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Tom Hennigar of St. John drives a two-mule team during the Palouse Empire Threshing Association Spring Farming Days event at the Whitman County Fairgrounds, outside of Colfax on Saturday, April 15. The Plowing Bee demonstrates old-fashioned faming techniques. In the background is a MacGregor Company facility....
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee will have the final say on a bill that expands the ability of police to pursue suspects. Engrossed Senate Bill 5352 passed both the House and Senate and is now on the governor’s desk. It loosens restrictions enacted under a 2022 law. Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, introduced the bill. “I’m a black man from birth. My skin tone is brown, but I wore the blue uniform proudly for 31 years as a state trooper,” he said. “I know there are fears out there, but I think legislation like this can bring our c...
ST. JOHN - Whitman County deputies checked out schools in St. John, Endicott, LaCrosse and Lamont on Wednesday, April 12, following a bomb threat sent to 44 districts acrosss the state. Nearby Colfax, Davenport, Wilbur and Creston also received threats. Lamont didn't receive a threat, but deputies checked the campus anyway. Bomb-sniffing dogs from Fairchild Air Force Base assisted small communities. Most of the campuses were locked down; only a couple sent students home. The...
RITZVILLE – The state has given Adams County a “clean” bill of health when it comes to accountability. During an exit meeting Tuesday afternoon, April 4, state Audit Supervisor Wesley Fink and Audit Manager Bradley White gave Adams County a “clean” or “unmodified” opinion, based on an accountability audit for fiscal year 2021. Adams County Commissioners Jay Weise and Mike Garza, Auditor Heidi Hunt, Public Works Director Todd O’Brien, Prosecuting Attorney Randy Flyckt and other department heads were present for the meeting...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE -- The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service form April 7-13: April 7 Abandoned vehicle in the 300 block of West Second Street, Lind. Trespassing in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Suspicious individuals near the intersection of West Lind-Warden and North Roxboro roads, Lind. Vehicle parked on private property in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Vehicle struck mailboxes, a fence and a house in the 600 block of South Andes Road, Othello. Man rep...
RITZVILLE – The Washington State Patrol is stepping up its effort to get drivers to move over when emergency vehicles, road work crews and tow trucks are present. The “Move Over, Slow Down,” emphasis started Sunday, April 16, and will run through Saturday, April 22. Motorists can expect to see extra troopers on the highways near work areas and other emergency vehicles, the patrol reported. Revised Code of Washington 46.61.212 requires motorists to slow down or move over when approaching a work zone or emergency vehic...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 20, 1898 Local and Personal Farmers will note that wheat has gone up five cents per bushel during the past week. It is likely the talk about war has influenced the market. Possibly the war talk will suddenly stop one of these days and wheat may come down again. S.P. Wright of Hatton sent us word last Friday by Benj. Martin that there is at his place a runaway boy. Mr. Martin says the boy is about fourteen years of age and appears to be bri...
LIND – A local man was arrested Friday, April 14, after allegedly threatening an employee at East Adams Rural Health in Ritzville. Brian Sumer, 43, of Lind, was arrested and booked into the Franklin County Jail for felony harassment-threats to kill, according to the Ritzville Police Department. He was arrested after allegedly threating a hospital staffer, records show....
Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, recently sponsored page Alex Nellenbach, 14, of Spokane. Nellenback is a freshman at Lewis and Clark High School and the sone of Matt and Jill Nellenbach of Spokane....
I have spent 15-plus years on the City Council and now finishing up 10 years as your mayor. It all started out with an "appointment." I received a call from the then-mayor; he had a position to fill and was looking for a volunteer. I was a housewife with two young children and a career hairdresser, having no background in politics nor city government. What I did have was a deep, sincere love for my community. So, I accepted the appointment as a council member. The first year...
OLYMPIA – Rep. Mary Dye’s bill to reimburse local fire districts for costs incurred during a wildfire is awaiting the governor’s signature to become law. Dye, R-Pomeroy, said the bill is necessary to help local fire districts cover the costs of helitack, Fire Boss and other aircraft attacking wildfires. House Bill 1498, the so-called “aviation assurance funding” measure, passed the Senate unanimously April 10. The House concurred Friday, April 14. Dye originally introduced the bill in 2016 at the urging of Asotin County Fi...
For the past 33 years, my wife and I have lived in a house near State Route 904, which connects Cheney to Interstate 90. When we bought our house in 1990, this highway had only a modest amount of traffic on it. Turning onto the highway was seldom dangerous. That is no longer the case. SR-904 has become more congested and more dangerous. It's easy to understand why. Since 1990, Cheney's population has grown from just over 8,200 to nearly 13,100. Spokane County's population...