Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Sorted by date Results 326 - 350 of 1962
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Sept. 18-24: Sept. 18 Assist Washington State Patrol at the intersection of South Broadway Avenue and West Park Street, Othello. Crash in the 2000 block of West Hampton Road, Othello. Assault in the 300 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Mental health assistance in the 100 block of West Colley Lane, Othello. Assist resident with trespasser in the 300 block of East Eighth Avenue, Othello. Sept. 19 Suspicious veh...
RITZVILLE – After a nearly a week off the court, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington volleyball team returns to the court this week. The Broncos (4-1) were scheduled to travel to Reardan (4-1) on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to take on the renamed Screaming Eagles. Game time was at 6:30 p.m. The newspaper went to press before game time. Then on Thursday, Sept. 29, the Bronco girls host St. George’s. The 6:30 p.m. matchup with the Dragons (3-2) is a non-league game....
Carol Tesch passed away on Aug. 31, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Washtucna Bassett Park on Oct. 15, 2022 - 11:00 am. Please join us and bring a dish to share....
Margaret Cassens (Peot), longtime resident of Cottonwood, Ariz. died late in Aug. 2022. Margaret was born on a snowy day in January 1933, on the family ranch in Washtucna ,Wash. She was the third child of six to Catherine Peot (Harder) and Leo M. Peot. Her parents were founding German and French pioneers of Washington State. The children were Leo, Hans, Margaret, Catherine and the twins Anna and Peter. Margaret graduated from the Ritzville High School in 1950. Continuing on...
PASCO – It was never a contested game. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys football team cruised to an easy win Friday, Sept. 19, over Tri-Cities Prepatory. The Broncos (2-1) led the Jaguars (2-1) from start to finish in the 48-7 non-league win over the Pasco-based private school. Broncos quarterback Chase Galbreath passed for four touchdowns in the win. Running back Brody Boness rushed for two. Lind-Ritzville got on the board in the first quarter on a 36-year run by Boness. Galbreath added the PAT to take a...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Sept. 4-10: Sept. 4 False alarm in the 700 block of South Ridgeview Loop, Othello. Vehicle prowl in the 800 block of South Taylor Road, Ohtello. Littering in the 900 block of South Schaake Road, Othello. Girl transported to Othello Community Hospital after threatening to kill her family in the 1000 block of South Sundance Road, Othello. Littering in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious vehicle in...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls volleyball team remained unbeaten after sweeping the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes and Asotin Panthers last week. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Bronco girls (3-0) topped visiting Asotin (3-3) in three straight sets. Set scores were 25-13, 25-9 and 25-14. Taylor Galbreath had 11 kills and five aces and five digs in the non-league matchup. Galbreath also helped the local girls to victory Sept. 14 in three straight s...
1 Years Ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Oct. 5, 1922 Try appealed street case in Superior Court The case of the City of Ritzville against William Koch, charged with obstructing a street, was tried on appeal in the Superior Court Monday. The case involved some disputed law points and the lawyers are to submit briefs and Judge Truax will hand down his decision later. The contention of the defendants, who do not deny putting a fence across the street in question, Olive Street,...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3: Aug. 28 Noise complaint in the 300 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Domestic dispute in the 2200 block of West Rainier Road, Othello. Vehicle hit a fence in the 2200 block of West Rainier Road, Othello. Domestic dispute in the 600 block of South Taylor Road, Ohtello. Assist a caller at 145 N. Main St., Washtucna. Assist a caller at 3 N. Neilson Ave., Lind. Suspicious bus and trailer in the...
SPANGLE — The Northeast 2B’s top-ranked Broncos boys football team was stunned Friday night, Sept. 9, in a 27-26 loss to the Lancers. It’s the first regular season loss for the senior-laden Broncos since the 2020 season. With the win, the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers (2-0) moved into a first-place tie in the NE2B with the undefeated Davenport Gorillas and the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars. Meanwhile, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington (1-1) boys dropped to the league’s No. 4 spot, tied with Reardan. In the game at...
SPOKANE VALLEY – Several Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington runners competed Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Valley Christian School Jamboree. Broncos middle school runner Bryce Fannin, a sixth-grader, won the boys 1-mile in a time of 6:26.08. Teammates Graham Christianson and Isaiah Busby, both sixth-graders, finished 29th and 30th with times of 8:37.56 and 8:58.82. In the girls 1-mile, Faith Lind, a Broncos eighth-grader, finished 11th with a time of 8:22.12. And in the high school girls varsity race, a 2-mile event, M...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys football team handled the Colfax Bulldogs, 35-12, in a Northeast 2B league season-opener Friday night, Sept. 2, on Jimmie Snider Field. The win was the first for Broncos Coach Brian Bermea, who assumed the lead role on the senior-laden team in July after Greg Whitmore was hired as superintendent of the Entiat School District. Prior to this season, Bermea was an assistant coach for the Tonasket Tigers. "I feel like the guys came out and performed we...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington Broncos boys football team tuned up for the regular season Saturday, Aug. 27, hosting a jamboree. Visiting teams included the Medical Lake Cardinals, Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars, Warden Cougars, Colfax Bulldogs and the Dayton-Waitsburg Wolfpack. Each team's offense had multiple opportunities to run offensive plays, beginning at the 35-yardline against rotating defenses. The gridiron tune-up traditionally kicks off t...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office answered the following calls for service from Aug. 21-27: Aug. 21 Landlord-tenant dispute in the 100 block of South Barton Road, Othello. Custodial interference reported in the 600 block of South Andes Road, Othello. Suspicious vehicle in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Assist Othello police with contacting a resident in the 600 block of South Andes Road, Othello. Aug. 22 Assist Moses Lake Regional Tactical Response Team with a possible barricaded sub...
WASHTUCNA – A community get-together is being planned for Sunday, Sept. 11, to help neighbors get to know neighbors. “Washtucna has seen an influx of new residents in recent years,” organizer Donna Stoess said. “Often, it seems people don't know their neighbors.” To encourage neighbors to get to know each other and build a renewed sense of community, Stoess said the get-together is being planned for 5-7 p.m. in Bassett Park. Local businesses, clubs and organizations will provide free hot dogs, chips, pizza samples, ice cream...
A benefit drawing for a quilt will take place during the Lion's Club Turkey Bingo event on Dec. 19. Tickets for the drawing of the queen-sized quilt are available at Java Bloom or from Cathy Blankenship, Donna Stoess and Washtucna Community Church Pastor Kriss Bottino....
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys football team heads into the Class 2B season ranked as the No. 3 team in the state by ScoreBook Live. The Broncos only graduated one player from its 9-1 squad, which reached the playoffs last year. This year, the Broncos team sheds Kahlotus, but adds Harrington to the sports combine that includes athletes from Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Washtucna high schools. Brenda Bermea will coach the team with Mike Lynch at his side. Bermea is in his first ye...
RITZVILLE – A local man has joined the staff of The Ritzville Adams County Journal as a part-time reported. Dale Brown, 67, began work earlier this month. He'll be covering news in the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna areas. Brown also hopes to write more human interest stories via profiles of area residents. "Dale has already hit the ground running," Publisher/Owner Roger Harnack said. "Given his life experiences and love of Ritzville, he'll bring more in-depth coverage of l...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Aug. 8-14: Aug. 8 Elderly resident with possible dementia made suspicious call in the 100 block of South Highway 17, Othello. Illegal burn in the 700 block of Sanson Road, Othello. Assist jail staff with taking a violent inmate to court, Ritzville. Complaint about juveniles in the 2900 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. Small grass fire in the 1000 block of East Second Street, Lind. Landlord tenant dispute rep...
COLFAX – The St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna swim team took second place overall in the annual Tri-County Swim Meet, also known as the Clucky Cup, on Aug. 6. The host Colfax Bullsharks won the event with 329 team points. St. John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna was second with 321.5 points. The Pullman Barracudas were third with 283 points and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer was fourth with 228 points. Pomeroy finished fifth at 214.5 points. In girls action, St. J...
Over the last several decades, many journalists saw hometown community columns as quaint links to how newspapers once operated. But with few journalists left in the Pacific Northwest applying for jobs since the COVID-19 shutdowns two-and-a-half years ago, we’re hoping to revive the idea of publishing content from local community correspondents — no formal training needed. We’re looking for volunteer correspondents who like to tell the world what’s going on in their part of...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from July 26 to July 31: July 26 Vehicle prowl in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Possible burglary at a church in the 100 block of West Seventh Street, Lind. Deputies determined juveniles were looking in the windows. Suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of North Paha-Packard Road, Packard. Driver ran out of gas. Suspicious man walking in the 1000 block of North Paha-Packard Road, Packard. Man was asking for...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from July 22-28: July 22 Marcos-Andres-Cardona, 24, of Othello, arrested for driving while under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without ignition interlock and third-degree driving while licenses suspended following a traffic stop in the 1200 block of West First Avenue, Othello. Vehicles racing in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Vehicle illegally parked on private property in the 600 block of South Tay...
COLFAX – Local swimmers won against St John-Endicott-LaCrosse-Washtucna and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer last Thursday July 28, at the Colfax swim meet. The Colfax Bullsharks scored a total of 456 points. Meanwhile St John-Endicott-Lacrosse-Wash (SELW), scored 412, and Garfield-Palouse-Oakesdale-Plummer (GPOP) a total of 316. In girls results, SELW beat Colfax with 228, with the Bullshark girls following at 215. With GPOP girls coming in at 164 points. Colfax boys t...
REPUBLIC – A 4th Congressional District candidate is asking for police to look into why some preliminary numbers for the Aug. 2 general election were posted last week to a newspaper website. Loren Culp, R-Moses Lake, said he couldn't believe it when he saw primary election results posted Sunday night on a Yakima newspaper website. The July 31 numbers released more than 3 days before ballot counting ranked incumbent Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, as the top vote-getter, f...