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RITZVILLE – Student enrollment in Lind-Ritzville schools is steady. Total enrollment for all schools in the Lind-Ritzville cooperative clocked in at 588 students this year, according to schools Superintendent Don Vanderholm. That’s in line with previous years, both pre- and post-COVID restrictions. Since 2018, enrollment numbers for the entire school district — comprising Lind and Ritzville elementary schools, the combined middle school and Lind-Ritzville High School — have fluctuated between 588 and 610 students. Records...
With students returning to college campuses, it is time to consider other ways for them to pay for tuition, books and living expenses. Too often, they resort to borrowing. Now, student loan forgiveness is spotlighted as the solution when it is only part of the answer. There are other ways. Student indebtedness is mounting. It is exacerbated by rising “total costs to attend” college (COA). The growth rate exceeds inflation and interest rates on student loans are often hig...
Fall is the polishing time. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. For some reason, the spirit that guides us made our experiences in fall the peak of the year’s efforts. For animals, both wild and domestic, it is the rut, the breeding time. The bulls and bucks have never looked better. Their antlers and horns are hardened into weapons and sharpened against trees. Their bodies are lean and aggressive and they tend to lose all good sense. I don’t think for a minute that it is just a calendar coincidence that fall is when mos...
The Sprague Days celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10, brought dozens of classy chassis and fans to downtown Sprague for two days of parades, cars, music and games....
OTHELLO – The annual Othello Fair and Rodeo returns to Adams County this week, with events running from today through Saturday, Sept. 13-16. The fair brings a midway, carnival rides, live music, livestock, 4-H and FFA projects. There will also be typical “fair food,” such as elephant ears, funnel cakes, spoon tacos, burgers and much, much more. And you won’t want to miss local farmers putting their skills to the test in the hay bucking contest. In conjunction with the fair, the rodeo brings two types of horsepower – one featu...
RITZVILLE – At its first meeting in September, the City Council unanimously approved POW Contracting’s first payment for its work on the city water distribution system. The payment will be an estimated $633,455 — roughly a third of the original contract price of $1,714,230. It covers project materials, most of which are now onsite. The pay estimate also included mobilization, administration and “potholing” existing water mains. “Potholing” involves placing a small hole in the ground through a process called vacuum excava...
8 Years Ago Adams County News September 14, 1898 Last Thursday night fire broke out in Davenport and burned property to the amount of about $20,000. The fire started in the Dale hotel in the room of a tailor who it is thought was intoxicated and probably overturned his lamp. A lodger, Sam Koehen, was so badly burned it is thought he will not live. After the experience Davenport had last week with the fire, the citizens of the other towns should profit thereby and especially...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following incidents from Aug. 27 to Sept. 9: Aug. 27 Crash in the 100 block of East Highway 26, Othello. Family dispute in the 700 block of South Heeb Lane, Othello. Hit-and-run crash in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious F150 pickup with red lights in the grill impersonating police in the 2900 block of West Highway 24, Othello. Aug. 28 Lost dog in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Welfare check in the 1900 block...
A local man was airlifted to the hospital after he fell from a height of 6-12 feet Sept. 6. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, the 40-year-old man whose name has yet to be released suffered a possible fractured pelvis when he fell in the 1100 block of South Schaake Road. Adams County Fire District No. 5 also responded....
Over the past few years, our state has witnessed a steady rise in several types of crime. This has caused serious harm in many communities on both sides of the state, and many Washingtonians continue to live in fear that their families and homes and businesses will be touched by crime at some point. One key reason for the crime hike is the state’s low number of law-enforcement officers per capita. Washington ranks dead last among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. B...
Pullman Washington-based Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories recently published its 2023 Index of Freedom report. The report ranks all 50 states based on government efficiency, regulatory freedom and energy resiliency. The top-performing states for 2023 are Utah, South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho and Nevada. New Jersey, California, Maine, Vermont and New York are the worst-performing states, according to the report. Washington came in at 32 on the list (an improvement from 36...
EASTON – A Hooper man is among four drivers who struck two pedestrians on Interstate 90 on Sunday night, Sept. 10. Both pedestrians died at the scene, the Washington State Patrol reported, their names are being withheld pending notification of kin. Caleb M. Hudson, 26, of Hooper was not injured in the fatal incident that occurred at about 8:51 p.m., the patrol said. Hudson was the fourth driver in a line a vehicles who struck the pedestrians near Milepost 70. The patrol listed the cause of the fatalities as illegal c...
Kathy Kimble Mar. 15, 1949 – Sept. 8, 2023 Kathy Kimble passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Sept. 8, 2023, at the age of 74. She was born in Tekoa, Wash. to John and Lou Ella Michelbook on March 15, 1949. She attended and graduated from Tekoa High School in 1967. She married her high school sweetheart, Ron Kimble on Sept. 2, 1972. They lived in Tekoa until 1976, when they moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They lived in Coeur d’Alene for 12 years. In 1988,...
Roderick (Rod) A. Kinch Sr. (93) passed away on Saturday Sept. 2, 2023 in Ritzville, Wash. Full obituary and service information will be coming at a later date....
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Sept. 13 - Haystack supper casserole and salad. • Thursday, Sept. 14 - Corn chowder, garlic bread and cole slaw. • Monday, Sept. 18 - BBQ pork sandwich, baked beans and salad. • Tuesday, Sept. 19 - Oven fried fish, potato wedges and vegetable. • Wednesday, Sept. 20 - Gravy baked pork chops, mashed pota...
RITZVILLE – Organizers have announced the official results of the Ritzville Rodeo, which took place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 and 2. Here are the results: Bareback – 1. Dylan Riggins, 81, $425.00; 2. Payton Robinson, 72, $255; and 3. Payton Robinson, 71, $170. Saddle Bronc – 1. Kdyn Cooper, 74, $450; 2. Wade Kane, 71, $270; and 3. Cody White, 71, $180. Ranch Bronc – 1. Cody Lovgren, 71, $550; 2. Steve Maupin, 70, $330; and 3. Kobie Rieck, 68, $220. Bull Riding – 1. Conner D...
We are a couple of weeks into the football and volleyball season and fans can start to see where the experienced teams are and where those that maybe rebuilding will eventually end up. For those rebuilding it is a long road and finding the talent and willingness to make that journey means commitment by young athletes that want to be successful. There is something else that happens this time of year that also takes commitment and time constraints. That would be the late season...
Dozens of Eastern Washington barrel racers competed in the Palouse Empire Fair in Colfax from Sept. 7-9, in Colfax. Among the riders were Camden Shaver of Lind, who rode her horse Top Gun to a 19.07 second finish, and Hannah Colbert of Ritzville, who finished her run in 19.21....
RITZVILLE – The Broncos showed why they're ranked No. 3 in the state in Class 2B football Friday night, Sept. 9, routing Northeast 2B rival Liberty (Spangle), 60-14. "Not good enough," Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Coach Brendan Bermea said after his Broncos' victory. "We made too many mistakes to say this was a good effort ... we overcame that, but we had way too many." "Big difference from last year," Lancer Coach Brian Harrington said of the loss. Last year, Liberty upset the B...
SPOKANE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague cross country team competed in two meets over the last week. On Saturday, Sept. 9, the Broncos were at Shadle Park High School for the annual Highlander Invitational. Here are the Broncos’ results: Boys Middle School (1 mile) – Jayden Stark, 7th-grade, 42nd overall, 7:13.34; Jonathan Nolan, 6th-grade, 51st, 7:54.42; Zachary Heater, 6th-grade, 53rd, 8:16.08; Graham Christianson, 7th-grade, 54th, 8:47.66; Christopher Nolan, 7th-grade, 55th, 8:50.92; and Isaiah Busby, 7th-grade, 57th, 9:22....
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF PIERCE NO. 22-4-01672-1 RCW 11.40.030 In re the Estate of: SANDRA KISLER Deceased. The co-personal representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing...
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be held on Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital in the conference room downstairs and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 880 2863 6262 Meeting password:145356 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 a.m....
ALLEY VACATION APPLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RITZVILLE The City of Ritzville has published the following public hearing notice to provide the opportunity for comment on the described alley vacation. The file may be examined between the hours of 8:00am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday (except holidays) at Ritzville City Hall, 216 E. Main, Ritzville, Washington. Applicant: John & Janis Marshall, and Ritchie & Carmen Schumann Application Date: August 11, 2023 Completeness Date:...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Adams County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible, in Room 202 of the Adams County Courthouse, 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, for the purpose of receiving comment on the following: PROPOSED ORDINANCE. O-03-2023 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO ADAMS COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 12.12 – ADDRESSING AND GRID SYSTEM A copy of proposed Ordinance No. O-03-2023 may be obtained at no cost b...