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WASHTUCNA — The School District is considering going to a four-day educational week on a permanent basis starting with the 2021-22 school year. A community forum is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 30 to hear from the community about the possible change. The meeting in the Washtucna High School gymnasium, 730 N.E. Booth St., will include a question-and-answer session. Both in-person and online participation is available. Those attending in person should arrive 15 minutes early for a temperature check and c...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced at a March 18 news conference that effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3 of its Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery. He also said evaluation of COVID-19 metrics will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county process. The governor also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap, a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports. Phase 3, announced today, includes a return for in-person spectators for professional and high s...
REARDAN – Lind-Ritzville cross-country runners Matthew Brown and Maeve Korthuis each finished in 13th place in their respective races at the Northeast 2B League meet in Reardan Saturday, Mar. 13. Both seventh graders racing 2,500 meters, Brown came in at 12:22 among 19 runners in the middle school boys race; and Korthuis came in at 12:54 among 21 runners. Winning the middle school boys race was eighth-grader Hrair Garabedian, coming in at 9:25 for St. George's, the team that t...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus Broncos hosted the Odessa Tigers Saturday, Mar. 13, sweeping the visitors 25-11, 25-23, 25-15. "Yesterday's match was great," Head Coach Cari Galbreath said Sunday. "The team played so well together. Defensively we fought and didn't let balls go down without fighting for them. That effort prevented the Tigers from gaining points, and propelled our offensive game. It was a full and complete team win on our part." O...
Yes, it has been a year since we were shutdown, schools closed, sports equipment locked away, and only essential businesses could be open. Did we neglect to protect those people that needed to be protected or hurt those that were not as vulnerable? Or both? Let’s take a little walk back 52 years ago when the world was in the midst of another pandemic. In 1968-69 there was the Hong Kong flu pandemic. It, too, was an election year and Dan Evans was reelected as the Washington s...
PULLMAN – Washington State University has sold naming rights of the field in Martin Stadium to Tri-Cities-based Gesa Credit Union. The university and financial business have signed a 10-year deal naming the field as Gesa Field. The value of the contract is valued at more than $11 million, officials said. "Washington State University was established 130 years ago to serve the citizens of our state," university President Kirk Schulz said today in announcing the deal. "That commi...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville Middle School Bulldogs hosted Northwest Christian Thursday, Mar. 11, winning the game 6-0. Zach Klein scored the only touchdown right at the beginning of the second quarter. The team is coached by Dustin Arlt and Dale Anderson. "It was a great day to play a football game, and it was wonderful to see so many people at the game," Anderson said. "If anyone wants to know what brings communities together, they should have been at the football field T...
Washington state boaters must pass safety course OLYMPIA – The annual "Spring Aboard" campaign, which the state uses to provide information on how to enroll in a boating safety class, will run from Mar. 21-27. The program was developed by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators and produced by a grant administered under the U.S. Coast Guard. Under Washington state law, boaters who operate a vessel with a 15-horsepower engine or greater must be certified, and carry a Boater Education Card to prove they p...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos beat Northwest Christian at Colbert 15-13 last week before a BYE Mar. 12. Lind-Ritzville gained 112 yards in 56 plays to the Crusaders' two yards in 58 plays, with quarterback Chase Galbreath earning 111 yards passing and one yard rushing. Senior Carson Ayers scored the first touchdown, in the second quarter, on an 11-yard pass. The Crusaders scored next, also on an 11-yard pass. Third quarter winnings were senior Dakota Lane putting two on the board with a safety and Galbreath scoring a touchdown o...
RITZVILLE – County commissioners held a 15-minute public hearing Monday, Mar. 15, regarding vacation of a portion of streets and alleys within the original town of Ralston. County Engineer Scott Yaeger said notices had been posted at the locations 20 days prior to the public hearing. A notice of public hearing published Feb. 24 and Mar. 3 in the Journal included the written description of the streets and alleys to be vacated. A couple of local residents had questions answered during the public hearing. "I find the general c...
March 5 Trespassing - 2200 block West Barbara Road Othello Deputies responded to the location for a reported vehicle prowl in progress. The suspect was detained and it was determined no vehicle prowl occurred. The suspect was trespassed from the location and advised they would be arrested if they trespassed. Agency Assist - 200 block West Broadway Avenue Ritzville Dispatch advised of a fight in the jail and requested deputy assistance. Deputies arrived and conducted an investigation. Citizen Assist - 600 block South Kaylee...
Getting to know the soils in the yard or garden can provide insights into what their physical and chemical makeup is in terms of texture, color and organic content, depth, water holding capacity, and structure. Figuring out and knowing soil types can help us determine what they are capable of growing or are best suited for, how they should be managed to remain sustainable, and what their limitations are to name a few properties. Identifying soil types is a first step to...
RITZVILLE – The Riggs family enjoyed a day in the sun Saturday, Mar. 13. Tossing a football, climbing the rope wall and seeing how high they could get on the swingsets at Ritzville Grade School were Jicaela Riggs, 13; Jeiyda Riggs, 10; Jaylen Riggs, 8; and Jasmine Riggs, 5. Helping the kids gain altitude were newlyweds Jay and Jessica Riggs of Ritzville. "It's nice to be out and not cramped up in the house," Jay Riggs said. "It's fun to be able to get out and enjoy this nice d...
RITZVILLE – Former owner of Lund Flying Services, Maynard Lund, 87, said this time of year was about his busiest as an aerial sprayer. He learned the business back in North Dakota, and came to the area to "help out" Wilf "Willie" Moore about 40 years ago. "Right now would be starting to be my busy time, spraying for weeds over the winter wheat," Lund said. "Soon as the winter wheat was over, then we'd start on the spring wheat." Lund chose not to follow in the footsteps of h...
Lois Caroline Schwisow Seaburg, born March 24, 1928, passed away Feb. 21, at the age of 92. She grew up on a wheat farm in Ritzville. She graduated from Ritzville High with the class of 1946 before adventuring to Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. There she met and married Gene Seaburg, an officer at Fort Lewis. They raised their children while living in Japan, Germany, and France before settling in Lakewood. Lois enjoyed teaching first and third grade children for twenty...
RITZVILLE – The final event of this year's Distinguished Young Women program takes place Sunday, Mar. 28. Held at Ritzville Grade School, the public is not invited due to COVID -19 restrictions, but the event will be aired live, beginning at 2 p.m. Visit the Distinguished Young Women social media page and tune in to see the girls compete in poise (presence and composure), a physical fitness routine and answer an impromptu question at the microphone. The talent d...
America’s media is suffering from a truth deficit leaving many to wonder where to go for honest, reliable and accurate information. Unfortunately, it is not the mainstream or social media. Last month Forbes magazine found for the first time, fewer than half of all Americans acknowledge any kind of trust of major media. The information was captured in Edelman’s annual trust barometer. “Fifty-six percent of Americans, for example, said they agreed with the following state...
OLYMPIA – Tuesday, Mar. 8, was the deadline for the Senate to pass it's own bills, other than those considered "necessary to implement the budget." "With floor cutoff now history, the Senate has resumed committee meetings, this time to hold public hearings n bills approved by the House," said Republican Senator Mark Schoesler of Ritzville. "Meanwhile, the House is conducting public hearings on measures passed by the Senate." Schoesler said the Senate focused a lot of time t...
Harnack correct on HB 1356 The rewriting of history, not only of this country but others as well, has been going on for ages. Roger Harnack's editorial in the March 10 Journal with regard to politicians and legislation to implement political correctness is right on target. Some time ago, a group of us "old goats" were gathered together and just for the sport of it, took the NHL National Hockey League, the NFL and MLB to see just how many of the mascots of these leagues would survive today. You could literally find something...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Mar. 17, 1921 CUTS THE LIMIT FOR FISHERMEN The catch limit on game fish has been cut in two by the Adams County Game Commission. A meeting was held March 10 and it was decided to reduce the limit on fish to be caught to 25 in one day. The season for fishing will be as it has been from April 1st to November 30th. The county license fee for residents for hunting and fishing is now $1.50 and the state license fee for residents of the...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Health Officer Dr. Alex Brzezny presented county commissioners an update on the status of COVID-19 in the county and elsewhere at their Mar. 10 meeting. Following the presentation, Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Randy Flyckt had several questions for Brzezny. “You said this has never been studied before, because this is a brand new virus and we've never been through this before,” Flyckt said. “We are learning from the prior pandemics. But we've never deployed vaccine on this scale to control...
KENNEWICK – An Othello driver was charged with following too close after a collision sent a Kennewick man to the hospital. The collision occurred around 1:38 p.m. Friday, Mar. 12. Both vehicles were traveling southbound on Highway 395 at milepost 18 in the Kennewick city limits when Quintin G.Sessions of Kennewick slowed for traffic. According to Washington State Patrol documents, Othello driver Fernando Garcia, 23, then struck Sessions' vehicle. Sessions, 36, was transported to Trios Medical Center. The 2004 Honda Civic G...
RITZVILLE – A community blood drive at Lind-Ritzville High School netted units of blood for East Adams Rural Healthcare Friday, Mar. 12. "It's been a pretty good day. We had some no shows, but we're hopeful we will meet our goal of 15 units," Audrey Hermann with Vitalant said during the last half hour of the three-hour event. "With every blood drive, we like to set a goal so we can let the local hospital know how much blood to expect." "It's been nice. We were able to see s...
LIND – Town council heard from a citizen concerned about upcoming use for Well No. 6 at their March 9 meeting. Darla Shaver told council members her well was still recovering from the amount of water pumped out of the town's wells last summer, and said she had been in contact with a number of agencies regarding water taken for a project that was completed outside of town. Shaver said there were farmers who were denied water rights because of the amount of water that was going to be used for the project. Shaver said the t...