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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will host its monthly pancake breakfast Friday, April 14, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Breakfast will feature pancakes, a choice of ham or sausage and coffee with a suggested donation of $5 per person. The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is located at 118 West Main Avenue in downtown Ritzville....
In honor of the Easter Holiday, area churches are hosting special services. The New Hope Center will have their Resurrection Sunday Service on Sunday, April 16, at 10:30 a.m. The Lind Community Church will have a Good Friday Prayer Gathering starting at 5 p.m. on April 14 through Saturday, April 15. The church’s Easter service will begin at 10 a.m. on Sunday. The Benge Community Church is having an Easter Sunrise Service at 7:30 a.m. at the Hill of Three Crosses on Mack Road in Benge and the Church of Jesus Christ of L...
At the next meeting night of the Ralston Grange on Tuesday, April 18, Homestead Family Grain, a locally owned and operated farm family group, will present a program on wheat, milling flour and making pasta. The evening begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. During the meeting the Grange will make plans for the upcoming litter pick up on Highway 261 on Earth Day, April 22. The group will also discuss the dinner planned for participants of the John Wayne Trail ride that will be camping overnight in Ralston on May 27....
The Soul Café will be hosting a community forum on medical effects of alcohol and drug consumption on Tuesday, April 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The discussion will be about health risks involved with drug and alcohol consumption and community members will have an opportunity to ask questions during the forum. Invited panelists of the event include Medical Doctors and the Adams County Health Department. The Soul Café is located at 109 West Main Avenue. For additional information stop by the Soul Café or call 65... Full story
The Adams County Commissioners appointed Carolyn Benzel to Adams County Court Position No. 2, not elected her, as stated in the April 6 edition of The Journal.... Full story
The Adams County Board of Commissioners signed a contract with Wheeler Excavation LLC of Benton County for the emergency road repairs on Lind-Warden Road during the regular meeting on April 10. After excess moisture from rainfall caused the road to wash out, County Engineer Scott Yaeger submitted the project details to the Federal Highway Administration and Department of Transportation. During the meeting, Yaeger said both agencies approved the projects as being eligible for an emergency relief project and possible...
The Adams County Auditor’s Office will be accepting filings for local offices beginning Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19. In Adams County, there are 92 offices open for filing. Of those offices, the local positions include the Adams County Clerk and two Hospital District No. 2 commissioners. The Washtucna School District has four director positions open for filing, while the Benge School District has five director roles open for filing. The Lind School District and the Ritzville School District each have three d... Full story
The Adams County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution on April 3, stating their support for improvements to be made to the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. Morgane Roth discussed the matter with the Commissioners during a March 27 meeting, asking for their support. She also brought with her a list of 119 county citizens, businesses and landowners in support of the trail. The Commissioners reviewed a proposal for improvements to the trail and for Iron Horse State Park. The trail is a former railway roadbed, spanning from the...
The Ritzville City Council discussed revising the speed limit on Main Avenue and possible traffic safety precautions, during the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4. Ritzville resident Scott Carruth brought the issue to the council’s attention by stating when cars are parked on the road the intersections connecting to Main Avenue provide little to no visibility to see oncoming traffic. He said the lack of visibility and speeding cars has caused many close calls for traffic accidents on the road and he suggested the speed l... Full story
The amount of recreational activities offered in Ritzville is expanding as the Adams County Park and Recreation Department is working with Skyhawks Sports Academy to host a variety of sport camps this summer. In an effort to provide additional sporting options to area children ages four through 12, Park and Rec Chairman Marie Borth and Co-Chairman Andee Heider stated the camps will be healthy and productive activities for kids to participate in during the summer. Heider said the city first approached the Board about hosting...
EGG HUNTER. Titus Weishaar carefully examines his basket of eggs during the Ralston Easter Egg Hunt on April 8. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
DARING DASH. The Ritzville Community Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Ritzville Eagles, garnered a large crowds and participants like Wyatt Sams and Christa Carpenter had to make sure to sprint in order to collect eggs on April 8. -Journal photo by Haley Roybal...
Feb. 21, 2:18 a.m. – A complainant on West Sixth Avenue advised of a beeping noise inside of the home. An officer responded and located a smoke alarm with dead batteries. The homeowner was advised to obtain fresh batteries later. Feb. 21, 11:17 a.m. – A complainant on West Main Avenue advised of a parking problem. An officer responded but did not observe any parking violations. Feb. 21, 2:09 p.m. – The Adams County Jail requested a subject be transported to the hospital for evaluation. An officer stood by to assist. Feb....
“It is an odd paradox,” began actress Glenn Close, “that a society which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness.” Close is the founder of Bring Change 2 Mind, a nonprofit organization working to overcome the stigmas associated with mental illness. Ritzville High School alumnus Haley Oestreich shared the same goal as she conducted mental health surveys and informational workshops with Lind Ritzville High School students. Oestrei...
For those of you that read this column you may have noticed that there was something missing from The Journal last week as in no Worst Seat. There is a very good reason why, I was on vacation last week in the Phoenix area. I honestly went there to visit family and to take in a Mariners game knowing that I would only get to see one. I had booked my flight over a month before not paying any attention to the fact that the Final Four would be played there. I had no intention of... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats went on the road to face Davenport on the tennis courts on March 29. The Tigercats’ No. 1 girls doubles team of Serenity Davis and Kiernan Hartwell competed in the first match of the day. They lost to the Davenport team 0-6, 0-6, but Tigercats Head Coach Staci Gloyn said they had their strongest performance yet this season. On the court, Gloyn said the Tigercats duo communicated well and showed they are learning each other’s strengths. Gloyn added she was impressed how well the two at...
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats competed in the Dayton Invite on March 28. The meet proved successful for the female athletes of the team, as they netted 40 points and finished third as a team. For the men’s team, Trey Fleming competed as the sole Tigercat and scored 10.5 points. Alynn Harder and Autumn Meyers, who earned top finishes in three events, led the women’s team. Men’s Results 200: 5, Fleming 27.89. Javelin: 7, Fleming 85-01. Long jump: 4, Fleming 15-02. Triple jump: 2, Fleming 31-08.50. Women’s Results... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team had difficulty finding consistency on the field as they suffered losses against Liberty on Saturday, April 8, in a league doubleheader. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said he expected Liberty to be tough competitors as they have been in previous seasons. Freshman Garrett Frederick started as pitcher in the first game. Aldrich said Frederick continues to improve on his pitching skills as he struck out five batters and had no walks in four innings. The Broncos struggled to make contact... Full story
The Lady Broncos had a bittersweet weekend resulting in a split game against the Liberty Lancers on Saturday, April 8, in a league doubleheader. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the weather conditions tremendously affected the team’s performance during the games. With high winds and a mix of rain and snow, O’Brien said the team had difficulty maintaining a grip on the ball in the field and on the mound. The slick ball impacted the accuracy of Emma Aldrich’s pitching, as she would often lose the ball during the wind up, he expl...
Fourteen months ago, the sudden passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia left a void on the nation’s highest court. Not only did the court lose an esteemed colleague, but the nation lost an eloquent advocate for constitutional limits on government and preserving the rule of law. In the intervening months, the question of who should replace Justice Scalia was put before the American people. Now, with Senate confirmation of U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Neil Gorsuch, a new voice advocating for judicial r...
American entrepreneurs’ ability to invent, create and bring products and services to market makes our nation great. Their success generates the tax revenue that funds our schools and puts people to work. Many “big businesses” started in the imaginations of immigrants who came to our country – a place of boundless possibilities. America is a land where your station in life doesn’t matter and where hard work, innovation and perseverance are the keys to success. The story of M&Ms is a good example. Today, the Mars Company i... Full story
In honor of the Easter holiday, the Washtucna and Lind communities are hosting easter egg hunts for local youth on Saturday, April 15. The Washtucna Easter Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Washtucna Associated Student Body and will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Bassett Park. Children in sixth grade and under are welcome to participate in the hunt. Prior to the event the Washtucna Lions Club is serving breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. The meal is provided by donation only. The annual Lind Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the...
We are all well aware of the road problems caused by the snow melt and the additional rain, but the folks who live “out in the boonies” on dirt roads are particularly aware of the situation. We are some of those folks and we deeply appreciate the work done by Steve Wellsandt (Maintenance Supervisor, Ritzville Area 1) and his crew. They have worked long hours, even after dark and through blinding rain and snow, to keep the roads passable. They have done a fantastic job, in awful conditions, and no one could have done it bet...
The law is the law, or is it? I believe that most of you have heard of someone getting a ticket or being arrested and then nothing really happened. During my lifetime, I have seen people get by without going to jail or paying a fine. Over the years police officers and judges have considered the facts or the person’s social standing to make those determinations. I have no problem with that unless the laws are felonies or something worse. What we have to keep in mind is that our laws locally and nationally have been changing v...
One of the most remarkable archeological discoveries in history occurred in 1922 when the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen was unearthed. For over 3,000 years, the concealed tomb hid an elaborate coffin containing the corpse of the boy king. Buried along with the coffin were a treasure-trove of artifacts, including furniture, dismantled chariots, jewelry and musical instruments. Popularly known as King Tut, museums around the world have delighted visitors with many of these ancient relics from his tomb. In stark...