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RITZVILLE - Those attending the Jan. 7 City Council meeting got a replay from developers who are not entirely enthusiastic about commercial development costs here. City employees distributed documents pre-loaded with concerns of commercial developers. The current initiatives and concerns of developers appear to be how well the city will support an annexation process proposed by Derek and Susan Schafer, which seeks to add real estate "east of Highway 261, south of I-90 and...
Move over Love's Travel Stops, there's a new competitor in town. Maverik Adventure's First Stop is officially open at the Interstate 90-state Highway 261 interchange, just across the street from Love's ravel Stop. Pictured, local Maverik store manager Stanley Steiber stands with a large photo at the gas station and convenience store celebrating the Palouse. See story on Page 12....
RITZVILLE — After months of road, site work and building construction, a new convenience store and gas station has opened at the Interstate 90-state Highway 261 interchange. Maverik Adventure’s First Stop officially opened at noon Dec. 17. The Ritzville location is part of a corporation that includes locations in the Spokane, Cheney, Tri-Cities, Couer d’Alene and other nearby areas. Store manager Stanley Steiber moved from Nevada into town during October to manage his third Maverik location. The brand-new store has about...
HATTON — The Washington State Patrol is stepping up its patrols from Nov. 21 to Dec. 1 as university students and others hit the road for Thanksgiving. The emphasis will focus on State Highway 26, linking Colfax to Othello and other cities. It will also include expanded patrols on U.S. Highways 195 and 395, as well as Interstate 90. District 4 troopers in Spokane, Whitman and Adams counties and District 6 troopers in Grant and Kittitas counties will be focusing on speeding, driving too fast for conditions, d...
The most eye-catching area for commercial development in Ritzville is nestled around Exit 221 of Interstate 90. Plenty of businesses with brand-name recognition have already sprouted, from a Love’s Travel Stop to McDonald’s, and a Maverik station is near completion. “The Maverik is part of a large annexation that occurred, I think it’s been three years ago now,” said Julie Flyck, who is the Ritzville planner as well as the city clerk and treasurer. Looking very enticing beyond the Maverik station is the planned but not yet d...
Construction on the Maverik Adventure's First Stop gas station and convenience store is continuing along State Highway 261 near the Interstate 90 interchange. The pumps are installed, pavement complete and awning is up....
PACKARD — A motorist eastbound on Interstate 90 was hospitalized Oct. 4 when his vehicle hit a deer. Vicente I. Vara Collado, 30, of Federal Way, was transported to a Moses Lake hospital for treatment of crash-related injuries. According to the Washington State Patrol, Collado was eastbound in his 2018 Honda HR-V at about 10:05 p.m. when he struck a deer. The vehicle overturned at the scene of the crash about 27 miles west of Ritzville. As of press time, the patrol had not reported if Collado was wearing a seatbelt or if d...
SPRAGUE — A Spokane Valley man was killed in an early morning crash Saturday, Sept. 28, on Interstate 90. Craig E. Richardt, 61, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 4:42 a.m. near Milepost 236. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 11 miles west of Sprague, near the south end of Sprague Lake in Adams County. Lloyd O. Arbaugh, 89, of Moses Lake, was westbound in a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup when he struck Richardt’s westbound 2009 Toyota Corolla, the patrol reported, not...
RITZVILLE — A new Indian restaurant and convenience store will be opening near the Interstate 90 interchange on the east side of the city. Serving Indian food, Punjabi Dhaba is planned to open in January in the former Cow Creek Country Mercantile building, 1611 S. Smittys Blvd. It will be adjacent to Mi Jalisco Mexican restaurant, both just off Interstate 90. The owners are Deepika Dhawan and Manoj Kumar of Liberty Lake. The couple also owns Indian restaurants in Spokane, Wenatchee and two in Idaho....
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Sept. 11, 1924 ENROLLMENT IS VERY LARGE AT RIZVILLE H.S. Ritzville schools opened Monday with very satisfactory enrollment. The high school shows a gain of 16 over last year's total enrollment for the first month. The facilities of the high school are taxed to capacity. Classes are large and the recitation rooms are almost too smallto accommodate pupils. 75 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Sept. 8, 1949 OIL COMPANIES OPPOSE TANK L...
The Journal SCHRAG - Local fire crews bolstered by units from as far away as Ephrata, Royal Slope and Moses Lake kept a wildfire in check last Tuesday, Aug. 27, containing it to about 5 acres. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, the fire, dubbed the Scrag Fire, started about noon by a farmer who was mowing. The flames spread quickly in the area of Schrag Road and state Highway 21 into a long line, Sheriff Dale Wagner said, noting two vacant buildings were...
SPRAGUE — Three North Carolina men were injured in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday, Aug. 14 on Interstate 90. The crash at Milepost 240 occurred at 11:18 a.m., the Washington State Patrol reported. Two of the men — driver Terry A. Fletcher, 70, and passenger Wiley H. Fletcher, 95, both of Granite Falls, N.C. — were airlifted to Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, the patrol reported. A second passenger, Rickey L. Fletcher, 63, also of Granite Falls, N.C., was transported via ambulance to Deaconess Hospital in Spokane. Accor...
OTHELLO – Motorists on state Highway 26 will encounter traffic delays on two separate stretches of the highway this week. Road work began Monday, Aug. 12, and will continue through Aug. 22. Work will take place along two stretches of the highway. One stretch goes from Milepost 43, just east of Othello, to Milepost 61, northeast of Hatton. The other stretch goes from the Interstate 90 junction near Vantage to Milepost 31 at Royal City. Work on the Othello-to-Hatton stretch was scheduled to run from Aug. 12-14. Work on the V...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from June 23-29: June 23 12:09 a.m. – Subject was found walking on foot to their parents’ house, the deputies gave them a courtesy found in the area of West Bench Road and McKinney Road. 7:19 p.m. – Agency assist regarding an erratically driving subject on the 2100 block of East Schoessler Road. 8:38 p.m. – Report of a threatening call, subject was contacted and gave a gesture with their hands and deputies found no thre...
RITZVILLE – Local churches are offering noisemakers, rockets, smoking snakes and sparklers to Fourth of July revelers. As in prior years, Ritzville Foursquare Church and Lind Calvary Assembly of God plan to jointly staff a discount fireworks trailer near the Interstate 90-Division Street interchange. Fireworks sales will run from June 28 through July 4, while supplies last. State law allows for fireworks sales from noon to 11 p.m. June 28, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. June 29-July 4 a...
RITZVILLE – Mayor Scott Yaeger laid out various factors regarding the replacement of Police Chief Dave McCormick during the City Council's June 18 meeting. McCormick is set to retire at the end of June. Considerations include a competitive salary, connection to the community and experience, as both an officer and administrator. "This is clearly the mayor's decision," Councilman Dennis Chamberlain said of the hiring process. "Those of us on the council can talk all we want. B...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from June 6-22: June 6 9:18 a.m. – Suspicious 911 call in the 800 block of South Bluebird Lane, Othello. 10:10 a.m. – Verbal dispute on the 700 block of South Thacker Road, Othello. 1:47 p.m. – Two purses and multiple personal items found on South Steele Road and West Sutton Road, Othello. 2:33 p.m. – Agency assist in the 1300 block of East Birch St., Ritzville. 5:03 p.m. – Information call in the area of South Highway 261, Wa...
8 Years Ago Adams County News June 28, 1899 From Russia to Ritzville Twenty-five families from Russia passed through Spokane last week on the way from their native country to settle on farms near Ritzville. This is the largest of a number of colonies which have gone through this city this spring and which have been located on farms in Adams County. It was many years ago that the first Russians were placed on land in Adams County, and since that time there has been a gradual...
SPRAGUE — One woman was injured in a crash one mile east of the city early Monday, June 17. According to a press release from Washington State Patrol, Burnadette C. Yates, 25, of Moxee, was injured and airlifted to a Spokane medical center after the green 2001 Toyota Tacoma she was driving left the roadway on Interstate 90 eastbound at Milepost 246. The vehicle was pulled into soft gravel, rolled and came to rest in the median around 3:11 a.m. Monday, according to the patrol. No other vehicles or passengers were involved. C...
Jail Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following individuals in custody from May 21-26: May 21 Israel Pinzon-Salas, 39, first-degree child molestation and second-degree child molestation. Booked into the Franklin County Jail. May 22 Estela Dejesus-Gonzalez, 33, arrested for fourth-degree assault-domestic violence. Booked into the Benton County Jail. May 23 Jeffrey Flores, 51, arrested for violating a no contact order. Booked into the Franklin County Jail. Sheriff’s Log RITZV...
RITZVILLE – A new restaurant officially opened on Main Street with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday, May 11. D's on Main, 214 W. Main Ave., occupies the building formerly owned by Mi Jalisco, which moved to a building near Interstate 90. The D's on Main building was known as The Circle-T Inn for more than 50 years. A historic sign at the building's entrance states that Del and Bob Templin built the original restaurant in 1946 and later expanded it with a bar and dining r...
8 Years Ago Adams County News May 17, 1899 John Campbell is languishing in the city bastille with a sore head and a fine of $20 and costs, the result of being drunk and disorderly and resisting Marshal Rettig, who as conservator of the peace of the city, protested against his using the sidewalk for a horse path and the voluble display of adjectives said bad man from Bitter Creek was hurling vindictively and promiscuously at our inoffensive citizens. As the hilarious...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 24-April 6: March 24 1:23 a.m. – Noise complaint in the 600 block of South Kaylee Road, Othello. 3:38 a.m. – Traffic crash in the 700 block of South McKinney Road, Othello. 4:06 a.m. – Caller’s daughter’s ex-boyfriend knocking on door in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 10:12 a.m. – Assist agency in the 600 block of South Broadway Avenue, Ritzville. 11:59 a.m. – False alarm in the 1000 block of W...
RITZVILLE – Groundwork for a new gas station and convenience store at the Interstate 90-state Highway 261 interchange is underway. At the Tuesday, April 16, City Council meeting, Clerk/Treasurer Julie Flyckt announced the general contractor and earthwork subcontractor have finally broken ground for construction of a new Maverick gas station. The station will be located across the road from Love's Travel Stop, next to Big Bend Electric. According to survey maps, an existing t...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 12, 1899 Mayor Peters means just what he says when he declares that the city ordinances enforcing sanitary regulations are to be strictly and impartially carried out. All alleys, backyards and outhouses are to be thoroughly cleansed this spring and kept in that condition from this time on. Citizens had best take notice, for when an honorable mayor starts in on a job, he goes through with it, and it is much cheaper for a householder to...