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CONNELL — A local man was taken to a Pasco hospital this morning, Nov. 30, following a crash on an icy highway about 7:16 a.m. Antonio Garciamix, 46, was northbound on U.S. Highway 395 when he lost control of his 2005 Chevrolet Silverado about 4 miles north of the city, the Washington State Patrol reported. The pickup left the roadway and overturned near Milepost 60, the patrol said. Garciamix was wearing a seatbelt, the patrol reported, noting neither alcohol nor drugs were factors in the crash. The driver was cited for s...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a new cellphone-based coronavirus exposure notification system Monday. During an afternoon press conference, Inslee touted the new "WaNotify" application designed in corroboration with University of Washington, Google and Apple. The cellphone application is voluntary and uses Bluetooth technology to connect to other cellphones with the application. According to the governor, users who are within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes who has the application and is reporting the viral infection v...
RITZVILLE – Three people were involved in a two-vehicle collision Nov. 25, on the icy surface of westbound I-90 eight miles east of Rtizville. Dyllin Hoisington and Jayden Whittenberg, both 18, were traveling from their home in Newport when the collision happened, shortly before 6:30 a.m. “We drove over some black ice and I’m pretty sure we were trying to get into the other lane,” said Whittenberg. The car they were driving lay on it’s roof on the shoulder of the right han...
OLYMPIA – The public is invited to join a virtual meeting to elarn more about ongoing recreation planning for Palouse Falls, Lyons Ferry and Lewis and Clark Trail state parks Thursday, Dec. 10, from 6-8 p.m. The meeting, originally set for Nov. 17, was cancelled due to technical issues. The online meeting will focus on alternative approaches for addressing issues at the three parks, which are part of the agency’s Blue Mountain Area. To join the meeting, visit https://bit.ly/bluemtn121020. Select “Watch on the web inste...
Thanksgiving weekend is usually the time that we get to watch big tournaments in Hawaii and other venues where big time college basketball players are on display for the entire world to see from early morning until late at night. It is also the time when huge football rivalries around the nation are played on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. There were a few rivalry games played, but instead of the season coming to a close a few more weeks are still scheduled, but with C-19...
PULLMAN – Had he touched the ball yet all game? WSU 7’1” center Volodymyr Markovetskyy, who went in in the second half -- hand-raised, arm out -- got no reply until Noah Williams fed him in the final minute for an emphatic dunk, giving the Cougars a game-breaking lead over Eastern Washington on a night WSU trailed for ¾ of it, winning 71-68. Markovetskyy’s score came just before EWU’s Jacob Davison hit a three-pointer to cut the lead back to one and Eastern got the ball once...
November 20 Weapons Offense - 2200 block West Highway 26 Othello Report of a subject being shot at the location. Deputies conducted an investigation, and the subject was transported to OCH for medical attention for non-life-threatening injuries. Traffic Hazard - North Klein Road and East Griffith Road Ritzville Cattle on the roadway. Suspicious - 2100 block West April Street Othello Report of items moved around a yard. Subject advised nothing was stolen and items were just moved slightly. Suspicious - East Highway 21 and...
RITZVILLE – Principal Cindy Deska recognized Ritzville Grade School employee Jennifer Skaggs at the Nov. 25 school board meeting for going “above and beyond.” Skaggs, the school district’s Food Service Manager, was given a certificate that noted her dedication to students. “Jennifer has done a great job scheduling breakfasts and lunches, both in person and remote to our families. She has gone above and beyond to make sure all of our students are served, and provided grab and...
Elmer Jacob Sackmann was born Oct. 1, 1928 in Ritzville, WA to Anna Klettke Sackmann and Jacob Sackmann. He passed away on Nov. 26, 2020 in Moses Lake, WA. He lived his entire life in Lind and was a lifelong farmer until his retirement in 1997. He spent from 1952-1954 in the Army Corps of Engineers building and maintaining airfields mostly in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. In 1964 he married Erlene Weston and gained an instant family he never referred to his children as...
It’s no secret that airlines and airplane manufacturers have been clobbered by the coronavirus pandemic. Particularly hard hit are international flights traditionally flown by jumbo jets. Borders are closed and people aren’t flying. There is a small silver-lining. Just as restaurants started take-out service to survive, airlines are filling planes with freight. U.S. airlines are reeling from the pandemic and have lost more than $20 billion combined in the last two quarters. Ev...
There’s no other way to say it, 2020 has been just an awful year. It is difficult to believe anything good can come from this mess but I’m really excited to see that one silver lining to our collective misery will be the opportunity for more public participation across the state during the 2021 Legislative Session. With news that lawmakers will primarily be conducting business remotely next year also comes the exciting announcement of expansive remote testimony for cit...
OTHELLO – The Columbia Basin Development League has appointed Othello City Council member Jon Erickson to its Board of Trustees. Erickson will fulfill the remainder of Stephen McFadden’s term, which expires at the end of 2021. McFadden, of Ritzville, resigned from the board after accepting a position with the Port of Pasco. The Columbia Basin Development League is a group that has championed the Columbia Basin Project for almost 60 years. Erickson took office as an Othello City Council member in January of this year for a t...
Thanksgiving Day run a success Turkey Trot 2020, as shown by the official sign-in sheet at the start of the run, had 61 participants. Each member of each group was asked to sign in with all children and pets included. The final tally included three dogs, Otis Saetre, Willy Kragt and Khloe. Harriet Lynch, one of the two organizers of this year’s event, said, “We are so pleased at the turn out for this year’s self-directed event. Year number 33 is in the books.” The day’s early fog and overcast skies broke through to a beautif...
By mid-September, there was no one left to call. The West, with its thousands of federal, state, and local fire engines and crews, had been tapped out. Wildfires across the West had consumed the labor of all available wildland firefighters, and though there were fewer fires burning, those fires were larger and more difficult to contain. They consumed 13 million acres -- an area almost the size of West Virginia. In the midst of the 2020 wildfire season, John Phipps, the Forest...
WALLA WALLA – A four-person Advance Measures Technical Assistance Team from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District was deployed to the site of two wildfires, to assist in post-burn analysis. The Woodhead fire, located in Washington and Adams counties, burned approximately 96,000 acres from September to October. The Badger fire, located in Twin Falls and Cassia counties, burned approximately 90,000 acres from September to October. Both fires primarily burned on National Forest System lands. The deployment, whi...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Dec. 2, 1920 Culling of poulty flock Intelligent culling of the poultry flock is of the utmost importance for success in poultry keeping, say specialists of the department of agriculture. Save these hens: Healthy, strong, vigorous, alert, and active; good eaters; not molting or just beginning to molt in September or October; with full, red combs; thin, pliable pelvic bones well spread apart, widespread between pelvic bones and rear end...
RITZVILLE – City council members signed a contract with Land Use Attorney Mike Connelly to update development codes at their Nov. 17 meeting. Clerk-treasurer Julie Flyckt said the city has been working with Connelly for the past year on land use issues. “We receive land use applications, and we keep running into specific issues we want to get further defined in our development code,” Flyckt said. Connelly said he went through the city’s development code and identified areas where a lack of definition has made it difficult for...
It all started March 17, when I declared a local emergency proclamation for the city of Washtucna due to the coronavirus. The emergency proclamation facilitates potential future assistance related to COVID-19, as well as access to regional and state resources. This declaration was a means to ensure all necessary resources will be available if needed. On March 21, the first COVID-19 patient in Adams County was confirmed. Ever since, it has been a roller coaster. Gov. Jay...
RITZVILLE – A local lawmaker is stepping down from his leadership position in the state Senate, but he is not retiring. Sen. Mark G. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, confirmed Tuesday morning, Dec. 1, that he won’t be seeking re-election as the senate minority leader. “It’s real simple,” Schoesler said of his decision. “I’d like to turn my cellphone office and my email off for a bit of time.” With 65.34% of the vote, Schoesler won re-election to the Legislative District No. 9...
RITZVILLE – Principals reported on student progress at the Nov. 25 board meeting. Parent-teacher conferences were held online, with most of the schools reporting excellent turnout. Ritzville Grade School Principal Cindy Deska reported 97.6% turnout, with teachers sending home packets ahead of time so parents could be prepared with questions. Sarah Dinkins, Dean of Students at Lind Elementary, reported teachers called parents when the school lost internet, with a 100% success rate. She said parents reported being excited to m...