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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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RITZVILLE — The northbound lane of Highway 395 from milepost 88 to milepost 94 at Paha Packard Road, south of Ritzville, was closed May 26 for reflective marker installation. The closure was cleared at 8:56 p.m. the same day, according to the Spokane Regional Transportation Center....
RITZVILLE – The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for most of Eastern Washington for Memorial Day weekend. The outlook begins Thursday, May 26, and continues through Tuesday, June 1. West or southwest winds are expected to gust to between 35-45 mph beginning Thursday afternoon, according to the forecast. Gusts were expected to begin in the Pullman, Moses Lake, Ritzville, Spokane and Wenatchee areas following the arrival of a strong cold front c...
BASIN CITY – A driver sneezed and struck two small apple trees, a pole, a water pipe, and landed his SUV in an irrigation canal on May 22. The water landing was at the intersection of Sage Hill Road and Fern Road, about five miles north of Basin City, at about 12:40 p.m. "No one was injured and the occupants of the vehicle managed to get themselves out," according to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. "This is an important reminder that even in just seconds, things can g...
In observance of Memorial Day coming up, I've dedicated much of this week's issue of the Ritzville Adams County Journal to local World War II veterans who gave up their lives fighting for America and the freedoms we still enjoy today. It breaks my heart to know there are still WWII veterans walking among us, witnessing freedoms they fought so hard to protect now on precarious ground. While Memorial Day is to remember those who never got to take off their uniform, and Veterans...
I had a text from a friend of mine a couple of weeks ago asking if I had been on vacation. I think that when you are retired you can never really say you are on vacation; you are simply doing something different that day. Some of you know and most everyone else will figure it out and someday I will write a column to explain, but just not yet. Today I want to talk about the track meet that was held on May 13 at the high school track in Ritzville. This meet was the district cham...