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LaCROSSE - A small, general aviation airplane crashed before 2 p.m. Friday, July 1. The aircraft, a N5546D Beechcraft Bonanza went down near Milepost 104 of state Highway 26. The Washington State Patrol confirmed one person was injured and airlifted to a regional medical center. The name of the pilot was not immediately available. Dispatchers received a call about a downed plane about 1:48 p.m., with troopers arriving at the crash site at about 3 p.m. No other information has...
RITZVILLE – A motorist collided with a building in the 300 block West Broadway Avenue on Saturday afternoon. According to police, Brittany Deo, 24, of Ritzville, was driving down West Broadway in a white SUV when she crashed into a building at about 4 p.m. Police responded quickly. Deo was arrested by citation for operating a vehicle without a license, operating a vehicle without insurance and second-degree negligent driving, records show....
LIND – Here are the official results of the Lind Combine Derby's car, pickup and grain truck races: Friday, June 10 • Car Fast Dash Winner – Garrett Ziebell of Ritzville (No. 1313). • Car Slow Dash Winner – No. 133. • Pickup Fast Dash Winner – Devvin Youngers of Ephrata (No. 316). • Pickup Slow Dash Winner – Cooper Wicks of Lind (No. 17W) • Pickup Powder Puff Dash Winner – Michelle Henning of Ritzville (No. S3) • Car Powder Puff Winner – Erika Ramos of Lind (No. 13). • Car H...
Kahlotus pool opens for summer KAHLOTUS – The municipal pool is open for the summer. The city swimming pool opened June 15, town officials said, noting the opening was a week later to normal. The pool is open from noon to 4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. every Tuesday through Saturday. Children younger than 6 swim free; there is a fee for all others. Season and family passes are available, in addition to individual admissions....
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this morning, Monday, June 27, that a football coach can lead a moment of silence as well as on the field after the conclusion of a game. The court ruled, 6-3, in favor of former Bremerton Coach Joseph Kennedy, who challenged his firing. The court found the Bremerton School District violated Kennedy’s religious freedom when it ordered him to stop leading a moment of silence on the 50-yard line and when it fired the coach for refusing to obey. Players and others joined Ken...
After 30 years working in the Ritzville School District as a PE and Health teacher, Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Greg Whitmore will be the next Superintendent at the Entiat School District. In other words Greg Whitmore is going home. Greg was also an Executive Board member for the WIAA and served as board president in 2019-2020. I’m sure most years were much easier to contend with but starting March 16, 2020, school and sports were put on hiatus. Meetings were n...
HARRINGTON – The weather didn't damper the Country Vintage Fair. The fair returned for its second year on June 18. Vendors were lined up on Third Street in Harrington. Vintage trucks and tractors were also on display. The Harrington Golf Course offered hand dipped jumbo dogs for the event. There were over 100 quilts on display at the Harrington Opera House. Laura Estes of Odessa presented and gave demonstrations. Geri Sauter, owner of Stitch! had a wide variety of fabrics, n...
When you request forage quality analysis from a laboratory, do all methods of analysis provide the same results? Feed/forage analysis is an important part of developing feeding strategies for beef cattle. Knowing the composition of feeds helps us be confident that we are meeting cattle nutrient requirements. Meeting or not meeting those requirements has long-term implications as to how cows perform through the annual production cycle. Depending on the quality of the feed,...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times June 29, 1922 Section Men Favor Strike Ballots were received by the section men employed on the Northern Pacific at this point, as well as by others on all principal lines of the railroad. The men here voted to strike against recent wage cuts. The wages of the section men have been 40 cents an hour and are reduced to 36 cents after July 1. The majority vote in favor of a strike and one may take place, participated in by maintenance of...
Governor Inslee has repeatedly made it clear that he believes his spending priorities exceed any need to provide tax relief to help families deal with the impact of record inflation. On the same day Inslee declined President Biden’s call for states to provide some type of tax relief, the Democratic Governor of Minnesota was instead begging his legislature to act. As reported by the Minnesota Reformer: “Gov. Tim Walz called on Republicans to return to the Capitol to sign off on sending $1,000 checks to Minnesotans as the ris...
OLYMPIA – The state Board of Health is wading into manure management with a proposed “odor management” rule. But farmers are calling bull, noting its duplicative and unnecessary overregulation of animal waste by the state. Under the Dairy Nutrient Management and Federal Clean Water Acts, manure is already regulated by the state Departments of Ecology and Agriculture. State Board of Health officials declined to comment on the objection It calls a “misconception” in a so-called fact sheet available on line. According to the fac...
OLYMPIA – It looks like there will be no state gas tax holiday for Washingtonians despite President Joe Biden's endorsement of the idea. On Wednesday, June 22, the president asked that Congress suspend the 18.4 cents per gallon federal gas tax for three months. "Today I'm calling on Congress to suspend the federal gas tax for the next 90 days, through the busy summer season, busy travel season," Biden said. The president also called on states to take action on high gas p...
PASCO – A Franklin County Election’s Department worker has received a Secretary of State’s Accessibility All-Star Award. Rosa Fernandez was announced as an award recipient Thursday, June 23, by Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. In the award, Fernandez was hailed for producing election content in both English and Spanish for Franklin County, while also assisting Adams and other nearby counties with large Spanish-speaking voter populations. Hobbs credited her for reviewing English-to-Spanish translations for accuracy while also...
RITZVILLE – It’s almost Independence Day and fireworks will once again be on full-color display across Washington state, and the nation. According to the state Fire Marshall’s Office, four fireworks stands have been licensed to operate in Adams County. A total of 538 fireworks retail licenses have been issued by Washington state this year, not counting tribal fireworks stands and wholesalers. Under state law, retail fireworks stands could open at noon Tuesday, June 28. Fireworks can be sold from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily throu...
RITZVILLE – The Police Department may soon have two new officers. During the Tuesday, June 21 City Council meeting, Police Chief Dave McCormick said Ryan Borden and Robert Dew have passed their physical fitness tests and are “on track for the academy.” The officers were introduced during an April meeting, when the chief noted they were on “modified training” duty until they could get into the academy. Borden, 28, of Ritzville served four years in the U.S. Army and has worked at Les Schwab here for two years. Dew, 33, of Li...
Hundreds of people turned out Saturday, June 25, for the annual LaCrosse Farmers' Festival, which included breakfast, parades, games, entertainment and more. Above, patriotic youngsters march through downtown. Below, the Fairchild Air Force Base Color Guard led the parade through town and a 1958 Plymouth cruises the route behind them....
TACOMA – A Ritzville man accused of trying to meet young girls for sex acts is being held on $1 million bail in the Pierce County Jail. Eugene "Gene" Roy Kliewer, 79, of Ritzville, was extradited from the Adams County Jail to Pierce County on Monday, June 20. During a Pierce County Superior Court hearing Tuesday, June 21, he was charged with one count of first-degree attempted child rape, three counts of second-degree attempted child rape and four counts of communicating w...
RITZVILLE – A local man is being held on $500,000 bail after being arrested in connection with a shooting in Bassett Park on Monday, June 20. Steven Allen Stone, 35, of Washtucna, was booked into the Adams County Jail on charges of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault, possession of a stolen firearm, felony harassment, unlawful possession of a firearm and first-degree criminal impersonation. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday, June 27; the result of that court appearance wasn’t available prior to pre...