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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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I’m the kind of guy that enjoys sports and I appreciate the athleticism that is displayed. There is a lot of time and effort that goes into a successful athlete and team. It isn’t just talent that makes a great player. There is also a great deal of mental toughness as well. The investment an athlete makes to improve their strength, size and speed can pay dividends in the long run. For most of us older folks we weren’t fortunate enough to have much of a weight room or even...
PASCO – It was never a contested game. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys football team cruised to an easy win Friday, Sept. 19, over Tri-Cities Prepatory. The Broncos (2-1) led the Jaguars (2-1) from start to finish in the 48-7 non-league win over the Pasco-based private school. Broncos quarterback Chase Galbreath passed for four touchdowns in the win. Running back Brody Boness rushed for two. Lind-Ritzville got on the board in the first quarter on a 36-year run by Boness. Galbreath added the PAT to take a...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Sept. 4-10: Sept. 4 False alarm in the 700 block of South Ridgeview Loop, Othello. Vehicle prowl in the 800 block of South Taylor Road, Ohtello. Littering in the 900 block of South Schaake Road, Othello. Girl transported to Othello Community Hospital after threatening to kill her family in the 1000 block of South Sundance Road, Othello. Littering in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. Suspicious vehicle in...
Kameron Dockins took first place in the Othello Rodeo Association's Demolition Derby on Sept. 15. Dockins took home $3,000 for the victory. Mike Bise took second and Tanner Pugh third in the Othello event....
CHENEY – Turkey hunting is coming to Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge in the fall of 2023. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are opening 1,883 acres in the Long Lake Unit of the refuge for hunting four days per week during the fall turkey season, from Sept. 1 through Dec. 31 beginning next year. The Long Lake Unit is located east of Mullenix Road, south of the city. The new Turnbull hunt would align with state and federal hunting laws, officials said. And hunting w...
WENATCHEE – The Broncos cross country team traveled to Walla Walla Point Park on Saturday, Sept. 17, to compete in the Wenatchee Invite. Lind-Ritzville junior Caleb Heater represented the Broncos in the boys junior-varsity junior-senior race. He finished the 5,000-meter course in 21:28, good enough for 34th-place. In the JV freshman-sophomore event, Cameron Christianson finished 92nd. The sophomore completed the course in 24:50.00. The Broncos did not have a boy in the v...
OTHELLO – Eric Logan received the all-around cowboy honors from the Othello Rodeo on Oct. 16-17. Logan took home a total of $1,039 in prize money after taking second in steer wrestling and sixth in team roping. Overall, $35,269 were paid out to cowboys and cowgirls competing in traditional rodeo events; an additional $6,674 was paid out to women in breakaway roping. Logan wrestled his steer to the ground in 7.4 seconds, good enough for $839 in prize money. In team roping, he partnered with Tex Sutfin to rope their calf in 9...
Robert “Bob” Walter Schoessler passed away peacefully at the Hospice House of Spokane on Sept. 2, 2022 at the age of 79 after a long and difficult road with Alzheimer’s. Bob was born on Nov. 16, 1942 in Ritzville, Wash. to Walter and Ann Schoessler joining older sister Marva. He grew up on the family’s wheat farm north of Ritzville, but he developed a passion for animals and being a cowboy. At an early age, he was riding horses and learning to rope. Bob and his friend Gary Tem...
Catherine Louise Principata was born on Jan. 11, 1924, in Helper, Utah. In 1943, she met and married Guy VanVleet while he was serving with the U. S. Army during World War II. The couple relocated to Ritzville where they raised six boys: Dale, Joe, Ronnie, Nathan, Robert, and Terry. After Guy's passing in 1973, Catherine married Tony Pearce. After the death of her second husband, she moved to Moses Lake and lived with her son, Ronnie. She spent her final days at Columbia Crest where she passed away on Sept. 9, 2022. Catherine...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington girls volleyball team remained unbeaten after sweeping the Columbia (Burbank) Coyotes and Asotin Panthers last week. On Saturday, Sept. 17, the Bronco girls (3-0) topped visiting Asotin (3-3) in three straight sets. Set scores were 25-13, 25-9 and 25-14. Taylor Galbreath had 11 kills and five aces and five digs in the non-league matchup. Galbreath also helped the local girls to victory Sept. 14 in three straight s...
Chaplain Reverend Ronald “Ron” Lee Ziemer, age 77, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., formerly of Lester Prairie, Minn., passed away on Fri., Aug. 19, 2022, at his home with his spouse, Lin at his bedside after fighting a courageous and brave battle with Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s. Celebration of Life will be held Sat., Sept. 24, 2022, 2:00 P.M. at Prairie Community Church in Lester Prairie, Minn., with interment held at a later date. Gathering of family and friends will be...
1 Years Ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Oct. 5, 1922 Try appealed street case in Superior Court The case of the City of Ritzville against William Koch, charged with obstructing a street, was tried on appeal in the Superior Court Monday. The case involved some disputed law points and the lawyers are to submit briefs and Judge Truax will hand down his decision later. The contention of the defendants, who do not deny putting a fence across the street in question, Olive Street,...
Over the years, Seattle leaders faced “Herculean” challenges yet found the will, resources, and determination to come together and tackle them. Today’s conundrum is to overcome the city’s growing wave of crime and illicit drug trafficking. Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat summarized the predicament best. “During a time that, one hoped, was going to mark some summer recovery from the social dislocations of the pandemic, Seattle is instead continuing to slide backward-...
Col. Wright’s name correctly removed I have objected to the changes of creek names and the defacing of the Whitman statue at the college and removing the statue from the Capitol. It is a sign of the times and rebellious, ill-educated, disrespectful children growing into adults. However, I think Publisher Roger Harnack’s recent column was short-sighted in his summary of the hanging of Qualchan. Col. Wright was wrong (to quote the name of a book.) Qualchan came into Wright’s camp under a flag of truce because he believed his f...
OTHELLO – The Washington State Patrol is looking for information on hit-and-run incident that left a pedestrian dead. The victim remains unknown, as does the driver of an unknown vehicle. According to the state patrol, the crash occurred at 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, near Milepost 79 of state Highway 24. A westbound vehicle struck a westbound pedestrian, the patrol reported. The driver of the unidentified vehicle then fled the scene westbound on the highway. Emergency responders arriving on scene found a deceased man, t...
Hundreds of area residents and visitors attended Deutschesfest in nearby Odessa from Thursday through Sunday. A highlight of the event was the Chicken Dance (pictured) nightly in the community hall....
RITZVILLE - As early as spring of next year, Ritzville will have a new Maverick gas station. "Maverick has told us they will build in the spring of 2023," according to Julie Flyckt, Clerk/Treasurer for the City of Ritzville. "They're working to complete the initial planning requirements right now. It takes about a year to get the planning and permits done before construction begins. "Maverick has submitted an access permit to the Washington State Department of...
RITZVILLE – At a county commissioner’s meeting on Sept. 13, the state auditor’s office reported no uncorrected misstatements in the county’s financial statements, no significant internal control deficiencies, and no instances of noncompliance with grant program requirements. The audit covered the year ended December 31, 2021. Such audit results are often labeled “clean” because auditors have nothing significant to report. All county governments cannot claim such a positive audit result. For example, the state auditor’s o...
RITZVILLE – Eight years ago pharmacist Corrina Gray resisted her father's entreaties. He goaded her to leave Spokane and take the reins of Ritzville Drug. But she considered herself a "city girl." Years prior, she and her father, Sam Duncan, discussed going into business together. "We talked about buying a little 'mom and pop' somewhere," she said. "But he went off on his own and picked Ritzville. I didn't have any say." Born in Santa Clara, California, Gray grew up in San J...