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Washtucna Community Church Pastor Kris Bottino completes her annual Easter painting of That NW Bus in Washtucna Saturday, April 3....
RITZVILLE – Like last year, Easter services look a little different for congregations across the Inland Northwest for one major reason: COVID-19 is still with us. Despite that fact, churches will still celebrate Easter and offer unique services during this Holy Week for their members and visitors, whether they be online or in person. One such community is found just outside of Ritzville, Wash., in the middle of farmland. Situated about halfway between Tri-Cities and Spokane, Menno Mennonite Church has a membership of about 1...
Galbreath to wed Jamison SPOKANE – Mitch Jamison of Garfield will be marrying Hallie Galbreath of Ritzville April 24th in Spokane. Galbreath, the daughter of Greg Galbreath and Connie Miller, is employed as a Grain Merchandizer at Columbia Grain in Pullman. Jamison, son of Russell and Sandra Jamison, is a farmer in Garfield....
Honor society sponsoring blood drive RITZVILLE — The Lind Ritzville High School National Honor Society is sponsoring a blood drive Wednesday, May 12. The blood drive bus will be at Gilson Gym with collection times of 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The goal of the blood drive is to collect 14 units. To sign up, see the link on the school website page next week or contact Donna Koch....
Kissler, Robert Edgar passed away on March 25, 2021 in Moses Lake, Wash. His home was Odessa, Wash. Robert was born on Sept. 29, 1941 in Odessa, Wash. He was a member of the Heritage Church, Adjutant of the Rudolph M. Stumph Post #105 of the American Legion, and honorably discharged after serving in the 161st Infantry Battalion of the Army Reserve National Guard from 1965 to 1973, earning the rank of Platoon Sergeant First Class (E-7) with expert rifleman award. Robert is...
RITZVILLE – "It was find a home or go to the glue factory," Curtis Templin (pictured holding the horse) said. "I retired and just had to find something to do," McDonald said of his farrier services. A 1965 graduate from Ritzville High School, McDonald said he worked in the Arctic in "the oilfield that supplies the 900-mile pipeline," before returning to Ritzville a decade ago....
Accessibility in the city With the election for mayor coming up (and I am saddened by Dennis Chamberlain's bowing out of that race), I'd like to say...Please, commit to placing a wheelchair/handicapped curb in front of Hometown Medical office on Main Street. Most of the Ritzville population is over the age of 60 and town needs to do more to accommodate that demographic. Paula Parmelee – Ritzville Editor's note: The city is planning to install ADA ramps soon, including one at both ends of the block on Main Street where H...
The Senate operating budget for 2021-23 was approved on April 1 by a 27-22 vote, with two Democrats joining all Republicans in opposition. It is fitting this plan (Senate Bill 5092) was passed on April Fools’ Day. The sharp spending increase found in this budget can be viewed as a bad joke on Washington taxpayers. Total spending in the Senate budget is $59.5 billion. It’s $7 billion more than the current budget, or equal to a 13% increase in spending. If the Senate plan is...
The poor are oppressed by the incompetent. It is a phrase that increasingly rings in my ears as I watch government bureaucracies and politicians provide false hope instead of tangible assistance. The people who pay for these failures are often those who can least afford it. The examples in my home state of Washington are numerous, but are not unique. My friend Kim Ngan came to the United States from Vietnam, and although she didn’t speak much English, she knew there was o...
PROSSER – Rep. Dan Newhouse’s refusal to support former President Donald J. Trump in January may cost him his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Over the weekend, another conservative Republican challenger announced his candidacy in a bid to unseat Newhouse in a primary challenge, even though the primary is more than a year away. Jerrod Sessler, 51, of Prosser, announced his 4th Congressional District candidacy, citing Newhouse’s decision to back Democrats in the impea...
RITZVILLE – The city Tree Board will be celebrating Arbor Day at the City Park on Wednesday, April 14, and the public is invited. The event begins at 10 a.m. Morning festivities include the presentation of colors by the Boy Scouts Troop 888, an Arbor Day Proclamation by the Mayor of Ritzville, and a presentation of the Tree City USA plaque by Garth Davis. Davis represents the Washington State Conservation District. According to Tree Board member Mike Schrag, Ritzville has been awarded this achievement 10 years in a row. "...
LIND – Hagen Carlson received a check from Big Bend Electric in the amount of $800 towards his fundraiser to purchase oxygen machines for school gymnasiums. Carlson, a fifth-grader at Lind Middle School, began working on the fundraiser under the guidance of his teacher Jody Terris. "It was very exciting opening the check and realizing Caring Neighbors at Big Bend had given me such a big amount," said Carlson. Terris said Carlson planned to contact the company that sells the o...
RITZVILLE – The Ritz Theatre opened for the first time in over a year, with Warner Bros.' Tom & Jerry playing April 2-4. Austin Iverson of Odessa and Mireya Huitron of Ritzville, who met through Huitron's best friend, hit the Ritz for a Saturday night date....
MOSES LAKE – Great communication and teamwork on the part of Washington State Patrol troopers and staff is credited for delivering and reviving a newborn along the highway. WSP Spokane Communications Officer (CO) Christine Golden advised of a 911 call from a vehicle westbound on I-90 with a passenger going into labor around 9:48 p.m., March 19. As the vehicle approached the Grant County/Adams County line, Golden passed the information to the Multi Agency Communications Center (MACC) in Grant County. WSP Spokane c...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times April 7, 1921 ATTEMPT ROBBERY OF OTHELLO BANK Some time Monday night or early Tuesday morning the banking room of the Othello State Bank at Othello was entered and an attempt made to enter the vault. The burglar first broke the combination lock knob with a maul, but as that did not avail he tried to dig through the wall. He found after stripping the outer covering that the vault was of concrete which didn't yield very readily, so he...
SPOKANE – A Warden man pled guilty to production of child pornography and child sex trafficking, pursuant to a plea agreement, March 31. Senior District Judge William Fremming Nielsen will decide whether to accept the plea agreement during a sentencing hearing set for July 6. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Washington, Carlos Salgado Velasquez, 30, engaged in conduct with four minor females that constituted both the production of child pornography and child sex trafficking from September 201...
OTHELLO – An Othello man was charged with driving under the influence and vehicular assault April 3. Juan R. Castro, 32, was driving northbound on Highway 17 when he failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway. The 2007 Jeep he was driving proceeded off the shoulder approximately 100 feet where it struck a driveway before rolling and striking a tree, landing on it's top. Washington State Patrol listed the cause as speed too fast. Castro was transported by an aid car to the Othello Community Hospital before being a...
RITZVILLE – A change to 10-digit dialing is coming to the 509 area code in October. Mandatory dialing of the area code starts Oct. 24, according to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission). On that date calls made without dialing the area code with the seven-digit phone number will not go through. No phone numbers will change because of the directive. In addition, safety and security equipment such as alarms and medical alert devices will need to be programmed for 10-digit calling. People in Western Washington switched t...
OLYMPIA – A bill authored by Rep. Mary Dye (R-Pomeroy) to help cool heat-emitting cities such as Seattle passed the House and Senate unanimously, and is on its way to the governor. Dye said larger coastline cities retain heat from rooftops, pavement and other heat-absorbing materials, creating what is known as “urban heat islands.” “During the summer, downtown Seattle can be as much as 17 degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas,” Dye said. “These hotter temperatures not only affect the atmosphere, they also create flows i...
FRANKLIN COUNTY – A Washtucna man was injured in a single vehicle rollover when the trailer he was towing oscillated, the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled. The incident occurred around 2:45 p.m. April 1. Trever L. Tikka, 26, was driving a 2006 Ford F150 pickup and pulling a 2018 7x20 trailer northbound on Highway 395 near milepost 29, three miles north of Pasco city limits when the incident occurred. Tikka, who was not wearing his seatbelt according to Washington State Patrol, was transported to Lourdes Medical C...
RITZVILLE – City council met for a special meeting to select an interim mayor Thursday, April 1, following the resignation of Mayor Gary Cook March 31. Mayor Pro Tem Scott Yaeger directed the meeting. City Councilwoman Debbie Chapman and former Mayor Linda Kadlec both wrote letters to the city expressing interest in the position. Councilman Dennis Chamberlain and business owner Aimee Guiles also both expressed interest before withdrawing their petition for the position. T...
RITZVILLE – Second-grade teacher Chelsea Kneale was chosen for the Above and Beyond Award, presented by Principal Cindy Deska at the Lind-Ritzville School Board meeting. "Chelsie has been a rock star this year with not only her in-person students, but her remote students as well," Deska said. "She currently has six students who are remote and 14 students in person every day. She has had as many as nine remote learners during the year. She has been committed to providing q...
LIND – In their school board meeting Tuesday, Mar. 30, Lind and Ritzville members unanimously approved an emergency waiver of high school graduation credits. This is in addition to a policy already in place which authorizes the superintendent to grant waivers of a maximum of two elective credits required for high school graduation based on an individual student's circumstances. The purpose of the emergency waiver is "to provide an equitable mechanism that prevents students from being unduly impacted by unforeseen d...
RITZVILLE – The Ritzville Adams County Journal will again serve as the official publication for the county here following a unanimous vote by commissioners Monday morning. Adams County commissioners opened bids for the print contract; The Journal was the only qualified, responsive bidder. Under state law, counties are required to select a paid newspaper of general circulation within its jurisdiction to publish all legal and public service notices. The contract runs from July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022....
LIND – The Lions Club hid more than 1,000 eggs in the city park for their annual Easter Egg Hunt. The playground in the park was taped off into four categories: ages 1-3, Preschool and Kindergarten, Grades 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and Grades 4th, 5th and 6th. Dispersed among the candy-filled eggs were "Golden Eggs" filled with $10 and $20 dollar bills in each category. Finding cash prizes inside the eggs were Vera Dahl, 10; Alex Ashley, 6; Dylan Van Slyke, 4; Saylor Wahl, 4; G...