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NOTICE OF HEARING FOR THE 2025-2030 SIX YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR THE CITY OF RITZVILLE YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a hearing has been set before the City Council of the City of Ritzville at the Ritzville City Hall, 216 East Main Avenue, Ritzville, Washington for 7:00pm, Tuesday the 20th day of August, 2024, for the Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan. Anyone may appear at the meeting and make written and/or oral comments or submit questions or suggestions to the members of the City Council for or...
PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. R-035-2024 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington Fiber To The Home – Phase #1 – Ritzville/Lind Project Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2024, and will be opened and publicly read on August 27, 2024, at 1:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, for the following con...
SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE 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. JARED 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: Jared M. Potts, “Jane Doe” Potts, and All Other Occupants In 724 S. Longmeier Rd. Lind, WA 99341, Judgement Debtors: The Superior Court of Adams County has directed...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION & SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams County did on July 15, 2024, made a Determination of Non-significance (DNS), for the following application. Project: Schoonover Hutterian Zoning Map and Language Amendment Request Description of Proposal: Application for Zoning map amendment. The proposed amendment to the Adams County Zoning map would change approximately 11.91 acers from the Prime Agricultural (PA) Zone to the Rural Settlement Zone (RS) located...
RITZVILLE — The National Weather Service has issued a forecast for Ritzville, Othello, Lind, Washtucna, and Hatton, predicting a stretch of hot and sunny weather over the coming days. Ritzville is expected to be sunny and hot on Thursday, with a high near 96 degrees. Thursday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 63 degrees. On Friday, temperatures will rise to a high near 103 degrees, with partly cloudy skies in the evening and a low around 67 degrees. Saturday will see mostly sunny and hot conditions with a high n...
Construction on the Maverick station was originally scheduled to begin in the spring of 2023, but permitting complications kept the project on hold until April 2024. Since breaking ground in April, construction has progressed quickly, with completion expected by the end of this year....
OTHELLO — The Othello Eagles are set to sponsor a community yard sale on Saturday, August 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.. The event will be held at 127 E Larch St, Othello and is open to the public. Anyone interested in selling items or donating to the Eagles can participate. For those looking to have their own space, 10x10 lots are available for rent. Alongside the yard sale, the Eagles will be offering big hotdogs, chips, and bottled water. Organizer Patty Broyles Stemhagen encourages the community to get involved. “This is a g...
RITZVILLE — Adams County is gearing up for significant road infrastructure project aimed at enhancing transportation within the region. The county will open bids for the project in September. Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien announced that the county commissioners have approved moving forward with gathering bids for the much-needed road project. The Lind-Hatton Road project is specifically aimed at improving transportation infrastructure for commuters and business, providing a crucial upgrade to the cur...
RITZVILLE – Adams County initiated broadband infrastructure construction in both the city and Lind last week. At their final July meeting, Adams County commissioners took a significant step forward in enhancing broadband infrastructure for both cities by announcing plans to notify contractors interested in undertaking the construction. The Adams County Fiber-to-Home project, a key component of the county’s ongoing broadband efforts, is set to advance with a pre-bid meeting on Aug. 20 and the opening bids on Aug. 27. Pub...
8 Years Ago Adams County News August 2, 1899 A party of pleasure seekers spent last Sunday on the farm of John McDonald on Cow Creek. During the day the Misses Lillian Cunningham, Iva Frick, Elsie Landry, umpired by Chas. Ebener, killed a large rattlesnake with seven rattles and a button. Among others who accompanied the crowd were Mr. and Mrs. F.P. French, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Cunningham, Jr., Misses Kendrick and Greene. 'Round Ritzville Judge French fined Thomas Caton $25...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from July 14-20: July 14 1:31 a.m. – Agency assist on the 1400 block of East Main St. 10:25 a.m. – False alarm activated on the 1600 block of West Gillies Road. 4:16 p.m. – Citizen assist on the 300 block of East Second St. 5:26 p.m. – Animal problem in the area of West Schrag and North Batum Road 8:28 p.m. – Animal problem on the 600 block of South Kristina Road. 8:31 p.m. – Individual was passed out in their vehicle on...
In basketball, when an opponent is trying to steal the ball from you, teammates will shout, “wolf!” Last Friday the Washington State Fish & Wildlife Commission ignored the cries of “wolf!” from state agency and tribal scientists, livestock raisers, and others when they voted not to downlist or delist the gray wolf in Washington state. The predators which have enjoyed 15 years of population increases are still considered an endangered species after a 5-4 vote. The most recent...
I received some fantastic news last week! I received an email that read: “Hello Lou Marzeles.” (Okay, there should have been a comma after hello, but I’m a professional editor highly trained to notice such details in a world that drops punctuation and whole sentence errors by the dozen every second. I was willing to let that go. I figured they were just in such a hurry to share the good news.) “This is Mazie Reddit.” (Hm. Okay, another pause. Really? Mazie Reddit? Reddit is a website. And I’ve never heard of anyone with the n...
RITZVILLE – Mayor Scott Yaeger has received pushback from some city council members and a resident as the search to replace Police Chief Dave McCormick continues. Ritzville resident Glen Stockwell lobbied for local officer Matt Carlson to be considered for the position, Councilman Dennis Chamberlain echoed Stockwell’s sentiments, and Councilman Mike Schrag suggested forming a committee of city council members and citizens to get input. The mayor has taken a different course. The City entered into a contract with WASPC (th...
A celebration of life will be held for Cindy Bucher Phillips 5:00 pm at Haase’s Tavern in Lind. Please bring an appetizer to share....
LIND — The following residents are celebrating birthdays from July 31 to Aug. 6: July 31 — Donna Undeberg, Adam Labes and Zachary Larson. Aug. 1 — Casey Michaels, Ramey Perez and Jill Milner. Aug. 2 — LeaCadaia Bren. Aug. 3 — Kaylee Monroe. Aug. 4 — Lillia Undeberg. Aug. 5 — Jessica Grabo, Gerry Schuler, Klover Mullins and Presley Mae Hilsinger. Aug. 6 — Lucas Gardner....
Carolynn “Denise” Henderson July 6, 1970 - July 1, 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Carolynn “Denise” Henderson on July 1, 2024, while working overseas in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Denise was born on July 6, 1970, into military life at the oldest continuously running naval hospital dating back to 1830, located in Portsmouth, Virginia. From the time she was old enough to walk, she protected all those she loved. We vividly r...
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 31 - Stuffed pepper, salad and roll. • Thursday, August 1 - German sausage, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Monday, August 5 - Fish, potatoes and roll. • Tuesday, August 6 - Sloppy joe casserole, vegetable and garlic bread. • Wednesday, August 5 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and vegetab...
TAMPA, Fla. - Going into his final season at Eastern Washington, Efton Chism III is getting used to the national attention. Chism was included in the East-West Shrine Bowl's top 1,000 NFL prospects in the lead up to the 2024 college football season. The list intends to highlight the best players who are both eligible for the annual all-star game and ready for the NFL. The East-West Shrine Bowl is scheduled for January 30, 2025 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with 130...
There are a lot of songs that were once quite popular but as time goes on the lyrics get lost on younger generations. In the song ‘Return to sender’ made popular by Elvis in the 50s there is a line that says, ‘no such number, no such zone.’ A zone was utilized in big cities which basically located the nearest postal facility. That was replaced by the Zip Code. Imagine the song rewritten: No such number, no such zip code. Harry Chapin had a hit song Taxi in 1972 that has a l...
OLYMPIA — Gray wolves will stay listed as endangered in Washington following a tight 5-4 vote by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Despite a significant increase in the gray wolf population over the past 15 years, with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reporting at least 260 wolves in 42 packs, the decision was made to retain their endangered status. The Commission’s virtual meeting on Friday, July 19 also covered changes to cougar hunting regulations. New rules set the cougar hunting seas...