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RITZVILLE — Adams County candidates filing for public offices kicked off strong on the opening day of filing week, Monday, May 11; and continued through the week. Monday, May 11 saw 20 hopefuls filing, according to the Adams County Auditor’s Office. By Friday, May 15, 39 candidates had filed. The following were all on board for the August primary, with 39 candidates filing for 26 offices: Adams County • Superior Court Judge Position No. 1 — Steve Dixon of Ritzville • Commissioner District No. 1 — Dan Blankenship of Ritzvill...
RITZVILLE — Here are the land transactions as reported by Adams County for the month of April: • Teresa Renfro, Olympia, as successor trustee of the Greenwood Revocable living trust (Elton E. Tony and Josephine Greenwood) to Los Toros, LLC, Othello – 879 S. Crestline Road, Othello. $300,000. • John W. Briney and Sharon L. Briney, Othello, to John W. Briney and Sharon L. Briney, Othello, quit claim deed – 1550 W. Herman Road, Adams County. $0 • Todd Egger, Ritzville, to Kevin Schoenberg, Ritzville – 101 E. 4th Ave, Ritzvill...
Lindsey LeFevre waters the city golf course Saturday morning from atop an Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 truck. Driver Scott Kembel said they were putting down 5,000 gallons of water because irrigation is turned off during recoating of the Standpipe water tank. Kembel said this was the third round they had made since the course reopened Tuesday, May 5. At left, Central Valley sophomore Grayson Danekas of Spokane Valley takes a swing at Ritzville Golf Course on...
Seventh-grader Jase Bowman of Ritzville takes a ball to the face returned across the net by eleventh-grader Johnny Bryan (not pictured) Friday afternoon on municipal tennis courts....
COULEE DAM – Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area reopened fishing last week. The reservoir had been closed to fishing and boating by federal officials in cooperation with Gov. Jay Inslee’s quarantine on outdoor recreation. That quarantine also included a ban on hiking on public lands, golfing and camping, which remains closed statewide. Boat launches reopened on lakes statewide, including Lake Roosevelt. Docks at Seven Bays and Kettle Falls also reopened....
RITZVILLE — Adams County issued the following permits during the month of April for a total of $41,740,036: • Warden Hutterian Brethren, S. Roxboro Road, scale house office building, $56,000. • George C. and Marie H. Walker, W. Hampton Road, equipment shop, $109,825. • Brandon J. Axtman, S. McKinney Road, shop building, $35,063. • Gabriel Garza, S. Elliot Lane, single family residence, $260,000. • Richard D. and Kelly D. and Callahan, S. O’Brien Road, removal of mobile home, $2,000. • Seivers Family Trust, E. Providence Road...
The Journal RITZVILLE — Here are the Police Department calls for services from April 20-30: April 20 15:36 —A complainant advised she was having problems with a 50-60-year-old man with short brown hair, blue jeans and a brown leather jacket yelling and cussing at her and her dog, threatening to kill the dog. He appeared intoxicated and was last seen eastbound in the 100 block of East Main Street. An officer responded and spoke with the complainant; the dog was in the complainants yard enclosed by a chain link fence. The man w...
On Friday, May , dozens of sight-seers and others spent time at Palouse Falls State Park enjoying the spring weather....
RITZVILLE — Five Lind Ritzville High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members have earned medals competing in virtual events at the organization’s state leadership conference. Jessica Heater and Emma Davis received a gold medal for their “Chapter in Review,” and move on to compete at nationals in July. “The Chapter in Review is everything we’ve done in the chapter over the past year, starting in September and including fundraisers, social events and community service,” adviser Donna Koch said. The gir...
Steve Longmeier Steve Longmeier , 63, passed away April 30, 2020. It is with great sadness that this husband, father, grandfather, son and brother left us far too soon. Steve was an amazing man, loved by many. Steve was born June 11, 1956 in Spokane, Wash., and grew up In Lind, Wash. He was proud that he belonged to the largest graduating class of 32 students. He went to Washington State University and earned a bachelor of science degree in agriculture. While he attended...
LAMONT — A local woman has been named to the Spokane Falls Community College winter quarter honor roll. RoseAnne Kaeding maintained a grade-point average of more than 3.0to receive the honor for the quarter that ended in March....
BELLEVUE -A Ritzville fifth-grader has been inducted into the School Safety Patrol Hall of Fame. Cameron Bones was selected as one of the Top 10 patrollers in the state out of 45 nominations. He was nominated by adviser Terrie Schwartz and slected for the honor because of his initiative improving the school safety program. According to award information, Boness trained and mentored new patrollers in safety patrol procedures and volunteered double shifts to cover all posts. He...
RITZVILLE — Two local organizations received grant funds from Columbia Basin Foundation last week. Both the Ritzville Food Bank and the Ritzville Senior Center benefited from a grant of $1,000 from the COVID-19 Crisis Fund. The fund raised $126,000 to assist food security, youth, family and senior services, first-responders, small businesses, and mental health services....
RITZVILLE - The annual Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association had to postpone its plant sale by a day due to an unexpected delivery delay last week, but that didn't impede sales. In fact, the EMTs and volunteers sold out by noon Thursday and had to make a run to Deer Park on Friday morning to pick up more. Back in town and open for business by 1 p.m., they were again sold out around 4 p.m., leaving shoppers planning to hit the sale Saturday out of luck. "The community has...
RITZVILLE — The City Council has agreed to pay $257,943 to Industrial Coatings Unlimited for work on the Standpipe Recoating Project. City Engineer Scott Yeager said the amount is 55% of the original contract. His presentation came during a May 5 council meeting. The first pay estimate includes contractor equipment mobilization, cleaning and preparation of the reservoir interior, sandblasting of the tank interior, primer coating of the tank interior, final coating of the tank interior except the floor and an electrical r...