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WASHTUCNA — Local high school alumni will gather Saturday, May 24, to recognize their peers. The Washtucna Alumni Association Luncheon Banquet and meeting will take place at 1 p.m. in the school gymnasium, 730 E. Booth Ave. A reception follows. Alumni President Lawrence Lawton said he is happy to welcome returning alumni to the event where band students will prepare and serve lunch. “Our luncheon banquet will allow for daytime travel and to allow time to visit with other alumni groups in our area,” he said. “Please plan to...
RITZVILLE – Massage therapist Roxanne Potter recently set up shop downtown, adding local clients to her services in Lacrosse and St. John. Potter, her husband David, and their three daughters moved from upstate New York to Eastern Washington in 1994. "David changed jobs and we hooked up with Judy Harder in Hooper," she said. Hooper, located along the southern bank of the Palouse River, is a rural community east of Washtucna in Whitman County. Her husband was farming and r...
8 Years Ago Adams County News May 10, 1899 F. G. Spanjer was awarded the contract for furnishing the city $1,194.90 worth of water pipe, being the lowest bidder. G. S. Bear sustained a severe sprain of his right ankle last Friday. Feeling as young as he used to be, he took a hand in a wrestling match with some of the boys with the above result. 100 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times May 8, 1924 Swimming pool nearly done The walls of the swimming pool are completed, the floor...
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 – Visit the Ritzville Festivals building on Sunday afternoons, and you'll see Temple Gefre, Brooklyn Norton, Madisyn Cameron and their families busily preparing this year's float for the upcoming parade season. Last year, the float debuted Friday afternoon, June 9, when "Ritzville Rocks" emerged from the festivals building and its driver, Jackson Bartlett, cranked up the rock music. Riding the float were Miss Lind-Ritzville Madison Bartlett, and her princesses, Hanna...
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...
WASHTUCNA — Preschool and elementary school students participated in Reading Month in March, reading hundreds of books and thousands of pages. This year’s theme was “Grow Where You Are Planted.” This year, the preschool read 345 books, school officials said. Elementary school students read a total of 20,915 pages. Students focused their reading efforts learning about plants, as well as participating in related activities, school officials said. Each week started with a teacher reading an entire story to students in a school...
Students from Washtucna and LaCrosse performed a Missoula Children's Theatre production of Peter and Wendy last week....
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF WASHTUCNA SCHOOL DISTRICT Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 will hold a Special Meeting on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. with the purpose of hiring for the Superintendent position. This meeting will be held in person at 730 E. Booth Ave, Washtucna, WA and also virtually via Zoom. Zoom meeting invite information is available by calling the school office at (509) 646-3211. Published April 3, 2024...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reponded to the following calls for service from March 10-24: March 10 10:20 a.m. – False alarm in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 12:57 p.m. – Trespassing in the 2200 block of west Bench Road, Othello. 2:42 p.m. - Report of a child falling off of a ladder inside a cabin in the 1800 block of West Bench Road, Othello. 3:30 p.m. – Agency assist in the 600 block of South Thacker Road, Othello. March 11 6:59 a.m. – False alarm in the 500 block of South B...
‘Peter and Wendy’ to be presented Friday WASHTUCNA — Washtucna and LaCrosse students will be performing “Peter and Wendy” this week at Washtucna School. The production is spinoff of “Peter Pan,” authorized for use through the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Auditions began Monday in preparation for performances this week. Performances are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday. The play is free and open to the public. Kahlotus announces honor roll KAHLOTUS — The Kahlotus School District announced its first semester honor ro...
RITZVILLE – Colorful Easter eggs and tasty treats will be coming to a basket near year beginning this weekend. Both the communities of Ralston and Ritzville will host Easter egg huts on Saturday, March 23. Ralston Ralston Grange’s annual Easter egg hunt begins at 9 a.m. at Keppler Memorial Park, located on state Highway 261, near the grange hall, according to Randy Roth. “Kids of all ages may participate, as there will be different areas for the various age groups,” Roth said. “Following the egg hunt, there will be games and...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Feb. 25 - Mar. 9. Feb. 25 1:39 a.m. – Citizen assist in the area of South Hillsview Lane and West Mountain View Lane. 5:49 a.m. – Report of several sheep injured from a dog attack on the 800 block of South Nuevo Leon Lane. 7:06 a.m. – Report of several dogs killing the caller’s goats on the 2100 block of West Mitchell Lane. 11:33 a.m. – Suspicious 911 call on the 700 block of Spence Road. 3:19 p.m. – Report of a r...
WASHTUCNA - The Washtucna FFA won several awards at the March 8 FFA Agronomy and Food Science event. Hannah Hille, Noah Dockery, Hailee Noser, Addie Herold and Kaden DeBell took first place in the Food Science Team competition. Meanwhile, Arianna Lujan, Zenaida Lujan, Abbigail Northern, Sadie Waldvogel, Natahlia Rundquist and Christian Lisenbey took fifth-place in the same team event. The Agronomy Team of Maddie Bartlett, Drake Gloyn, Kalea Herold and Ali Bartlett took third...
RITZVILLE – The Adams County Development Council executive director describes himself as a salesman for the county. "On any given day, I'm working with Ritzville City Council on local issues or trying to encourage new regional or national businesses to locate in Adams County," said Kyle Niehenke, 33. "My focus in Ritzville is getting us ready for development." The goal is different in Othello, the largest city in Adams County. "In Othello, we're working on different issues t...
CONCURRENT NOTICE NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS *Date of Notice: March 6, 2024 CDBG Contract #: 21-62210-038 Name of Grantee/Responsible Entity (city, town or county): Town of Washtucna Grantee/Responsible Entity Address: Tina Wells, Clerk-Treasurer Telephone #: (509) 646-3253 These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities undertaken by the Responsible Entity (RE). REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS On or about March 22, 2024...
LIND — A stolen vehicle and a crossbow led to the arrests of two women and a man Thursday, Feb. 22. David Scott Douglas, 54, and Ashley Lovonne Hendrickson, 36, both of Lind; and Sabrina Marie Myers, 46, of Washtucna, were all arrested by Adams County Sheriff’s Office Deputies. Douglas was booked into the Franklin County Jail on a first-degree assault-domestic violence charge, records show. Hendrickson was booked in the Benton County Jail for possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Myers was arrested for allegedly making fal...
Carol Joy Sullivan Nov. 27, 1941 - Feb. 20, 2024 Carol Joy Link Sullivan went to her Lord on Feb. 20, 2024. She is survived by her daughters, Debra (Rick) Kelley and Evon (Mike) Jones; son-in-law, Joe McKeirnan; daughter-in-law, Heather Sullivan McKay; grandchildren, Keith (Tim Hung) Sullivan, Bo Sullivan, Ethan Kelley, Jack Kelley, Blake Jones, Austin Jones, Madeline Sullivan, Holly Sullivan, Kayle McGuire (Deck), and Matt McKeirnan; great-grandchildren, Jaxson and Parker;...
FINAL NOTICE AND PUBLIC EXPLANATION OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the Town of Washtucna has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. The activity is funded by a Community Development Block Grant under Contract Number 21-62210-038. The proposed project(s) is...
PUBLIC NOTICE The town of Washtucna is offering for lease by sealed bid a parcel of land containing approximately fifteen (15) acres located in S.33, T.15n, R15N, R.36 EWM. The property has a center pivot used to apply effluent from the town’s sewer systems lagoons when necessary. The property has a metal, open-faced 30’x40’ building for use by successful bid holders. The property must be used for Vegetative Management with Livestock. No potable water is at the site. The duration of the lease is ten (10) years. The minim...
NOTICE OF BUDGET EXTENSION HEARING The Washtucna School District No. 109, Adams County, WA, will hold a budget extension hearing and adoption for the district’s General Fund and Capital Projects Fund. The Washtucna School District Board of Directors will meet in a public meeting on February 27 at 6pm at 730 E. Booth St., Washtucna WA. A copy of the budget extensions is available by calling the school office at (509) 646-3237. Any person may attend this meeting and be heard for or against the adoption of the budget e...
RITZVILLE — Voter turnout in the special election Feb. 13 hit the 37.5% mark, with few ballots likely to still be in the mail. According to Adams County Elections Department officials, 933 ballots have been returned, so far, out of 2,488 mailed to registered voters. Island County had the highest voter turnout at 48.61%; King County had the lowest turnout at 8.92%. Here, special elections covered most of the county, but not the Washtucna or Othello areas. Another ballot count was scheduled to take place Tuesday, Feb. 20, w...
NOTICE OF ELECTION and REGISTRATION DEADLINES –ADAMS COUNTY, WA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Presidential Primary Election will be held on March 12, 2024, in Adams County, State of Washington. This ballot will include major political party nominees for the President of the United States. Replacement ballots may be obtained by contacting the Adams County Elections Office at 509-659-3249 or in person from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday thru Friday at 106 W Main Ave, Ritzville, Washington. Additional The Classifieds are the P...
PUBLIC NOTICE The town of Washtucna is offering for lease by sealed bid a parcel of land containing approximately fifteen (15) acres located in S.33, T.15n, R15N, R.36 EWM. The property has a center pivot used to apply effluent from the town’s sewer systems lagoons when necessary. The property has a metal, open-faced 30’x40’ building for use by successful bid holders. The property must be used for Vegetative Management with Livestock. No potable water is at the site. The duration of the lease is ten (10) years. The minim...
NOTICE OF BUDGET EXTENSION HEARING The Washtucna School District No. 109, Adams County, WA, will hold a budget extension hearing and adoption for the district’s General Fund and Capital Projects Fund. The Washtucna School District Board of Directors will meet in a public meeting on February 27 at 6pm at 730 E. Booth St., Washtucna WA. A copy of the budget extensions is available by calling the school office at (509) 646-3237. Any person may attend this meeting and be heard for or against the adoption of the budget e...