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NOTICE OF APPLICATION & SEPA Threshold DeterminationPursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Ad-ams County did on November 23, 2022 make a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS), for the following application pro-posed Sand Slope Acers Potato Storage Facility, Agent Teton West of Wa, LLC, 723 E. Karch-er Rd, NAPA, Idaho, 83687. The project includes: The construc-tion of an approximately 55,000 sqft building. The project will disturb approximately 75,000 sq ft of additional area, includ-ing grading, temporary st...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF FIRST ANNEXATION, COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND ZONING AMENDMENT PUBLIC HEARINGBEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RITZVILLEThe City of Ritzville has pub-lished the following public hear-ing notice to provide the op-portunity for comment on the described property. The file may be examined between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays) at Ritzville City Hall, 216 E. Main, Ritzville, Washington. Applicant: H & L Reimer L.L.C. and Shaub PropertiesProject Description:...
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Adams County Commissioners will conduct public hearings to receive verbal and written comments on the proposed 2023 Adams County Budget on the following dates:Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.andTuesday, December 13, 2022 at 1:30 p.m.Room 202, Adams County Courthouse210 W. Broadway, RitzvilleTo attend the hearing from your computer, tablet or smartphone.https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/159539765You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch...
PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING/PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LIND, WASHINGTONNotice is hereby given that a special meeting for a public hearing will be held at the Lind Community Church – 114 E. 5th Street on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing the pre-liminary budget for 2023. The regular Town Council Meeting will follow. A copy of the pro-posed budget may be obtained at Lind Town Hall, 116 ½ W 2nd Street, Lind, WA 99341. Any citizen has the right to make wr...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR FIBER-TO-THE-HOME DESIGN WORKAdams County (Project Owner) is seeking proposals for fiber de-sign work from interested parties for its Washington State Broad-band Office funded project to build a fiber system that includes last mile connections to serve the premises in Lind, Ritzville and portions of Othello, as well as ap-proximately 15 miles of mid-mile infrastructure to connect Lind to an existing backbone.Proposals must be in writing and address each of the elements...
PUbLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MEETING FOR PURPOSE OF EQUALIZATION OF ASSESSMENTS FOR2023NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the assessment roll for the assessment of lands within the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District for the year 2023 has been prepared and delivered to the Board of Directors and that said Board of Directors will meet at the office of the District at 1720 South Central Avenue, Quincy, Washington, or remotely via the Zoom address available on the District's website (www.qcbid.org), on the 6th day of December, 2022,...
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Budget Hearing, Adams County Cemetery Dist #3Budget hearing to be held on Nov. 29 at 1 pm at the Lind fire station for the purpose of finalizing the cemetery budget. November 23, 2022...
Roughly 45 million turkeys are sold and cooked for Thanksgiving meals every year in the United States. As families dig into that delicious meal, some may wonder more about the delicious bird before them. Here are some known and lesser-known facts about Tom Turkey. • The taste of turkeys has to do with their age. An older male is preferable to a younger male, because the young “tom” is stringy. Conversely, younger female hens are preferred to older ones. • A turkey less than 16 weeks old is called a fryer. An older turkey...
RITZVILLE – For the past 35 years, residents, families and friends have gathered at the New Ritz Theater to stroll, jog or trot along the path winding through the fairgrounds, above the Haag baseball fields, past Little League fields and back to the starting point on Main Street. The Turkey Trot is scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24. Participants can register on a clipboard at the theater. Kids and canines, grownups and toddlers are welcome, organizers said. In 2020, 61 people signed in and enjoyed t...
Several players on the Broncos football team received All-League honors on Sunday, Nov. 20. From left, they are Hayden Melcher, Brody Boness, Hayden Stone, Hunter Dinkins and Brock Kinch....
We are about to celebrate another Thanksgiving. It is with great hope that we can actually say we are really thankful. I look back on some very memorable times spent at family gatherings. I fondly remember gorging myself on turkey and dressing and so many pies and as a kid I burned off the calories before they could take effect on my body. Not so anymore. Now, I have to pace myself. Those Thanksgivings were also times to watch football. My favorite turkey day event was the...
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. 23 - Goulash green salad and biscuit. • Thursday, Nov. 24 - Closed for Thanksgiving. • Monday, Nov. 28 - Chunky taco soup, salad and biscuit. • Tuesday, Nov. 29 - Gravy baked chops, mashed potatoes, gravy and vegetable. • Wednesday, Nov. 30 - Chicken fried steak, au gratin potatoes and vegetable....
RALSTON – A dinner, entertainment and a visit from Santa Claus will usher in the Christmas season in this rural community The Christmas Potluck and Party will take at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, at Ralston Grange on State Highway 261. The annual event is open to the public and has been a “way for families to kick-off the holiday season for over 90 years,” a press release on the event said. Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish or two to share; the grange will provide beverages, rolls and table service. In addition to the p...
More than ever, our country is suffering due to moral relativism – the idea that truth itself is relative. This leads to situations where, confronted with the same reality, people can't agree on what the facts are, let alone the moral judgments that come about as a result of those facts. Nowhere is this more true than the debate over abortion. You would think that as a society that has become obsessed with the latest science, there would be interest in hammering down a firm s...
Give President Biden some credit for mid-term election Democratic successes when most everyone predicted otherwise. Instead of focusing on himself, he quietly avoided states where he’s unpopular and helped Democrats win Pennsylvania, where he grew up and is popular. He presented us with our country’s greatest challenge: to save our democracy from autocratic ambitions of the MAGA faction that dominates the Republican party. He inherited a mess and time spent cleaning it up detracted from time for positive accomplishments. Our...
It seems like every time you open a webpage, turn on the TV or listen to the radio, you're bombarded with negativity. We're on the verge of nuclear war. The recession is upon us. Inflation is high. Every storm is "historic." Race-based politics are invading every inch of our educational system and lives. And if that's not enough, the 2024 election season has already begun. It's enough to get you down, and keep you there. But cheer up. You have plenty to be thankful for this...
OTHELLO - A local teenager arrested in connection with a Nov. 16 shooting at a convenience store is being held on $1 million bail in Martin Hall juvenile detention in Cheney. The boy, whose name has yet to be released by authorities, was booked into the detention center for first-degree assault and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm. He is accused of entering the Chevron Pic-a-Pop convenience store, 1235 S. First St., at 12:43 a.m. and shooting a 25-year-old...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times November 23, 1922 Three Fires Take Disastrous Fire Occurs at Ralston Tuesday evening Ralston was visited with a destructive fire which wiped out John Lafrenz's meat market and the empty building adjoining. The fire started at 5:30 p.m. from a gasoline stove in the butcher shop. The men in the place and those who came quickly were able to remove the fixtures from the building and most of the stock. Mr. Lafrenz lost his ice chest. The owner...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 11-18: Nov. 11 Disabled vehicle blocking roadway in the 1900 block of East Danekas Road, Ritzville. Drug paraphernalia found in the 500 block of West Interstate 90, Ritzville. Package stolen from porch in the 2300 block of North Bob Lee Road, Ritzville. False alarm in the 0 block of South Drumheller Lane, Othello. Vehicle missing VIN parked in the 600 block of South Taylor Road, Othello. False alarm in the 180...
Nov. 5, 1926 – Nov. 6, 2022 Betty Jane Kulm passed away at Orchard Crest Retirement Community on Sun., Nov. 6, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. at the age of 96. She was born on Nov. 5, 1926 in Libby, Mont. She was 1 of 4 children and lived there for 10 years. Her family moved to Eastern Washington where they lived in Waverly, Sprague and Lind, Wash. Following High School she worked at Spokane Air Technical Service Command (now Fairchild AFB) for 2 years as a mail clerk. She returned t...
OTHELLO – An early morning of allegedly stealing beer from multiple locations, gas and a car landed three boys in Martin Hall detention center. Ricardo Ambrocio-Silva, 17; Johnny Alvarez, 15; and Juan Carlos Sontay-Baten, 13; were arrested Thursday, Nov. 17, and booked into the juvenile detention center after an alleged drunken crime spree. Ambrocio-Silva was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and driver younger than 21 consuming alcohol or cannabis. Alvarez was arrested for furnishing liquor to minors-possession, u...
RITZVILLE – Scouts helped feed local families Nov. 16 following their food drive. At noon Wednesday, Boy Scout Troop No. 888 and Cub Pack No. 73 presented canned food donations to the local food pantry. They also presented a monetary donation to Gritman Senior Center. The donations stemmed from the previous Saturday, when the boys and their scoutmasters had gathered in the parking lot of Akin's Fresh Market for several hours to collect canned goods and cash d...
RITZVILLE – On a chilly Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, veterans in the Patriot Guard Riders stood in a circle at Love's Travel Stop. They had gathered to escort the unclaimed remains of 99 U.S. military veterans, 14 spouses and 10 dependent children to Washington State Veterans Cemetery outside Medical Lake. Their mission was the second part of a two-day event - known as "The Last Mile" - that began in Seattle two days earlier. On Nov. 14, Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home h...
WASHTUCNA – The Washington State Patrol has stepped up its patrols in advance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday and increased student travel to and from Washington State University. The increased patrols will run through Nov. 26, officials said, noting troopers will be focusing on speed, driving too fast for conditions, using a cell phone while driving, drunken driven and other issues. Stepped up patrols will be concentrated on state Highway 26 through Adams County and U.S. Highway 195 in Whitman and Spokane counties. The p...
RITZVILLE – A tripped Adams County Election's Office alarm Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, had some residents concerned about ballot tampering. The "commercial burglary alarm" at 3:08 p.m. on Veterans Day came just three days after the Nov. 8 general election. The alarm at 106 W. Main St., caught the attention of some area residents who had a police scanner and later notified The Journal after hearing the broadcast exchange between Police Chief Dave McCormick and a dispatcher. R...