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Jail log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following individuals in-custody from March 20 to April 10: April 10 Ramiro Mora-Pineda, 44, driving while under the influence, third-degree driving while license suspended and operating a motor vehicle without interlock. April 7 Kenneth Barton, 56, second-degree promoting prostitution April 3 Andreas Ivan Garza, 35, first-degree robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a motor vehicle, weapon apparent capable of producing bodily har...
RITZVILLE – If you’ve been hearing the “noon whistle” at odd times throughout the day, your ears haven’t been deceiving you. At last Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Fire Chief Joel Bell asked, tongue-in-cheek, “Has anyone missed anything at noon?” He explained that an initial investigation with the siren indicated problems with the power source. One evening at about 8 p.m., Bell said he accidentally set off the whistle at City Park and fire station, noting, “The park whistle goes off first, then the fire station siren sta...
RITZVILLE – Accustomed to the warmer weather of Palmdale, Calif., Diane Spain didn't expect the single-digit winter temperatures of rural Eastern Washington. On their arrival here in December 2014, she asked her husband Pete Spain, "Why didn't you tell me it was so cold?" But the couple adapted. Pete and his wife hoped to give their kids a better life. "We ended up in Ritzville because Pete's mother lived here and we wanted the kids to be near their grandparents," Diane s...
RITZVILLE - At last Tuesday's City Council meeting, Police Chief Dave McCormick outlined several recent law-enforcement training opportunities. On March 31, a firearms training simulator operated by Clear Risk Solutions was in town, he said. The risk-management company based in Ephrata uses sophisticated software and hardware to enable officers to engage in virtual scenarios. Using a simulator, each participant must rely on past training and personal judgment to navigate...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 13, 1898 Local and Personal Ott Brothers told the News last Friday that they were receiving foreign orders for flour as fast as the mill could make it at present, but that the capacity would be enlarged, and the mill would be run night and day in the near future. They also told us that the local demand was increasing rapidly and that they expected to supply nine-tenths of the home trade before the close of the summer. What might have been...
Youth on the hunt in Bassett Park...
A local man has joined the Adams County Sheriff's Office as a deputy. Dakota Sanders of Othello was sworn in as a deputy Tuesday, April 4....
In recent years, drunk and drug-impaired driving has become a greater problem on Washington’s roads and highways. It is a major reason for the alarming increase in accidents and traffic deaths and injuries. Just a month ago, a horrible crash happened on Interstate 82 near Sunnyside in which a 20-year-old man who eluded State Patrol troopers eventually drove westbound on eastbound I-82 and collided with an eastbound vehicle. Two children in the other car were killed and the o...
On the Saturday before Easter, the state Senate's majority Democrats passed what they call an "assault weapons ban." In reality, the bill targets several of the most popular sporting and self-defense firearms in the country, including most modern sporting rifles and even some shotguns used for hunting and competition shooting. My Republican colleagues and I debated the measure for nearly three hours, using the amendment process to try to point out the fallacies of their argume...
LIND – The Town Council was scheduled to host a special meeting Tuesday night to consider applicants for an open position. The public meeting was scheduled to start at 6 p.m. in Town Hall, 116 ½ W. Second St. In accordance with the law, the council planned to then move into executive session for 45 minutes to discuss applicants for employment. The agenda didn’t include details on which position was being filled nor who the applicants are. The law requires the council to announce who will be in attendance during the exec...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee is expected to sign multiple new firearms restrictions into law in the coming two weeks. House Bill 1143 passed the Senate 28-18 on Saturday, April 7. That bill is now before the governor. On the same day, House Bill 1240 passed the Senate, 27-21, and is now back before the House to reconcile changes between the newest version and one passed by the House earlier this year. A reconciliation vote is expected to come quickly, as the only difference between the bills House Bill 1143, when signed into l...
DAVENPORT—A junior livestock showcase once known as the Purple Ribbon Preview is returning this year with a new sponsor and name. The Washington State University Extension Office is sponsoring the 2023 Lincoln County Spring Showcase for the first time Saturday, April 15 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The free-to-attend all-day event will feature swine, sheep, goat and steer showings and judging. Lincoln and Adams 4-H Program Coordinator Randy Williams said youngsters from all over Eastern Washington, Oregon, Idaho and M...
ODESSA — The 29th annual Spring Fling Quilt Show will take place Friday and Saturday, April 28-29. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day downtown at the intersection of Third Street and Fourth Avenue, and at Odessa High School. Admission is charged. The event is more than just quilts; seminars are also on tap, event spokeswoman Laura Estes. Featured quilters Charisma Horton and Rob Appell, nationally known and published quilt pattern designers and teachers, will be onsite both days of the show to share tips and s...
Kurt M. McCrady 10/17/1954 - 3/15/2023 Kurt grew up in Ritzville, Wash. where he made many lifelong friends. In 1978, he met and married his wife Kathleen and they moved to the western side of Wash. shortly thereafter. They had their first and only child, Maggie, in 1981 and settled in their forever home in Fairhaven. Kurt was employed by the WA State liquor board for 30 years and worked in several state-run liquor stores in Bellingham. He had a passion for Blues music,...
Brandon Davey, born to Trudy Davey on April 12, 1982, joined the Lord on Jan. 3, 2023. Services will be held at The Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 108 S. Washington, Ritzville, WA on April 15th at 4PM....
Rolland Armstrong Oct. 31, 1935 – Mar. 18, 2023 Rolland Armstrong, 87, passed away on March 18, 2023. He was born Oct. 31, 1935 to Frank and Velma Armstrong in Spokane, Wash. Rolland grew up with his siblings Arlie, Alden, and Carolyn and graduated in 1953 from Rogers High School. After attending Anderson University in Indiana and a stint in the Army, he finished his teaching degree at Whitworth. His first teaching job was with the Ritzville School District in 1961 and t...
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 12 - Rosemary lemon chicken, crispy garlic potato wedges, and vegetable. • Thursday, April 13 - Sloppy joes, macaroni salad and coleslaw. • Monday, April 17 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetable. • Tuesday, April 18 - Stuffed pork chop casserole, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetable. • Wed...
The Journal LIND – The following local residents are celebrating birthdays between April 9-18: April 9 – Kindra Haase April 12 – Jerry Branson, Lyndenn Knodel and Brandon Davey April 13 – Carol Kelly, Liely Shrohmaier Kiehn and Avaleigh Fode April 14 – Dylan Bren-Perry April 15 – Wyatt Beard and Ben Williams April 16 – Steve Sackmann and Chase Steinmetz April 18 – Vernon Shepard...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos sports team return to action this week following a spring break. The high school golf team traveled to Deer Park on Monday; results of the match were not available at press time. Golfers will be on their home course on Thursday, April 13. On Tuesday, the track, boys baseball and girls softball teams were scheduled to travel to Spangle to take on the Liberty Lancers. The newspaper went to press before those sporting events started. Today, Wednesday, April 12, the Broncos tennis p...
IRBY — Two local men were among the competitors Sunday, April 2, in the grueling Desert 100 west of Odessa. Of the 921 competitors on the start line, only 472 finished the race through sagebrush, rocky basalt palisades, open rangeland and across a creek and road. Ritzville’s Chris Maxan finished 283rd overall, and 60th in the 30-39-year-old division. He completed the race on a Yamaha in 5:38:08.889. And from LaCrosse, Jake Stanley finished 310th overall and 73rd in the 40-49-year-old division. He completed the course on KTM...
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 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Adams County Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials will hold a meeting on Wednesday March 29, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in the Conference Room of the Adams County Public Services Building, 425 E. Main, Othello, Washington. The Commission is subject to the Open Public Meetings Act and all proceedings will be conducted accordingly. Commission may discuss any and all matters relevant to the task set before them. DATED: March 15, 2023 /s/Lisa D. Donnell Personal R...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 814 1188 0418 Meeting password: 425338 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 a.m. Date:...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ADAMS COUNTY No. 23-4-00021-01 In the Matter of the Estate of: WILLIAM G. DONNELL, AKA BILL G. DONNELL Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death 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 1...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS NO.23-4-00043-13 IN RE THE ESTATE OF: ALVIN THOMPSON, aka FLOYD A. THOMPSON, Deceased. The personal representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative 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...