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RITZVILLE — This week's scheduled meeting of the Adams County Commission has been canceled. The scheduled Wednesday, Dec. 22, meeting is being canceled due to a lack of a quorum, clker Patricia J. Phillips said....
RITZVILLE — Multiple collisions are being reported on Interstate 90 in both directions due to compact snow and ice. The westbound lanes of I-90 are closed at Milepost 226 near the Schoessler Road interchange due to a crash until further notice. The Washington State Patrol said to expect long traffic delays. Motorists are advised to use caution in the Ritzville area....
OLYMPIA – A Ritzville lawmaker has pre-filed a bill that would require the state to study the private long-term care market before implementing a new tax set to begin Jan. 1. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, introduced Senate Bill 5503 to create a committee to study financial opportunities that could replace the long-term care tax that will be taken out of the paychecks of anyone working in Washington state after the first of the year. “It’s time for the Legislature to creat...
RITZVILLE – Following Friday's national inflation news that shows prices are 6.8% higher than a year ago, Sen. Mark Schoesler called on the state elected officials to provide tax relief for Washingtonians. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, noted the inflation increase reported is the highest since 1982. He wants Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats in the state House and Senate to help offset the inflation. "Consumers throughout the U.S. have had to pay higher prices on many items over the p...
SHERRIF’S LOG RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adam’s County Sheriff’s office for Nov. 21through Dec. 3 Nov. 21 Suspicious vehicle reported driving around the area of Main street and Nielsen avenue, Lind. Rollover collision reported in the 900 block of South Roxboro road, Othello. Requested assistance for a ride and motel room for a hospital patient, Ritzville. Suspicious behavior call on the 2100 block of West Moon road, Othello. Unknown suspect with warrants taken into custody in the 600 block of South Diana L...
SPANGLE – Two Lind-Ritzville wrestlers earned a total of 10 team points Saturday at the Brice Williams Invitational at Liberty High School, with one grappler bringing home bronze. At 220 pounds, junior Carson Shaver opened with a bye and was pinned in 55 seconds in the semifinal by Riddek Piat of Hanford. Shaver received a bye in the third round of the tournament and then pinned Elijah Shelton of Jenkins (Chewelah) in just 17 seconds to take third place. The win and place w...
I know a few people that are worried about the Gonzaga basketball team because it has lost two games early in the season and really struggled against a couple of lesser foes. Sure, the Bulldogs took it to a talented Texas team and made UCLA look average at times in a 20 point victory. Then the Zags dropped a close one to Duke. Oh yeah, Duke is pretty good if you hadn’t noticed. They beat Tarleton State, in a game that seemed to be played in slow motion, by 9. It could also h...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague varsity basketball teams hosted Medical Lake Tuesday, December 7. The boys’ varsity team posted a win over the Cardinals 77-73. Chase Galbreath scored 23 points; Jayce Kelly had 18 in the non-league win. The Girls varsity lost 58-46. Sydney Kinch led the Broncos with 24 points. Wednesday, December 8, the boys traveled to Connell for a makeup game resulting from an earlier problem scheduling officials. The Broncos beat the Eagles 50-43 in the non-league contest. Galbreath recorded a dou...
After multiple fraud issues, including internal staff stealing taxpayer dollars, the Employment Security Department (ESD) is again coming under criticism from the State Auditors office for not having sufficient fraud protection measures and controls in place. A new report, published December 6, 2021, by the State Auditor indicates that ESD’s “internal controls were inadequate to detect and prevent occupational misappropriation and safeguard public resources. We found the Dep...
US Senate call to action Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri is calling on Patty Murray, our member of the US Senate, to step up and cast a vote on Biden’s nominees for the Department of State and the Department of Defense instead of allowing those nominees to be “waived through” without a vote by the Senate. In other words, Mr. Hawley is asking Sen. Murray and her colleagues in the Senate to do her job in representing the people, her constituency, which I count myself as one of her constituents of Washington State. Refer...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Dec. 15, 1921 Jail man as suspect Sheriff Rider and Deputy G. N. McCollom arrested Albert Gahr at a local pool hall Saturday night, suspecting that he might be one of the two men wanted for the hold-up of the Spangle Bank on October 4th last. He was taken to Spokane on Tuesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff McEwen, where he is held pending a further investigation. Gahr admits he was in the vicinity of Spokane on the day of the robbery,...
More snow may be in forecast RITZVILLE – The National Weather Service on Monday issued a hazardous weather outlook for the Columbia Basin, including Adams County. Light snow was expected to fall across the county throughout the week, meteorologists said, noting roads may be slick. “Another round of snow is expected this weekend and possibly bringing widespread snow impacts to the Inland Northwest,” meteorologists said. Othello lawyer heads to Wahkiakum OTHELLO – A former local lawyer has been selected as the new deputy...
WENATCHEE – Sen. Brad Hawkins would like to see fewer small districts in the state. On Monday, Dec. 6, the Wenatchee Republican pre-filed Senate Bill 5487 to entice small school districts to consolidate or merge with larger neighboring districts. Under his bill, newly formed consolidated or merged districts would receive a 10-year increase in a state assistance formula that provides matching funds for construction, expansion and renovation. Hawkins, the chairman of the S...
RITZVILLE – The city council approved the 2022 final budget by a vote of 5 to 1 Tuesday, December 7, with Michelle Plumb voting no, and Scott Yaeger absent. In voting not to adopt the budget Plumb cited concerns over pay increases for city employees as the reason for her no vote. In an email response she said “my vote is my attempt to be a good steward with the public's hard-earned money.” City Clerk/Treasurer, Julie Flyckt reported on the status of the state Public Works Board broadband grant, which was denied because of an...
RITZVILLE – A continuance was granted until January 4, 2022, in Ritzville District Court, for charges against Glenn R Stockwell related to an assault on State Senator Mark Schoesler, October 11 in Ritzville. Judge Andrea Russell granted the continuance in a court hearing December 7, following a request by both the defense and prosecution. During the court hearing Judge Russell disclosed a prior association with Mr. Stockwell in March of 2021, when Russell was an Adams County Deputy Prosecutor. Russell said she had no recollec...