Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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The Ritzville golf league wrapped up the 2011 season recently as 11 teams vied for first place. In first place with 1,187 net strokes is Team 3 of Bruce Benzel, Ronna Galbreath, Gayle Gering, Randy Moore and Travis Simonson. Team 1 placed second with 1202 net strokes. Team members were Warren Kragt, JoRene Zumdahl, Gerry Schoesler, Greg Schmunk and Mike Lynch. Team 2, third place, 1205 net strokes, Ozzie Morley, Arnie Moeller, Terry Olson, Markham Nichols and Dean Whitman. Team 6, fourth place, 1208 net strokes, Rod Kinch... Full story
Project 56 has launched a grain drive through accounts established at Ritzville Warehouse Company and Union Elevator and Warehouse Company in Lind. Producers interested in supporting the organization with donations of wheat or other commodities need to inform the elevator how much to donate. The commodity will be transferred to Project 56, which will sell the commodity and send an acknowledgement to the donor. In addition, individuals may purchase a meter or several meters thr...
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Tari Eitzen continued her role as the presiding judge in a case against Sharon Provost, who was found guilty by a jury of six counts relating to a June 2008 seizure of 111 dogs at her residence in Lind, last Friday in Adams County. After listening to Adams County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Carolyn Jones and public defender Dennis Lewellen as well as a statement by Provost, Judge Eitzen used the first-offender option to sentence Provost. “I am using the first-offender option. I know in the f... Full story
A former resident in the Adams County Jail filed a lawsuit against Adams County and Sheriff Doug Barger in Lincoln County Superior Court on June 7. Thomas Davis is seeking unspecified damages from Adams County and Barger for alleged negligence in connection with a May 2009 assault by six Hispanic males in the jail. Davis is seeking a judgment against the county and sheriff for general damages for pain and suffering, mental distress, anguish, humiliation, fear of assaults, fear of death, fear of isolation and loss of...
Genealogists, family historians and those interested in German customs and heritage will converge in Spokane next week for the 41st Annual Germans from Russia Heritage Society International Convention. The list of attendees will include several area residents who are members of the Spokane chapter and whose ancestors left Germany in the late 1700s to early 1800s to settle along the Volga River and in South Russia along the Black Sea before making their way to America and settling across the nation. The convention is July... Full story
Three years after being charged with animal cruelty, Sharon Provost was convicted on June 23 in Adams County Superior Court. Sentencing for the Lind resident is set for Friday, July 15, at 2 p.m. The case originated on July 12, 2008, when the Adams County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant and arrested Provost on East Third Street in Lind. Jury selection was on June 22, and the jury found Provost guilty on four counts of first-degree animal cruelty and two counts of transporting or confining animals in an unsafe manner....
EAGLES. Members of the Eagles women’s softball team pose for a photo before a recent game at Ritzville. Pictured are Kellie Ottmar (back, left), Amy Sawyer, Kerry Suarez, Kathy McClure, Amy Shaw, Saradi Phillips, coach Kevin Schaefer, Cassie Cole (front, left), Karin Meye, Nicole Schaefer, Nubia Breazeale, Brandy Cole and Kayla Meise. Not pictured is Tiffany Cousins.... Full story
ADAM’S AUTOMOTIVE. This year’s women’s softball team playing for Adam’s Automotive includes Kristin Kramer (back, left), Brandy Lane, Angela Miller, Liz Biermann, Leslie Kelly, Kim Weishaar, Kristy Pierce, Auburn Schaefer (front, left), Kim Yaeger, Michelle Hennings, Michele Larson, Allison Nichols, Dana Telecky and Marie Borth. Not pictured is Marci Miller....
The current president of the Washington State Fair Association (WSFA) has started making the rounds to state fairs after a tough year battling to maintain funding for the Fair Fund during the legislative session. Through the tireless efforts of state fair association members as well as numerous others across the state, the final legislative budget included $1,750,000 per year for 2012 and 2013 for the Fair Fund, which is a $250,000 decrease per year. As the legislative... Full story
Eight Ritzville firefighters responded to the Top Hat Motel around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday morning where evergreen shrubs were ablaze. Initially, it was reported as a structure fire. The Ritzville fire truck, a brush truck and the rescue rig were on the scene and used 750 gallons of water. According to Ritzville chief Andy Lefevre, it is believed the fire was caused by a campfire the previous evening. Firefighters from Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 (Ritzville) also...
The annual Washtucna Classic Auto Show on June 25 realized a significant drop in entries with 40 vehicles registered compared to nearly 90 in 2009. Vehicles ranging from a homemade motorcycle bike to a rat rod spent the day parked at the Washtucna School District football field for the sixth annual event. The day included the Washtucna Volunteer Firefighters breakfast, an antique engine display with narration provided by Larry Coby, Nancy Meise’s catering, various vendors and more. A showstopper was a 1968 Camaro owned, d...
Two Lind School District employees and an academic program were honored during the Washington Association of Agricultural Educators summer conference. Winners were announced on June 29. Andy Williams, the career and technical agriculture program teacher at Lind, was named the Outstanding Secondary Agricultural Education Teacher for the state in the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Western Region as well as District 9 agricultural education teacher. The...
Family, friends, Eagles members and community members gathered in downtown Ritzville the morning of June 25 to honor Klay McCrady through a statue dedication. McCrady was killed on Oct. 4, 2010, near Genesse, Idaho, when his truck overturned. The Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2739 has spent several weeks on the project, from acquiring the eagle statue to installing it in front of the lodge on Washington Street. The morning ceremony was punctuated with a photo...