more timely manner received a public hearing last week in the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee. Senate Bill 5343 to reduce costs and increase efficiency in school construction was passed last week by the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. Senat...
OLYMPIA — The state Senate has unanimously approved Sen. Nikki Torres’ legislation to expand the state’s farm internship program. Torres’ legislation is the first Republican bill passed by the Senate this session, and reflects the freshman senator’s concern for agriculture, which is a cornerstone of Washington’s economy. “This is a great opportunity for those who want to learn how to farm or learn how to run a farm,” said Torres, R-Pasco, who represents the 15th Legislative District, which includes parts of five central Wa...
About a hundred girls participated Saturday in the inaugural 1B/2B/1A/2A northeast girls subregional wrestling tournament Saturday, Feb. 4, at Liberty High School in Spangle. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was represented by Emmie Klewin at 155 and Myra Miller at 190, both reaching the finals. For story, see Page 7....