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Articles from the November 2, 2022 edition


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  • SUMMONS

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR THE COUNTY OF ADAMS No: 22-2-00089-01 NIKKI PERKINS, an individual, Plaintiff, vs. AUDRE F. CHASTAIN; THE HEIRS AND DEVISES OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER WILSON CHASTAIN; and all other persons unknown claiming any estate, right, title, lien, or interest in the real property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiffs’ ownership or any cloud on Plaintiffs’ title thereto, Defendant. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE SAID DEFENDANTS, AUDRE F. CHASTAIN; THE HEIRS AND DEVISES OF...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PUBLIC NOTICE The Solid Waste Advisory Committee Meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at 1 PM, in the Public Works conference room located at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville, WA 99169. Please Call 509-659- 3276 if you are unable to attend. October 26, and November 2, 2022...

  • PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR ADAMS COUNTY No. 22-4-00045-01 RCW 11.40.030 In the Matter of the Estate of JAMES RANDAZZO, III, Deceased. The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as personal representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death 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...

  • NOTICE OF HEARING

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    NOTICE OF HEARING BEFORE THE CITY OF RITZVILLE TO: The Citizens of the City of Ritzville YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT that the City Council of the City of Ritzville will be conducting a hearing for the City of Ritzville Preliminary Budget and Fees for the Year 2023. This will be held on the 15th day of November, 2022 during their regular council meeting that begins at 7:00 pm. Anyone may appear at the meeting and make written and/or oral comments or submit questions or suggestions to the members of the City Council for or...

  • NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE TOWN OF LIND, WASHINGTON Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of discussing utility rates and reviewing the preliminary budget for 2023. A copy of the proposed budget may be obtained at Lind Town Hall, 116 ½ W. 2nd Street, Lind, WA 99341. Any citizen has the right to make written and/or oral comments or submit questions or suggestions to the members of the Town Council for or against any part of...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 will be holding a Budget Hearing Meeting on Thursday, November 10 at 5:30pm. The meeting will be held at East Adams Rural Hospital and via Zoom. The information to call in is listed below. Dial in +1-253-215-8782 USA Toll Meeting number (access code): 886 4736 1052 Meeting password: 157712 John Kragt, Chair Board of Commissioners East Adams Rural Healthcare Posted Time: 9:00 A.M Date: October...

  • PUBLIC NOTICE

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PUBLIC NOTICE ADAMS COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT PO BOX 262 OTHELLO,WA 99344 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Please take notice that the 2023 Assessment and Preliminary Budget for the Adams County Mosquito Control District have been prepared and placed on file at the Mosquito District's office at 2031 W. Highway 26 in Othello, and that a copy may be obtained during business hours by calling (509)488-2661. The Board of Trustees will meet November 21, 2022 at 7:30 P.M. at the Mosquito District's office, 2031 W. Highway 26,...

  • NOTICE OF HEARING FOR YARD CLEANUP

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    NOTICE OF HEARING FOR YARD CLEANUP TO: The Citizens of the City of Ritzville YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a show cause hearing has been set before the City of Ritzville Council at the Ritzville City Hall, 216 East Main Avenue, Ritzville, Washington for 7:00pm on the 15th day of November 2022, to receive public testimony which will show cause why the City Council should not pass a resolution authorizing and directing the cleanup of conditions on certain private property that are contrary to the provisions of the nuisance...

  • Notice of Public Meeting

    Updated Nov 4, 2022

    PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Meeting for the Town of Washtucna, Washington Notice is hereby given that the Town of Washtucna will have a Public Meeting for the Preliminary Budget for 2023. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 6:00 PM in the Washtucna Town Hall. October 26, and November 2, 2022...

  • Man wanted for brandishing sawed-off shotgun

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Nov 4, 2022

    OTHELLO - One man was arrested and another is on the lam following a Friday, Oct. 28, domestic violence incident in which a sawed-off shotgun was allegedly brandished. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, Nicholas Romera-Rivera, 34, of Othello, is being sought on possible charges of second-degree assault-domestic violence, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of a short-barrel shot gun and other charges, records show. He is also wanted on active...

  • Candidates at a Glance - County Commissioner District No. 3

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    Miguel 'Mike' Garza Age: 54 Hometown: Othelllo Experience: Garza Insurance Agency, chairman of the board at Columbia Basin Health Association (2010-present.), Othello School Board member (2015-present), Othello School Board president last 3 years. Community Service: Did not reply Family: Married for 32 years; four children and seven grandchildren. • What are the most significant challenges facing Adams County over the next four years? 1. Fiscal accountability. 2. Citizen s...

  • Candidates at a Glance - Sheriff's Office

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    Dale Wagner Age: 50 Hometown: Othello Political affiliation: Republican Experience: Started as an Adams County Sheriff's Office deputy in 1997, City of Kennewick reserve police officer starting in 1995, D.A.R.E. instructor, detective for 12 years, promoted to Adam County Sheriff's Office sergeant and undersheriff, elected sheriff in 2016. Honors: Adams County Medal of Valor recipient 2005. Community Service: Formerly Grid Kids Football president, Boy Scouts, community...

  • Huskie runners compete in District 5/6 meet

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    TIETON – The Othello Huskies girls and boys finished seventh and ninth, respectively in the District 5/6 2A Cross Country Championship at Apple Ridge Cross Country Course. The boys scored 236 team points; Selah won with a low of 53 points, followed by Ellensburg with 70, Ephrata with 95 and Pullman with 99. The Othello girls finished last as a team with 181 points. Ellensburg, West Valley (Spokane Valley) and Selah finished first, second and third, respectively with team low points of 52, 72 and 79. The fastest boy from A...

  • Grade schoolers thrill to puppet show

    Dale Brown, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    RITZVILLE – Twice on October 26, busses packed with kids from local grade schools unloaded at the Ritz Theater. In morning and afternoon puppet shows for over 200 Lind and Ritzville grade schoolers, puppeteers from the Columbia Basin Allied Arts organization shared a familiar fairy tale. Puppets that included a beleaguered princess, a family of serpentine monsters, and a talking toad performed on center stage, causing gales of laughter to fill the auditorium. The show was a...

  • Broncos head to Okanogan

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    RITZVILLE – Two teams that could’ve been in the state 2B title football game will face off in a District 6/7 crossover game Friday night, with one of their seasons coming to an end. The No. 3-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washutcna/Harrington boys football team will travel to No. 2-ranked Okanogan for the crossover game. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. At 9-0, Okanogan is a perennial football powerhouse. This season, they’ve already crushed several other ranked teams..At 7-1, the local Broncos have also upended some top-ranked teams...

  • Broncos wrap up cross country season

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    CHEWELAH — The Broncos cross country season came to a close Saturday at the 1B/2B Regionals at Chewelah Golf Course. Junior Caleb Heater paced the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington boys. He finished the 5,000-meter course in 20:48.10 in 66th place. Sophomore teammate Brix Curtis was 68th overall with a time of 21:14.70. Cameron Christianson, also a sophomore, was 81st with 22:36.40. St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse senior Rory Maloney was the top area runner in the 1B/2B boys race. He finished 50th overall with a time o...

  • Girls volleyball teams head to districts

    Roger Harnack, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    ST. JOHN – The St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse girls volleyball team (13-8-1) wrapped up the regular season last week by sweeping Pomeroy and Tekoa-Rosalia, but being swept by Oakesdale. The Eagle girls swept Pomeroy 25-23, 25-19, 25-18 on Oct. 20 and Tekoa-Rosalia 25-7, 25-19, 25-9 on Oct. 25. They lost to the Knighthawks, 25-8, 25-7, 25-15 on Oct. 18. In the most recent game at Rosalia, junior Kaitlyn Hough had 14 kills, followed by sophomore Kate Hergert with 5. Junior Kenzie S...

  • Purposeful

    Dale Anderson|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    As the college football season continues into the last third of the season you can see how fortunes have changed for some teams. My Eastern Eagles have fallen on hard times as several injuries have led to young players getting playing time and valuable experience. However, with the inexperience and youth factor it has meant a fair amount of missed blocks and tackles and some opponents have looked like All-Americans. Case in point, on Saturday the Portland State QB juked and ra...

  • Recycling lithium batteries must accelerate

    Don C. Brunell|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    Demand for Electric Vehicles (EV) is soaring — accelerated by climate change concerns. EVs reduce tailpipe emissions from cars, trucks and buses which are responsible for 30 percent of our greenhouse gas pollutants. The switch to EVs is worldwide and growing. The Simply Insurance website projects by 2040, 58 percent of global vehicle sales will be electric. In 2021, China’s EV sales jumped to 3.3 million. Chinese government officials told automakers that electric vehicles (EV...

  • Letters to the Editor

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    Free transportation isn’t discrimination State senator, Mark Schoesler, misses the mark again when he complains about the supposed tax and services imbalance between the two different sides of Washington. He calls free public transportation for westside children discriminatory against Eastern Washington taxpayers, who supposedly have to “pick up the tab.” However, children are children, no matter where they live and whether their parents are Democrats or not. Why wouldn’t most voters be happy to pay the extra pittance in taxe...

  • Crimes increase; education decreases

    Sen. Mark Schoesler|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    It's no secret that crime has worsened throughout Washington in recent years, thanks to laws passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature and a decrease in the number of law-enforcement officers in many communities. While we've seen a spike in many areas of crime, retail theft and other retail crimes are especially a problem. Retail crimes hurt not only stores and shops, but also consumers because these crimes force retailers to raise prices. The Legislature, the governor...

  • FROM THE FILES

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times October 26, 1922 Gunshot Wound is Mystery J.B. Slagel of Oroville, who has been at Mrs. Allen's here recovering from a fracture of the leg, was found to be suffering from a gunshot wound, the cause of which he refuses to disclose. The case is one which is forming quite a mystery for local authorities. During the Round-Up week, on Thursday, at an early hour that morning Slagel and a man named Louie Prince, also of Oroville, were driving a...

  • Adams County Cops & Courts

    Updated Nov 1, 2022

    RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from Oct. 21-27: Oct. 21 Loud music in the 2100 block of West May Street, Othello. Assist the Moses Lake Regional Tactical response team with locating suspects in an officer-involved shooting. Theft in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Traffic hazard in the area of West Bench Road and South Hillcrest Road, Othello. Trailer in the roadway in the 800 block of South Steele Road, Othello. Abandoned vehicle in the 2100 block of Wes...

  • Museum volunteers honored

    Dale Anderson, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    RITZVILLE - Members of the local museum board met Oct. 20 at Zion Congregational Church to honor two volunteers for their work this past year at historical sites. Honorees included John Rankin and John Hunt. Rankin, Flying Arts Ranch artist and local businessman, repaired a façade and fixed a damaged door at the town's historic railroad depot. "John did an outstanding job," said Dale Anderson, vice president in charge of the depot for the Ritzville Museum Board. "He's a good...

  • Field bids farewell to Jim's Market

    Dale Brown, The Journal|Updated Nov 1, 2022

    LIND - At the end of September, Jeff Field retired after working four and a half decades as an employee of Jim's Market on West Second Avenue. "Three quarters of my life was in that store," he said. "I started in May of 1976 and worked there until September 30 of this year. I retired the day after I turned 62." His family lived in Toroda Creek near the Canadian border, not far from Field's birthplace in Tonasket. They moved to Lind in the summer of 1972, and a few years later...

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