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RITZVILLE – A sitting city councilman is threatening legal action if the mayor continues to try to ban him from City Hall. Ward No. 4 Councilman Dennis Chamberlain said May 17 that may have to resolve the access issue through the legal process if Mayor Linda Kadlec continues to try to prevent him from entering City Hall, 216 E. Main St. For more than a month, Chamberlain has been attempting to work on city business remotely after Kadlec wrote a letter April 18 claiming she has the authority to ban him from the building. ...
HATTON – The Washington State Patrol is investigating a May 5 crash involving an Adams County Sheriff’s Office deputy. The deputy, who Sheriff Dale Wagner declined to name before press time, sustained minor injuries in a crash during a police pursuit, records show. A minor was arrested in connection with that chase, records show. The name of the minor – although public record – has yet to be released. According to Adams County records, the crash followed a report of domestic violence in the 400 block of A complainant called...
LAND TRANSACTION RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions between May 1-19: May 19 From Isaiah T. Garza and Evelyn Gallardo, 305 E. Larch St., Othello, to Betriz and Fernando A. Mendez of Othello, $232,000. May 17 From Victor H. and Maritza Quiroz of Othello, 560 E. Olympia St., Othello, to Melissa Troi and Carlos Olivares Mateo of Othello, $340,000. From Sanae K. Domina of Ritzville, 1402 Weber Ave., Ritzville, to Sanae Domina of Ritzville, $0. May 16 From Kelly J. Buche, per...
Okay so maybe you are wondering about the title today and rightly so. This Saturday is the RHS/LRHS alumni banquet. The last banquet was held in 2019 but because of Covid restrictions we couldn’t have a formal get together without the fear of another ‘Superspreader’ event near Ritzville. So what is the big deal about the class of 1970? It just so happens that this was the class in which I graduated. Because of a few absentees I have been afforded the duties of intro...
The Northeast 2B league honored its outstanding girls fastpitch softball players Saturday at the district championship in Spokane. Colfax;s Tracy Imler was named Coach of the Year and Colfax's Jorja Koerner and Liberty's Jaidyn Stephens earned co-Most Valuable Player honors. First Team recognition went to Caylie Browne and Lily Denham of Asotin; Delaney Imler, Harper Booth and Justice Brown of Colfax; A.J. Sosky of Reardan; Kaitlyn Waters of Northwest Christian (Colbert) and...
LIBERTY LAKE – Lind-Ritzville senior Sydney Kinch won the girls pole vault at the 2B District 7 Championship, held Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21, at Ridgeline High School. Kinch cleared a personal best 10-00.00 in winning the event. She also won the long jump with a leap of 16-03.00. As a team, the Broncos didn't fair as well. The girls finished ninth overall with 24.5 points. Davenport won the girls title with 170, followed by Jenkins (Chewelah) with 129.5. The Bronco b...
RITZVILLE – Several Bronco athletes are headed to state competitions in golf, tennis and track this week. Amelia Court and Hunter Dinkins are headed to the state golf tournament in Deer Park on May 24 and 25. Lance Williamson is an alternate. In girls doubles tennis, Amy Anderson and Alexis Melcher will play in the state tournament in Yakima, May 27 and 28. And in girls track and field, Sydney Kinch will compete in pole vault, long jump and the 4x100 meter relay. Teammate Myra Miller will compete in discus and the 4x100 r...
RITZVILLE – Northern Pacific Railway Depot Museum volunteers are looking for old film of trains and railway depots in the city and Adams, Lincoln and Grant counties. The goal is to assemble the collection of film on a DVD, which would be shown to visitors at the museum, volunteers said. Individuals who have footage of trains, depots and other rail road facilities in the tri-county area can loan their film to the museum volunteers, where it can be copied and included in the D...
Area youngsters showed off their cows during a show here Saturday, May 21. Approximately 70 youngsts in four age groups competed. It wasn't your everyday pasture cows on display. The animals were vacuumed, washed, blow dried, combed and brushed for the show....
WASHTUCNA – The Washtucna Alumni Association will again host its meeting and banquet following a two-year absence. The program begins at 5:30 p.m.; dinner starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 29. Washtucna Band students will serve dinner as well as perform during the program at Washtucna High School, 730 N.E. Booth St. Alumni Association President Larry Lawton said the banquet this year will honor three, 50-year classes – 1970, 1971 and 1972. In addition, the Class of 2022 will also be recognized. This year’s graduates are Ryan...
Since 2017, Sound Transit’s full system expansion went from costing taxpayers $92 billion to an incredible $142 billion, and project completion was stretched from 2041 to 2046. That’s $50 billion in unanticipated expenses to deliver a project later than expected. For perspective, that’s like adding a second Sound Transit 3 (ST3) tax to the plan. In 2016, voters were told ST3 would cost $54 billion but now it has become clear that the actual costs are far greater. Anticipated tax revenue (which includes sales and use tax,...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic rocked the world, factory workers were humming along assembling products just after components were delivered. It was called “just-in-time” production. It was efficient, predictable and cost effective. Today, companies are scrambling just to find parts, lock in purchases (and hopefully prices) and work around estimated delivery schedules. It is a vastly different world. For example, three years ago people touring the Boeing 737 plant in Renton saw...
TOKIO – A Moses Lake-area man was arrested May 19 in connection with a theft at Big B Truck Stop on April 27. Andrew M. Packer, 32, was arrested and booked into the Adams County Jail for third-degree theft and other active Adams County warrants, records show. His arrest follows an April 27 reported theft at the truck stop at the Tokio-Interstate 90 interchange. Deputies responded to the truck stop for a reported theft of a smoking device, valued at $500, records show. S...
RITZVILLE – The City Council meeting, May 17, produced a discussion on downtown homelessness. At-Large Councilwomen Marsha Smith started the discussion by asking about an individual – identified by Police Chief Dave McCormick as John Tryon—sleeping in front of a closed store front on Main Avenue. “There is no ordinance against sleeping on Main,” McCormick said. He went on to say there is an ordinance against sleeping or camping in City Park, but not where this individual is living. Homelessness is a problem faced by many c...
Lind-Ritzville senior Zac Moore clears the bar during the 2B District 7 Championship track and field meet Friday, May 20, at Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake. Moore cleared 5-04.00 and finished seventh in the event won by Davenport senior Jarrett Jacobsen, who cleared 6-01.00. For more on the district meet, see Page 7....
RITZVILLE – Ritzville High School Alumni/Lind-Ritzville High School Alumni Association will gather for the 115th annual banquet and meeting this Saturday, May 28, in Gilson Gymnasium. About 230 alumni are expected spend the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m., organization secretary Marilyn Sielaff said, noting Frank Lynch, Class of 1995, will be toastmaster at the festivities. The event will recognized multiple classes as events the last two years were scrubbed by Gov. Jay Inslee’s coronavirus-related shutdown mandates. “Th...
RITZVILLE – With candidate filings closing last Friday, two county offices will be contested in the 2022 election cycle. In the race for Adams County sheriff, Ritzville Police Officer Mathew Carlson of Ritzville will challenge incumbent Sheriff Dale J. Wagner of Othello. Both candidates prefer the Republican party. For County Commissioner District No. 3, incumbent Terry Thompson of Othello is being challenged by Miguel A. “Mike” Garza of Othello. The two ran against each other in 2018, with Thompson winning the general the el...
RITZVILLE – In observance of Memorial Day, the flags are flying throughout the area and Ritzville Cemetery. Scouts and other volunteers will also be putting flags on the graves of area veterans in many communities. The main flag at Ritzville Cemetery will be at half-staff from 6 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 30. After that, the flag will be raised to full-staff until sunset, in accordance with the tradition of honoring the nation's battle heroes. Skydivers are also expected to show their colors on Memorial Day at Skydive W...
LIND – Dozens of John Wayne Pioneer Wagons and Riders members will be traversing Adams County this week as part of their annual wagon train. The group set out last week on a 17-day ride that started in Easton and ends in Tekoa on Sunday, June 5. The wagon train follows the John Wayne Trail, now called the Palouse to Cascades Trail State Park by the state. “It’s been good,” organization spokesman Tom Short said Monday. “We’re out of Snoqualmie Pass.” The route takes the group to the rebuilt trestle over the Columbia Rive...