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OLYMPIA – Washington State Parks officials have rescheduled a public meeting on a proposal that would end camping and require a hiking permit at Palouse Falls. The rescheduled meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 online at https://bit.ly/BlueMtnMeeting. The state is also planning to host in-person meetings at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9; the locations have yet to be determined. In addition to rules to prevent "overcrowding" at Palouse Falls, the meeting will include d...
SEATTLE - Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Head Football Coach, Greg Whitmore, was named a Seahawks' high school coach of the week, for week 1 of the 2021 high school football season. Written, October 1, on the Seahawks.com Friday round up "Coach Whitmore's Broncos have had their struggles over the past few years, but in Week 1, they were able to upset a top-ranked team in the Liberty Lancers, 18-7. This was Lind-Ritzville's first victory over Liberty in seven seasons." Asked about the...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos scored 13 points in the 1st quarter and added 2 more touchdowns in the 4th quarter, while holding the Jenkins (Chewelah) Cougars scoreless Friday night, to post a 27-0 win. By email head coach Greg Whitmore wrote: "Our kids played really hard against the reigning league champion. I am proud of their fight to keep the Cougars out of the end zone." The Broncos have not allowed an opponent to score in 6 quarters of football. "We had s...
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Golf and Country Club closed for the season Oct. 3. Asked how the season went, General Manager Melissa Gilmore said, "Awesome!" A labor shortage caused the Cafe and Pro Shop to move the closing time from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m. for most of the season, she said, adding, "When we were open we were busy." The course will reopen April 1. In the meantime, the course is available for play under the "honor system". But the Cafe and Pro Shop are closed, and no c...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville FFA Floriculture Team participated in an internship, September 25, hosted by the American Institute of Floral Designers. Initially the students were to travel to the AIFD National Conference in Chicago. Because of COVID-19 the AIFD conference was canceled, but the students were hosted in a virtual internship workshop, in the Ritzville Ag Shop and classroom, with AIFD certified designers. In advance of the workshop, floral items were shipped f...
LEWISTON, Idaho – The Lind-Ritzville –Sprague Cross Country team competed in Lewiston, Idaho, on Sept. 28, and Cheney on Oct. 2. In Lewiston, sophomore Caleb Heater came in 23rd of 35 with a time of 21:49, Coach Christina Heater reported. Freshmen, Brix Curtis finished 29th of 35 with a time of 23:35. Competing in the girls race, Mauve Korthuis, an eighth-grader, came in 12th of 15 with a time of 28:12, the coach reported. In Cheney, the team competed at the Battle of the 509...
RITZVILLE – Grayson Douglas Wrae Morris (27) pleaded guilty to 1st degree homicide in Adams County Superior Court on Monday, October 4. Morris was accused in the May 14, 2020 shooting death of his father, Douglas Morris, at the father's home in the 100 block of west 7th Ave in Ritzville. Following the recommendations of prosecutors and defense attorneys, Adams County Superior Court Judge, Steve Dixon, sentenced Morris to 23½ years (282 months) for the killing. After t...
For most college football teams the big rivalry game is the last scheduled game of the season. All of the team’s fans look forward to it because it is for bragging rights for the year. For EWU that game is against Portland State not because it is a real rivalry but because the Big Sky Conference thinks it should be. If you ask any true Eagle fan they would most likely tell you that their biggest rival is the University of Montana Grizzlies. Now if you ask a UM fan they w...
James Paul Meyer was born in Ritzville, Wash., on Jan. 27, 1944. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul Meyer and Violet (Snip) Sandbrink Meyer. He died Sept. 26, 2021, in Moscow, Idaho, at age 77. He is survived by his daughter, Dia Marie Fischer, and son, Jon Michael (Mike) Meyer (Bonnie), brothers Dan (Heidi) Meyer and Mark (Cyndy) Meyer, four grandchildren, and three nieces. Jim graduated from Ritzville High School, married Vada Koch, and graduated from Whitworth...
SHERIFFS LOG RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for Sept. 26 to Oct. 2: Sept. 26 Reported home invasion robbery in the 2800 Block of West Phillips Road, Othello. Investigation ongoing. Dog missing in the 2200 block of West Sielaff Lane, Othello. Reported Burglary in the 1900 block of North state Highway 21, Ritzville. Investigation ongoing, Vehicle fire near Milepost 85 of North U.S. Highway 395, Ritzville. Fire District No. 1 was dispatched and fire was extinguished upon arrival. Sep...
Karen Mae (Arlt) Thiel was born Nov. 2nd, 1938 in Ritzville, Wash. to Harry and Verna (Amen) Arlt. She passed away peacefully Sept. 29, 2021 in her bed at the Faith Larkin Adult Care Facility in Moses Lake, due to complications related to Lewy Body dementia. She was raised on the Arlt family farm 6 miles northwest of Ritzville. She attended Ritzville schools and graduated in 1957. She attended Washington State College for one year and then moved back closer to home to attend...
The Journal RITZVILLE – Wheat Land Communities’ Fair results for 4-H and FFA entries were announced last week. Here are the awards: Livestock Beef (17 total entries, including four FFA, 10 4-H and three open youth) Superintendent — Andy Williams Grand Champion Market Steers — Alyssa Williams, FFA; Landon Williams, 4-H Reserve Champion Market Steers — Lane Tellefson, FFA; Hannah Towne, 4-H Champion Heifer — Lane Tellefson, FFA; Maeve Korthuis, 4H Reserve Champion Heifer — Reagan Korthuis, 4-H Grand Champion Beef Showmanship ...
Sharon Roselle (Gallion) Englehart, 87, passed away, after a long battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis. Sharon was born Aug. 13, 1934, in Malta, Montana, to parents William and Lucille (Baker) Gallion. The family subsequently lived in Oregon and California before settling in Lind in 1944, where Sharon joined the 4th grade class in Lind Grade School. She graduated from Lind High School in 1952 and enjoyed the life-long friendships she made among her classmates. Sharon's talent for bu...
Poland and America are like two trains passing each other in opposite directions. That is becoming increasingly clear as President Biden rolls out his progressive agenda. The key question looking forward: “Will government or consumers drive our economy?” Poland broke the shackles of Soviet communist domination three decades ago. Free for the first time since World War II, Poland cast off its yoke of government control and central planning in favor of an American-style free enterprise system where consumers, not elected offici...
Collective Adventure improves community I am writing this letter in support of the Christian ministry The Collective Adventure in downtown Ritzville. The director of the ministry, George Smith, and his wife, Mary, have hearts to reach out to people who are in need in the community. I am aware of the negative publicity recently regarding the ministry, and I understand the concerns expressed. But as the number of people who make up the margins in American society grows, it’s nearly impossible not to be confronted by the c...
LIND – School District Superintendent Don Vanderholm reviewed continuity of operations plans with Lind and Ritzville School Boards on Sept. 27. The plan ensures primary, mission essential functions of the district continue to be performed in times of emergencies or other conditions that could disrupt school district operations, he said. Currently, the most likely disruption are COVID-like illnesses or COVID-positive cases, which could result in a temporary school closure, and a switch to remote learning, he said. The plan r...
OLYMPIA – State Department of Fish and Wildlife officials say they need to spend nearly $4 million in the next two years to protect pygmy rabbits and sage grouse from over development and wildfires in Eastern Washington. To that end, the agency is moving ahead with plans to spend $2.35 million to restore and protect shrubsteppe habitat and an additional $1.5 million, to rebuild “wild life-friendly” fences. Fish and Wildlife officials said they will work with other natural resource agencies and “diverse stakeho...
CHENEY – A local woman has been hired as a reporter for Free Press Publishing. Sarah D. Stephens, 45, of Cheney, began working on stories for the Ritzville Adams County Journal and Cheney Free Press on Friday, Oct. 1. "I have a relentless passion for keeping people aware of what is going on in their small towns." Stephens said of her interest in being a reporter. "Please feel free to come say "hi." "That's the kind of drive our community newspapers need," Publisher Roger H...
RITZVILLE – The City Council received results of the recent community survey from City Clerk Julie Flyckt, at a regular meeting Sept. 21. The survey covered demographics, quality of life, satisfaction with city services, potential spending and proposed ordinances. Flyckt said 208 surveys were mailed to utility customers and 175 were completed either by returning the mailed form or completing a form online. The survey suggests respondents are satisfied with city services with 78% of responses indicating they were satisfied o...
RITZVILLE – Police continue to investigate a rash of seven burglaries that occurred last month in the area of East Main and East First streets. One of the burglaries was residential, police said. The back door was forced open causing substantial damage. According to Police Chief Dave McCormick, "the suspects were in the residence for a period of time ransacking the entire interior of the residence." Items taken from the residence included electronics and an antique firearm, he said, noting the firearm has since been found b...
LIND – A resident who was overcharged for water connection is getting thousands of dollars returned. Briana Osborn appeared before the Town Council on Tuesday, Sept. 28, to plead her case for reimbursement of water connection fees after Mayor Paula Bell failed to provide proof of legal authority to collect the funds. After listening to Osborn, and the mayor’s rebuttal, the council voted unanimously to return $5,239.85 to the homeowner. At issue was whether the mayor had aut...