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JAIL LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following jail bookings on July 13-18: Rafael Mares-Mireles, 38, fourth-degree assault-domestic violence, second-degree burglary, second-degree malicious mischief and a warrant for violating a burning permit. Armando Lopez-Correa, 29, fourth-degree assault. Jacquline Becktold, 37, driving while under the influence. Dayven Quezada, 19, details not reported. Oscar Guerro-Lopez, 23, fourth-degree assault-domestic violence. LAND TRANSACTIONS RITZVILLE – The A...
Campfires banned; other restrictions imposed SPOKANE – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife restricted campfires and other activities on publicly owned lands it manages in Eastern Washington. New restrictions went into effect Friday, July 15, until further notice. The new restrictions include prohibiting all campfires – even in fire rings, target shooting, smoking, welding, chainsaw operations and operating any motor vehicle (including dirt bikes, ATVs and UTvs) off developed roads. “Due to the wet and cool start to th...
Alexandria, Va. – According to the ASPCA, 23 million households in America – and 3.7 million in Canada – welcomed a new pet into their pack during the pandemic. People have been using their backyards more in recent years for everything from working and entertaining to vacationing and working out. But for dogs, this backyard business is old hat. “No one loves the family yard as much as the family dog,” notes Kris Kiser, President of the TurfMutt Foundation, an organizat...
Normally I would have written a story or two about the Mariners season by now but I have only been able to watch one game thus far. Why? Well like many of you we had Root Sports to follow the Emerald City nine but that is no longer the case. The television provider that we have no longer gets Root Sports. The provider that we once had purchased Root Sports, I’m sure figuring that we were going to change providers just to see Seattle baseball. In the words of Dan Carvey when h...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America had an eventful trip to its national conference in Chicago, Ill., earlier this month. The theme of the June 29-July 2 conference was "Success Starts Here." After taking home third-place in the parliamentary procedure category at the State FBLA Leadership conference in Spokane earlier this year, the team was one of several from the local area to move on to nationals in Illinois' Windy City. At the...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times July 20, 1922 Lind flour mill closes for year The Lind Leader last week announced that orders had been received by the manager of the mill at Lind that it would closed down for the coming year. The mill is owned by Portland Flouring Mills Company which is affiliated with the Pacific Grain Company. These concerns have been in grave financial condition for many months and the managers have decided to operate only four mills the coming...
RITZVILLE – The “American Pickers” reality TV crew is looking for places for its next History Channel season. American Pickers crews are expected to be in the area through October to film episodes in which their paid “pickers” hunt for valuable antiques. “They are always excited to find sizeable, unique collections and learn the interesting stories behind them,” said a press release seeking suggestions for places to hunt. “As they hit the back roads from coast to coast, the pickers are on a mission to recycle and rescue forg...
RITZVILLE – Three local students were named to the honor roll for Spokane community colleges for the spring 2022 quarter. Monroe Kanzler of Ritzville has earned a place on the Spokane Falls Community College honor roll for spring quarter 2022. Students must earn a grade-point average of 3.0 or higher to be on the honor roll. Vaness Grimm and Clair Kessler, both of Ritzville, were named to the Spokane Community College honor roll. They, too, had to maintain a GPA of at least 3.0. Both colleges operate under the auspices of C...
Wolf-livestock predation rules remain unchanged OLYMPIA – The state Fish and Wildlife Commission decided July 8 not to alter the rules for wolf-livestock conflicts. The agency was considering changes during a special meeting, but opted for “Alternative 4,” no action. The decision means the rules determining when culling a wolf pack is necessary will remain unchanged and continue to operate in accordance with a policy approved in 2017. The commission also announced its August meeting will be in Clarkston....
Speeders and others breaking the law will have a harder time escaping identity. The Adams County Sheriff's Office last week installed new Axon Fleet 3 camera systems with license-plate reading technology in all patrol vehicles. The new system is integrated with body cameras and Tasers, as well, Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
MESA – An Othello man was booked into the Franklin County Jail on Sunday, July 17, for a driving while under the influence charge after crashing his pickup. Narciso A. Gomez Sanchez, 53, of Othello, was booked into the Franklin County Jail, where he remained Monday morning pending a court appearance. He was booked Sunday after his 3:51 p.m. crash on state Highway 17, about 10 miles north of Mesa. Gomez Sanchez was southbound on the highway when his 1994 Ford Ranger pickup left the roadway near Milepost 20, the patrol r...
LIND – Hundreds turned out Saturday, July 16, to remember a local pilot and family man who died in a plane crash earlier this month. Gavin Morse, 38, of Lind, died July 2 when his Air Tractor AT602 agricultural plane went down in a field in the 300 block of Lind-Warden Road, near the North Roxboro Road intersection, according to the Washington State Patrol. Morse, a cropduster known throughout the region, was remembered at the GEM Air, Inc., complex east of Warden. He c...
Deputy Jesus Montes of Othello has graduated from the Washington State Police Academy in Burien. With graduation, Montes is expected to be on patrol as a new member of the Adams County Sheriff's Office ranks. He grew up in Othello and is a U.S. Air Force veteran, Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
RITZVILLE -- After a month of settling in, the owners Porky's Clubhouse Grill at the Ritzville Golf Course are satisfied with business, so far. "It's been keeping us busy," Jackeline Pacheco, who operates the new hot dog spot. "I've had to hire two new gals to help us." Pacheco, an Arizona native, established the first Porky's two years ago as a hot dog stand in Moses Lake, which still operates three to four days a week. She works front of house, taking orders and relaying...
RITZVILLE – Effective Jan. 1, Adams County will no long prosecute misdemeanor cases from the city of Othello. The Adams County Commission announced Thursday, July 14, the it will not renew or extend the current contract with Othello with a “substantial change in circumstances.” In a press release announcing the decision, commissioners said, the County deeply regrets that the contractual relationship between the two entities has become hostile, untenable and irrec...