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DAVENPORT—The trial of a Sprague defendant in a criminal sex case has been continued again. This time, the trial of Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, of Sprague, was continued because he was served with a federal warrant. Stocker is being held in the Lincoln County Jail. Stocker is already charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit. The new federal warrant was issued f...
The Broncos girls fastpitch softball team celebrates and greets teammate Harlee Hennings at home plate Saturday after she hit a homerun in the opening game against Northeast 2B rival Asotin. Hennings hit two homers in the game and led the Broncos to a 9-2 win. For more on girls softball, see Page 10....
RITZVILLE – Groundwork for a new gas station and convenience store at the Interstate 90-state Highway 261 interchange is underway. At the Tuesday, April 16, City Council meeting, Clerk/Treasurer Julie Flyckt announced the general contractor and earthwork subcontractor have finally broken ground for construction of a new Maverick gas station. The station will be located across the road from Love's Travel Stop, next to Big Bend Electric. According to survey maps, an existing t...
RITZVILLE — The Adams County Auditor’s Office is gearing up for election filing season. Candidates for Adams County Commissioner District Nos. 1 and 2 can file for office from Monday through Friday, May 6-10. The filing fee for the office is $780.45. Dan Blankenship is the incumbent in District No. 1 and Jay Weise the incumbent in District No. 2. Commission candidates must reside within their voting district, Adams County Auditor Heidi Hunt said, noting fees are due at filing. In addition to the commission seats, filing is...
WARDEN — A local man was killed early Sunday, April 21, in a crash just west of the city. Jose E. Valdivia, 25, of Warden, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Washington State Patrol. His passenger, Alejandro J. Jimenez Velasco, 22, of Moses Lake, was transported to a Spokane hospital for treatment of his injuries. According to the Washington State Patrol, Valdivia was eastbound on state Highway 170 in a 2007 BMW 328 at about 1:02 a.m. Sunday when his vehicle left the roadway and overturned. The car came to rest upside d...
RITZVILLE – During the public comment portion of the Tuesday, April 16, City Council meeting, resident Don Sanger expressed frustration about two issues. First was the lack of a solar-powered speed limit sign near his home on Weber Avenue. Second was his contention that the city’s water billing policy is unfair. Regarding the first issue, Sanger said, “I want a solar-powered speed limit sign placed on Weber Avenue. Countless semis travel that road in excess of 35 mph. “I offered to pay for a sign out of my own pocket,...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 26, 1899 A GOOD MOVE – L. E. Paskill, the best agent the Northern Pacific Railway Company ever had at this station, informs us that the present depot will be enlarged and practically made new in a very short time. The building will be on a level with the platform and pleasant waiting rooms, new offices and furniture will be added and Ritzville will have the best accommodations in that line of any town of her size on the road. The officers...
SPOKANE – The state Republican convention saw delegates getting rowdy Friday, April 19, inside the Spokane Convention Center as the morning session stretched into the scheduled lunch break. Angry supporters of gubernatorial candidate Semi Bird of Richland objected to the Candidate Committee’s report initially withdrawing the governor’s race from the endorsement process due to what was described as “late-breaking information that violated the vetting standards” regarding Bird. The report of the Candidate Committee was amend...