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OTHELLO - The Adams County Sheriff's Office are planning several events to meet and learn more about constituents as part of the National Night Out campaign. Families and friends can come enjoy free food, games and an outdoor movie while they get to know their county's enforcement team at the events. The Sheriff's Office will be on the Columbia Basin Health Association campus, 475 N. 14th Ave., Othello, from 5-9 p.m. Aug. 12. After that, deputies will be in Washtucna at...
Disc dogs returned to Sprague on Saturday, July 22, for a competition at The Viking Drive Inn, 209 E. Fourth St. A whippet named "Charmander," a German Shephard named "Reece" and a collie named "Gracie" took home the Top 3 awards, respectively....
LIND — While residents wound down after a sunny summer day, the race for town council position Nos. 4 and 5 began to wind up during a candidate forum July 17. Modeator Robert Meader gave the candidates an array of questions to test where they stand on major issues, as well as how they handle the pressure of tense questioning. Five Position No. 4 candidates attended – Christopher Olson, Jamie Schmunk, Heather Reed, Richard Baldwin and incumbent Myra Horton. Richard Baldwin formally withdrew from the race due to personal iss...
OTHELLO – A local man remains in jail in connection with a reported arson July 18. Victor Jesus Perez-Villela, 28, was arrested and booked into the Franklin County Jail on a second-degree arson charge. He remained in the jail at press time. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, fire crews and deputies responded to a structure fire at ab out 3:35 p.m. July 18 in the 2100 block of West Moon Road. The suspect had fled on foot, records show. But Othello police located t...
8 Years Ago Adams County News July 27, 1898 Local and Personal Conrad Kissler took his thresher engine out to Mr. Schoonover's Monday where he commenced threshing yesterday. J.E. Goodenough of Hatton unloaded his new steam thresher and engine Monday. He will begin work today on L.L Sutton's place. John has the largest machine in the county to date being 16-inch cylinder and 20-horsepower engine. Last Saturday evening about six o'clock while three freight trains were in the...
PASCO — Benton Franklin Health District officials have issued a warning for the West Nile virus after detecting it in the Richland area. A mosquito in Richland tested positive for the virus July 21, officials said. More than a week prior, multiple mosquitos tested positive for the virus in the Grandview area of Yakima County. Those are the first instances of West Nile being detected in the state this year, officials said, noting no cases have been reported in people or animals, so far, this year. The virus has not been d...
Land Transactions RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from July 17-21: July 21 Doyle and Jean (deceased) Thomson of Moses Lake, 2206 W. Parks Lane, Othello, to Nayeli Escobedo and Gilberto Arcaranz Espitia of Othello, $212,500. July 20 Shelton J. Fernandes, personal representative of the estate of Gwendoline Diamond, of Moses Lake,145 Main St., Washtucna, to Walter E. and Manya Whitten of Sprague, $130,000. Nancy J. Regalado, personal representative of the estate of Ste...
Hydropower is an important source of reliable and clean energy for everyone in the. However, with the recent debate surrounding the Snake River dams concentrated on the benefits for and support in Washington state, we want to emphasize just how significant an effect these dams have on Idaho and why we must continue to protect them. As a U.S. Senator and the leader of an independent free-market research organization, we are unified in our effort to protect the Snake River dams and maintain their economic and environmental...
RITZVILLE – Adams County commissioners are mulling options for assisting local veterans, especially those who must deal with federal and state bureaucracies. At a July 11 meeting, commissioners were briefed by state Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Services Administrator Steve Gill, whodiscussed ways the state might provide funding for a local veterans service officer. For the last 12 years, Gill, a disabled veteran himself, has been working to develop a network of county and tribal service officers statewide. He o...
By virtually all key metrics, Washington’s environmental policies are failing. And yet, when was the last time politicians, environmental activists or the media expressed concern about policy failures? Speeches and news stories are filled with demands that we save the planet, describing threats to salmon, orca, forests and the climate. And yet, there is a remarkable lack of curiosity when real-world efforts fail to address those problems. One common thread is that e...
LIND — A local woman believes town officials need to be more transparent when conducting the public’s business. During the July 11 Town Council meeting, resident Briana Osborn, who is also running for Town Council Position No. 5, called for more transparency. During the meeting, she noted having several disputes in the past with the council regarding public access to meetings, During public comment, she suggested the council create a public social media page and post recordings of the meetings, noting the recordings would be...
RITZVILLE – The City Council has tentatively agreed on a "co-location" site to house broadband internet services. During a Tuesday, July 18, meeting, the council tentatively agreed to using the city's former fire station on West First Avenue. The site features a 12-foot by 12-foot building and two smaller structures and will be used to house a backup generator and fiber-optic storage vault. In a letter to the City Council, Adams County commissioners described the building a...
Jerry Wayne Armstrong Jr May 15, 1976 – July 18, 2023 Jerry Wayne Armstrong Jr., 47, of Ritzville, Wash., passed away July 18, 2023 after being involved in an accident while riding his motorcycle. He is preceded in death by his father, Jerry Wayne Armstrong Sr. Battleground, Wash. He leaves behind his children; Aeowyn Armstrong (15), Rhowan Armstrong (13) and their mother Melissa Shepherd Ritzville, Wash., his son Caleb Lenocker (21) Davenport, Wash., his mother Maria A...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, July 26 - Tater tot casserole and salad. • Thursday, July 27 - Meatloaf, baked potato and vegetable. • Monday, July 31 - Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Tuesday, Aug. 1 - Scrumptious chicken and vegetable. • Wednesday, Aug. 2 - French dip and potato wedges. – All meals are served wi...
LIND – The following residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from July 24-Aug. 1: Birthdays July 24 – Charlotte Smothermon July 25 – Jaxon Rhoten July 26 – Vi Holland, Craig Cooper and Damon J. Stevenson July 27 – Michelle Cody July 28 – Gale Gardener July 29 – Ty Strohmaier and Sage Rountree July 30 – Glenn Aby III, Jordyn Fode and Harper Youngren Aug. 1 – Donna Undeberg, Adam Labes and Zachary Larson Anniversaries July 29 – Scott and Lynn Branson July 30 – Jason andShauna Sanger...
Junior Livestock Sale looms RITZVILLE – Aspiring farmers and ranchers will be showing and selling their animals during the annual Junior Livestock Sale on Saturday, Sept. 2. The sale will take place at 1:30 p.m. at the fairgrounds north of the city, 811 E. Main Ave. The event is open to the public. Sale-goers will be able to purchase animals, purchase processing cut to specifications. Simmons makes Dean’s list DAVENPORT, Iowa – An Othello residents has been named to the Dean’s list at Palmer College of Chiropractic for the...
CHENEY – A LaCrosse woman won nearly $1,000 placing in the Top 5 in breakaway roping at the Cheney Rodeo from July 7-9. LaCrosse’s Sydney Berquist tied with Macy Auclair to round out the Top 5 places, according to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Assocaiton. They roped their calves in 2.2000 seconds and took home $916.21 in prize money each in the fifth-place tie. Amanda Hodges won the event with a time of 2.000 seconds. She took home a purse of $2,137.84. Three riders tied for second place – Josie Reno, Bailey Patters...
I’m sure that most Mariner fans have heard about the injury to Jarred Kelenic this past week. In a game against the Minnesota Twins Kelenic was at bat late in the game with runners in scoring position. Kelenic had a great at bat against the Twins fireball throwing reliever fouling off several pitches. But eventually Kelenic struck out. Jarred felt like he let his team down and his emotions got the better of him and in the dugout he took his emotions out by kicking a G...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE A WATER RIGHT TAKE NOTICE: That Paul Wollman, WHB Trust of Warden, WA on June 7, 2023, filed Water Right Application No. CG3-01415C, to change groundwater, certificate G3-01415 with certificate of change G3-CV1-3P231 with a priority date of June 23, 1967. Certificated quantities are for 2200 gallons per minute, 1574-acre feet per year, from March 1 to November 1, each year, for the irrigation of 787 acres. The WHB Trust proposes to transfer a portion of the water right {354.4 gpm,...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF TEMPORARY LEGAL SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION Limits of Speed Reduction Interstate 90 from MP 218.62 to MP 231.82 Per Secretary’s Executive Order E 1060.03, the Washington State Department of Transportation will be temporarily reducing the speed limit on Interstate 90 between Milepost 218.62 and Milepost 2331.82 from 70 MPH down to 55 near Ritzville with a 40 MPH advisory speed during paving and bridge deck repairs. The temporary work zone speed limit change is being requested because of the lane shifts and/ or t...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE A WATER RIGHT TAKE NOTICE: That Paul Wollman, WHB Trust of Warden, WA on June 1, 2023, filed Water Right Application No. CG3-01099C, to change groundwater, certificate G3-01099 with a priority date of March 1, 1968. Certificated quantities are 400 gallons a minute, 374.0-acre feet per year, from April 1 to October 31, each year, for the irrigation of 480 acres; 2.0-acre feet per year, continuously for domestic supply. Change point(s) of withdrawal: The certificated point(s) of...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the regular meeting scheduled for July 25th, 2023 at 7 pm to July 27th, 2023 at 7:30 am. Published July 12,19 and 26, 2023...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING & ADOPTION MEETING The Washtucna School District No. 109, Adams County, WA, has prepared the budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. A copy of the budget will be furnished to any person during business office hours of 8am-4pm. The Washtucna School District Board of Directors will meet in a public meeting on 7/27/2023 at 7:30 am at 730 E. Booth Ave., Washtucna, WA, or online via Zoom, for the purpose of adopting the 2023-24 budget and four-year budget plan. Any person may appear at this meeting and...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be on Friday, August 4 from 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is a Board Education Day to discuss staffing models, salaries/wages and EMS. The meeting will be at the Wheat Growers Association located at 109 E 1st Ave in Ritzville. John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Published July 19 and 26, 2023...
PUBLIC NOTICE TO JUDGMENT DEBTOR OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR ADAMS COUNTY, WASHINGTON CAUSE NO. 22-2-00079-01 GAGE A. BOUNDS, a single person Plaintiff vs. JAROD M. POTTS and “JANE DOE” POTTS,husband and wife, and the marital community composed thereof; ALL OTHER OCCUPANTS IN POSSESSION, 724 S. LONGMEIER RD., LIND, WA 99341 Defendants. TO: Jarod M. Potts, “Jane Doe” Potts, and All Other Occupants In 724 S. Longmeier Rd. Lind, WA 9934, Judgement Debtors: A Writ of Execution has been issued in the abo...