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RITZVILLE – Adams County's overall jobless rate has been dropping substantially. According to August data released in October by regional labor economist Donald Meseck, the county's unemployment rate dropped 1.7% between 2020 and 2021. For the month of August, the county's reading of 3.6% is the lowest rate recorded in more than two decades. Meseck's Adams County Labor Summary report shows an encouraging trend in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and mandated s...
Halloween got underway early with the Lind Elementary School Trunk or Treat taking place Thursday, Oct. 20. Businesses, government agencies and residents parked in the school lot, 206 W. Third St., with vehicles and people sporting Halloween themes....
Trucks and roundabouts don't mix well. According to the Washington State Patrol and Adams County Sheriff's Office a tractor-trailer hauling potatoes overturned Thursday, Oct. 20, in the roundabout at Bench Road and State Highway 24 in Othello. No injuries were reported....
The Ralston Grange Fall Fest took place Oct. 16. Children enjoyed pumpkin painting, crafts, face painting, games and snacks. The next Grange sponsored event will be a community Thanksgiving potluck and program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15....
The Othello Golf Course recently hosted a fundraiser in support of Adams County Fire District No. 5 and the Adams County Sheriff's Office. The fundraiser included an auction, with funds earmarked for the purchase of speed signs in the towns of Lind and Washtucna, Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
It was quite the season that the Seattle Mariners had. It helps that there are more Wild Card teams otherwise the M's may have had to wait another year to make the playoffs. I know that there are a fair amount of purists out there that think only the division winners should make the playoffs. I remember when there were only the teams from the American League and National League and they played each other all season long and the team with the best record would go to the World S...
RITZVILLE – The Bronco boys football team will head to Asotin this week after taking a one-week off. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team heads to Asotin to take on the Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29. Asotin has yet to win a league game this season. Meanwhile, the Broncos boast a 6-1 record and a No. 3 state ranking in Class 2B football. At 5-1 in league, the Broncos are currently tied for second with Jenkins (Chewelah) in the Northeast 2B league. The Broncos edged Jenkins 25-18 on Oct. 7, but p...
RITZVILLE – Two area girls volleyball teams have received rankings nods from the Washington State Volleyball Coaches Association. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos were ranked earlier this week at No. 6 in Class 2B. League rival Colfax was ranked No. 5. Colfax and Lind-Ritzville were scheduled to face off Tuesday night in Colfax; the newspaper went to press before the game started. Others in the Top 5 included No. 1 Kalama, No. 2 La Conner, No. 3 Mason and No. 4 Goldendale. The Northeast 2B’s Lib...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos girls volleyball team topped Davenport and Kettle Falls last week, dropping only a single set. On Wednesday, Oct. 18, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls knocked off Davenport, 3-1. Then on Oct. 22, the local girl spiked the Kettle Falls Bulldogs in a 3-0 sweep. In the game against Davenport, 5-foot-10 senior Taylor Galbreath, an outside hitter, had 14 kills and 8 aces to lead her team to victory. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19, 23-25 and 25-12. Zoe Galbreath, a 5-foot-7 freshman, a...
Jul. 2, 1927 - Oct. 18, 2022 Dorothianne B. McDowell was born Jul. 2, 1927 in Dillon, Mont. to Michael D. and Katherine K. Boka. She died on Oct. 18, 2022 at Coventry House in Othello, Wash. She met and married Dean W. McDowell in Dillon, Mont. after he returned from WWII. She attended the University of Montana Western. She and her husband left their hometown to teach school in Eltopia, Wash. She taught the lower grades while her husband, Dean, was in charge of the upper...
Apr. 30, 1935 – Oct. 16, 2022 Darleen Joyce Kagele, 87, passed away Sun., Oct. 16, 2022, in Odessa, Wash. Darleen was born on Apr. 30, 1935, to Robert and Esther (Hemmerling) Schlimmer in Odessa, Wash. She was the oldest of four children: sisters, Terri Carlson and Colleen Titcomb, and brother, Robert Schlimmer. Darleen graduated from Odessa High School in 1953. Upon the conclusion of high school, she attended Lee College, a Christian University in Tennessee, to pursue m...
Sept. 22, 1932 – Oct. 11, 2022 William "Bill" George Harder, 90, passed away peacefully at home in Kahlotus, Wash. on Oct. 11, 2022. He was born Sept. 22, 1932 in Spokane, Wash. to George & Constanze (Bischoff) Harder. Bill grew up on the family ranch in Kahlotus, site of the original Harder Family homestead. He attended Kahlotus School until his senior year when he attended and graduated from Washtucna High School in 1950. Having lost his father at a young age, Bill took o...
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. 26 – hasbrowns and pork chop casserole, cranberry pecan salad and roll. Thursday, Oct. 27 – Barbecue spare ribs, Hawaiian-baked beans and macaroni salad. All meals are served with a drink and dessert. Meals are available for eat-in or delivery. To reserve a meal, call 509-659-1921 before 9 a.m. the d...
RITZVILLE — The Lions Club will host its annual turkey bingo from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. “We’ll have about 160 games and 160 turkeys to give away,” Lion’s Club Acting President Pat Yerxa said. “People can buy tickets, one per game. And if they get a bingo, they win a turkey.” The Lion’s Club conducts three main fundraisers during the year: club calendars (available at Gigamedics on Main Street), “chicken shack” sales at the Wheatland Communities Fair, and the turkey bingo event in late fall. In prior years, the...
LIND – The Lind Ministerial Association recently disbursed donations totaling nearly $50,000 to five families impacted by the wildfire that swept through this area in August. The blaze destroyed four homes, including three homes on the hill above town and one home on the south side of the railroad tracks. Pastor Steve Schofstoll, representing the Lind Ministerial Association, said donations were collected from more than 80 individuals and organizations. Donors included Warden Hutterian Brethren, Home Center furniture store i...
RITZVILLE – The City Council during its Oct. 18 meeting established public hearing dates for the proposed annexation of 2 acres south of Interstate 90, next to Love’s Travel Stop. Hearing dates have been set for Nov. 15 and Dec.14 to give the public opportunity to present testimony and hear evidence. Clerk-Treasurer Julie Flyckt shared details of the proposed annexation in a report to the council. “The land has been used for a variety of commercial uses and the property owner is currently under contract with Les Schwa...
RITZVILLE – After a two-day "Honor Flight" tour, Army veteran Lamar Thiel returned to the Spokane International airport on Tuesday evening, Oct. 4. The tour celebrated roughly 120 soldiers, sailors, and airmen who served during American's wars in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. Attendees also included two World War II veterans, "one of whom landed on the beaches of Normandy at age 19," Thiel said. Their flight departed Spokane on Monday morning and landed at Dulles a...
A window to apply for an exemption from a payroll tax that begins in July 2023 is still open, but it will only be open for about two more months. It closes Dec. 31. If you're one of the people who has private long-term-care insurance (LTCI), purchased before Nov. 1, 2021, you'll want to jump through the exemption hoops available on the "Exemptions" page of the WA Cares website. WA Cares is a mandatory social program created by the Legislature in 2019 to benefit some...
To “Build Back America” key workers must return to jobsites. It is not good enough for President Biden to lean back on low unemployment numbers claiming success when employers cannot find workers. Inflation is a huge deterrent. It has been running at over 8 percent. Last April, the New York Post reported: “White-hot inflation has forced the average American household to cough up an extra $460 per month, as surging prices for food and fuel put family budgets across the nation u...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 26, 1922 Christian Church The people of Ritzville are enjoying the privilege in having Evangelist Sargent of Tacoma with them for a few days. His sermons are clear and convincing and free from any offensive matter. His singing is inspiring. Meetings are held each evening at 7:30 and at eleven o'clock Sunday morning. All are cordially invited. Rancher from Neppel disappears at Ritzville Fred Blake, a rancher of Neppel, mysteriously...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 12-15: Oct. 12 Crash in the 1800 block of East Danekas Road, Ritzville. Potato slurry in roadway near intersection of South State Highway 24 and West Hampton Road, Othello. Trespassing in the 600 block of South Seguro Lane, Othello. Stolen vehicle in the 400 block of Cherry Street, Hatton. Argument over a camp trailer in the 1100 block of North Rand Lane, O...
OTHELLO – A local couple was arrested Monday, Oct. 17, in connection with a child rape case initially reported in February. Edgar Fermin Sales-Andres, 28, was arrested for first-degree rape of a child, the Adams County Jail log shows. Junanna Santos-Gutierrez, 37, was arrested for rendering criminal assistance. The bookings in the jail com nearly eight months after deputies received a report of sexual abuse of a child in the 300 block of South Reynolds Road. The report was made Feb. 23 after a 3-year-old child was taken to a...