Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Forgotten in the annals of time is the story about a farm kid from Ritzville that nearly made the Olympic track team. Walter “Spike” Arlt was an outstanding athlete at Ritzville High School and as a track hurdler he set a state record for the 120 yard high hurdles in 1956 his senior year. That mark still stands as an all-time Bronco track record since the 120 yard high hurdles is now the 110 Meter hurdles. Spike would go onto run track at WSU and in 1960 was selected as the...
8 Years Ago Adams County News July 5, 1899 The strangers within our gates must be tapped for all there is in it when they fight and brag they can whip any man in this place. Such conduct won't go. If the would-be toughs will take a tumble and behave themselves, they will never have any trouble in Ritzville and they will be treated as gentlemen whether they deserve it or not. Judge French will take care of them all right. If they are not good they will be raked fore and aft....
Loren Schuoler Nov. 28, 1933 – June 10, 2024 Edward "Loren" Schuoler passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 10, 24 following a two-year battle with gastric cancer. He had been living at the home of his son, Jack, and daughter-in-law, Heather, in Everett, Washington, where he had been lovingly cared for since the passing of his wife, Ann, in 2018. Loren was born on Nov. 28, 1933, at his grandparents' farm in Outlook, Wash., the firstborn child of Edward and Ruth Wagner...
Loren Schuoler Nov. 28, 1933 – June 10, 2024 Edward “Loren” Schuoler passed away peacefully at home on Monday, June 10, 24 following a two-year battle with gastric cancer. He had been living at the home of his son, Jack, and daughter-in-law, Heather, in Everett, Washington, where he had been lovingly cared for since the passing of his wife, Ann, in 2018. Loren was born on Nov. 28, 1933, at his grandparents’ farm in Outlook, Wash., the firstborn child of Edward and Ruth Wagner...
HARRINGTON – Three Davenport men were killed in a car crash on Harrington-Tokio Road on Friday, June 7. Alan Kysar, 26, Braedon Efraimson, 26, and Blake Wilson, 24, all of Davenport, succumbed to their injuries in the two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Mohler Road at approximately 8:30 p.m, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, though the Sheriff’s Office believes that an unidentified driver traveling east on Mohler Road ran a stop sign at the Harri...
RITZVILLE – This past school year, Cindy Julien, a foreign exchange student from France, took part in this rural community and gained firsthand experience of its culture. Last August, Julien arrived from Sainte-Flour, a town of about 6,000 inhabitants in a mountainous region of central France. She hails from a small-town community where her parents and relatives are farmers. As a result, her transition to life in Ritzville has not been a tremendous culture shock. Previous f...
RITZVILLE – Fifth-graders from Ritzville, Lind, Benge and Harrington sat in a real Adams County courtroom May 17 without suffering the angst of real prosecution. It was Law Day. Students played roles as they read a script depicting a fictional case. The judge, bailiff, prosecuting attorney, defendant, witness to the alleged crime and jury - all played roles in the trial. As in an actual criminal proceeding, the jury heard the evidence, lawyers made objections and d...
OTHELLO — A local orchard has received a grant to replace two windmills with a drone. Baird Orchards, 10664 Road E S.E., is among 18 projects to receive a total of about $2.3 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Energy for America Program grants for upgrading energy production. According to the ¬USDA, Baird Orchards will receive $90,981 to fund the replacement of two propane-powered wind machines with drones. Two Harrington-area farms — Rolinco Farm and Oestreich Farms JV — will also receive grants. At Baird...
TYLER – A wind turbine corporation has been acquiring land leases from the Tyler area to Fairfield. Over the last five months, Cordelio Development Holdings LLC of Toronto, Canada, has acquired 20 leases across southern Spokane, including two parcels between Tyler and Sprague. The purchases include parcels near Cheney, Fairfield, Latah, Waverly and Tyler, according to county records. Details of some of the purchased tracts have yet to be made public, and company officials have not returned calls seeking comment. In the T...
HARRINGTON -Joining the legacy left by her two older sisters, local junior Samantha Crawford was crowned Miss Harrington 2024 in a coronation ceremony Sunday, April 14. Crawford, 16, is the third member of her family to wear the Miss Harrington crown. Older sisters Lexi Crawford and Allie Crawford also wore the titles in 2020 and 2022, respectively. "It's really cool," Samantha Crawford said. "It shows that the Crawfords are a part of the town." Samantha Crawford is the first...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 19, 1899 The Twentieth Century Electroscope Co. will show at the opera house tonight. The celebrated baritone, Mr. Wm. Clark, formerly connected with the Columbia Opera Co., will sing the latest eastern success, introduced by himself, entitled, "Just for the Sake of Her Daughter." This song, as all others, are beautifully illustrated by the electroscope. The moving pictures are very interesting including war scenes and many others. Local...
RITZVILLE – Visit the Ritzville Festivals building on Sunday afternoons, and you'll see Temple Gefre, Brooklyn Norton, Madisyn Cameron and their families busily preparing this year's float for the upcoming parade season. Last year, the float debuted Friday afternoon, June 9, when "Ritzville Rocks" emerged from the festivals building and its driver, Jackson Bartlett, cranked up the rock music. Riding the float were Miss Lind-Ritzville Madison Bartlett, and her princesses, Hanna...
RITZVILLE — A Kennewick woman and Othello man are in jail after being arrested in connection with burglaries and car thefts. Miyah Marie Lancaster, 22, of Kennewick, and Dexter Eugene Wallace, 38, were both arrested March 26 and remained in jail at press time. Lancaster was booked into the Franklin County Jail on charges of second-degree arson, five counts of theft of a motor vehicle, four counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, three counts of first-degree burglary and four counts of first-degree trafficking stolen p...
HARRINGTON - Those closely following proposed wind turbine project developments will have a chance to learn more about various community viewpoints and issues soon. The Lincoln County Cattlemen's Association is sponsoring a community meeting at the Harrington Opera House to help educate the public at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Moderator Sue Lani Madsen said the meeting's purpose is to establish a "baseline of information" and attempt to answer questions citizens have. "We want...
8 Years Ago Adams County News March 15, 1899 Hard at Work A private letter from our worthy young townsman, A. F. Rosenoff, informs us that he is settled down to hard work and study in the school of pharmacy at Valparaiso, Ind., where he expects to remain about eight months, after which time he will return to assist in conducting the business of the firm of Olmstead & Rosenoff, druggists, in which he is equally interested. Local and Personal R. P. Smith, the mechanic, has...
HARRINGTON—A local man was injured in a one-car rollover crash three miles east of the city on State Highway 28 Monday, March 4. Francis M. Pate, 59, of Harrington was injured after his gray 2000 Toyota Camry left the Highway and rolled multiple times near milepost 120 of the Highway around 5:43 p.m. Monday, according to a release from Washington State Patrol. The Patrol reported that the Camry stopped 60 feet off the roadway and Pate was ejected from the vehicle. He was injured and transported to Sacred Heart Medical C...
KAHLOTUS — Members of the Palouse Falls Chapter of the Ice Age Floods Institute are off to a busy start of 2024. On Saturday, March 2, several members hiked nearly 3 miles to visit Sacajawea Bar on the Snake River. The hike started near Star School, about midway between Pasco and Kahlotus. After the hike, some members drove to Juniper Dunes. Next up, the organization is planning on a trip to Othello for the annual Sandhill Crane Festival, slated for March 22-24 this year. There will be lectures, hikes and filed trips a...
Peter L. Collard May 20, 1954 – Jan.15, 2024 Peter L. Collard, born May 20 of 1954, went home to be with the Lord Jan. 15th, 2024. The eldest of four children born to Neil and Fern Collard of Marysville, Michigan. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Jan Collard, and their 5 children: Janet (Ryan) Peel and their 4 children, Jared, Abigail, Nolan and Jocelyn; Melody (Samuel) Harrington and their 3 children, Joshua, Madelyn, and Jonathan; Archimedes Collard; Rebecca (...
CHENEY — Several area residents have made the fall Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University. Adams County and surrounding residents named to the list include: Edwall — Levi Bleeker, Sarah Kintschi and Moriah Seymour. Harrington — Sidney Danielle Kahlotus — Ray Orthmann LaCrosse — Zoe Bailey Othello — Olga Aguilar-Cortez, Daisy Ballardo, Emmanuel Farias-Garcia, D’Anna Gonzalez, Galilea Gonzalez, Andres Gutierrez, Caden Lewis, Eduardo Maldonado Perez, Clarissa Martinez, Francisco Martinez, Justin Martinez, Ashley Perez, I...
DAVENPORT- The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington basketball teams struggled Jan. 16 against the Gorillas. In the girls game, Davenport pulled away in the second half for a 48-39 triumph. The local boys couldn't get past the Gorillas, falling 54-44. In the girls game, the first half was a defensive slugfest, with neither team finding much offense. Glenna Soliday was the exception, as she poured in 13 first-half points as Davenport took a slim 21-19 lead into...
The Harrington School Board recognized its three outgoing board members at its regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 29. Leaving their posts, either due to election results or retirement, are, from left to right, Jon Evans, Mark Kramer and Darren Mattozzi. Kramer was the longest tenured of the three at 24 years, while Mattozzi served 12 years and Evans two....
RITZVILLE – Local proprietor John Rankin didn't plan to spend three decades of his life in this small farming community. "If you told me 35 years ago that I would end up in Ritzville, I'd have said you were crazy," he said. Rankin, 69, started life in southern California. At age 10, Rankin, his parents and three brothers moved from his birthplace in Whittier, Calif., to Spokane Valley where his father worked for Kaiser Aluminum. During his high school years in Spokane, R...
Sharon Lynn Heimbigner Jan. 28 1949 - Nov. 24 2023 Sharon Lynn (Birge) Heimbigner arrived in heaven on Nov. 24, 2023. Sharon was born to Cecil and Irene Birge on Jan. 28, 1949. She was the oldest child and only daughter of four children. She adored her younger brothers and loved being the only girl because she was the only one who got her own room. With four kids in a three bedroom house - having your own room was a big deal. Sharon grew up in Harrington, Wash and graduated...
8 Years Ago Adams County News November 23, 1898 Some people express surprise at the overwhelming victory of the republican party of this state in the late election, but it is not to be wondered at. In this day and age of civilization and enlightenment, we must always expect intelligent returns from the will of the people. The Ritzville Public school The question, "What is Legal Tender?" is troubling the civil government class this week. Local and Personal John Wellsandt was...
HARRINGTON—The School District’s music teacher resigned earlier this month, saying that he was taking a job with another school district. Seth Bergman’s resignation was accepted by the school board in a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 2. “Seth has applied for and has been offered a music position in a district outside of Lincoln County that he feels better fits his future goals,” a statement given to the School Board said. Bergman taught music to all grades, from preschoolers to high school seniors. He recently faced leg...
