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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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SPOKANE — The Broncos boys middle school cross country team competed in its first league meet of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at St. George’s School. Eighth-grader Jayden Stark paced the Broncos, finishing 34th overall with a time of 12:41.60 in the 1.5-mile race. Bronco eighth-grader Graham Christianson was 67th and seventh-grader Zachary Heater was 68th, with times of 15:29.80 and 15:29.90, respectively. Andrew “Ty” Thornton, a seventh-grader, finished 75th with a time of 16:47.80. No local girls competed in the mee...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Adams County Board of Health will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in the Public Works conference room, 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, for the purpose of receiving comment on a proposed food ordinance providing standards for food service to promote and protect the health, safety, and well-being of the public. Public hearing special accommodations may be directed to the Clerk of the Board. This hearing...
SPRAGUE — A Spokane Valley man was killed in an early morning crash Saturday, Sept. 28, on Interstate 90. Craig E. Richardt, 61, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 4:42 a.m. near Milepost 236. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 11 miles west of Sprague, near the south end of Sprague Lake in Adams County. Lloyd O. Arbaugh, 89, of Moses Lake, was westbound in a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup when he struck Richardt’s westbound 2009 Toyota Corolla, the patrol reported, not...
RITZVILLE - One man is on the lam and two were arrested Friday, Sept. 27, after allegedly attempting to steal wire from potato sheds. Jordan Michael Blaak, 26, and Justin Michael Favaro, 33, both of Othello, were both arrested for first-degree theft and first-degree malicious mischief. Bud Ashton Davis, 37, is wanted on the same charges, the Adams County Sheriff's Office reported. The arrests and search for Davis began after deputies received a report of a wire theft from...
Charlie Nienehke, 5, of Ritzville, and Paxton Oestrich, 12, of Harrington, show off the five goldfish they won at the Harrington Fall Festival on Saturday by tossing ping pong balls into cups....
RITZVILLE - Law enforcement agencies, ranchers and rural counties are forming a coalition to push back against the state Fish and Wildlife Commission's failure to manage large predators effectively. The coalition was announced Sept. 17 following a meeting here on large predators issues. The meeting attracted about 16-20 law enforcement officers, as well as two ranchers speaking about the effects of wolf, cougar and bear depredation on farms, ranches and rural communities....
WARDEN - A local man wanted in connection with the theft of a tractor-trailer turned himself in Sept. 19. Rafael Pruneda, 43, was arrested on theft of a motor vehicle and third-degree theft. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, Pruneda is also a suspect in other crimes in Grant and Franklin Counties. Pruneda turned himself in after authorities executed a search warrant at his property in the 9500 block of S.E. Road U, in Grant County, records show, noting deputies...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Sept. 14-:21 Sept. 14 12:8 a.m. – Assist another agency in the 2100 block of West Panama Road, Othello. 8:17 a.m. – Landslide on old Highway 26. 10:02 a.m. – Single-vehicle crash in the area of West McManamon and West Sutton Roads, Othello. 3:35 p.m. – Gunshots in the 600 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. 4:24 p.m. – Assist person at the Othello Fair. 6:11 p.m. – Request of deputies to tell subjects of the a...
BASIN CITY - A man wanted in the shooting of his mother and step-father is in the Franklin County Jail following his Sept. 16 arrest. Daniel Arceo-Martinez, 28, of Basin City, is being held on $1 million bail, charged with first-degree assault. He was arrested in Moses Lake following a tip on his whereabouts. Arceo-Martinez was wanted in the Sept. 15 shooting of his mother and step-father in rural Franklin County, court records show. The couple was treated for gunshot wounds...
RITZVILLE — A new Indian restaurant and convenience store will be opening near the Interstate 90 interchange on the east side of the city. Serving Indian food, Punjabi Dhaba is planned to open in January in the former Cow Creek Country Mercantile building, 1611 S. Smittys Blvd. It will be adjacent to Mi Jalisco Mexican restaurant, both just off Interstate 90. The owners are Deepika Dhawan and Manoj Kumar of Liberty Lake. The couple also owns Indian restaurants in Spokane, Wenatchee and two in Idaho....
OTHELLO — Seven people were arrested Sept. 22 after an incident between the occupants of two vehicles turned into pursuits that led law enforcement officers to Grant and Franklin Counties. Two juveniles were arrested in Warden after fleeing Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputies. Meanwhile, two adults and three juveniles were arrested in the second vehicle near Connell, in Franklin County. Authorities have yet to release the names of any of the seven arrestees, even though they are public record. The two teenagers app...
We already know workers with middle and upper incomes most often benefit from the state's paid family and medical leave fund. It's also true that many beneficiaries are repeat users, and that those benefiting more than once have higher wages than one-time users. I asked the Employment Security Department how many people have filed more than one claim for taxpayer-paid time off, work given the pattern I know with child-rearing - kid one and kid two usually come within a few...
There’s a disturbing trend among tax-payer funded agencies that needs to be nipped in the bud. If you haven’t noticed, public agencies like hospital and utility districts, school boards, city councils, and others have been taking steps to insulate — dare I say isolate — elected board members. Have a concern about something in your local school district? Don’t like a utility rate increase? Want to know if your local public hospital is making a profit? Have questions about cit...
OTHELLO — A gang-related shooting spilled over into the classroom Thursday, Sept. 26, when Adams County deputies responded to threats made against McFarland Middle School students. According to Sheriff Dale Wagner, deputies receive information about a “potential threat to McFarland Middle School and selected students, believed to stem from unresolved gang-related activity that occurred over the past weekend in the county between two rival gangs.” The threat at the school was determined to be “not credible” following...
RITZVILLE - As the fall season sets in, the Adams County Sheriff's Office gets into the Halloween spirit with a creative team-building activity: a pumpkin-decorating challenge. Country Cousins donated pumpkins for all staff members, and employees from every department-administration, dispatch, corrections, and patrol deputies-are participating in the fun. Each employee received a pumpkin and was encouraged to carve or paint it in their own unique style. Some staff members...
Carla A. Bengtson June 21, 1934- May 31, 2024 Carla A. Bengtson passed away on May 31, 2024 at Sullivan Park Assisted Living in Spokane Valley, Wash. She was born June 21, 1934 to Amanda J. Labes and spent the next 84 years of her life in Lind, Wash. Her roots in the community ran deep, as her great- grandfather, Karl Labes, had a homestead north of Lind in the late 1880s. He later owned several businesses in town, including a general merchandise store located in the building...
Lind Birthdays LIND — The following local residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from Oct. 2-8: Anniversaries Oct 6 — Taylor and Karlee Kerr Oct. 7 — Jeff and Michelle Cody Birthdays Oct. 2 — Bentley Davey Oct. 3 — Tina Conner Oct. 4 — Liz Biermann, John Storhmaier and Kody Hilsinger Oct. 5 — Traven Smith and Chase Fritchies Oct. 7 — Darryl Lobe, David Lobe, Bridger Smith and Rose Biermann Oct. 8 — Douglas Morris, Jr., Jake Jacobsen and Normal Wall...
Joan (Borgens) (Schell) Dicus June 1935- Aug 2024 After a long and winding road, Joan (Borgens Schell) Dicus hit the final stop in her life on Monday, Aug.19, 2024, surrounded by her daughter and loving friends. Joan was born in Ritzville, Wash. and spent her childhood on her parents' farm. Her parents, Henry Borgens Jr and Emma (Kiesz) Borgens had 4 children, Joan being the youngest, born June 1935. Joan was a proud graduate of Ritzville High School and maintained childhood...
Kennea Estler, 25, of Ritzville, makes cotton candy during the Fall Festival on Saturday in Harrington. Her Tumbled Sweetly business was among several vendors in the Harrington City Park....
OTHELLO – Thursday at 8 a.m., people were lined up at the Othello Christian Church, waiting for Second Harvest and Othello Food Bank to set up and distribute free food to the small rural community. It wouldn’t be for another two hours, however, that they would see the food banks pull in to set up. Second Harvest – a nonprofit that supplies a network of partner food banks in 21 counties in Eastern Washington and five counties in North Idaho – has been traveling to Othello and partnering with Othello Food Bank, as well as othe...
RITZVILLE – After scoring seven touchdowns in the first three games of the season, senior running back Brody Boness rushed for five more Friday, Sept. 27 in the Broncos' 34-13 win over Reardan. Boness showed his strength on the Broncos' first possession of the game when he took the handoff up the middle, shook off several tackles and rambled 18 yards into the end zone for the first Lind/Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/touchdown. On the Screaming Eagles' ensuing possession, 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, Oct. 2 - Fish, mac ‘n’ cheese and vegetable. • Thursday, Oct. 3 - BBQ ribs, potato salad and roll. • Monday, Oct. 7 - Taco salad and roll. • Tuesday, Oct. 8 - Spaghetti, vegetable and garlic bread. • Wednesday, Oct. 9 - Pork chops, scalloped potatoes and vegetable. – All meals are served with a drink and...
Postseason baseball is here and again the door was shut on the Mariners once again. They were one game out and still had a chance on Saturday but that was not to be. Since the Mariners last won their division in 2001 with 116 victories they’ve only made it to the postseason as a Wild Card team a couple of years ago. Now the M’s won 90 games in 2002 and 2003 but there was only one Wild Card team at that time. Since then the amount of Wild Card teams in each league is now thr...
RITZVILLE — If the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team hadn’t established its dominance in the Northeast 2B league previously, it did so last week, decisively. The undefeated Bronco girls (7-0) dominated Upper Columbia Academy as well as league rival and perennial volleyball powerhouse, Colfax, sweeping both. The state 2B runner-up Broncos overwhelmed the Colfax Bulldogs, 3-0, on Sept. 25, then did the same to the winless Lions on Sept. 26. The Broncos are scheduled to play four games in the next week. On Tue...
