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RITZVILLE – There has not been much interest in newly created positions on the Adams County Board of Health. Adams County Commissioners are seeking three residents, who are not elected officials, to serve on the county Board of Health, and members who are not elected officials must be selected from the following categories: health care workers, such as physicians, dentists or registered nurses; consumers of public health; and others, such as persons representing community organizations working with populations experiencing h...
RITZVILLE – Adams County commissioners are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding in connection with a settlement over opioid addiction with bankrupt Purdue Pharma. The memorandum relates to an agreement reached by State Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the company. The agreement notes cities and counties will share part of a $113 million settlement, based on population. The Adams County portion of the settlement is expected to be around 1%, or about $1.13 million. The funds are to be used for treatment programs a...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Colfax farmer John Aeschliman earned a first-place state award in the 2021 National Corn Growers Association National Corn Yield Contest. The award was announced today, Monday, April 18. Aeschliman is one of the highest corn yield producers in the nation with DEKALB® DKC33-78RIB brand blend corn, yielding an outstanding 110 bushels per acre in the No-Till Non-Irrigated category. “These folks make farming look easy, but it’s far from it,” said Dipal Chaudhari, DEKALB® Asgrow® Deltapine® Brand Lead. “A lot go...
Drilling towers erected at well site RITZVILLE – Two drilling rigs are now set up at the site of the Well No. 8 replacement project. On the left is the drill for the new well, about 50 feet east and down a small hill from the original site. On the right sits a tower at the original well, where crews from Schneider Water Services of Richland, Wash., are reportedly encountering challenges removing the old casing from the well, as part of the decommissioning process. Desert W...
WASHTUCNA – A recent land purchase by Waste Management, doing business as WM, may have some Adams County residents remembering a proposed landfill project from three decades ago. According to the Adams County Assessor’s Office, WM purchased about 40 acres of land east of Washtucna and north of state Highway 26, from Heidi Cooper (AKA Heidi Evans) of Kennewick, for $300,000. The land is adjacent to the site of a proposed 500 acre landfill, which gained a land use permit from Adams County in 1994, but the land was never use...
WASHTUCNA – A Walla Walla man who led deputies on a chase from Colfax to Washtucna in a stolen car April 6 is being held on $150,000 bail. Brandin Rencken, 29, of Walla Walla, was arrested and booked into the Whitman County Jail for driving under the influence, attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and theft of a motor vehicle, records show. The arrest came after a Washington State University police officer reported seeing a stolen black 2012 Mini Cooper heading north on U.S. Highway 195 toward Colfax and turned on e...
RITZVILLE – Adams County residents have the highest average federal tax refund of any of the other counties in the state. The finding is according to research by SmartAsset, a consumer-focused financial information and advice firm. According to the research, 6,830 residents are eligible to receive a federal tax refund. The refund amount is an average of $3,472. Conversely an estimated 1,580 county residents owe the federal government taxes. The average amount owed is $4,223. Some tax payers like the involuntary savings p...
The Adams County Sheriff's Office has received an armored vehicle provided by the U.S. military. The 14-18-ton vehicle known as an MRAP, short for mine-resistant ambush protected, is designed to withstand explosive attacks and ambushes. They were used extensively during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and are now being acquired by law enforcement agencies for use in the US....
RITZVILLE – In one of the only sports events not cancelled, postponed or moved due to the spring weather last week, the tennis team served up against St. George's (Spokane) on Wednesday, April 13, at home. When it was over, the Broncos may have wished for more snow. Only one match went the Ritzville way, as the duo of Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher defeated challengers in girls doubles 4-6, 6-3 and a 10-4 tiebreaker. None of the other Bronco players won a single set. H...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from March 27-April 2: April 2 Vehicle theft in the 600 block of South Danielle Road, Othello. Medical emergency in the 600 block of South Andes Road, Othello. Neighbors dogs killing chickens in the 2800 block of West Benchview Lane, Othello. Assist Othello police in the 1700 block of South Broadway Avenue with intoxicated person. Civil dispute at area of Tow Moon Road South McCann Lane, Othello. Stolen vehicle rec...
Following every season coaches find themselves either fired, accepting a raise with a couple of years added to their contract or finding the next ideal place to go to. And in a few cases retirement is the best ending for a long career. I’ve had the opportunity to read about some of the history of assistant coaches that are new hires at the local colleges. Some of these people must be living out of an RV for as many different places they’ve lived. It’s one thing to be able...
Dozens of youth from Sprague and Lamont turned out Saturday at Sprague School for the annual community Easter egg hunt. Pictured, fourth- and fifth-graders race to find eggs as the starting siren sounds. In addition to eggs, the Eastern bunny made a special appearance....
The news that President Biden plans to resume leasing of federal land for oil exploration maybe good five years from now, but that action alone won’t bring down record gas prices at the pump in the months ahead. According to American Automobile Association (AAA), the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.07 on Good Friday (April 15); down from $4.31 a gallon a month ago. That’s still 70 percent higher than when he took office. The Interior Department ann...
The Washington State Board of Health unanimously passed a motion to accept the recommendation from a technical advisory group (TAG) against a COVID-19 immunization requirement for school entry. Board members did reiterate support for the COVID-19 vaccines and hoped for voluntary vaccination of school children. The vote against a vaccine mandate for school children came after an hour-and-a-half of public comment and thousands of emails over the past months opposing such a...
SPANGLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team played games in a week challenged by unusual spring weather. On April 12, the Broncos traveled to Spangle for a double header with the Liberty Lancers. The Broncos won the first game, 10-6. Owen Telecky had two hits in the game, including a solo homerun. Brody Boness, Chase Galbreath, Travis Redburn, Micheal Fortin and Zach Klein also had hits for the Broncos. The second game was played over two days – April 12 and 14...
RITZVILLE – In a sport that requires speed, power, agility and a dose of courage, Lind-Rizville senior Sydney Kinch is having some early season success in the pole vault. Kinch won the event at the Ray Cross Invitational Track meet at Ephrata onMarch 26, clearing a height of 9 feet. Then on April 1, she won the pole vault at the Glenn Wolf Invitational in Deer Park, clearing 8 feet 6 inches. And most recently, she placed third at the Van Kuren Invitational in Cheney on A...
SPANGLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna girls fastpitch softball team (2-7) was shut out in a doubleheader at Liberty (Spangle) on April 12. The first game ended 15-0. Jaidyn Stephens tossed a perfect game and registered her 300th career strikeout in the win for the Lancers. The second game ended 13-0. Jordyn Jeske had four RBIs for the Lancers. Taleaha Quesada And Megan Melcher had hits for the Broncos. The double header with Davenport was moved to Ritzville, April 1...
RITZVILLE – A California motorist was killed Wednesday, April 13, in an Interstate 90 crash near Milepost 229. Thomas M. Hosford, 73, of Eureka, Calif., died at the scene about 8 miles east of Ritzville in the 3:16 p.m. crash, the Washington State Patrol reported. Hosford was westbound in a 2000 Ford pickup on Interstate 90 when his vehicle entered the median “before vaulting off an embankment,” the patrol reported. The vehicle came to rest on Hills Road, where it crosses underneath I-90, the patrol reported. Hosford was w...