The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

Michael A. Kuest’s trial for rape in the first degree has been rescheduled from next week to Oct. 22. Kuest, 27, of Ritzville has been in custody since he was arrested on June 3. He is being held on $250,000 bail. A pre-trial hearing and a...

Last month, Diane Kennedy told the Lind Town Council that she was waiting on its approval to take the next steps toward planning the Adams County Harvest Festival. The council gave her approval, conditioned on its members’ concerns being met by...

East Adams Rural Healthcare will be hosting an EMT class beginning later this year. The first class will be held Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. Classes will be held every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m., and every Saturday at 8 a.m until the final class...

Going through life there are those times that you can remember exactly where you were when you heard about certain events. I can assure you that a majority of these events were tragic in nature. I remember in November of 1963 when Mr. Wilsey...

One of Congress’ most important Constitutional responsibilities is providing for our military and national defense. For the past 58 years, this has been a bipartisan affair. Members of the House and Senate from both sides of the aisle have come...

Shortly, after Apollo 11 landed on the moon and astronaut Neil Armstrong took his famous first steps on the dusty lunar surface, some comedian in our army unit at Ft. Knox, KY, posted a sign in our barracks: “Sorry, Drill Sgt., No Green...

June 14 — Steven and Melva Eichner, Lind, to Aaron and Jenna Norton; Sec 23, Twp 18, Rge 33 — described as follows: Beginning at the NE corner of Sec 23 Twp 18, Rge 33, a 2 1/2 in aluminum cap by PLS 46875, from which the SE corner of said Sec...