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HATTON — For the second time in the last three general elections, the new mayor and town council members may all be write-in candidates. At the end of the first day of counting Tuesday night, Nov. 7, "write-in" was leading in all of the races. The names of the write-ins were not available late election night. All of the named candidates had received 7 votes at the end of the first tally; write-ins received 9 votes in all of the races. Rhea Isaac appeared to be losing the mayoral race, with her 43.8% of the vote versus the w...
RITZVILLE - Here are the unofficial results of the first night of counting in the Nov. 7 general election today: Port of Othello Commissioner, District 1 Homer Montemayor - 389, 54.9% Owen Olsen - 319, 45.0% Public Hospital District No.2 (East Adams Rural Healthcare) Commissioner, Position 2 Riley Hille - 606, 69.4% Guillermo Mendez - 263, 30.1% Commissioner, Position 3 John M. Kragt - 769m 8=97.4% Commissioner, Position 5 Matt Kubik - 774, 98.5% Public Hospital District No....
Senior running back Brock Kinch breaks outside a block by senior Lance Williamson. The Broncos lost the Friday night game 56-6. See story on Page 10....
OTHELLO – The USDA is moving ahead with a plan to draw water out of the Columbia River for irrigation in an effort to curtail aquifer groundwater depletion. In an announcement Wednesday, Nov. 1, the agency said it will accept the recommendation of the federal Bureau of Reclamation to use “new Columbia River diversions” for irrigation water for 70,000 acres of the Odessa subarea in the East Columbia River Irrigation District. Under the plan, water siphoned from the Columbia River will replace groundwater currently being withd...
RITZVILLE – Kyya Grant and Anthony Daily of Adams County Pet Rescue highlighted their concerns about an abundance of large dogs and inadequate funding during the Oct. 24 Adams County commissioners meeting. “We’re stuck between a rock and a hard place,” Grant said. “In the past, we’ve had substantial donations that carried us, even when we had fewer dogs.” She said Pet Rescue, 1961 W. Bench Road in Othello, collects $170,000-$200,000 in adoption fees annually, but that’s not enough to cover expenses. Deficits are running mor...
RITZVILLE – Dr. Charles “Marty” Sackmann began employment contract discussions with Adams County Hospital District No. 2 officials last March. Since then, he has been reluctant to share details about those communications. “Up to this point, my silence on the matter has been out of respect to the negotiations process,” he said. But Sackmann’s status at the public healthcare facility became a topic of discussion during a Sept. 27 meeting of Adams Hospital District No. 2 commissioners. The public taxing authority does busine...
WINONA- The new Rebel Flat Cree trestle on the Palouse-Coulee City railroad line was dedicated Thursday morning, Nov. 2. Speakers included 9th Legislative District Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, McGregor Co. Chairman Alex McGregor and state Department of Transportation Rail, Freight and Ports Program Manager Jason Biggs. The new span replaces the 197-foot wooden trestle destroyed Aug. 19 in the Winona Fire, which burned 2,525 acres and several buildings. The new bridge now...
OTHELLO – More than $1 million has been earmarked to help four area businesses develop and maintain solar arrays to generate power. The USDA has announced Othello-based Basin Farmworks, Weyns Farm and Sage Hill Electric will receive Rural Energy for America Program grants. Big Bird Farms of Harrington is also receiving a grant. Weyns Farm, 8289 Kulm Road S.E., was awarded $1 million to purchase and install a 1080 kilowatt solar array. The project is expected to generate 1.49 kilowatt-hours and save the farm $152,384 a...
HARRINGTON — A local music teacher was cleared of domestic violence charges during a court appearance Thursday, Oct. 26. Seth Michael Bergman, 33, has been cleared of two charges -- fourth-degree assault-domestic violence and malicious mischief-domestic violence. He was arrested on accusations he slammed a door into his girlfriend and injured her forearm during an argument in a Harrington home Saturday, July 29. According to Lincoln County District Court records, the state moved to dismiss the charges pursuant to the a...
8 Years Ago Adams County News November 9, 1898 Local and Personal O.R. Holcomb and W.W. Zent have bought suit in the name of the state of Washington against the city of Ritzville, seeking a mandamus to compel the city authorities to lay water mains to their respective residences. The result of this action will be of considerable importance both to the city in general and the city council, as it will settle the question as to the authority of the city council to refuse...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4: Oct. 29 Suspicious vehicle in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Suspicious vehicle in the area of West June and South Andes Roads, Othello. False burglary alarm in the 1900 block of West Foley Road, Othello. Trespassing in the 2600 block of West Valley View Lane, Othello. Civil dispute in the 20 block of East Weber Road, Ritzville. Assist police in the 1200 block of South First Avenu...
OTHELLO – The USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing $40 million in grants to three projects designed to curtail the drawdown of Odessa aquifer groundwater. The grants were announced Wednesday, Nov. 1, the same day the agency announced it plans to move ahead with an effort to supplant groundwater use with more water withdrawn from the Columbia River. The grants include $19.7 million to complete a mainline extension for a lateral to withdraw enough river w...
Like many businesses across Eastern Washington, Free Press Publishing is going to winter hours. Effective Nov. 8, our Whitman County Gazette office will resume Wednesday closures through cold-weather months. And beginning Nov. 10, our Cheney Free Press office will be closed Fridays. Our Lincoln County Record-Times and Ritzville Adams County Journal offices are already closed Fridays. Closing our offices one day a week for the winter doesn’t mean you have any less news coverage...
In 1992, a single male sockeye salmon managed to swim 900 miles from the mouth of the Columbia River to Redfish Lake located deep in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains---the end of his migratory journey. Biologists dubbed the sole survivor, “Lonesome Larry.” By 2010, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council happily reported record-setting runs for sockeye —387,000 had climbed the fish ladders at Bonneville Dam. Last year, 751 sockeye were trapped at Redfish Lake Creek and taken t...