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KAHLOTUS — Local high school student-athletes will continue to participate in the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Athletic director Greg Whitmore announced last week the decision to remain this week. The School District was considering other options, including joining a combine with Connell High School. The Journal first reported on this issue when Kahlotus appeared on a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association list in January as a Class 1B school, instead as a part of the 2B c...
RITZVILLE - For the 40th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980, The Journal asked readers about their memories of the event. Individual stories merged like so many streams into one river of memories. Kirk Danekas was serving as the newly-elected mayor here when the mountain blew. "It blew all over the world, basically, but it happened to settle in Ritzville. We got the brunt of it," Danekas said. "The hardest part of the ordeal was Ritzville went...
RITZVILLE — Adams County issued the following permits during the month of April for a total of $41,740,036: • Warden Hutterian Brethren, S. Roxboro Road, scale house office building, $56,000. • George C. and Marie H. Walker, W. Hampton Road, equipment shop, $109,825. • Brandon J. Axtman, S. McKinney Road, shop building, $35,063. • Gabriel Garza, S. Elliot Lane, single family residence, $260,000. • Richard D. and Kelly D. and Callahan, S. O’Brien Road, removal of mobile home, $2,000. • Seivers Family Trust, E. Providence Road...
OLYMPIA — Following two weeks of growing protests over the state's ban on fishing, Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday, April 27, announced that outdoor recreation is allowed to resume May 5. "Based on the data we have now received, we are close to the point where we can enjoy the outdoors again," Inslee said during a 2:30 p.m. press conference. "This includes fishing, hunting and the ability to play golf." The announcement allows residents to fish, hunt, hike and golf, provided they s...
Kayden has been on-time and up-to-date with all of her distance learning work, with little or no prodding. Great job! She is the daughter of Kane and Tamra Mindermann....
Here are the Adams County dispatch logs for April 17-23: April 17 Vehicle Prowl in 2200 block of West Rainier Road, Othello. Vehicle Prowl in 600 block of South Eagle Road Othello. Bicycle found in 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Abandoned vehicle in 600 block of South Kaylee Road, Othello. Vehicle Prowl in 2200 Block of West Rainier Road, Othello. Traffic crash on West McManamon Road, Othello. False alarm in 400 block of East Yeisley Road, Lind. April 18 Abandoned vehicle on west state Highway 26 near Milepost...
April 10 Verbal argument in 800 block of South Highway 24, Othello. Traffic Hazard in 900 block of South Schaake Road, Othello. Fireworks in 2100 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Assist resident in, 400 block of West Third Street, Lind. April 11 Small brush fire in 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious vehicle on West Sutton Road, Othello. Vehicle parked on private property. Juvenile complaint in 1800 block East Franz Road, Ritzville. Daughter dropped off near residence; investigation ongoing....
RITZVILLE — Here are the calls for service for the Ritzville Police Department for April 2-13: April 2 14:42 — A call was received regarding four juveniles in the skate park. The out-of-town subjects were contacted and advised the park was closed until further notice. 17:17 — Caller reorted ongoing domestic harassment. The complainant advised that her ex-boyfriend would not leave her alone. She wanted help getting her clothing from an apartment and getting away from him. The subject was put in touch with New Hope, which...
Government overreach needs to be reined in Gov. Jay Inslee’s house-arrest order for the populace, Proclamation 20-25, is in conflict with the Bill of Rights. Our rights of the free exercise of religion, of the people to peaceably assemble, of due process of law, as well as our Ninth Amendment rights to pursue happiness by earning a living and to travel freely outside of our homes are sacred. These individual rights are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States. Under the Supremacy Clause, the Constitution p...
Jessie N. Dominquez, Othello, to Manuel Perez Septimo and Virginia Pineda Esteban, Othello — 805 S. 4th Ave, Othello. $245,000 Joe Tolley, Othello, to Joe Tolley and Trisha M. Tolley — 2090 W. Romona Rd., Othello. $0 Ted and Merideth Tschirky, Pasco, to New Hatton, LLC — property in Adams County. $232,100 Lisa Heimbigner-Moore, Spokane, for the estate of Lowayne Heimbigner, to Patrick H. and Patricia J. Gies, Othello — property in Othello. $25,000 Bertha M. Munoz, Othello, to Oscar O. Munoz and Sebastian O. Munoz, Othello...
Masami “Dick” Nagamitsu passed away March 30, 2020, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born March 2, 1925, in Belt, Mont., to Masa (mother) and Maso (father) Nagamitsu. Dick was the top of his class at Box Elder High School, where he graduated in 1943. He earned a bachelor of science degree in agronomy in 1949, then a master’s degree at Washington State University. Dick proudly served his country in the U.S Army in 1946 and 1947. In 1952, Dick launched a 38-year career...
LIND — Nearly $42 million worth of construction costs in building permits were issued for Adams County between Feb. 1 and March 25. The bulk of the permits were issued March 24-25 for work contracted by Blattner Energy Inc. for the Rattlesnake Flat Wind Project. Permits include construction of 23 wind turbines valued at $1,645,467each, for a total of $37,845,730. Fourteen of the wind turbines will be located at 350 S. Marcellus Road, another one at 47 N. Seivers Road, two along East Providence Road, three at 76 S. Dewald R...
Adams County Sheriff Week of March 13-March 19, 2020 March 13 • Abandoned vehicle, 100 block West Fifth Street, Lind. Attempts to contact the registered owner were made with negative results. • Interfere with police, 200 block East Fourth Street, Lind.Joy Yogini was arrested and booked into jail for first-degree rendering criminal assistance. March 14 • Traffic hazard on East Rosenoff Road, Ritzville. Multiple vehicles were stuck in snow drifts. • Agency assist, North U.S. Highway 395 near Milepost 86, Ritzville. Overtur...
Editor's note: Due to government regulations regarding crowd gatherings in light of the coronavirus, the public is invited to attend the event by viewing a Facebook live feed only. LIND - Three students from Lind-Ritzville High School and one student from Sprague will be participating in this year's Distinguished Young Women program. Distinguished Young Women is a national program with local participants in their junior year of high school competing for nearly $3,500 in scholarships. The annual local program takes place this...
RITZVILLE -Only four golfers turned out for the Lind-Ritzville/Spague golf team last year. This year, new head coach Bryce Court has seen that number grow to 10. When the season starts, eight Broncos will be competing in golf for the very first time. Dirk Dahlman and Molly Hane are the team's only returners. Both golfers advanced past the sub-district round last year and were eliminated at the district tournament. Dahlman was one stroke away from making state. "Dirk shot a...
RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague baseball head coach Jason Hilzer didn't hesitate for a heartbeat when asked what his goals are for his team's 2020 season. "We're going to compete in every game," Hilzer said before the team's second practice of the year. Hilzer says 15 players turned out for the team this season, down one from last year. He's pleased with that number and says that it includes three fifth-year seniors who started playing varsity baseball in eighth grade. "We...
RITZVILLE -The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague softball team opened practice last week with 22 players aiming to get the Broncos back to the postseason this year. The Broncos graduated four players last season, including league MVP Lacey Miller, who is playing NCAA softball for Knox College this season. While 10 girls are playing high school softball for the first time, and over half the squad are freshmen and sophomores, coach Todd O'Brien is feeling pretty good about his team's...
Scholarship program set for March 21 LIND — The 2019-20 Lind-Ritzville Distinguished Young Woman program will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 21, in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium. This year’s participants are Grace St. John, Tymber Wolf, Serena Block and Naya Bonita. Distinguished Young Women is a national program where local participants will compete for nearly $3,500 in scholarships. Blood drive coming to Sprague SPRAGUE — A blood drive is scheduled for Sprague Joint School, 512 S. First St;.,from noon to 6 p.m...
RITZVILLE - Another winter sports season is over for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine, which also includes Washtucna and Kehlotus. While the spring sports coaches are already busy preparing for their season, The Journal asked Athletic Director Greg Whitmore to look back at the eventful basketball and wrestling seasons. "All in all, it was a successful season." Whitmore said. "It isn't always all about the championships." A successful season includes providing a...
RITZVILLE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team may have been eliminated from the Northeast 2B district tournament last week, but they still have a state-wide award to celebrate. The Broncos won the WIAA 2B Academic State Championship for girls basketball by having the best GPA at their classification. But their success doesn't end there. Their combined GPA of 3.98 was higher than all of the other winter-sport state champions of every classification, of any gender...
SPOKANE --- The Lind-Ritzville boys basketball team saw its season come to end last Thursday with a loss to Kettle Falls after a desperate full-court shot at the buzzer just missed. The Broncos lost 52-49 in the consolation bracket of the Northeast 2B district tournament. The Broncos were playing in the loser-out game after falling to St. George's in the semifinals. "Obviously we are disappointed," LRS head coach Dustin Arlt said. "Being that close to making it to regionals,...
SPOKANE - "We just couldn't shoot the ball." That's how Lind-Ritzville/Sprague head coach Steve Wellsandt summed up his team's struggle at the Northeast 2B district tournament. The Broncos' season came to an end after losing to Northwest Christian Thursday 39-30 at West Valley High School in Spokane.. On Monday morning, Wellsandt was still struggling to adjust to his team's elimination. "I'm still not over it, really," Wellsandt said. "After the season we had, we just didn't...
RITZVILLE — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball head coach Steve Wellsandt was voted the Northeast 2B-South coach of the year. “Of course, coaches don’t put in all the time and hard work for individual honors,” Athletic Director Greg Whitmore said. “But it is certainly nice to be recognized by the other coaches in the league....
SPOKANE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team dropped to the consolation bracket of the Northeast 2B district tournament Tuesday after falling to Colfax, 45-36. The Broncos struggled to score throughout the game and was held to zero points in the third quarter. "We didn't get into offense very well the whole game," head coach Steve Wellsandt said. "We only had eight field goals and no threes. It's pretty hard to win when that happens." The girls will now take on...
SPOKANE VALLEY - If the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team is going to advance to the regional tournament, it is going to have to do so through the consolation bracket of the district tournament at West Valley High School in Spokane. The Broncos fell to St. George's 61-42 in the semi-finals of the Northeast 2B district tournament on Tuesday. "We hung in the first half and if we could have shot a little better and finished some makeable shots we could of had a halftime...