Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 39
Four measures on the Nov. 5 general election could make a difference in your lifestyle and your wallet. Here’s what you need to keep in mind when you cast your ballot: Initiative 2066 This initiative would repeal regulations that attack your ability to use nature gas use dryers, stoves, heating systems and more in your home and business. It would also restrict government agencies from implementing policies and programs that promote the use of electric appliances over natural gas. The measure comes after the so-called ...
This is the time of the season when sports cross paths especially when it comes to the professional ranks. The Fall Classic (World Series for all of you baseball haters) may be over by the time you read this column. Or it might be getting really exciting for the fifth, sixth or seventh game. The Dodgers-Yankees matchup is one I grew up with in the 1950s and sixties. I guess the two richest franchises should be playing for the World Championship. I’m glad it isn’t every yea...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE TOWN OF LIND, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that Public Hearings will be held at the Lind Community Church – 114 E. 5th Street on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 starting at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the property tax levy, reviewing the 2025 budget and discussing the water, sewer and garbage rates. The regular Town Council Meeting will follow. A copy of the proposed budget may be obtained at Lind Town Hall, 116 ½ W. 2nd Street, Lind, WA 99341. Any citizen has the ri...
RITZVILLE - A local teenager will appear in Adams County Superior Court on Monday, Nov. 4, in connection with threatening to blowup Lind-Ritzville schools and shoot classmates. Donald G. DesJardins, 14, of Ritzville, will appear before Judge Andrea Russell to answer to one count of threats to bomb, a Class B felony. He was arrested Oct. 22 and booked into Martin Hall juvenile detention center on $10,000 bail. Authorities have yet to say if he will be tried as an adult. Police...
Hanna Giesen, 11, a student at Ritzville Elementary School, makes a pumpkin more beautiful at Ralston Grange on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. The Grange entertained about 20 children for an afternoon of pumpkin painting, snacks and games during the Fall Fest....
LIND — An attempt to set fees for public records access remains in limbo after the Tuesday, Oct. 22, town council meeting. During debate on Resolution 24-07, “Policies and Procedures for Public Records Requests,” Mayor Paula Bell pushed to set copying fees at 50 cents per color page and 15 cents per page for black-and-white. She also pushed an effort to charge requestors for staff time in providing records owned by the public but maintained by the town. That did not sit well with Councilwoman Anna Dobbins, who noted charg...
RITZVILLE — East Adams Rural Healthcare CEO Corey Fedie on Friday provided more information on the Sept. 12 security breach of hospital records. In an initial notification following the incident posted on the hospital website, few details were released. Fedie last week confirmed the hospital is working on the breach. “Per our insurance company protocol, they have a list of experts that we can utilize,” he said of the breach. “But the name of the actual company, security companies, is not known or released at this time. W...
HATTON - A woman wanted in Franklin County was apprehended Oct. 27 in Adams County on Oct. 27 and turned over to Pasco police. Natalie Ingrid Malex Parsadanian, 25, of Finley, was arrested following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash in Adams County. Parsadanian was driving a dark-colored BMW and reportedly armed with a shotgun and threatening suicide by cop, records show. As she fled northbound from Franklin into Adams County, she crash and was taken into custody....
OTHELLO — Two people have been arrested for allegedly dealing drugs in Adams and Grant Counties. Dennis Wayne Riojas, 57, of Othello, and Slade Hardesty Fortner, 31, of Moses Lake, were both arrested Oct. 16, court records show. Riojas was arrested on charges of possession of a stolen firearm, first-degree unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver and possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. Riojas was booked into the F...
SPRAGUE — Three men were booked into the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport in connection with the burglary of a cell phone tower building near Sprague. Jail records show Jason John Trickel, 44, Justin Curtis Himes, 48, and Joshua M. True, 44, all of Oregon, were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22. Trickel and Himes are being held in the Lincoln County Jail on a burglary charge and True is in custody for second-degree burglary. The men’s ages and hometowns were not immediately available. At press time, they were being held without bai...
OTHELLO - A high-speed pursuit in excess of 100 mph ended abruptly Oct. 25, when the driver lost control of his Toyota pickup and crashed on state Highway 17. Driver Jacob Arceo, 25, of Pasco, and passenger Tatianna Seideman, 20, of Oldtown, Idaho, were both injured and transported to the local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Arceo is facing possible charges of first-degree driving with a suspended license and reckless driving. The incident has been...
OTHELLO — A local man was airlifted to a Richland hospital after his car struck a truck Oct. 21 about sevens west of the city. Walter Gregorio Lopez, 21, of Othello, was flown to Kadlec Medical Center following a 2:58 p.m. crash on near Milepost 33 of Highway 26. According to the Washington State Patrol, Lopez was westbound in a 2012 Subaru Legacy. When a 1992 Kenworth truck and construction trailer slowed in front of him, rear ended the vehicle, the patrol said. The truck was driven by Jacob C. Valdez, 21, of Othello, who w...
Jail Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following individuals in custody from Oct. 22-28: Oct. 28: Margarito Ibarra-Lopez, 27, fourth-degree assault-domestic violence, and third-degree driving while license suspended. Booked into the Franklin County Jail. Jorge Mendoza-Mendoza, 27, warrant. Juan Munoz-Aguilera, fourth-degree assault-domestic violence and felony harassment-domestic violence. Roberto Ramirez, 25, second-degree retail theft-extenuating circumstances and second-degree rec...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Oct. 30, 1924 FIGHT OFFICERS IN BOOZE RAID A raid by county officers on the Adam Heimbigner farm house near Packard early last Sunday morning resulted in a wild fight between the Heimbigners and their guests at a party, and the officers. O.S. Buehler, Melven Oestreich, H.W. Reimer and Adam Fredericks on information that liquor was being dispensed at a party at Heimbigners, left here about midnight for the place. The raid caused great...
"I'm looking to make a change," Hank Rivard said. "I believe that we need to get the power back to the people. We've got a few people that have been running the county for years, and I think we need new ideas." Does he believe county residents are disenfranchised? "If you're talking about Adams County, yes, they are," he said. "Everything has been done the same way for so many years, and it's been the same group of people that have been in there, and things aren't getting done... Full story
"This is my fourth year (as a commissioner,)" Weise said. "I've worked for the county since 1990. I started out as a deputy sheriff. I was the under sheriff for seven years, five years, I can't remember for sure because that's a long time ago. I went back to being a deputy for a period of time, but because I had worked in emergency management when I was the under sheriff, and the situation at the time was that we needed somebody with some knowledge about emergency management,... Full story
The Journal was unable to contact candidate David Lobe prior to publication deadline so the following information is gleaned from the Adams County Official Voters' Pamphlet: Elected Experience: No information submitted. Other Professional Experience: KAYU Fox 28; Disney Channel; IDB Communications; Co-owner/operator L-G Ranch Lind, Wa.; Co-owner/operator Double DJ Enterprises Warden, Wa.; Adams County Public Works. Education: Lind High School; ASA Degree Communications/TV... Full story
"Adams County had really kind of sat on the sidelines of the state and federal funding game for a long time, and we have sort of rolled up our sleeves and got involved in seeking federal and state funding for different infrastructure projects around the county, and we've been successful in finding funds for a couple of bridges and working on funds for four more," Blankenship said. "We found some funds for several miles of roads, although the public works guys have been pretty... Full story
What image comes to mind when you hear “rural Washington?” Fields, farms and forests. Small towns. Flyover country. The frontier. Tribal homelands. Rangelands and desert. Public lands playground. Home. Welcome to the WREN, where rural means all of these. Our goal at the Washington Rural Environmental Network is to bring a diverse chorus of rural voices to the table when public policy discussions impact our rural communities. We want a voice in sharing the development of our homelands. You can follow and support our work at...
The 2024 election is the most consequential election in our lifetime. It will, starting with the next 4 years, determine the path America will take nationally and globally. We vote for politicians, who’s agendas are conflicted, and we think/hope they are working in the best interest of the people. Many are not. Nationally, we’ve lost many of our freedoms, privacy and are being overrun with people who are not American and will over time change our culture, values and way of life. Whether you live in the city or county, it is...
RITZVILLE - His opening salvo described a lot about his life behind bars. "I inherited the jail, obviously, and it's always been a situation within our Sheriff's Office in the county, where it's hard to find people," Sheriff Dale Wagner said. "And then we've only had over the many years, only nine allotted positions." That's a pressure gauge hooked up to a "you can't win" steam engine where you can have to provide the best care possible to those who would never choose to have...
WASHTUCNA — The Washtucna Lions Club hosts bingo Nov. 9 and 23 at the club on Main Street. The Nov. 23 date is especially interesting as turkeys will be offered as prizes, Lions Club members said. The club opens at 5 p.m. Bingo begins at 6 p.m....
ASOTIN — The Panthers football team outlasted the Broncos, 48-28, in a Northeast 2B matchup Friday, Oct. 25. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys scored in every quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past Asotin’s first-quarter 14-point lead. Undefeated Asotin (8-0, 5-0 in league), currently ranked No. 3 in the state, jumped out to a first-quarter lead, 20-6. By the end of the game, the Panthers had expanded their lead to 48-28. For the Broncos, Cameron Boness completed 7-of-11 passes for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns. His longe...
LIND — The following area residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from Oct. 30 to Nov. 6: Anniversaries Nov. 4 — Dennis and Sue Hill. Birthdays Oct. 30 — Shane Hopkins. Oct. 31 —Cade Prado and Levi Cooper. Nov. 1 — Kurt Grabo. Nov. 2 — Carol Ellingson-Foster. Nov. 4 — Emma Cody. Nov. 6 — Becky Branson and Debbie Labes....
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. 30 - Hamburger, fries and salad. • Thursday, Oct. 31 - Goooolash, vegetable and biscuit. • Monday, Nov. 4 - Ham & bean soup and grilled cheese sandwich. • Tuesday, Nov. 5 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Wednesday, Nov. 6 - Chili cheese nachos and vegetable. – All meals are served with a...