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RITZVILLE - A fire alarm in the Adams County Courthouse sent employees outside, with volunteer firefighters arriving quickly on scene Wednesday morning, April 21. The "all clear" was given after it was discovered a smoke alarm went off in the records room....
COLFAX — Lind-Ritzville athletes came away with several first-place finishes in the Colfax Track and Field Jamboree Tuesday, April 13. Competing with Lind-Ritzville and Colfax were Asotin and Liberty (Spangle). Sophomore Hayen Melcher took first in the 100 meters race, finishing in 12.67. Freshman Brock Kinch took second, at 12.92. Eli Michels, a junior, took first in the 1600 meters, at 5:33.39, a personal record. For the girls, senior Janaye Wilkie took first place in High Jump with a personal record of 4'10". Wilkie's j...
MOSES LAKE - Firearms enthusiasts will gather this weekend for the Moses Lake Gun Show. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grant County Fairgrounds, 3953 Airway Drive N.E. Organizer Ron Warren said it is the first of two Northwest Gun Shows events coming to Moses Lake. The second is scheduled for Sept. 10-11. There is an admission cost....
RITZVILLE – Juan Garza, Administrator of Adams County Juvenile Services, reported to Adams County Commissioners, asking for additional assistance Wednesday, April 7. Garza said dealing with gangs was taking up most of the department's time. “At the end of 2019, we started to see a rise in gangs coming in, even in the middle school age,” Garza said, presenting a notebook of gang-related graffiti in the community from 2020. He presented a notebook of graffiti from 2021, stating four months into the year, the notebook is alrea...
RITZVILLE - A restroom is being built in the city cemetery off Division Street. The unit will be added to the side of the storage building already in place and freshly painted by Eagle Scout Chase Galbreath. Public Works Director Dave Breazeale said by utilizing materials leftover from past projects, the restroom will only cost the city about $1,000. It will feature a single toilet, and be closed during the winter season like all the city restrooms, in order to prevent frozen...
RITZVILLE – The city will celebrate Arbor Day today, Wednesday April 14. "Last year we didn't have an Arbor Day, and this year we wanted to incorporate kids," city councilman and Tree Board member Mike Schrag said. "The city invited kids to plant trees in the park and enhance the walking path. There are about 35 dead trees, so this year in that area we would like to enhance that." Public Works Director Dave Breazeale said he had his crew tear out the old, broken down irrigation system along the Main Street walking path f...
RITZVILLE – Police are looking for leads on who left a cat with her legs zip tied together on Railroad Avenue April 5. The police were called around 2 p.m. when an employee at a local business discovered the animal crying for help. Officer Tom Gracie responded, cutting the zip ties off. "I asked him what would happen now, and he said there was nothing more he could do," Michelle Haggart said. "It appeared to be a stray, but he was also concerned for its well-being, seeing a...
RITZVILLE – Curtis and Julie Templin have their hands full with lots of mouths to feed on the farm these days, with the arrival of goat kids and lambs throughout the month of March; and a calf on April 1. Julie Templin, who works in dining services at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, said she took the month of March off to be home during the births. She was relieved when her cow delivered right before her return to work April 1, early in the morning. "I was so happy t...
RITZVILLE - City council members voted unanimously to approve the annexation of Grainland Acres following a public hearing at their April 6 council meeting. There was no public comment during the public hearing. The annexation is of Lots 1 and 2 of the Heineman Short Plat #2, located adjacent to the City of Ritzville next to Interstate 90 and Highway 261. A comprehensive plan and zoning map amendment were also approved. Lot 1, approximately 84 acres, was designated to General...
When you only lose one game in 32, chances are most people would say that is quite a feat. When it’s the last game for a national championship, then some pundits will wonder why that one. Yes, Gonzaga was beaten by Baylor last week in the championship final and we can all look into the microscope and come up with our reasoning as to why. For a lot of people the answer is the WCC doesn’t challenge the Zags enough once the NCAA tournament begins. Some might say that the Bul...
April 13 Golf: League match in Asotin, 12:30 p.m. Softball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Baseball: Game in Chewelah, 2 p.m. Track: Jamoree in Colfax, 3 p.m. Tennis Jamboree canceled April 15 Golf: League meet in Wilbur, 2 p.m. April 17 Tennis: Match in Harrington, 11 a.m. Softball: Game vs Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Baseball: Game vs Reardan in Ritzville, 12 p.m. Track: League meet in Lewiston, 12 p.m. April 19 Middle School Track League meet in Ritzville 3:30 p.m. April 20 Softball vs Liberty in Ritzville 2 p.m. Baseball vs...
April 1 Suspicious 911 in the 2200 block of West Highway 26 in Othello due to child playing with their parents’ phone. Deputies attempted to document abandoned vehicles in the 2400 block of West Hampton Road in Othello, but the subject did not consent to deputies entering his property while he was away. Complainant reported her dog was attacked by a neighboring dog in the 2600 block of West Kuhn Road in Othello. Report of a yellow motorcycle speeding in the 2100 block of Highway 26. Deputies responding to a vehicle theft i...
RITZVILLE - Caring Neighbors recently donated $9,500 to eight local non-profit organizations. The Ritzville VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) was awarded $2,000 to assist disabled veterans. "That was very gracious of Big Bend Electric and Caring Neighbors to award us that grant," VFW Commander Jeff Kissler said. "We are going to use the funds towards building a wheelchair ramp for a disabled veteran here in town who is a VFW member." Kissler said they would begin working on the...
Enid Kohlman Kenney 53, from Malta, Montana went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ April 3, 2021 in Ritzville, Washington. She was Born July 12, 1967 in Malta, Montana to Robert Kohlman, and Clara-Grace (Anderson) Kohlman. Though her health was failing, Enid had a wonderful sense of humor and was fun to be around. She loved her Lord and family. She was greeted in Heaven by her daughter, Sharon-Lynn. She was preceded in death by her beloved daughter Sharon-Lynn Enid...
Darlene J. (Kuest) Streeter, 88, passed away on April 6, 2021. She was born and raised in Odessa to Herbert and Emma Kuest. Upon graduation she moved to Ritzville to work at the telephone office. She met and married Stanley Streeter and had two children. Together they owned and operated The Tasty Freeze in Ritzville (Now Boxwood). They then built and designed Stan’s Burgers in Sprague (The 1st of three). When the freeway by-passed Sprague they moved to Oregon and purchased t...
As communities struggle to emerge from the ravages of COVID-19 and the consequent devastation wrought by widespread economic shut-downs, one structural policy continues to impede the desperately-needed innovation, investment and risk-taking that Washington state, and the country, need for long-term recovery. That major impediment is so-called "jackpot justice," the insidious practice of aggrieved parties using the courts to secure, not fair and impartial rulings in a...
The world is beginning to unfreeze after more than a year of physical and economic lockdowns. Many states have ended mask mandates, citing increasing vaccinations and decreasing cases. Others are allowing normal activities to resume. By and large, it seems as though America is ready to turn a corner and return to normal life. That is, unless you're in Washington. As our state Legislature moves closer and closer towards the conclusion of its 2021 session, the Capitol in...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times April 14, 1921 TWO FROM SPRAGUE CAUGHT IN TOILS Sheriff Rider, Deputy McCollom and Marshall Starring arrested two men from Sprague here last Friday. Their names were William Giffing and James Brophy. They were tried before Justice McCollom on two counts: one being drunk and the other having liquor in their possession. They pled guilty and each was fined $25 and costs on the first count and $99 and costs on the second count. Giffing's...
State passes property-tax relief OLYMPIA — The Legislature passed a bill sponsored by Senator Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) that will provide temporary property-tax relief for Malden-area residents and others rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed by wildfires last September. Senate Bill 5454 passed the House of Representatives 97-1 April 11. The Senate passed the measure 49-0 March 9. “I’m pleased to see the Legislature pass this bill that will help those people across the state who lost their homes in the terrible wildf...
RITZVILLE – East Adams Library District Board of Trustees recently hired a new library director, replacing former director Kylie Fullmer. Ms. Venesia Adams started with the library March 29. "She moved here from Texas, and we are thrilled to have her," Board of Trustees member Christina Heater said. Adams said she drove up from Dallas, where she did librarian work as well as in ministry as an ordained non-denominational/apostolic minister. Adams said she liked the idea of comi...
City warns about low water pressure RITZVILLE – Residents on city water can expect low pressure this week, as the water standpipe is being inspected and the tank has to be drained, City Clerk-Treasurer Julie Flyckt announced Monday. "This will cause low water pressure from today until the standpipe is refilled," Flyckt said. "We are expecting to have the standpipe inspection complete by this Friday (April 16). Flyckt said the low pressure will be similar to what residents expe...