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RITZVILLE – Adams County Commissioners listened to reports from Sheriff Dale WSagner and Public Works Director Todd O'Brien during a meeting Tuesday, Feb. 28. O'Brien discussed options for repairing or replacing the Adams County Jail roof. As a first step, he suggested hiring Garland Co., a performance contractor with a territory manager in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area. O'Brien said the firm has successfully completed roofing projects at the public services building in O...
RITZVILLE — An alleged alcohol-related crash has led to charges against a Kennewick man. According to the Washington State Patrol, Jose E. Vargas, 20, of Kennewick, was under the influence of alcohol when he caused a crash on Interstate 90 on Sunday morning, March 5, near the Batum Road overpass on Interstate 90 west of Ritzville. The crash occurred at 3:18 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the interstate, the patrol reported. Vargas was westbound in a 2019 Honda HR-V when the vehicle left the roadway near Milepost 198, the p...
WASHTUCNA — Expect to see more Washington State Patrol troopers on the road from March 9-19. The agency will be operating its Washington State University spring break emphasis in Spokane, Whitman, Grant, Kittitas and Adams counties as students leave and return to Pullman. The emphasis will focus on U.S. Highway 195, State Highway 26, Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 395. Troopers will be focusing excessive speed, distracted driving and impaired driving during the emphasis. “Our primary mission is to ensure that everyone enj...
OLYMPIA — The Senate on Friday, March 3, unanimously approved a measure introduced by 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler that aims to help school districts address maintenance needs. Senate Bill 5403, passed 48-0. The bill would allow school districts to create a “depreciation subfund” that can receive a transfer of up to 2% of a district’s general fund each fiscal year. “This bill provides another way for school districts to handle building- or facility-maintenance needs,” said Schoesler, R-Ritzville, who represents...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times March 8, 1923 Band will play at picnic J.W. Lucas of the Singer Music Store announces that he has closed a contract with the Pioneer Picnic whereby the Odd Fellows band of Ritzville will furnish the music both for the day programs and for the dances at night at the annual Crab Creek picnic. The Pioneer Association has hired the Whitehead orchestra for several years, and this aggregation was active in the competition this year, but the...
The Adams County Sheriff's Office has amassed a number of keys for homes, vehicles and more. If you believe any of the keys in the picture are yours, contact the Sheriff's Office daytime business hours. For vehicle key return, owners will need to bring their vehicles to the Sheriff's Office....
Jail Log RITZVILLE — The Whitman County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following individuals in custody between Feb. 26 and March 6: March 6 Felipe Sanchez, 33, second-degree burglary. Booked in to the Franklin County Jail. Jose Vargas, 20, vehicular assault. Booked in to the Franklin County Jail. March 1 Adam Morfin, 38, second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, third-degree malicious mischief, resisting arrest, second-degree possession of stolen property, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and an out...
Tekoa High School sophomore Alexis Taylor, 15, of Tekoa, served as a page in the state House of Representatives from 19-24 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Taylor was sponsored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy. The student lives in the 9th Legislative District represented by Dye. During her tenure as a House page, Taylor wrote a mock bill for a later school start to give students more time to sleep in and be well-rested for their classroom studies. Dye represents eastern Adams...
An Idaho girl served as a page the week of Feb. 19-24 for Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville. A.J. Taturevych, 15, is a sophomore at House of the Lord Christian Academy in Oldtown, Idaho. Twenty-one served as Senate pages that week. During her week as a page, Taturevych worked on a mock bill that would provide healthier food options in public hospitals. Schoesler represents eastern Adams County, including Ritzville, Lind and Washtucna, as part of the 9th Legislative...
Patience should have a right to know Do patients have a right to know if an insurance plan is going to force them to use a mail-order pharmacy or the insurance-owned mail order system during open enrollment? Do patients have a right to chose who they receive medical and pharmaceutical care from? As a pharmacist at a local independent pharmacy, I have been fielding questions from patients using Kaiser Permanente insurance, who began receiving letters indicating they must transfer their prescriptions to a Kaiser pharmacy for co...
Too many Puget Sound lawmakers never look beyond their grocery stores to understand the struggle of our farmers to keep those stores supplied. That’s why Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick, and I work so hard in Olympia to advocate for our fellow farmers, educate those in power who have no clue about agriculture and we fight against policies potentially devastating to agriculture. We understand the importance of our state’s agricultural industry, the jobs they provide in...
Sanda Gomez took the oath of office on March 1 as a new administrative assistant. From Othello, Gomez has been active with P.A.I.D. Coalition for Adams County Integrated Health. "We are pleased to have her join our team," Sheriff Dale Wagner said....
RITZVILLE — With pageant participation down in recent years, the Miss Lind-Ritzville program is replacing Distinguished Young Women here. In recent years, royalty representing Ritzville were part of the national Distinguished Young Women program. But this year, organizers didn’t want to be tied to associated restrictions. “For example, under DYW we weren’t allowed to give participants a tiara or a sash or flowers,” Miss Lind-Ritzville program director Sara Dirks said. “Last year, with continuing restrictions and shifting pr...
COLFAX — The two 9th Legislative District representatives will host a telephone “town hall” meeting on Monday, March 13. Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, and Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, will host the session from 6-7 p.m. An automated call will go out a few minutes before the event to landlines in the district. If you do not have a landline or you want to make sure you can participate, you can call 509- 841-0315 from 5:45 p.m. through 7 p.m. March 13 to participate. “We will give a quick update on the legislative session, the bil...
WASHTUCNA — The town has several events planned during the month of March, including a focus on music. This week, local school musicians are participating in the Southeast Washington Music Educators High School Honor Choir and Band Festival in Clarkston. The event took place Monday, March 6, in the Clarkston High School auditorium. But if you missed it, don’t worry. More musical events are planned. On Tuesday, March 21, student musicians will travel to Colfax for the Southeast Washington Music Educators High School Large Grou...
RITZVILLE — The reconstituted Ritzville Festivals Association is introducing a new event for the city. The inaugural Piefest will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, March 13, organization officials said. The event will take place in the American Legion Memorial Building, 106 W. Broadway Ave. It includes dinner, dessert and a pie auction. There is an admission charge. Residents interested in baking and donating a pie can do so on Monday, March 13 at Gigamedics, 213 W. Main Ave. Pies are due before 4 p.m. Proceeds from the event b...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Mar. 8 - Taco salad, chips and salsa • Thursday, Mar. 9 - Hamburger gravy, mashed potatoes and vegetable. • Monday, Mar. 13 - Lasagna meatball, ceaser salad and garlic knots. • Tuesday, Mar. 14 - Ham and bean soup, grilled cheese and vegetable. • Wednesday, Mar. 15 - Mayo chicken, garlic mashed pota...
The Journal LIND — The following local residents are celebrating birthdays and anniversaries from March 5-15: Birthdays March 5 — Jacob Reeve, Frank Perry, Dawn Aby and Megan J. Wills. March 6 — Kirk Sager and Theodor Smith March 7 — Ted Scuhland, Jeff Holland and Morgan Senn. March 8 — Brendon Knodel March 9 — Tommy Schuler March 10 — Pam Suchland and Aaron Ritz. March 12 — Chris Baker. March 13 — Kayla Gardner and Ann Marie Miller Anniversaries March 7 — Frank and Franki Perry March 10 — Jacob and Megan Reeve March 14...
RITZVILLE - Several shooters were recognized March 4 by the Ritzville Gun Club, including: Matt Leffel - Leonard Ferderer Memorial High Overall, Hanson Memorial 16 yards, Clarence Dirks Memorial High Handicap, Carl Schell Memorial High Handi/High 16, Walt Renner Memorial High Doubles awards, Handicap Class A Ryan Frederick - Bushwacker, Class A Jacob Anderson - Miss-n-out Joel P. Anderson - Annie Oakley Jake Dewald - Class B Mike Bauer - Class C Chris Green - Handicap Class B...
PASCO — Fishermen can expect more Coho, Chinook and sockeye salmon to return to the Columbia River and its tributaries this season. The state Department of Fish and Wildlife’s forecast is based on environmental indicators such as ocean conditions, numbers of juvenile salmon that migrated to marine waters and numbers of adult salmon that returned in past years. About 84,800 Upper Columbia River summer Chinook are forecasted to return in 2023, representing about 120 percent of the 10-year average return and higher than las...
LIND — Dozens of competitors turned out Saturday and Sunday for the season-opening rallycross race at Lion’s Club Arena. Results for the event, the opener for the Northwest Rally Association 2023 series, were not immediately available. Half of the classes raced on Saturday and half on Sunday. The event also featured “fun runs,” which did not earn points or awards. On Saturday, tech inspections began at 9 a.m., with racing starting at 11 a.m. for Group 1. At 3 p.m., the Group 2 races took place. Saturdays classes include...
There are a few things I look forward to each year but the state B basketball tournament has to be the one that I plan for weeks in advance. The tournament has been in Spokane since 1958 starting at the old coliseum on Boone Avenue. For now it looks like the 2024 tournament will be the last one in Spokane. Costs for the tournament are escalating with arena rental being the biggest reason. So the future looks like it may end up in Yakima. Now I heard some stories as to the...
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Adams County Commissioners has set a date to review the recommendation of approval of the Adams County Planning Commission regarding an application to rezone County Parcel Nos. 2532200222697; 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 2 6 9 8 ; 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 3 2 6 9 9 ; 2 5 3 2 2 0 0 3 3 2 7 0 0 ; a n d , 2532200332701 from Prime Agriculture (PA) to Rural Residential (R-R). The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. in Room 202, Adams County Courthouse, 210 W....
NOTICE of PUBLIC MEETING & SEPA THRESHOLD DETERMINATION Pursuant to RCW 43.21C.080, notice is hereby given that Adams County did on March 8, 2023 make a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) for the following non-project action: Adams County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. The Adams County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) is a document that outlines the risks of natural hazards within Adams County. The HMP was prepared through a stakeholder committee process with representation from the county,...
MEETING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 814 1188 0418 Meeting password:425338 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 a.m. Date:...