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The Easter bunny holds Jewl Bronson as big sister Apple Allen poses with Luna Bronson during the Eagles Aerie's annual egg hunt Saturday, March 23 in City Park. For more on the Easter egg hunt, see Page 8....
RITZVILLE — For the past decade, the courthouse has been the site of all Adams County Superior Court cases, including adult and juvenile dockets. Newly appointed Superior Court Judge Peter Palubicki is changing that. “We will be holding once-a-month dockets in Othello,” he said. “Juvenile cases will be heard at 10 a.m.; truancy cases, at 11 a.m.; civil cases, at 1 p.m.” Dockets will be scheduled for the first Thursday of every month in the Othello courtroom of Adams County District Court Judge Carolyn Benzel. Why the chang...
RITZVILLE – Following a Tuesday, March 19, show-cause hearing, the City Council determined property at 105 W. Sixth Ave. is no longer a “nuisance” as defined by Article III of the city code. The decision comes about a month after city employees photographed the property, documenting scrap piles, abandoned vehicles and appliances, a sagging fence, debris accumulation and fire hazards. That was Feb. 19. The next day, Feb. 20, a letter was sent to property owners Scott Gilder and Tammy Clemm-Gilder directing them to clean up th...
OTHELLO — Adams County Public Hospital District No. 3 is among 26 that received a letter from the state Attorney General’s Office on failure to comply with the Reproductive Privacy Act. The law requires patient privacy for all women seeking birthing and or abortion services. It also requires publicly funded hospitals to provide for elective abortions if they have obstetrics and other maternity and birthing services, as well as providing accessible information on both birthing and abortion services. The district, doing bus...
The two newest additions to the Adams County Sheriff's Office graduated from the State Corrections Academy in Burien on March 20. The new deputies are Kolby Snyder, center left, and Jose Barroso, center right. "Let's come together to extend our heartfelt congratulations to deputies Barroso and Snyder as they bring their newfound knowledge and skills back to the team here in Adams County," Sheriff Dale Wagner said on social media....
8 Years Ago Adams County News March 29, 1899 Arrests are in order N.P. Agent L.E. Paskill informs us that the railroad officials are somewhat exercised for the safety of the young boys who monkey about the tracks near the depot, and the chances are that a wholesale slaughter will occur one of these days if they do not keep off the right of way. Warning seems to effect nothing. Yesterday a fast train was bombarded with stones that flew like hail breaking the window on the...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reponded to the following calls for service from March 10-24: March 10 10:20 a.m. – False alarm in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 12:57 p.m. – Trespassing in the 2200 block of west Bench Road, Othello. 2:42 p.m. - Report of a child falling off of a ladder inside a cabin in the 1800 block of West Bench Road, Othello. 3:30 p.m. – Agency assist in the 600 block of South Thacker Road, Othello. March 11 6:59 a.m. – False alarm in the 500 block of South B...
RITZVILLE – During a City Council meeting March 19, consultant Aren Murcar of SCJ Alliance of Spokane presented an update to the city’s comprehensive plan — including a housing element based on the 2023 housing action plan. The recently added housing section emphasizes the need for affordable housing, smaller housing and options to age-in-place. It details existing housing conditions here and notes that nearly 60% of the town’s housing stock was built prior to 1960 and nearly 40% prior to 1939. Older housing can present...