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WASHTUCNA – Earlier this year, descendants of a group of farm wives from a small rural town in southeastern Adams County celebrated the 100th anniversary of an exclusive club. In February 1923 local women formed the "Country Club" to meet their need for social activity and comaraderie. Two years later, in April 1925, they changed the name to "Progressive Club" to better capture the group's purpose. Each lady would take a turn hosting a meeting at her home, thus "...
RALSTON – Ralston Grange will host its Community Thanksgiving Potluck and Program at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12. It is also Veteran’s Appreciation Night and Grange officials are encouraging all area veterans are to attend. Grange members will provide ham, turkey, beverages and table service, spokesman Randy Roth said. Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish or two to share. “If you have a program number you would like to share, in the spirit of Thanksgiving or honoring our Veterans, bring it along,” he said. The evening...
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, Nov. 8 - Pot roast, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetable. • Thursday, Nov. 9 - Chicken strips, salad and biscuits. • Monday, Nov. 13 - Salisbury steak, scalloped potatoes, roll and vegetable. • Tuesday, Nov. 14 - Oven baked fish, mac n’ cheese, vegetable and biscuit. • Wednesday, Nov. 15 - BBQ chicken,...
ADAMS COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC NOTICE The regular meeting of the Adams County Planning Commission, set for November 23, 2023, has been cancelled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. Also, the regular Planning Commission meeting that would normally be held on the 28th of December has been changed to December 14th, 2023, in replacement of the scheduled workshop meeting. Planning Commission meetings are currently held on-line or in person. The Planning Commission meetings are located at 445 E. Cedar Blvd, Suite A, Othello,...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LIND, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held at the Lind Community Church – 114 E. 5th Street on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the final budget of 2024. A copy of the final budget may be obtained at Lind Town Hall, 116 ½ W. 2nd Street, Lind, WA 99341. Adoption of the 2024 Budget Ordinance will be during the regular Council Meeting following the Public Hearing. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate sp...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE TOWN OF WASHTUCNA, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that the Town of Washtucna will have a Public Meeting for the Preliminary Budget for 2024. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 20, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Washtucna Town Hall. Publish dates November 8, 2023, and November 15, 2023)...
NOTICE OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT PUBLIC HEARING ADAMS COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will conduct a public hearing at 10:00 a.m. on November 28th, 2023 at the Cedar St Complex conference room, located at 445 E Cedar St, Suite A, Othello, WA 99344. If this date changes it will be posted in the Ritzville Journal at least 10 days prior to the new date if changed. This hearing is in relation to the SEPA and CUP application for a new Cell Tower proposal to be located off of Lucy Road between Hwy 26 and Cunningham Rd. You may join in...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be holding a Budget Hearing Meeting on Tuesday, November 14 at 2:00 pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 831 6421 7556 Meeting password: 001597 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 A.M Date: November 8,...
NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF RITZVILLE TO: The Citizens of the City of Ritzville YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT that the City Council of the City of Ritzville will be conducting a hearing for the City of Ritzville Preliminary Budget and Fees for the Year 2024. This will be held on the 21st day of November, 2023 during their regular council meeting that begins at 7:00 pm. 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 OF REGULAR MEETING TIME CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the start time of the regular meetings scheduled for 11/28/23, 12/12/23, 1/23/24 and 2/27/24 from 7pm to 6pm. Published November 8 and 15, 2023...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF GRANT NO. 23-4-00188-13 IN RE THE ESTATE OF: WILLIAM DWAYNE HAMILTON, Deceased The personal representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION & SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that acting as the lead agency for the Town of Washtucna, Adams County did on November 1, 2023, make a Determination of Non-significance (DNS), for the following application. Description of proposal: Town of Washtucna Fiber to home Project. The project is a fiber to premise (FTTx) construction project on existing utility poles in the Town of Washtucna, WA. The aerial construction will be done according to the...
PUBLIC NOTICE ANNOUNCING PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD FOR ADOPTION OF THE ODESSA SUBAREA SPECIAL STUDY FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND RECORD OF DECISION The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is adopting the 2012 Odessa Subarea Special Study Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) produced by the Bureau of Reclamation in cooperation with the State of Washington, represented by the Washington State Department of Ecology. The FEIS examined the potential to replace groundwater...
NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF RITZVILLE TO: The Citizens of the City of Ritzville YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT that the City Council of the City of Ritzville will be conducting a hearing for the City of Ritzville for the property taxes of the preliminary levy for the 2024 tax and other revenues in agreement with the distribution of the property taxes from Adams County. The hearing will be held on the 21st day of November, 2023 during their regular council meeting that begins at 7:00 pm. Anyone may appear at the...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 880 2863 6262 Meeting password:145356 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 a.m. Date:...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be on Monday, November 13 from 8:00 a.m.- 3:30 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to develop the 2024- 2027 Strategic Plan. The meeting will be held at Best Western Bronco Inn, 105 Galbreath Way, Ritzville, WA 99169. John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 a.m. Date: November 1, 2023 Published November 1 and 8, 2023...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ADAMS COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT PO BOX 262 OTHELLO,WA 99344 Please take notice that the 2024 Assessment and Preliminary Budget for the Adams County Mosquito Control District have been prepared and placed on file at the Mosquito District’s office at 2031 W. Highway 26 in Othello, and that a copy may be obtained during business hours by calling (509)488-2661. The Board of Trustees will meet November 20, 2023 at 7:30 P.M. at the Mosquito District’s office, 2031 W. Highway 26, Othello, for the pur...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ADAMS COUNTY No. 23-4-00045-01 In the Matter of the Estate of) MARJORIE E. DYCK, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on o...
NOTICE OF APPLICATION & SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams County did on October 23, 2023, make a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS), for the following application. Description of proposal: Adams County Building and Planning a SEPA checklist for The Gemstone (US-WA-5188) project for the proposed construction of a 190-ft AGL (194-ft AGL overall) self-support telecommunications tower, its associated 50-ft x 50-ft fenced tower compound, a vehicle turnaround area measuri...
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SUMMONS SERVED BY PUBLICATION (SMPB) SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS No. 23-3-00033-01 In re: Petitioner/s Tyler Davenport And Respondent/s Brittany Davenport Summons Served by Publication To: Brittany Davenport have started a court case by filing a petition. The name of the Petition is: Dissolution of Marriage You must respond in writing if you want the court to consider your side. Deadline! Your Response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is published October 4, 2023: If you do...
OKANOGAN – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys football season came to an end Friday, Nov. 3, in Okanogan, where the Bulldogs crushed the visiting Broncos, 56-6. It was the second consecutive year the Broncos opened the postseason in Okanogan, with the outcome nearly the same. The loss eliminated the Broncos from the playoffs, ending their hopes for a state title. In the first quarter, undefeated Okanogan (10-0) held the Broncos (5-5) to just 8 yards on the ground. The L...
Athletic competition is interesting because it focuses on building to a team’s strengths but during competition a team tries to find the other team’s weakness. Once that weakness is found it will be exploited. It also seems that when that team that has been doing good comes up against an opponent that finds those weaknesses then every team they face after that will try the same tactics and if the team doesn’t change their game then their life will become miserable. Now I’m n...
MEAD – Three of the Top 5 Northeast 2B girls volleyball teams will compete in the state tournament in the Yakima Valley SunDome this Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 8 and 9. During District 6/7 crossover games Saturday, Colfax, Liberty (Spangle) and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague punched their ticket into the Yakima Valley SunDome with victories. The Lancers topped the Brewster Bears, 3-1; Colfax swept Tonasket, 3-0; and the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls eliminated the Lake Roosevelt Raid...
Brenik Esser, a Lind-Ritzville sophomore, recently shot his first elk, a spike, on a hunting trip near Asotin. Hunting his uncle Marv Esser and brother Bryce Esser, the successful hunter used a Remington .243. The kill came with a single shot from about 130 yards away....