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LIND — Several local residents will celebrate birthdays and anniversaries between Feb. 19 and March 4: Birthdays Feb. 19 — John Rhoten Feb. 20 — Jeff Cody Feb. 21 — Kaiser Kramer and Nevaeh Davis Feb. 22 — Nicholas Lobe Feb. 23 — Harper Marie Lobe and Jayda Rochelle Lobe Feb. 25 — Aaron Reimer Feb. 27 — Jim Haase and Britanie Davis March 1 — Lucas Beard and Tim Hayes March 3 — Shelley Miller March 4 — Hailey Grant Kerr and Kellisa Kuhm Anniversaries Feb. 20 — Grant and Nancy Miller Feb. 23 — Gale and Jean Gardner Feb. 26...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2165 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Ritzville, Washington, relating to contracting indebtedness; amending Ordinance No. 2142; extending the maturity date of the City’s Water Revenue Bond Anticipation Note, 2020 (Non- Revolving Line of Credit); and providing for related matters. The ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law. Copies of the complete ordinance is available without cost online at www.cityofritzville/publicnotices or during r...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2163 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,016,724.00 AND ADOPTION OF THE CITY FEES, WAGE SCALE, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. The ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law. Copies of the complete ordinance is available without cost online at www.cityofritzville/publicnotices or during regular business hours by calling City Hall at...
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 2164 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2022 BUDGET OF THE CITY OF RITZVILLE, WASHINGTON, AS ADOPTED IN ORDINANCE 2157. THE AMENDMENT IS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR UNANTICIPATED REVENUES AND ALLOCATIONS IN THE CURRENT EXPENSE, CEMETERY AND STREETS FUNDS. The ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law. Copies of the complete ordinance is available without cost online at www.cityofritzville/publicnotices or during regular business hours by calling...
PUBLIC NOTICE The South Columbia Basin Irrigation District is providing public notice that it will be applying aquatic herbicides to its irrigation canals, drains, and wasteways in accordance with Washington Department of Ecology Permit No. WAG991000. The purpose of the herbicide applications is to control aquatic weeds within the irrigation delivery and drainage systems. Treatments will be to all irrigation canals, drains, and wasteways constructed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation within the boundaries of the...
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AMENDED NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SEASONAL CHANGE/ TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Warden Hutterian Brethren of Warden, WA, has made a seasonal application for change/ transfer of water right in order to change the point of withdrawal and change/transfer the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate G3-01228C. That Ground Water Certificate G3-01228C w/chg V1-3-P.276 authorizes the withdrawal of 1200 gallons per minute, 1129...
RESOLUTION NO. R-013- 2023 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / BULK ASPHALT SUPPLIERS County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington The Adams County is soliciting Bids from qualified firms with expertise in supplying Bulk Asphalt. Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 7th, 2023 and will be opened and publicly read on March 7th, 2023 at 1:30 p.m., or as...
CITY OF RITZVILLE REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES REVISED SUBMITTAL DATE 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...
RESOLUTION NO. R-012- 2023 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / LIQUID ASPHALT SUPPLIERS County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington The Adams County is soliciting Bids from qualified firms with expertise in supplying Liquid Asphalt. Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2023 and will be opened and publicly read on March 7, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. for the...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Gun Club reported the following results from its Feb. 19 shoot: 25 — Matt Leffel, Travis Simonson 24 — Garrett Frederick 23 — Jake Dewald, Dave Breazeale, Colby Schell, Chris Green 22 — Scott Steinmentz, Cameron Bentiz, Kyle Bauer, Hayes Hennings, Rachel Schell 21 — Jason Heider, Jacob Anderson, Travis Dewald, Morgan Brausen, Mike Geschke 20 and under — Dale Vinson, Tyler Frederick, Scott Yaeger, Dale Swift, Mike Bauer, Joel Oestreich, Tim Wellsandt, Mike Stromberger, Scott Hennings, Trevor Jantz,...
OTHELLO — A local girl has been named as a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Athlete of the Week for her achievements on the court. AnnaLee Coronado, a senior at Othello High School, was recognized for her play in girls 2A basketball last week. Coronado recently hit the 1000-point milestone. She was named Second Team All-League her freshman year and First Team All-League her sophomore and junior years. This year, she was selected as League MVP. Coronado is also a student-athlete, with plenty of As on her t...
SPOKANE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team opens state Hardwood Classic play today, Wednesday, March 1, in Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. The No. 9-ranked Broncos will take on the No. 8-seeded Adna Pirates at 2 p.m. "It's not an easy shooting environment. You're kind of in awe at first, and then you have to get over there and try to make shots," Broncos Coach Dustan Arlt said of heading to the Arena. "Fortunately, we're going to play Adna and they're very guar...
Just to let you know I wasn’t ignoring the EWU Eagles basketball team. I’ve been following them and keeping track of their great season. I didn’t want to mention them when they were on a historic winning streak. But Saturday night their 18 game streak, 16 Big Sky victories, came to a halt at Idaho State in a loss to the Bengals. But the Eagles had already wrapped up the Big Sky championship and celebrated on their home court so the loss was just a reminder that there is still...
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, Mar. 1 - Butter beef, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Thursday, Mar. 2 - Cabbage soup, grilled tuna and cheese sandwich. • Monday, Mar. 6 - Orange chicken, fried rice and egg roll. • Tuesday, Mar. 7 - BBQ pork sandwich, two timing pasta bake and vegetable. • Wednesday, Mar. 8 - Taco salad, chips and salsa...
William C. Swannack Jr. Jul. 12, 1935 – Feb. 25, 2023 William C. Swannack Jr. passed away on Feb. 25, 2023. He was born on Jul. 12, 1935 in the same house he lived in for 86 years before he moved to an assisted living home in 2022. He always told his kids, Tom and Janet, that he was born in the house he grew up in. Though in later years his brother Ben had said that "he didn't think Willy had that story quite right". Just recently Janet was able to confirm with Bill's birth c...
RITZVILLE — Police Chief Dave McCormick reported two unusual crimes during the Feb. 21 City Council meeting. “Shortly after 10 o’clock on the morning of Feb. 14, Sgt. Cameron checked the storage units behind the Boxwood café,” he said. “The locking mechanism on one of the units had been cut with either a grinder or a bolt cutter.” Although the unit with the severed lock was vacant, 19 units were burglarized through that one entrance. “Burglars took a shovel and hoe from one of the units and broke through most of the inner s...
RITZVILLE — The Ritzville Ministerial Association will be hosting Lenten Soup Suppers through the month of March. According to Pastor Ryo Olso, suppers begin at 6 p.m. with services following at 7 p.m. on the following days and locations: • Wednesday, March 8 — Trinity United Methodist Church, 107 W. Second Ave. • Wednesday, March 15 — at Ritzville Foursquare Church, 202 E. Second Ave. • Wednesday, March 22 — Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ, 301 E. Broadway Ave. • Wednesday, March 29 — Menno Mennonite Church,...
Nursing is one of the most noble and trusted professions in our society. Just ask any patient who has made a trip to a hospital or had a doctor's appointment. Nurses perform many tasks – from menial to absolutely crucial – and all are key to a patient's well-being. Unfortunately, as is the case in many other states, there is a serious nursing shortage in Washington. A report by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing warns the U.S. will need 200,000 more registered nur...
There are some hard-core Western Washington groups that want you to believe that if we breach Snake River dams, it will boost our state's salmon population and we can save the Southern Resident Orcas from extinction. It's the old strategy of if you repeat something long enough, people will finally believe you. Even though dam removal would be devastating to our state's power grid, agriculture, and vital river navigation of wheat and other products. Here's what they won't tell...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times March 1, 1923 Two are arrested on liquor charge C. F. Godfrey was arrested last Thursday morning by Sheriff Joe Schafer and Deputies Buehler and Oestreich and Marshal Starring. He pled guilty to the charge of liquor in possession and was fined $100 and costs by Justice W. D. McCollom and given a 30 day jail sentence which was suspended on good behavior. Godfrey is second truck operator at the depot. Jos. Ranger of Washtucna was arrested by...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Feb. 5-27: Feb. 5 Assist state patrol with a traffic stop at a gas station in Ritzville. Assist Othello police with translation in the 100 block of South First Avenue, Othello. False 911 call in the 400 block of West First Street, Lind. Man contacted for incident involving a vehicle parked in the 100 block of West Second Street, Lind. He was directed to get a valid driver’s license and update the vehicle registration....
RITZVILLE - The Ritzville Chamber of Commerce has three new board members who were elected officers for 2023 During a meeting Jan. 30, Kellen Hays was elected president, Kaiden Bell vice president and Reya Huitron secretary. Treasurer Becky Main and board member Charles Jingling will also continue to serve through January 2024. Born in Ritzville, but raised in Washtucna, Hays graduated from Washtucna High School in 2006, attended Montana Tech University on a football scholarsh...
RITZVILLE — Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner told county commissioners at their Feb. 21 regular meeting the county jail, which has been empty since August of last year, is in “a dire situation.” Jail upgrades have been needed throughout the tenures of at least three sheriffs, he said. In 2014, Sheriff John Hunt and then-deputy Wagner commissioned a study of the jail. Some issues identified in that study have been addressed. But lately, the situation has worsened. One contributing factor has been the government’s coronavirus m...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior Chase Galbreath gets to the basket in the first half of the Broncos' 53-35 win over Dayton-Waitsburg in the opening round of the 2B Boys State Tournament at Cheney High School on Saturday, Feb. 25. See Page 7 for more State Tournament coverage....
OLYMPIA — Public school elementary school students would be guaranteed 30 minutes of recess daily under a bill moving through the Legislature. Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5257, sponsored by Sen. T’wina Nobles, D-Fircrest, requires 30 minutes of recess and prevents school employees from denying recess as a disciplinary measure. The bill passed the Senate, 28-21. “Play is critical to positive youth development,” Nobles said. “What we know about recess is it can lower cortisol levels. It can increase problem-s...