Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Over the last several decades, many journalists saw hometown community columns as quaint links to how newspapers once operated. But with few journalists left in the Pacific Northwest applying for jobs since the COVID-19 shutdowns two-and-a-half years ago, we’re hoping to revive the idea of publishing content from local community correspondents — no formal training needed. We’re looking for volunteer correspondents who like to tell the world what’s going on in their part of...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from July 26 to July 31: July 26 Vehicle prowl in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Possible burglary at a church in the 100 block of West Seventh Street, Lind. Deputies determined juveniles were looking in the windows. Suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of North Paha-Packard Road, Packard. Driver ran out of gas. Suspicious man walking in the 1000 block of North Paha-Packard Road, Packard. Man was asking for...
With love and sadness, we announce the passing of Mary Ann Holloway on Aug. 2, 2022 due to complications from a medical procedure while in the hospital. Born Mary Ann Coleman June 17, 1935 in Spokane, Wash., the middle of three daughters of Pauline and Everett Coleman. She grew up in a happy solid family home with a strong stay-at-home mom and working dad who valued hard work, personal strength and integrity, doing the right thing, and treating others with respect. In 1948 at...
By Dale Anderson Contributor Anytime we hear about a death of someone in the sports world sadness is the first thing we all think about. Last week we lost two within a couple of days Bill Russell was 88 and Vin Scully at the age of 94. Death is going to happen to all of us we have no other choices but doing something good with your life for as long as you can, should be the goal. These two gentlemen gave it their all and were respected for it. Bill Russell was recruited by...
Next year, one of the state’s newly adopted climate policies, the low-carbon fuel standard, will take effect in our state. The legislation requires companies to blend biofuels or fund charging stations for electric vehicles. Although it has increased gas prices in California and Oregon, the governor and environmental activists claim it would cost Washington drivers nothing, while the prime sponsor testified it would cost no more than 2 cents per gallon. “Don’t let anyon...
Revive federal assault weapons ban Who has more mental problems – the perpetrators of gun violence or congressional Republicans, including our own Cathy McMorris Rodgers, who lacks normal compassion and regard for human life, even of young children? Congressional Republicans have once again copped out of their responsibility to do anything significant to stop mass killings by effectively acting only on mental illness measures. At the least, their social-emotional development has been severely stunted. Using the Second A...
RITZVILLE – Two county residents were recognized Wednesday, Aug. 3, for their volunteer work with the Adams County Sheriff's Posse. During the posse's monthly meeting, Sheriff Dale Wagner recognized Anthony Daily and Ray McMurray. He presented both with Adams County Sheriff's Office belt buckles. "Please join me in thanking these volunteers for all they do," the sheriff said. "Well-deserved." According to the sheriff, Daily "always answers the call and does whatever, and w...
OTHELLO - An Adams County Sheriff's Office vehicle sustained minor damage Thursday, Aug. 4, when a deputy tried to apprehend the driver of a stolen car. The driver and occupants of the stolen car escaped arrest and deputies are asking the public for help identifying the individuals involved. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, deputies simultaneously responded to a reported stolen car and an attempted traffic stop involving the same vehicle on Aug. 4. As one...
RITZVILLE – After a brief reprieve from triple digit highs, Adams County was back under an excessive heat warning Monday and Tuesday. The National Weather Service said the temperatures Monday and Tuesday were expected to range from 100 to 106 degrees across regions of Adams County. The warning was in effect from noon Monday through 11 p.m. Tuesday night. Nearby Grant, Douglas and southern Lincoln counties were also under the warning. Meanwhile, most of the rest of Eastern Washington was under a heat advisory, with daily h...
RITZVILLE – Election officials continue to count late-arriving ballots in the Aug. 2 primary election. As of Monday morning, Aug. 8, the Adams County Auditor's Office was reporting a voter turnout of 36.6 percent. Officials said 7,805 ballots were mailed to registered voters; 2,857 had been counted as of Monday. Here are the preliminary Adams County results as of Monday: Ritzville Rural Southeast Precinct Committee Officer Phil Peterson 71.795 John E. Faure 28.21% Adams C...
RITZVILLE – The City Council and Adams County Engineer and Scott Yaeger discussed plans for city streets and sidewalks during an Aug. 2 meeting. Yaeger is also a city councilman. Anticipated projects include grinding and inlaying hot mix asphalt from Division to Palouse streets along First Avenue, applying crack seal and slurry seal to various streets throughout the city, and replacing sidewalks on East Sixth Avenue from Division to Chelan streets, Yaeger said. If grant applications are approved, 92% to 95% of the funding w...
OTHELLO – A local man on the lam since July 18 was listed among those booked into the Adams County Jail in Ritzville on Monday. Michel Joe Rocha, 36, of Othello, was wanted in connection with a July 18 robbery and assault of a man in the 2200 block of Rainier Road. He was expected to face probable charges of first-degree robbery, first-degree assault and second-degree theft, records show. The details of his arrest were not available prior to press time. Rocha is the second p...
RITZVILLE – In 2016 when Earl Wash contemplated leaving his home in the Tri-Cities to be closer to Spokane siblings, he investigated several towns including Davenport, Sprague, Harrington and Lind. Ritzville wasn't in the running. "I was trying to avoid Ritzville," the 91-year-old man said. "The pictures I saw of the homes in Ritzville... You had to climb 100 steps to get up to the front porch. I didn't want any part of that." But when his real estate agent showed him a r...
LIND - A series of fires broke out last week across Eastern Washington, including a blaze that destroyed several homes and outbuildings in rural Adams County and the Lind area on Thursday, Aug. 4. While the fast-burning blaze was short-lived, it destroyed six homes and multiple outbuildings, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said Friday, noting it had been declared as a disaster. With the declaration, the federal Disaster Relief Fund can be used to help cover...