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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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RITZVILLE – Fifteen volunteers gathered Feb. 26 at the American Legion Hall, 106 W. Broadway Ave., to repair U.S. flags ahead of Memorial Day. The flags are flown annually, Memorial Day weekend, at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery on Rosenoff Road, a half-mile west of the city limit. Of the 178 flags in the collection, 86 were repaired by volunteer seamstresses. Most of the damage occurs on the upper corner of the trailing edge of the flags, where the wind has the biggest w...
Odessa gun club results reported ODESSA – The Odessa Gun Club reported the following results for its Feb. 20 trapshoot: Nick Tebow and Markus Smith both shot perfect scores of 25, while Jared Praetorious shot 24, and Cody Stanford, Jon Fink, Garret Braun and Jared King all shot 23. Shooting 22 were Ryan Lewis, Anthony Paszkeisz, Mitch Wraspir and Kit Watson. Tyler Smith, Brian Wraspir, Meagan Tebow and Koree Smith, and Holden Iverson shot 21. Those with 20 and under were Trevor Smith, Colley Walter, Bill Weber, Stan D...
RITZVILLE – Here are the results from the Ritzville Gun Club shoot on Feb. 27: 23 -- Jason Heider, Travis Dewald, Scott Yaeger, Garrett Frederick and Jake Dewald 22 -- Dennis Faechner, Tyler Frederick and Matt Stokoe 21 – Joel Oestreich, Colby Schell and Matt Leffel 20 and under -- Dave Breazeale, Mike Geaschke, Dale Swift, Tim Wellsandt, Wes Frederick, Scott Steinmetz, Kyle Bauer, Justin Simonson, Cameron Bentiz, Mike Stromberger, Mike Bauer, Dale Vinson, Drew Hartz, Jonathon Stomberger, Conrad Bauer, Gage Bauer, Rachel Sch...
TACOMA – Four Othello grapplers brought home to Adams County medals Feb. 19 from the state Mat Classic XXXIII wrestling tournament in the Tacoma Dome. Alexis Monday grabbed silver for the Huskies at girls 115 pounds, the highest of any Adams County wrestlers. In boys action, Isaac Campos won bronze and Victorino DeLa Cruz fifth-place at 106. Teammate Marcos Zuniga was fifth at 113. Monday led the Huskies with 24 team points. She opened with a bye, then pinned Lafediya Eldridge...
JAIL LOG RITZVILLE -- The Adams County Jail reported the following individuals in custody Monday, Feb.28: Antonio DeJesua Garza, 36, Department of Corrections warrant Felix Pineda-Esteban, 34, driving while under the influence Domingo Navarrette-Rivera, one-day jail service RITZVILLE LAND TRANSACTIONS RITZVILLE -- The following land transactions were reported by the Adams County Assessor’s Office between Feb. 11-25: Feb. 25 From Amanda Peppinger of Othello, trailer at 810 H3 State Highway 24, Othello, to Eliasar Mendoza of P...
CHENEY – Washington's indoor mask mandate is ending ahead of schedule. Governor Jay Islee made the announcement during a press conference on Monday, Feb. 28. The original date for removing the mandate was set for March 20 but has been accelerated to March 11. "We have good news today. We are turning a page in our fight against the COVID virus," Inslee said. "This page will be based more on empowering individuals and families and protecting themselves rather than based on government restrictions. We can do this because we a...
OLYMPIA – The Super Bowl’s most valuable player, an Eastern Washington native, was celebrated in a Senate resolution this week. Cooper Kupp, a Yakima native and former Eastern Washington University football standout, was celebrated in a resolution for his career, work ethic and humility. The resolution recognizing Kupp was sponsored by 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, and 14th District Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima. “Let’s talk about being a role model,” Sen. Holy said during a floor speech on the resolution. “Cooper K...
The United States has a unique health care delivery system. Unlike other industrialized countries which all have some form of top-down, government-run system, the structure of medical care in the U.S. has evolved organically over the past 80 years. Half of all Americans receive their health insurance from their employer or their spouse’s employer. Over 40 percent of Americans receive their health insurance from the government through Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare. A...
You know, it didn’t really seem like the day was so auspicious. It was cold. There was snow on the ground there on the baseball diamond. But then, it’s winter in Alaska … Anchorage, actually, and it should be cold. First Saturday in March, 1973. More than 40 dog teams were there, getting lined out and harnessed by mushers and their handlers. I was one of those dog mushers. We had a couple of world champions to race against and a lot of folks like me … called “recreational” mushers by the big shots in racing. In my case, my...
H.E. Gritman Center RITZVILLE – Here are the meals available from the H.E. Gritman Center during the next week: Effective January 2, 2022 all meals increase to $6.00. Thursday, March 3 – Pork noodle casserole, pork fried rice. Monday, March 7 – Deep fried fish, French fries, coleslaw. Tuesday, March 8 – Beef stroganoff, salad, garlic bread. Wednesday, March 9 – Chicken pot pie, salad, roll. Thursday, March 10 – Pork roast, mashed potatoes & gravy, vegetables. To reserve a meal, call the center at 509-659-1921 by 9 a.m. the...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times March 2, 1922 Special values in bluestem wheat Those who have watched the quotations for wheat have observed that Big Bend Bluestem wheat produced in the Ritzville territory commands a premium of about ten cents a bushel over bluestem wheats produced in other sections of the state and a considerably wider margin over the soft club wheats of the Palouse country. This is due to the fact that Big Bend Bluestem is coming to be recognized...
Washington’s Board of Natural Resources is considering banning timber harvesting on state lands. That is extremely unwise. Instead, the Board must insure its healthy forest policies incorporate all management tools including planting, thinning and logging. The board, established in 1957, sets policies to manage Washington’s 5.6 million acres granted by Congress in 1889. More than 3 million acres were designated as trust lands to support various public institutions of whi...
That's right! Now is the time to start planting your spring garden, especially if you like playing in dirt! We know, it is still cold, with occasional snow, ice, and nasty weather. But, yes, it is time to plant a spring garden. And it's okay to get your hands in the soil at this time of year. Let us explain. Many seeds need at least 90 days of cold to germinate. Instead of using your refrigerator to cold stratify your seeds during the winter or early spring plant those seeds...
OLYMPIA – A trio of transportation bills passed Friday night by the Senate, including the chamber’s supplemental transportation budget and a new package of transportation projects, received “no” votes from 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler. The Ritzville Republican was critical of the new package, saying it fails to benefit the entire state while relying on tax and fee increases that will impact people throughout Washington. “The new transportation projects approved by the Senate would do plenty for certain parts of our state...
I-90 crash leaves one injured SPRAGUE – One person was injured in a collision, Sunday, Feb. 27, Milepost 248 of Interstate 90. According to the Washington State Patrol, the collision occurred around 6:20 PM, when a Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by Scott A. Foster, 60, of Spokane struck the rear of a 1995 Chevrolet pickup driven by Darleen Herrera, 63, of York, Penn. Herrera was transported to a Spokane hospital. The impact sent the pickup through the median and it came to rest on the eastbound shoulder, the patrol said. T...
OLYMPIA – A Senate resolution honoring agronomist Bill Schillinger passed Feb. 21. Senate Resolution 8645 honors Schillinger for his service to farmers; it was introduced by Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. Schillinger is a longtime research agronomist who retired from Washington State University in January. "It's with sadness that we see Bill retiring but for all of the incredible work over 30 years, we wish Bill the very best and say, 'Thank you,'" Schoesler said in a s...
RITZVILLE – East Adams Rural Healthcare has received a clean bill of financial health. Representatives from certified public accounting firm Dingus, Zarecor and Associates PLLC, presented the 2020 financial audit report to the East Adams Rural Healthcare directors Feb. 23. Senior manager and CPA Joe Lodge reported an unmodified “clean opinion” of the hospital’s financial statements, and noted that financial disclosures were neutral, consistent and fair. There were no non-compliance issues; however, auditors identif...
RITZVILLE – The Washington State Auditor’s Office reported Adams County operations complied with applicable state laws, regulations and its own policies, in an accountability audit for the period Jan. 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020. In an exit conference Feb. 16 with the county commission, Brad White, CPA and audit program manager, outlined areas covered in the audit, including surplus and disposition of surplus vehicles and real property, contract compliance, procurement and purchases, equipment rental and replacement, and Inf...