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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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WASHTUCNA – The access road to the new Waste Management landfill is being named in honor of a former longtime mayor who staunchly supported the development. The access road is being named Syd Sullivan Lane, Waste Management officials said. His daughters, Eleanor Brodahl of Othello and Karen Kinch of Washtucna were on hand for the Thursday dedication, April 20. "He was such a visionary," Brodahl said of her late father. "What an honor this is." According to Brodahl, her f...
WASHTUCNA – Near 50 people turned out Thursday, April 20, for a ground-breaking ceremony for a new landfill more than 30 years in the making. Waste Management managers and employees joined local dignitaries and residents at the 550-acre site off Mullan Road. Company Senior Manager of Business Development Ken Gimpel said the project has been on the drawing board since the late-1980s. "This has been a long-time coming," he said at the beginning of the event that included a l...
RITZVILLE – The 2023-25 biennial capital budget includes funding for a few area projects. The budget cleared the last legislative hurdle Sunday, April 23, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The budget includes $5 million for the Sprague School District, $165,000 for the Ritzville American Legional Hall, $75,000 for Ritzville Theater, $38,000 for the Kahlotus School District and $20,000 for Washtucna Town Hall improvements.. “This capital budget responds to needs here in the 9th District, as well as throughout our s...
RITZVILLE – The Adams County Auditor’s Office is gearing up for election season. Candidate filing runs from Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19. Dozens of offices will be on the ballot this year, including Ritzville mayor and four seats on the City Council. Othello and Hatton, too have for seats open on their councils, with the Hatton mayoral position up for grabs, too. Washtucna has three town council seats on the ballot. School districts with positions on the ballot include North Franklin, three seats; Othello, thr...
Town of Washtucna Ordinance No. 283 An Ordinance of the Town of Washtucna, Washington, updating the current bulk water rates sold to non-residents: Be it ordained by the Council of the Town of Washtucna, as follows: SECTION 1: PURPOSE The purpose of this ordinance is to establish new rates for bulk water with the Town of Washtucna. SECTION 2: Rates Purchasers of bulk Town water will be charged $50.00 for the 1st 1000 gallons purchased in the month and $12.00 for each additional 1000 gallons in that month. SECTION 3: Revision...
Hadley Blauert, 2, of Moses Lake, picks up an egg during the annual Washtucna Easter event Saturday, April 8, in Bassett Park. The event drew a few dozen children from as far away as Moses Lake and the Tri-Cities....
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 13, 1898 Local and Personal Ott Brothers told the News last Friday that they were receiving foreign orders for flour as fast as the mill could make it at present, but that the capacity would be enlarged, and the mill would be run night and day in the near future. They also told us that the local demand was increasing rapidly and that they expected to supply nine-tenths of the home trade before the close of the summer. What might have been...
Youth on the hunt in Bassett Park...
RITZVILLE – Since the height of the pandemic in 2021, extending broadband capacity has become a priority for Adams County Commissioner Dan Blankenship and other county leaders. They’ve pushed the project forward because Adams County is a “broadband desert,” according to Blankenship. He likens the current situation to rural electrification efforts during the Great Depression of the 1930s. In those years, it became a national priority to extend electricity to the countryside. “We’re trying to do the same thing here,” he s...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 6, 1898 Local and Personal A new well-drilling machine from St. Louis arrived in Ritzville Monday. It was consigned to H.H. Wilburn. The force of railroad carpenters who have been here for the past two weeks went away Monday. J.C. Gillette of Willis is in town today. Mr. Gillette has fell into possession of a runaway boy. The boy says he is from Spokane. Mr. Gillette does not want to keep the boy and don't want to turn him adrift. He will...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 26 to April 3: March 26 False alarm in the 800 block of South Nuevo Leon Lane, Othello. Two people issued trespass warnings in the 10 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Man requested deputies issue a trespass warning to his father in the 2600 block of West Valley View Lane, Othello. Civil complaint in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Traffic hazard in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othel...
RITZVILLE - The Senate's proposed 2023-25 biennial capital budget includes funding for several projects in the area. Washtucna, Kahlotus, Sprague, Lincoln County Fair, the Ritzville American Legion Hall, Ritzville Theater and Coyote Ridge Corrections Center all have allocations in the budget. In addition, the budget includes funds for projects at Washington State University and Eastern Washington University. "I'm also pleased by the funding for water-supply projects, which...
LIND — Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner is working with school officials to carve out office space at the Lind Middle School for his deputies. He’s aiming for a similar arrangement with the Washtucna School District. Various programs have attempted to reduce crime and increase law enforcement effectiveness in public schools. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program and School Resource Officers are two examples. But neither program is inexpensive and neither provides a one-size-fits-all solution for every community, the...
OLYMPIA -The granddaughter of a Washtucna couple recently served as a page for Sen. Mark Schoesler. Melanie Spivey, 16, served as a page from Feb. 6-10. A sophomore at Curtis Senior High School in Tacoma, she is the granddaughter of Richard and Janette Hollenback of Washtucna and the daughter of Darrell and Lori Spivey of Tacoma. "My mom and uncle were pages," Spivey said. "So, I thought it would be a good experience to learn more about the government." During her time at the...
Sheriff’s Office Ritzville — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 10-17: March 10 Motion sensors going off at house in the 600 block of South Canal Road, Otehllo. Assist Washington State Patrol with overturned vehicle near Milepost 195, Ritzville. Two tractor-trailers stuck on the roadway in the 800 block of North Paha-Packard Road, Ritzville, due to snow. Assist with Child Protective Services welfare check in the 300 block of West Second Street, Lind. Burglary of a shop in th...
RITZVILLE - Madison Bartlett was 8 years old when her family moved to Adams County. For the past eight years, she has worked in her family's business during weekends and the summer. That experience, she said, has given her insight into the lifestyles and culture here. As the new Miss Lind-Ritzville, Bartlett spoke about her background during the March 7 City Council meeting. Bartlett serves as Associated Student Body president at Washtucna High School, secretary of the local...
WASHTUCNA -A regional landfill in the works for more than three decades is about to break ground. Waste Management announced last Friday, March 3, that it hopes to break ground on a 550-acre landfill later this month; a time and day have yet to be announced. Company Senior Manager of Business Development Ken Gimpel said the project has been on the drawing board since the late-1980s. "It has been sitting dormant until about the last year-and-a-half or so, until we decided it's...
The Journal SPOKANE-All good things must come to an end. For the No. 9 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos, the end to a magical postseason run at the state 2B Boys Tournament concluded with a 70-47 loss to the No. 4-ranked Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes in the 3rd/5th place game at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday, March 4. Both teams came in fresh off tough semifinal losses the night prior, with Columbia getting trounced by Davenport and the Broncos...
WASHTUCNA — Expect to see more Washington State Patrol troopers on the road from March 9-19. The agency will be operating its Washington State University spring break emphasis in Spokane, Whitman, Grant, Kittitas and Adams counties as students leave and return to Pullman. The emphasis will focus on U.S. Highway 195, State Highway 26, Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 395. Troopers will be focusing excessive speed, distracted driving and impaired driving during the emphasis. “Our primary mission is to ensure that everyone enj...
Tekoa High School sophomore Alexis Taylor, 15, of Tekoa, served as a page in the state House of Representatives from 19-24 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Taylor was sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy. The student lives in the 9th Legislative District represented by Dye. During her tenure as a House page, Taylor wrote a mock bill for a later school start to give students more time to sleep in and be well-rested for their classroom studies. Dye represents eastern Adams...
An Idaho girl served as a page the week of Feb. 19-24 for Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. A.J. Taturevych, 15, is a sophomore at House of the Lord Christian Academy in Oldtown, Idaho. Twenty-one served as Senate pages that week. During her week as a page, Taturevych worked on a mock bill that would provide healthier food options in public hospitals. Schoesler represents eastern Adams County, including Ritzville, Lind and Washtucna, as part of the 9th Legislative...
WASHTUCNA — The town has several events planned during the month of March, including a focus on music. This week, local school musicians are participating in the Southeast Washington Music Educators High School Honor Choir and Band Festival in Clarkston. The event took place Monday, March 6, in the Clarkston High School auditorium. But if you missed it, don’t worry. More musical events are planned. On Tuesday, March 21, student musicians will travel to Colfax for the Southeast Washington Music Educators High School Large Grou...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times March 1, 1923 Two are arrested on liquor charge C. F. Godfrey was arrested last Thursday morning by Sheriff Joe Schafer and Deputies Buehler and Oestreich and Marshal Starring. He pled guilty to the charge of liquor in possession and was fined $100 and costs by Justice W. D. McCollom and given a 30 day jail sentence which was suspended on good behavior. Godfrey is second truck operator at the depot. Jos. Ranger of Washtucna was arrested by...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Feb. 5-27: Feb. 5 Assist state patrol with a traffic stop at a gas station in Ritzville. Assist Othello police with translation in the 100 block of South First Avenue, Othello. False 911 call in the 400 block of West First Street, Lind. Man contacted for incident involving a vehicle parked in the 100 block of West Second Street, Lind. He was directed to get a valid driver’s license and update the vehicle registration....
RITZVILLE - The Ritzville Chamber of Commerce has three new board members who were elected officers for 2023 During a meeting Jan. 30, Kellen Hays was elected president, Kaiden Bell vice president and Reya Huitron secretary. Treasurer Becky Main and board member Charles Jingling will also continue to serve through January 2024. Born in Ritzville, but raised in Washtucna, Hays graduated from Washtucna High School in 2006, attended Montana Tech University on a football scholarsh...