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Correction The Ritzville Car Wash address was incorrectly reported in a front page story of the March 22 edition of The Ritzville Adams County Journal. The business is located at 202 E. Main Ave....
OLYMPIA — A bill restricting access to gender-affirming health care, abortion and other data is making its way through the Legislature. House Bill 1155 would restrict smart phones and other digital devices, and health care provides from collecting and sharing information on abortion, sex and gender-related health care without the consent of a patient. Rep.Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, sponsored the bill as a way to prevent states restricting access to abortion and gender-affirming care from accessing related health i...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 6, 1898 Local and Personal A new well-drilling machine from St. Louis arrived in Ritzville Monday. It was consigned to H.H. Wilburn. The force of railroad carpenters who have been here for the past two weeks went away Monday. J.C. Gillette of Willis is in town today. Mr. Gillette has fell into possession of a runaway boy. The boy says he is from Spokane. Mr. Gillette does not want to keep the boy and don't want to turn him adrift. He will...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 26 to April 3: March 26 False alarm in the 800 block of South Nuevo Leon Lane, Othello. Two people issued trespass warnings in the 10 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Man requested deputies issue a trespass warning to his father in the 2600 block of West Valley View Lane, Othello. Civil complaint in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Traffic hazard in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othel...
House and Senate budget writers released their 2023-25 state operating budget proposals recently. It was a reminder that taxpayers have been very kind to the state’s coffers as revenue forecasts over the past few years have continued to increase. As a result of taxpayer largess and the majority party’s proclivity to spend every dime available, state spending has more than doubled over the past 10 years. Has our population doubled? No. According to the Washington State Off...
My Mom would be horrified by the rash of violence in our schools today. The most recent tragedy at Covenant School in Nashville where three students and three adults were shot to death is devastating. It was unimaginable 40 years ago. Mom was an elementary school secretary for 20 years. She wanted us--her four children--to become teachers. A key reason was schools were safe places for kids, teachers, and staff---places where students learned the fundamental skills required in...
OTHELLO — Local police are seeking help from the public in locating a girl missing from Ephrata who is believed to be in Adams County. Alondra Evelyn Mata-Nunez, 15, was reported missing on Sept. 27, 2021, record show. Police said the family believes she is in the Othello or Mattawa areas. “The Othello Police Department is still assisting in the search for Alondra Evelyn Mata-Nunez (15) and looking for new leads to determine her whereabouts,” according to a statement released by police. Local police have been working with...
Eleanor Mae (Emmington) Heinemann Mar. 13, 1927 –Mar. 30, 2023 Eleanor Mae (Emmington) Heinemann, 96, died March 30, 2023 due to a head injury from a fall in her apartment. She was born on March 13, 1927 to William and Mary (McGlade) Emmington in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Eleanor grew up in Ritzville, Wash. where she attended school until she and her parents moved to the family wheat farm near Sprague. She graduated from Sprague High School in 1945 before attending Washington Sta...
RITZVILLE — If you haven’t yet removed your studded tires, it’s time to do so. The deadline to remove studded tires is today, Friday, March 31, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Washington State Patrol will begin issuing tickets on Saturday, April 1. The fine for having studded tires on a vehicle after the removal deadline is $137. Studded tires are legal in the state from Nov. 1 to March 31. Even out-of-state motorists must have them removed outside of that window. “Studded tires cause between $20-$29...
Martha M McMurray Dec. 21, 1932 – Dec. 16, 2023 Martha M. McMurray passed away in Gig Harbor, Wash. on Dec. 16, 2022, at the age of 89. Martha was born on Dec. 21, 1932, one of four daughters born to Edward and Anna (Kessler) Esslinger on a small wheat farm outside of Sprague, Wash. Her parents were German immigrants and only spoke German at home. So Martha only spoke German when she started first grade just before WWII. Luckily, her cousin Joanne McCrady (Kessler) helped her...
The Othello Police Department recognized students completing its Drug Abuse Resistance Education program last Thursday, March 30. Fifth-grade students from Scootney Springs Elementary School received a certificate for completing the program taught by Sgt. Aaron Garza....
The Othello Police Department recognized Wahitis Element School students completing its Drug Abuse Resistance Education program last Tuesday, March 21. Fifth-graders received a certificate for completing the program taught police officer Fernando Lopez....
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, April 5 - Pork chops, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Thursday, April 6 - Fish sticks, fries and coleslaw. • Monday, April 10 - Chicken fried steak, mashed potato, gravy and vegetable. • Tuesday, April 11 - BBQ chicken thigh and leg, potato salad and vegetable. • Wednesday, April 12 - Rosemary...
ASOTIN - The Bronco girls bounced back from a doubleheader loss Wednesday, March 29, to split with Asotin on Saturday, April 1. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls won the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader, 13-3, but lost the nightcap in a close 9-8 battle. The split doubleheader followed losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 15-0 and 25-2, last Wednesday. No game details were reported from Asotin. But in Colfax, the local girls faced the undefeated Bulldogs on a...
DEER PARK - The area boys and girls competed Friday, March 31, at the Glenn Wolf Invite at Deer Park High School. The Lind-Ritzville Sprague boys tied for 14th overall with 16 points; St. John-Endicott LaCrosse finished 16th with 11.5 points. In girls competition, St. John-Endicott finished 13th with 14 points and Lind-Ritzville 19th with 4 points. Senior Myra Miller was the top athlete for the Broncos, taking first place in the girls discuss with a toss of 103 feet 6 inches....
Sunrise Easter service set for Benge BENGE — Benge Community Church will host a sunrise Easter service at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 9. The service will take place on Cow Creek, about 1 mile north of town at 136 S. Mack Road on the Hill of the 3 Crosses. The keynote speaker at the service will be Jerry Snyder. Easter egg hunts on tap LIND — Easter egg hunts are on tap Saturday, April 8, in Lind and Ritzville. The Lind Lion’s Club will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8, for children in the community. The event...
I think it is really interesting to see how many Gonzaga Bulldog basketball fans are out there. I mean fans that had no idea that the school existed until the tournament runs the last 24 years. Since I had two older siblings that attended the school I knew a lot about it and I also know that John Stockton went there and that Dan Fitzgerald preceded Dan Monson who preceded Mark Few as the head coach for the beloved Zags. A majority of the Gonzaga fans today only know about Few...
The Journal LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries between April 2-11: Birthdays April 2 — Paula Bell and Grant Miller April 3 — Bryden Laird and Brooks Edwin Lobe April 5 — Mike Wold April 6 — Michael Strohmaier April 7 — Gary Lobe and Tyran Doyle April 8 — Melanie Fode and Greg Prardo April 9 — Kindra Haase Anniversaries April 2 — Gary and Laureen Reyling April 4 — Jeff and Connie Field...
ASOTIN - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team struggled on the diamond last week, losing two games to both Asotin and Colfax. The Asotin Panthers won the Saturday, April 1, doubleheader games 10-0 and15-5, against the visiting Broncos. The Lind-Ritzville losses came on the heels of the Wednesday, March 29 doubleheader losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 10-0 and 12-2. Further information was not provided from Asotin. In Colfax, the Bulldogs had 20 hits in the...
KETTLE FALLS — The Broncos tennis team went 3-2 against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs during a March 29 Northeast 2B matchup. In singles action, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Carlie Loop and Liberty McClanathan both won their matches. Bronco Wesley Rogers and Destiny Phelps each lost. Meanwhile, the local doubles team of Cameron Olson and Jose Zavala won their match. Loop topped Bulldog Ahsley Hendrickeson, 6-0, 6-0. And McClanathan defeated Kettle Falls’ Kate Goodman, 6-3, 6-3. But the Bulldogs Elsie Hume defeated Rogers, 6-0, 6-0....
PUBLIC NOTICE The Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting is Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 1 PM, in the Public Works conference room located at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, WA 99169. Please Call 509-659- 3276 if you are unable to attend. Published April 5 and April 12, 2023...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in accordance with RCW 36.77.070 that the Adams County Engineer’s Office has completed the following Day Labor road project(s) with final true and complete costs as follows: Road / Project Name CRP# Completion Date Actual Cost Lind-Hatton Rd Widening #5 185 September 13,2021 $54,408.59 Cunningham Rd Widening #2 186 October 31, 2022 $208,782.91 Date this 27 day of March, 2023 P.E., County Engineer Scott Yaeger Adams County Dept. of Public Works Published April 5...
CDBG HOUSING ACTION PLAN PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BEFORE THE PLANNING HISTORIC COMMISION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Ritzville Planning Historic Commission at City Hall, located at 216 E Main, Ritzville, WA 99169 on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 7:00pm. The purpose of the public hearing is to review the Housing Action Plan including a summary of public engagement results, evaluation, policies and tools for increasing housing diversity. The plan is funded by a Community Development Block...
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS NOTICE IS GIVEN that sealed bids will be received by Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 at the office of McGuire, DeWuIf, Kragt & Johnson, P.S., 108 N. Adams St., Ritzville, Washington 99169 on or before April 19th at 7:00 pm. Said bids will be for one United 4000 Gallon SE-20 Steel tank installed as described in the bid specifications. All bids must be submitted prior to the date and time indicated above in order to be considered. Specifications are available at the office of Mc- Guire,...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW § 11.28.240) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BENTON No. 23-4-00165-03 In the Matter of the Estate of: MICHAEL J. RETTINGER, Deceased. The person named below has been appointed as Administrator of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW § 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Admin...