Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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The Iron Legacy Ranch LLC in Ritzville recently decided to begin an after-school program and summer camps for children interested in learning about horses. The after-school program starts on April 9, and is a Monday through Thursday class beginning at 4 p.m. and running until 5:30 p.m. Heidi and Ryan Tracy own and operate the ranch, and have lived on the ranch for the past four years. Heidi grew up on a youth camp based around horses, until she married Ryan in 2002. The...
Betty LaVerne Payseno passed away on Mar. 15 in Ritzville. She was born in Bonin Springs, Mont., on Dec. 30, 1932, to Howard Sigmund and Grace Lingle-Sigmund. Friends and family described her as a fun person and a very hard worker in her home and in her yard. She was preceded in death by a son, Michael J. Payseno in 1985. She is survived by her husband Jim Payseno of Ritzville; a son, Leon Payseno of Vaughn, Wash., who was with her when she passed; a daughter, Debra Short of Vaughn, Wash.; and a son Steven Payseno of...
Harriet (Smith) Keison, passed away Mar. 20 at the Life Care Center of Ritzville at the age of 88. A descendant of a Washington state pioneer family, she was born in Odessa on Oct. 27, 1923, to Harry and Esther (Schmidt) Smith. She grew up on the family wheat farm near Batum. She attended a one-room schoolhouse and graduated from Odessa High School. She married Donald R. Keison on Nov. 16, 1942. Before Don was shipped to the Pacific corridor during World War II, she followed him to Richmond, Va., where she worked in a...
Feb. 28, 5:35 p.m. – Ritzville complainant advised of juveniles left at home alone with no food, while listed parents went on vacation. Complainant further advised this is all third party information. Deputy Aaron Madison checked on the subjects in Lind and found all basic necessities of life were being met. Feb. 28, 11:54 a.m. – Ritzville complainant advised of a suspicious vehicle, last seen east on Heinemann from Batum. Originally seen at Weber and 1 1/2 miles west of Batum. Vehicle is a white 1997 Ford F1 pickup. Com...
Funny thing about missing a week writing a column, you may need to make it up as long as those thoughts are rattling around in your head. Yes, those things are rattling. As the NCAA tournament progresses down to the Final Four it has been interesting how so many games played out. The big upsets of Lehigh over Duke and Norfolk State stopping Missouri on the very first day, 15 seeds have won before but never two on the same day. I watched the games closely, the one’s that l...
The special session this week kind of reminded me of bird hunting: just because you don’t see or hear the birds doesn’t mean they’re not there. It’s true there wasn’t much to see or hear at the Capitol this week – not outwardly, that is. However, there was no shortage of activity in offices such as mine. Let me back up a few years to explain. In 2009, when Democrats firmly controlled the Senate and the House of Representatives, a budget wasn’t seen publicly until just two days were left in the legislative session. The followi...
The Lind school district is having a surplus sale on computers, computer accessories and two used cafeteria tables on Thursday, Mar. 29. The surplus sale is in the Lind Elementary School gymnasium and runs from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Mar. 29. The school is remaining open late due to parent/teacher conferences being held at the school. The computers at the sale are $5 each. All sales are final and there is no guarantee that all of the merchandise is in working order....