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William "Bill" E. Curtis, 84, rancher, passed on to greener pastures and faster horses on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born Dec. 26, 1935, in Colfax, Wash., the third son of E. J. "Ed" and Ruth Curtis. He graduated from Colfax High School in 1954 and went on to serve two years in the U.S. Army stationed in Germany from 1954-56. After his return from duty, he married his high school sweetheart, Karen Miller, on Nov. 11, 1956. They lived on the Curtis family ranch at...
RITZVILLE — Hometown Family Medicine is warning clients of scam phone calls being made asking for credit card numbers. "The phone call actually comes in as coming from Hometown Family Medicine," office manager Sherry Sackman said. "We've checked out all our devices, but the scammers are getting smarter all the time." Fortunately, so are the clinic's customers. "We had a couple of clients tell us they didn't give out the information because they know we would never call and ask for a credit card number over the phone," S...
OLYMPIA — A U.S. Department of Education ruling could effect scholastic sports in Washington's middle and high schools and colleges. In a ruling Thursday, May 28, the agency found that a Connecticut policy that allows transgender athletes to compete as the opposite sex is a violation of the federal Title IX laws requiring equal opportunity for boys and girls to compete in scholastic sports. The finding threatens funding to schools and related athletic programs that allow boys who "gender identify" as girls to compete in f...
WENATCHEE — Supporters and opponents of Gov. Jay Inslee’s quarantine measures will have to wait a little longer to see if the shutdowns will remain intact. Of the at least seven lawsuits seeking to end Inslee’s orders, two could have preliminary decisions coming in the next few days. On Thursday morning, Chelan County Superior Court Judge Kristin Ferrera ended a hearing by saying she’ll take hours of arguments under consideration before determining the fate of the case, filed by multiple plaintiffs, including former state R...
WASHTUCNA — Despite the coronavirus quarantine, the 2019-20 school year will end on time June 4. During a May 18 School Board special meeting, directors agreed to close June 4 as originally planned, after approving the continuous learning plan and an emergency resolution. In a discussion on the continuous learning plan, Superintendent Vance Wing pointed out teachers were prepared ahead of time for a possible closure, with a week’s worth of lessons planned. “Teachers sent their plans home with their students that week,” Wing s...
RITZVILLE - Military veterans and community members gathered Friday morning at Ritzville Memorial Cemetery to honor veterans with flags placed on graves and around the cemetery. Jeff Kissler, a Ritzville native who retired after 23 years in the U.S. Army and returned home a year ago, led the charge of volunteers erecting more than 186 large flags around the cemetery as well as 327 small flags on individual gravesites. Kissler said the large flags with deceased veterans names i...
For going above and beyond in remote learning...
For doing a fantastic job on her school work and staying positive...
Ty has continued his learning from home. He is working online and been joining his class meetings. Keep up the good work!...
RALSTON - The Salem Cemetery, located three miles northwest of the community, is decorated each year with flowers on each of the 80-plus graves, and flags, in time for Memorial Day. "It's a fun project," said Randy Roth, who does most of the work himself. "A number of families still stop by and decorate their own family graves, too." Roth, who has family members buried there from both sides of his family, organized a renovation of the fence and grounds in 2004. Descendants of...
COLFAX – Stay home orders have prompted people to pursue a variety of activities they may not have otherwise. For Dylan Nails, 20, Colfax, that includes running for Washington State Governor. "I think the youth are really underrepresented in politics," said Nails, a 2018 Colfax High School graduate. Nails is running to show that youth have something to bring to the table of politics and to promote youth involvement in government. "I definitely want to be a voice for Eastern W...
OKANOGAN — A lawsuit filed Friday in Douglas County against Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-at-home order was continued to 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 29, in Okanogan County Superior Court this morning. The case was moved to Okanogan County because Douglas County commissioners are among the plaintiffs in the suit. Assistant Attorney General Zachary Jones contended Inslee’s stay-at-home order was issued in Thurston County and therefore should be heard in a Thurston County courtroom. Jones...
OTHELLO - These individual wind turbine blades, pictured May 13, are headed for delivery to the lay down yard on Sutton Road near Washtucna for placement in June. The Rattlesnake Flat wind farm is projected to power 37,000 homes. Phase One, made up of 57 turbines, covers 24,000 acres with two dozen landowners leasing out land for the turbines. Avista Electric is contracted to purchase the power generated by Phase One turbines....
RITZVILLE — Adams County issued the following building permits between May 15-May 20: • E.W. Properties, 1199 W. Cunningham Road, Adams County, contractor Tri-Ply Construction, $1,000,000. • Washtucna His-torical Museum, 287 S. Main St., Washtucna, $23,487. • Ted and Meredith Tschirky, W. Hampton Road, Adams County, $25,000. • David A. Nissen, 590 E. Rowe Road, Adams County, $20,000....
RITZVILLE — Here are the land transactions posted by Adams County last week: May 21 • Harvest Fresh Produce, Inc., Othello, to Boersma Land and Cattle Co., LLC, Warden – 1156 & 1246 S. Broadway Ave, Othello. $1,950,000. • Lloyd Wengeler, Cheney, to Mark Wayne Rust and Candy Darlene Rust, Ritzville – 611 W Main Ave, Ritzville. $130,000. • Kevin T. Arp, personal representative of the estate of Norman T. Arp, deceased, Ritzville, to Kevin T. Arp, Ritzville, 208 S. Washington Street, Ritzville. $0. • Estate of Merle William...
Due to the coronavirus, there are a lot of questions on what school will look like next fall. On social media, a number of memes suggest public schools will be very different. They often cite new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. There’s no doubt public education will be very different in the fall. But at this point, the center’s guidelines are only guidelines. As such, there is no force of law behind them. What are some of the things the CDC is pus...
TVW recently interviewed the top budget writers in the Senate about the state's outlook and the possibility of a special session. In one interview, Sen. John Braun (ranking member of Senate Ways and Means Committee) said the governor needs to re-open state employee contracts to cancel the 3% pay raises due July 1. In the other interview, Sen. Christine Rolfes (Senate Ways and Means Committee chairwoman) was asked if an income tax would be on the agenda for a special session....
As the state starts to open up again, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you who stayed smart and stayed home. You helped keep the virus away from people - many people - like me, who have unseen conditions that would make the coronavirus extremely dangerous to us. You are compassionate and responsible. You care enough about others to sacrifice for us. A billboard I saw put it well and I will quote some of it: "When you see the empty streets ... don't say to you...
COLFAX – The McGregor Co. has begun production of 3-D printed face shields to donate to Whitman Hospital and Medical Center. Ritzville native Christian Hille, engineer and manager of the Plant Nutrient Center for The McGregor Co. and leading the 3-D printing project, won't be working on this alone, as help is being given by both the Whitman County Library and the Colfax School District. "Christian got the blueprints from a colleague at the University of Idaho and began m...
HATTON - Mayor Brittany Bladwin announced the open town council position has been filled. "Mr. Terry Quandt did not resign from council, as we were falsely told," Baldwin said Monday, May 18. "Mayor pro tempore and a few council members held an illegal meeting in town of Hatton on May 13. "The meeting was not posted or approved prior, and they appointed a council member to the council without having a vacant position to appoint her to. Linda Palmer is not a town of council...
RITZVILLE - Former mayor Linda Kadlec, with a team of volunteers, planted flowers in pots along downtown streets Monday morning, May 18, before most businesses were open. "The news is so drab, we have to bring a little brightness to downtown, where it's needed," Kadlec said. Joining Kadlec in her mission were Kim Yeager, Marsha Smith, Mayor Gary Cook and his wife Cris. Kadlec said the flowers are compliments of the Willard Hennings Foundation, which sponsors the flowers...