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PASCO — Franklin Public Utility District and Mid-Columbia Libraries have teamed up to offer free WiFi Internet hotspots around the county. The service is available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily in parking lots and sidewalks near buildings housing the hotspots. A password is not required, officials said. Here are the locations the service is available: Basin City Basin City branch library, 450-A N. Canal Blvd. Network name is FBB_PublicWiFI_BC Connell Connell branch libary, 118 N. Columbia Ave., Network name is F...
ST. JOHN – Twelve units responded Tuesday afternoon to a tractor fire that spread to the stubble and windrow straw the tractor had been baling. St. John Fire District responded to Shields Road, near the Ballaine Road intersection, with three trucks while District 11 supplied nine; three from Colfax, three from Steptoe, two from Diamond and one from Albion. The tractor and baler it was pulling were both a complete loss according to Steptoe Fire Chief Greg Hall. The fire also c...
ADAMS COUNTY — A 20-year-old driver has been airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane after allegedly running a stop sign Tuesday, Sept. 2. According to Washington State Patrol officials, Brandon Howes of Elgin, Oregon, was driving northbound on Booker Road shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday. A second driver, Joseph E. Sunde, 63 of Seattle, was traveling eastbound on Highway 26. When Howes failed to stop at the stop sign, Sunde struck Howe's vehicle on the driver's side, according to WSP documents. According to officials, H...
REARDAN – A basketball coach for the Reardan School District will not be returning in the coming year, following an investigation that he made inappropriate race-based comments to a student. Coach Damon Dewey was investigated by the school district after a player’s parents made a complaint about Dewey on Feb. 15. In response, athletic director Eric Nikkola conducted an investigation that found Dewey “more likely than not” violated the civil rights of a mixed-race player on the girl’s basketball team. The player’s name was no...
OTHELLO – A man wanted for alleged involvement in an assault and arson was taken into custody Monday afternoon, Aug. 24. According to Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner, Thomas Landon Hoover, born Feb. 29, 1978, was arrested by the Adams County Tactical Response Team in Othello around 1:30 p.m. Wagner said officials were still working on probable cause statements as The Journal print edition went to press, but expected charges of arson and assault to be filed, although he did not know to what degree. Sheriff’s Office deputies w...
RITZVILLE — The Wheat Land Communities' Fair Jr Livestock Sale is now live with bids closing at noon Thursday, Sept. 3. "We have a committee of people who can assist with your bidding needs and are here to help," Livestock Sale Manager Lori Williams said. "Animals may be purchased for custom processing or be turned where the buyer pays the difference between the market and purchase price." Bidders can register at www.booker2bid.com. For questions, email wlc...
RITZVILLE — The Chamber of Commerce is organizing a community parade for Saturday, September 5, at 11 a.m. Chamber President Karen Cady said due to COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings, the parade will be a "drive by" through Ritzville, and participants will adhere to guidelines including use of masks and social distancing. "The plan is to drive through Ritzville with our cars, trucks, or vans (no walking) decorated to celebrate our community, families, graduates or whatever we can celebrate," Cady said. "We just w...
MEDICAL LAKE - Authorities responded to a fire burning grass, brush and light timber north of state Highway 902, east of Bartholomew Road, at 12:32 p.m. today. The 100-plus-acre fire is burning northeast of the city and on Fairchild Air Force Base. Several homes and other buildings on the northeast side of the fire and off Bartholomew Road are threatened, but none are believed to have burned, a state Department of Natural Resources spokesman said. Level 3 evacuation notices...
RITZVILLE – U.S. Bank will be temporarily closing it's Ritzville branch Friday, August 28. “The Ritzville location has operated on a limited basis since the onset of the COVID-19 public health crisis, and will temporarily close to allow staffing resources to be used in other ways to support our customers,” said Vice President Evan A. Lapiska Thursday, August 27. “We will continue to serve customers through our other branches in the area, including lobby service in Harring...
Todd Miller of Spokane Valley rides his race ski, a Kawasaki SXR, during a warmup for the World Finals on Saturday at Sprague Lake. Miller was one of several Jet Skiers to hit the water for a weekend of tuning, riding and camping....
PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials want Washington residents to know there is still time to respond to the U.S. Census — especially residents in Eastern Washington. The count conducted every 10 years is important in that it determines congressional representation, helps with awarding billions of federal dollars to communities each year and provides information that will impact communities for years to come. The Census helps determine how many seats in the House of Representatives each state receives. It also affects funding dec...
MEDICAL LAKE – One person is in serious condition at an area hospital and two others are being questioned in connection with an early morning shooting today, Aug. 27. The shooting occurred at about 3:50 a.m., Spokane County Sheriff's Office Cpl. Mark Gregory said, noting it occurred at a home in the 800 block of North Howard Street. One man was shot; and a man and a woman were detained for questioning, he said, noting that the names have not yet been released. As of 10 a...
August 15 Traffic Hazard – 2200 block West Bench Road Othello Report of a cow outside of the fence near the location. Deputies arrived and contacted the owner to put the cow back inside the fence. Agency Assist – West I-90 near milepost 235 Ritzville Deputies assisted WSP with a traffic stop at the location. Runaway Juvenile – 2100 block West Panama Road Othello Report of a runaway at the location. The juvenile was later located by Pasco Police and removed from the system as a runaway. DUI – West Sutton Road Othello Report...
Doreen Flavel Sutherland passed away Aug. 10, 2020 in Pullman, WA. She was born March 17, 1931 in Washtucna, WA to Floyd and Flavel (Sell) Cameron. Doreen had loving Christian parents and was raised in a happy home. She grew up in Washtucna and graduated from high school in 1949. In 1951 Doreen married Dean Sutherland. The couple lived at various times in Palouse and in Portland. In 1961 the family moved to the Lamont area where Dean began farming. The family attended the...
RITZVILLE - The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: August 26: Mexican casserole, Mexi tots, and veggie. August 27: Chicken breasts and zucchini casserole. August 31: Berry and mixed green salad. September 1: Sandwich wraps and salad. September 2: Cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, and veggie. Please call 509 659 1921 by 9 a.m. to order your meal. LIND - The Lind Senior Center is serving the following: August 26: French bread pizza, garden salad, sliced tomatoes and dessert. August 27: Beef stroganoff with...
8-1 22:16 Report of a subject slumped over the wheel at a local truck stop. An officer made contact with the subject who had some suspicious substance. He admitted possessing the substance without a prescription. The substance was taken and will be sent to the state crime lab for an analysis. 8-2 16:07 Report of harassment. The officer returned the call but the mail box. Several calls from the subjects had been received in the past. Case closed unfounded. 8-2 20:03 Complainant called regarding his girlfriend being gone with...
The U.S.-Canada border will remain closed for non-essential travel until at least Sept. 21. President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau mutually agreed to seal the world's longest non-militarized border back in March to slow the spread of COVID-19. But while cross-border road trips and shopping excursions have come to a halt, commerce has continued as usual. That's a good thing – Canada is one of our most important trading partners. Now more than ever, we must strengthen t...
If you are anything like me, and for your sake I hope you are not, you are trying to remember what day of the week and month it is. We don’t need to be reminded that it is 2020. But this year has changed everyone. For instance; Monday had to be Memorial Day since the Indianapolis 500 was finally run on Sunday. I’m sure that you are groaning right now because you certainly don’t want to go back in time and relive the last three months. Well, you would if things were actually ba...
RITZVILLE – Most people can remember a time in their life when they've had the sudden realization they've misplaced an important item – be it money, a keepsake or something they've borrowed and promised to return. When the panicked search of immediate surroundings comes up empty, or is followed by a dreaded visual memory of accidentally leaving the item behind in a public setting, it's usually accompanied by a sinking heart and sick stomach. VerDel Janosky was at East Ada...
LIND – Council members approved an application for a $180,000 loan and/or grant in emergency funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development for water main repairs on Vulcan Street August 17. The motion allowing Mayor Paula Bell and City Clerk-Treasurer Kylie Buell to sign for the loan came after a public hearing in which no public comment was made. Patrick Sheehy with Century West Engineering said the money will be used to purchase 500 feet of pipe to replace the temporary repair and damaged section of wate...
RITZVILLE – The August 4 primary was certified August 18 following a final count of Adams County ballots. A total of 3,591 ballots counted out of 7,168 registered voters in 31 precincts showed a voter turnout of 50.1%. Washington State as a whole showed the highest voter turnout since 1964, the Secretary of State's Office announced August 21, with more than 2.51 million people - or 54.44% of all registered voters in the state casting ballots. In the Adams County C...
RITZVILLE – Council members reached a majority consensus to uphold a July 7 resolution extending closure of city hall through the end of the year. The decision followed a lengthy, and at times heated, discussion that took up the majority of the August 18 meeting. The request to open city hall was brought up by council members Mark Weigand and Dede Boyer at the August 4 meeting. Weigand and Boyer both attested being confronted by constituents about city hall remaining closed. “I’m getting tired of getting chewed out,” Weigand...
RITZVILLE – Council members passed a motion to withdraw the current application to the Transportation Improvement Board to fund improvements on Main Avenue, including ADA ramps, at their August 18 regular meeting. Council member and county engineer Scott Yeager said by resubmitting the application for 2020-21 funds, the project could be done in full rather than just partially. "We reapply with no promise other than a promise from the director it would be high on their p...
An empty grain train dwells at Ritzville's Templin Terminal, poised to haul away one of the first loads of 2020 wheat, August 19....