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PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams County did on December 19, 2022, make a Determination of Non-significance (DNS), for the following rezone proposed by New Hatton LLC, PO Box D Othello, WA 99344, who are requesting to rezone their property noted below from PRIME AGRICULTURAL (PA) to RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR). The location of this site-specific rezone request is located within the western boundary of the Town of Hatton and the westerly most boundary and south westerly quarterly boundary...
Ordinance 166 An Ordinance for the Town of Hatton Washington approving the 2023 Budget. Passed by the council of the town of Hatton and approved by its mayor on the 15th day of November 2022. Copies of the complete ordinance are available without cost by mail or at the Hatton City Hall during regular business hours. 150 Bronson St Hatton WA 99344 December 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2022...
NOTICE of Aplication & SEPA Threshold Determination Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams County did on December 19th, 2022 make a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS), for the following application proposed Stahl 1268 N Deal Rd Potato Storage Facility, from Agent Stahl HB Trust 1485 N Hoffman Rd Ritzville, WA, 99169. The project includes: Construct of an approximate 131,000 sq ft. potato storage building. The project will disturb approximately 20,000 sq ft of additional area, including grading,...
Ordinance #169 An ordinance confirming the zoning, of the Town of Hatton, more particularly confirming the zoning classification of parcels: 1532200520102, 1532200520103, 1532200520104, 1532200520105, 1532200520106, 1532200520107, 1532200520108, 1532200520109, 1532200520110, 1532200520111, 1532200520112, 1532200520113, 1532200520114, 1532200520115, 1532200520116, 1532200520117, 1532200520118, 1532200520119, 1532200520975 Passed by the council of the town of Hatton and approved by its mayor on the 15th day of November 2022....
Ordinance 170 An Ordinance for the Town of Hatton Washington establishing a town Fire Dept. Passed by the council of the town of Hatton and approved by its mayor on the 12th day of December 2022. Copies of the complete ordinance are available without cost by mail or at the Hatton City Hall during regular business hours. 150 Bronson St Hatton WA 99344 December 21, 2022...
Summons FOR SERVICE by Publication SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF ADAMS No. 22-2-00110-01 In the Matter of: ESTEBAN ESPINOZA MARTINEZ, as his separate property, Plaintiffs, vs. JOE R. VELIZ, JR. and JANE DOE VELIZ, husband and wife, KENNETH K. YURIAN and OVELLA M. YURIAN, husband and wife, MARIA LUA, a single person, ENRIQUE L. MATA, a single person, along with their successors, assigns, and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the co...
Ordinance #167 AN ORDINANCE ON septic tank disposal system or other approved type of individual sewage disposal system. every residence, place of business, or other building where persons reside, congregate, or are employed shall be connected to a septic tank disposal system or other approved type of individual sewage disposal system. Passed by the council of the town of Hatton and approved by its mayor on the 15th day of November 2022. Copies of the complete ordinance are available without cost by mail or at the Hatton City...
Ordinance 168 An Ordinance for the Town of Hatton establishing maximum water usage. Passed by the council of the town of Hatton and approved by its mayor on the 15th day of November 2022. Copies of the complete ordinance are available without cost by mail or at the Hatton City Hall during regular business hours. 150 Bronson St Hatton WA 99344 December 21, 2022...
RITZVILLE — Four local girls were recognized recently for their play in Northeast 2B league volleyball. Megan Melcher, lower left, received the Captain’s Award and the Best Defense Award. Senior Raegan Snider, upper left, also received a Captain’s Award, as well as the Bronco Award and Best Teammate Award. Claire Wellsandt, bottom right, was named the Most Improved Bronco. And Taylor Galbreath, upper right, received a Captain’s Award and Best Offense Award. Gablreath was als...
COLFAX – The No. 1-ranked Colfax Bulldogs dominated the young Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrinton girls Dec. 17, downing the Broncos 72-45. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague was able to keep hand-in-hand with Colfax throughout the first few minutes of the opening quarter, trailing 8-5 with 5:01 to go in the opening frame and 12-8 with 3:49 to go in the quarter. Then the Bulldogs went on their run – going on a 6-0 run in 57 seconds to take an 18-8, double-digit lead over the Broncos with 2:52 left in the opening eight min...
POMEROY – Bronco wrestlers hit the mat twice late last week, with girls competing in a league meet in Colfax and all competitors grappling in the Pomeroy Christmas Tournament. On Thursday, Dec. 17, only Emmy Klewin took the mat for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. Competing at 155 pounds, Klewin opened the girls league meet against Arianna Waters, a state-level grappler last year. Waters pinned Kewin to win the bout. Klewin also faced Jada Woods of Republic, l...
COLFAX – The game between Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington and Colfax came down to the very last possession Dec. 17. But Bulldog Seth Lustig tipped the game to Colfax, 56-53, as time ran out. The teams found themselves tied at 5 points apiece with 3:50 to go in the opening quarter. The Broncos ended up taking a 13-12 lead at the end of the first quarter and went on to add 1 more point in the opening minute of the second quarter, for a 16-14 lead. A 3-pointer by Colf...
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, Dec. 21 - Cheesey beef and bean bake, broccoli salad and roll. • Thursday, Dec. 22 - Ham. scalloped potatoes, vegetable and roll. • Monday, Dec. 26 - CLOSED. • Tuesday, Dec. 27 - Taco bake casserole, mexicorn and salsa rice. • Wednesday, Dec. 28 - BBQ ribs, baked beans and pea salad. – All meals are ser...
John G. Schlomer Sept. 29, 1940 – Dec. 13, 2022 John G. Schlomer, lifelong farmer and cattle rancher in the Benge/Winona area, passed away Tues., Dec. 13, 2022 at the Pullman Regional Hospital. He was 82. Funeral Services will be held Wed., Dec. 21st, in LaCrosse with the graveside service being at 10 AM, LaCrosse Cemetery. The memorial service will be held at 11 AM at the LaCrosse United Methodist Church. Pastor David Wells will officiate. Visitation hours for John will be Mo...
Ronald N. Reeve Nov. 27, 2022 Ronald N. Reeve passed away Nov. 27, 2022 at the age of 65, after a short illness. Ron was born in Ritzville, Wash.to Neil and Evelyn (Arnst) Reeve. He is preceded in death by his dad, sister-in-law Kate and brother-in-law Harry. Ron is survived by; his wife Sharon, son Jacob (Megan), 4 grandchildren Ryder, Morgan, Kenna and Oliver, mother Evelyn, sister LyAnn, brothers Terry (Bernie), Jim (Paula), John (Leigh) and numerous nieces and nephews....
The Holiday Season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on veterans' graves across America help to ease that pain. More than 2.5 million red-ribboned wreaths were placed by thousands of volunteers, including many family members, on December 17. Those wreaths are made from clippings of balsam firs dedicated to deceased veterans. Each tree growing in Maine has the "dog tags" identifying the fallen service member. The...
I have a few things to talk about today so bear with me. A couple of days ago I was driving on the freeway where doesn’t really matter. Anyway I was in the left lane and there were cars coming off the exit into the right lane. I needed to be in the right lane so I speeded up and at the right time I moved over. The car that I moved in front of decided to get into the left lane and would sling shot into that lane. As he moved passed me I noticed that the passenger side of t...
More than 100 people attended the annual Ralston Grange Christmas Party, the 91st year this traditional community event has been held. After a huge potluck dinner, attendees were entertained by many of the children with music, poems and instrumental numbers. The evening ended with a visit from Santa Claus....
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times December 21, 1922 Lind Club Holds Annual Banquet The annual banquet of the Lind Commercial Club was held last Saturday night at Lind and a rousing meeting is reported. President Phil Bier and Secretary Richard B. Ott of the local commercial club and the quartette composed of Paul Morach, Carl Clodius, Will Rosenoff and Claire Willis represented Ritzville at the gathering. A much larger crowd would have gone down had it not been for the con...
The Othello Police Department last week recognized a supervisor, officer and support staffer of the year. Sgt. Jaime Mendoza was named Supervisor of the Year and Executive Assistant Evelyn Miron was named Support Staff of the Year. Detective Steven Perez, not pictured, was named Officer of the year....
Land Transactions RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from Dec. 12-16: Dec. 5 Dec. 12 Leslie Burgeson and Huberto Chavez of Ritzville, 406 E. Cherry Ave, Ritzville, to Leslie Burgeson of Ritzville, gift. Assessed value: $42,900. Dec. 13 Leslie Burgeson of Ritzville, 406 E. Cherry Ave, Ritzville, to Trophy Ridge Homes LLC of Richland, $30,000. Dec. 15 David A. Nelson and Britanny A. Nelson of Washtuca, 205 N. Cherry Lane, Washtucna, to Dillen Fridell and Ellen Sossong of Was...
Adams County law enforcement officers are calling this year's Othello Shop with a Cop a success. Officers treated indigent Othello-area youth to a shopping trip to the local Walmart just in time for Christmas....
CORRECTION: The front page story “Veteran shares Army stories” published in the Dec. 14 edition of the Ritzville Adams County Journal incorrectly identified a local man as being arrested for war by the Yugoslav government in 2001. The person arrested was Slobodan Milosevic, former president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. - Editor's note: This is the second of a three-part series in The Journal. RITZVILLE - One night in Mosul, Iraq, Jeff Kissler's team received bad int...
RITZVILLE – The City Council was expected to finalize its 2023 budget during a meeting Tuesdday night, Dec. 20. The Journal went to press prior to the start of the meeting. But during the council’s Dec. 6 meeting, Clerk/Treasurer Julie Flyckt laid out preliminary budget numbers and minor changes based on finance committee discussions. The city’s final budget total was tentatively set at $10,001,434. “Our current expense fund always gets hit pretty hard,” Mayor Linda Kadlec said. “With minimum wage and large insurance i...
RITZVILLE - It's going to be a cold, white Christmas. Adams County was under a Wind Chill Watch on Monday, with a Wind Chill Advisory kicking in until Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service. "For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero possible," a statement issued by the weather service said. After Tuesday, the temperature was expected to increase only enough to move from a watch to an advisory. "Wind chill values may...