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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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RITZVILLE – Linda Kubik, A 1968 graduate of Ritzville High School, always wanted to be a weaver. But she didn't become one until age 30. "I could have bought a car, but I bought a loom instead," she said. Raised on a farm near the Lincoln County line, she described herself as a shy young person. After high school, she wanted to move as far away as possible to an affordable in-state college. "We were all very naive growing up in rural America in the '60s," she said. "Going t...
RITZVILLE — A Kennewick woman and Othello man are in jail after being arrested in connection with burglaries and car thefts. Miyah Marie Lancaster, 22, of Kennewick, and Dexter Eugene Wallace, 38, were both arrested March 26 and remained in jail at press time. Lancaster was booked into the Franklin County Jail on charges of second-degree arson, five counts of theft of a motor vehicle, four counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of first-degree burglary and four counts of first-degree trafficking stolen p...
RITZVILLE — Police are trying to identify suspects who slashed the tires on multiple vehicles on the south side of town Saturday, March 30. “There have been approximately 30 separate incident of tires being slashed,” the police department posted on its social media on Sunday. Residents have provided police with several leads, with two juvenile suspects having been identified, police said. Investigators are also looking for social media accounts of the suspected perpetrators. “Search warrants are being requested for social...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien stressed the need for broadband technicians in the years ahead during the March 26 meeting of the Adams County commissioners, O’Brien and the commissioners discussed the technical requirements of installing fiber-optic cable in Ritzville, Lind and Othello, and noted that cable will need to be laid under existing utility lines in some instances. Commissioner Dan Blankenship asked whether cables placed beneath underground utilities might need to be spliced in the f...
Students from Washtucna and LaCrosse performed a Missoula Children's Theatre production of Peter and Wendy last week....
Jail Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following indviduals in custody from March 25-April 1: March 26 Kathy Nashion, 47, driving while under the influence and third-degree driving while license suspended. Booked into the Franklin County Jail. March 27 Dexter Eugene Wallace, 38, arrested for second-degree arson, five counts of theft of a motor vehicle, six counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of first-degree burglary and four counts of first-degree trafficking sto...
Each year, for a session lasting either 105 days (in odd-numbered years) or 60 days (in even-numbered years), legislators gather in Olympia to introduce, debate and vote on bills. While many people focus their attention on what the Legislature does each year, there is one final and crucial step in the legislative process that happens – the governor decides whether to veto part or all of a bill, or let it become law. Since this year’s legislative session ended March 7, Gov...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 5, 1899 The council at its regular session last night decided to push the matter of getting an ample supply of water in the city wells but these will be reinforced by others. Four inch mains will be laid on several of the business streets and two inch pipes run to the outlying districts from the large mains. The big tank on the hill has been kept full for some time. Arid land commissioner, Hon. O.R. Holcomb, will have his engineer here at...
Robert (Bob) Harder Nov. 15,1934 - Jan. 17, 2024 Robert (Bob) Harder died in Spokane, Wash. on Jan. 17, 2024 at the age of 89. Bob is survived by his wife, Josephine of Spokane; children, Carlee Harder-Brown (Rich) of Los Gatos, CA; Shanny Harder Ronald of Felton, CA; Mark Harder (Margaret) of Bothell, WA; Chris Harder (Kelly) of Huntington Beach, CA; Amy Blackburn of Tacoma, WA; Maggie Erickson of Tacoma, WA and Kevin Harder of Spokane, WA. Bob was a cattle rancher for 50...
Let’s have a look at the benefits of dams to human life with a special focus on Grand Coulee Dam. It is the largest hydroelectric producing facility in the U.S. and provides enough electricity to power about 2 million households every year, 68% of all Washington state households. Please keep in mind too, that it is just one of 145 hydroelectric dams in the state. Grand Coulee dam prompted the creation of the “U.S. Bureau of Reclamations Columbia Basin Project” which converted 670,000 acres (over 1,000 square-miles) of forme...
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, Apr. 3 - Sloppy joe casserole and salad. • Thursday, Apr. 4 - Chicken enchiladas, rice and vegetable. • Monday, Apr. 8 - Fish, salad and garlic bread. • Tuesday, Apr. 9 - BBQ ribs, baked beans and roll. • Wednesday, Apr. 10 - Chicken & rice soup, salad and roll. – All meals are served with a drink and des... Full story
TOWN OF HATTON, WA 2024 OTTA SEAL PROJECT INVITATION TO BID The Town of Hatton, Washington (Owner) is requesting bids for the 2024 Otta Seal Project. Bids will be received via electronic submission only, through the Horrocks Planroom at www.horrocksplanroom. com, until 2:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 18, 2024. That same day, all received bids will be opened virtually and read aloud at 2:15 p.m. via Microsoft Teams. Bid opening information will be sent out to all Contractors on the plan holders list by Wednesday,...
WAC 197-11-970 NOTICE OF SEPA AND NOTICE OF SEPA DECISION DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) CITY OF RITZVILLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PERIODIC UPDATE Date of Issuance: March 29, 2024. Description of proposal: The City of Ritzville intends to adopt a newly updated Comprehensive Plan that provides more precise di rection based on current circumstances, existing conditions, and feedback from the stakeholders and public with newly updated goals, objectives, policies, maps, and strategies to meet compliance with the Washington Sta...
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...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BENTON No. 24-4-00159-03 In re the Estate of: CLYDE C. ANDREWS, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal...
STREET VACATION APPLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RITZVILLE The City of Ritzville has published the following public hearing notice to provide the opportunity for comment on the described street vacation. The file may be examined between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays) at Ritzville City Hall, 216 E. Main, Ritzville, Washington. Applicant: John and Kellie Kragt Application Date: March 6, 2024 Completeness Date: March 29, 2024 Project Location:...
NOTICE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE, AND ZONING PERIODIC UPDATE PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RITZVILLE The City of Ritzville has published the following public hearing notice to provide the opportunity for comment on the comprehensive plan, land use map, and zoning periodic update. The comprehensive plan may be reviewed on the Ritzville City website at https://www. cityofritzville.com/publicnotices. Written Comments: Agencies, tribes, and the public are encouraged to review and provide written...
I’ve always maintained that timing is everything. I wrote last week’s column and sent it off a few hours before WSU basketball coach Kyle Smith announced that he would be the next Stanford Cardinal men’s basketball coach. When I found out I thought that it wasn’t a step up as Stanford has had trouble winning and now they are going to the ACC to play the likes of North Carolina, Duke and this year’s tournament upstart North Carolina State. A few hours later when I was watch...
RESOLUTION NO. R-023- 2024 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / Road Stabilization Suppliers County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington Adams County is soliciting Bids from qualified firms with expertise in supplying Liquid Road Stabilization. Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9th 2024 and will be opened and publicly read on April 9th, 2024 at 1:30...
NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BENTON No. 24-4-00159-03 In re the Estate of: CLYDE C. ANDREWS, Deceased. No. 24-4-00159-03 The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the...
PULLMAN – With the early spring weather unkind, many teams have canceled sporting events in Whitman County. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos and the Colfax Bulldogs were more fortunate Tuesday, March 22 - their double-header was moved to Bailey-Brayton Field at Washington State University. The field is entirely turf, so baseball can be played when grass fields are too muddy. Unfortunately for the Broncos, the Bulldogs dominated both games. The Broncos scored only a single r...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos tennis team split with Reardan on March 26, winning six matches but losing five. In girls singles, Broncos Danica Cox topped Braden Durbin, 5-7, 6-4 and 10-8; and Tahli Rundquist topped Kate Guhlke, 6-4, 7-5. Meanwhile, Broncos Destiny Phelps fell to Hailey Fry, 1-6, 3-6, and Meghan Rivers lost to Kersten Lundgren, 1-6, 2-6. The Broncos doubles girls team of Liberty McClanathan and Savannah Carruth dominated Elsa Wescer and Elyanna Crego, 6-2, 6-3. But Broncos Faye Niccols and Emmah Kerbs lost to E...
REARDAN - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team bats were alive in Reardan, as the Broncos overwhelmed the Screaming Eagles in a doubleheader Saturday, March 30. The Broncos girls dominated Reardan in the opener, winning 23-3, and pounded them again in the closer, 25-8. The wins come two days after the Broncos fell to the Colfax Bulldogs in a double header. The Bulldogs won that matchup, 16-5 and 12-7. Individual statistics were not reported of either of...