Adams County Cops & Courts
LAND TRANSACTIONS RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor reporting the following land transactions between June 13-20: June 16 Manuel Elizondo Martinez of Othello, 1725 E. Palos Verde Lane, Othello, to Jeffery and Christina... — Updated 6/23/2022
FROM THE FILES
100 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times June 22, 1922 A. L. Win has purchased the interest of the C. W. Myers estate in the jewelry store which has operated for so many years... — Updated 6/23/2022
Census of Agriculture counts
RITZVILLE – Rural residents are encouraged to sign up and be counted in the 2022 Ag Census. Agriculture producers who did not receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture and do not receive other USDA surveys or censuses have until... — Updated 6/23/2022
News Brief
Patricia Phillips to pursue teaching job RITZVILLE – The clerk for the county commissioners is stepping down from her post. Clerk of Board Patricia Phillips submitted her resignation to commissioners during a June 14 meeting,... — Updated 6/23/2022
Lind town council discusses code violations, enforcement
LIND – Code enforcement issues dominated discussion during the June 14 Town Council meeting. Code enforcement officer Henry Thoma told council members that the town had included letters on house numbers and unlicensed vehicles... — Updated 6/23/2022
Ritzville man facing child-sex charges
RITZVILLE - A local man is being held in the Adams County Jail on sex-related offenses after allegedly using his Facebook account to try to lure young girls to his East Weber Road... — Updated 6/23/2022
Summer intern helping out at The Journal
CHENEY - A West Virginia University student has been joined Free Press Publishing and the Ritzville Adams County Journal as a summer intern. Brenton "Brent" Johnson, 26, of... — Updated 6/23/2022
Everybody loves a parade
LIND – Thousands of people lined the downtown streets Saturday morning, June 11, for the town's annual Kiddie and Grand parades. The parades drew dozens of entries, including... — Updated 6/23/2022
Eagle coaches return
Last week the EWU Eagle coaches came to Ritzville for golf and steak dinner hosted by the Ritzville Lions Club. This event has been going on for a long time and we only missed the... — Updated 6/23/2022
Sprint boats hit Webb's Slough
ST.JOHN – First-time sprint boat racers were among the top competitors Saturday, Jun 18, at Webb's Slough. Jason Perkins of Cheney drover the No. 145 Pour Decision boat to first... — Updated 6/23/2022
Drones can help scorched forestlands
Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to... — Updated 6/23/2022
Capital gains income tax battle to remain in courts
The next steps on whether Washington will remain income tax free will be in the courts, as the I-1929 ballot campaign to repeal the capital gains income tax has suspended its... — Updated 6/23/2022
UW employees visit Schoesler's farm
RITZVILLE – University of Washington faculty visited Sen. Mark Schoesler's farm recently to learn about Eastern Washington agriculture. "I was more than happy to meet Wednesday... — Updated 6/23/2022