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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Last week the EWU Eagle coaches came to Ritzville for golf and steak dinner hosted by the Ritzville Lions Club. This event has been going on for a long time and we only missed the June 2020 get together due to C-19. We all wanted to hold the event but higher powers said no way so it didn’t happen. The last time that I participated was 2019 and I believe that it was also the last time I golfed. It was great to visit with the new EWU coaches and there are a bunch of them. C...
ST.JOHN – First-time sprint boat racers were among the top competitors Saturday, Jun 18, at Webb's Slough. Jason Perkins of Cheney drover the No. 145 Pour Decision boat to first place in the Modified class. Meanwhile, Clint O'Keefe of St. John drove the Dangerous Curves boat to a third-place finish in the class. Perkins' boat was navigated by Eli Gurske of Spangle and O'Keefe's boat was navigated by Mike Thomas of St. John. "This was my first time racing and I was nervous, s...
LAND TRANSACTIONS RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor reporting the following land transactions between June 13-20: June 16 Manuel Elizondo Martinez of Othello, 1725 E. Palos Verde Lane, Othello, to Jeffery and Christina Benjamin of Othello, $527,500. June 15 Meghan J. Ednsley and Robert J. Kneebone III of Othello, 828 S. Skylark Way, Othello, to Steve N. and Linda Rasor of Othello, $720,000. June 14 Timothy J and Dena L. Young of Lind, 307 E. Fifth St., Lind, to Alan Stacy and Rachel Dorette Laws of Lind, $209,900. M...
RITZVILLE – University of Washington faculty visited Sen. Mark Schoesler's farm recently to learn about Eastern Washington agriculture. "I was more than happy to meet Wednesday afternoon with a group of UW faculty members who stopped by my farm as part of their annual tour of eastern Washington, which was activated again after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic," Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said last week. Schoesler represents the 9th Legislative District, including A...
The next steps on whether Washington will remain income tax free will be in the courts, as the I-1929 ballot campaign to repeal the capital gains income tax has suspended its activities. Earlier this year an Inslee-appointed judge ruled that the capital gains income tax is unconstitutional. The Attorney General is asking the state Supreme Court to take the case on direct review. The Everett Herald reported on Friday that the I-1929 ballot campaign was not moving forward: “Spon...
Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing atmospheric CO2 and providing abundant clean air and fresh water for people, crops, fish, and wildlife. According to the National Interagency Fire Center nearly 3 million acres have already burned this year in the U.S. mostly in Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska. By year’s end, that total may e...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times June 22, 1922 A. L. Win has purchased the interest of the C. W. Myers estate in the jewelry store which has operated for so many years under the name of A. L. Wiffin & Co. He will continue the business under the name of A. L. Wiffin. The annual Pioneer Picnic opened Tuesday at Crab Creek. The crowd was rather light the firstt day but yesterday 2,500 were reported in attendance. The annual Ritzville Chautauqua will open next Sunday...
Patricia Phillips to pursue teaching job RITZVILLE – The clerk for the county commissioners is stepping down from her post. Clerk of Board Patricia Phillips submitted her resignation to commissioners during a June 14 meeting, to be effected July 29. Phillips said she plans to pursue teaching, having already completed the education necessary to begin student teaching in the upcoming school year. She plans to remain in the area and seek employment within the Lind-Ritzville School District, she said. Commissioners thanked P...
RITZVILLE – Rural residents are encouraged to sign up and be counted in the 2022 Ag Census. Agriculture producers who did not receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture and do not receive other USDA surveys or censuses have until June 30 to sign up to receive the 2022 Census of Agriculture at nass.usda.gov/AgCensus. This once-every-five-years data collection begins this November. The Ag Census includes every American operation – large or small, urban or rural – from which $1,000 or more of agricultural products are produ...
RITZVILLE - A local man is being held in the Adams County Jail on sex-related offenses after allegedly using his Facebook account to try to lure young girls to his East Weber Road home. Eugene Roy Kliewer, 79, is being held in the jail here on Pierce County warrants for first-degree attempted rape of a child, three counts of second-degree attempted rape of a child and felony communicating with a minor for immoral purposes. He was booked into the Adams County Jail on June 15. R...
LIND – Code enforcement issues dominated discussion during the June 14 Town Council meeting. Code enforcement officer Henry Thoma told council members that the town had included letters on house numbers and unlicensed vehicles to residents through utility bills in previous months. In his report, he said numbers marking street addresses were not visible on some houses. Meanwhile, other residences have unlicensed vehicles parked on city roadways. He also talked briefly about “squatters” living in town. He asked the counc...
CHENEY - A West Virginia University student has been joined Free Press Publishing and the Ritzville Adams County Journal as a summer intern. Brenton "Brent" Johnson, 26, of Morgantown, W.V., will be working in The Ritzville Adams County Journal office on Tuesdays. Other days of the week, he'll be working in the Cheney Free Press office. "Brent is already learning the ropes," Publisher Roger Harnack said. "He'll help bring more coverage to The Journal throughout the summer." Jo...
LIND – Thousands of people lined the downtown streets Saturday morning, June 11, for the town's annual Kiddie and Grand parades. The parades drew dozens of entries, including politicians, combines, classic vehicles, tractors, bands and floats. Here are a few of the images from the event....