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KAHLOTUS — Local high school student-athletes will continue to participate in the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Athletic director Greg Whitmore announced last week the decision to remain this week. The School District was considering other options, including joining a combine with Connell High School. The Journal first reported on this issue when Kahlotus appeared on a Washington Interscholastic Activities Association list in January as a Class 1B school, instead as a part of the 2B c...
KAHLOTUS - Washington State Parks has released a list of the parks that will be opening May 5 for outdoor recreation, provided visitors keep their distance. In Eastern Washington, the initial list of openings include: Alta Lake Bridgeport Columbia Plateau Trail Conconully Ginkgo Petrified Forest Goldendale Observatory Lake Chelan Lake Wenatchee Lincoln Rock Lyons Ferry Mount Spokane Nine Mile Falls Recreation Area Palouse Falls Perrygin Lake Potholes Reservoir Riverside...
KAHLOTUS - Businesses and churches could start returning to more-normal operations this week following an announcement April 20 that the Franklin County Sheriff's Office will not be enforcing Gov. Jay Inslee's "stay home" coronavirus quarantine. Sheriff J.D. Raymond not only said his deputies will not enforce the order, he also called the governor out for abusing his position and stripping away constitutional rights from law-abiding residents. "Our governor has overstepped his constutional powers and is trying to control us...
KAHLOTUS — The recent Washington Interscholastic Activities Association sports classification list for schools for the next four years raised some questions about the local district. On the list, Kahlotus High School is listed as an independent Class 1B school. The list shows Lind-Ritzville/Sprague-Washtucna as a separate Class 2B cooperative. But that doesn’t mean Kahlotus will be going its own way. Kahlotus School District Superintendent Gregg Taylor said no decision has been made to split up the current cooperative ath...
KAHLOTUS - A local farm was airlifted to a Tri-Cities-area hospital Saturday following an ATV crash near Gill Road and state Highway 260. According to the Franklin County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the scene where a 60-year-old farmer was fixing a fence on a pasture. The name of the farmer was not immediately released. Deputies called in LifeFlight to airlift the farm to a hospital to be treated for leg injuries, officials said....
KAHLOTUS — A local man was booked into the Adams County Jail after a high-speed chase Saturday. Jeffrey Grant Moore, 58, of Kahlotus, led law enforcement officers on a 38-mile chase at speeds greater than 100 mph early Saturday morning, shows a probable cause affidavit filed in Adams County Superior Court. He is facing possible charges of eluding a police vehicle, endangerment by eluding a police vehicle and third-degree driving while license suspended. The chase started in Othello, said a sworn statement by Othello police o...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletics program will remain participants in the 2B classification for the next several years, after the WIAA approved new classifications during a meeting on Jan. 26. According to the WIAA website, Kahlotus tentatively appears to be headed back to play Class 1B sports, instead of playing cooperatively with Lind-Ritzville, Sprague and Washtucna. The new classifications reflect consideration of the percentage of high school students receiving free or reduced lunches, officials said, noting...
Carolyn Lenore Dutton, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, entered into rest on Jan. 14, 2020 at the age of 89. Born on October 18, 1930, in Hay, WA, she was the youngest of seven children born to Isaac and Claire Moore. After she lost her father at the age of 3, her family continued to live on their farm until they moved to Kahlotus, WA, where she graduated high school in 1949. She married Frederick "Ted" Beckner in 1948, and together they had four children. They spent...
WASHTUCNA — Several rural school districts are delaying the start of school today due to road conditions following overnight snow. The Washtucna School District is on a two-hour delay, officials said. Other rural districts in the area that are delayed two hours include Kahlotus, LaCrosse, Rosalia, St. John-Endicott, Steptoe and Tekoa. Lacrosse, St. John-Endicott, and Tekoa have canceled preschool today, officials said. And Steptoe has canceled morning preschool and will l...
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, Duane Lathim passed away peacefully in his sleep at his home on the family farm at the age of 85. Duane was born on July 24, 1934 in Dayton, WA to Art and Okal (Walker) Lathim. At the age of 9 the family moved to a small farm along the Snake River which is now Windust Park. Duane graduated from Kahlotus High School where he excelled in football, basketball and baseball. After graduation, Duane married his high school sweetheart, Anita Jean...
The state’s organization serving as the “voice” of the Columbia Basin Project elected new board of trustees to serve in 2020. The Columbia Basin Development League (League) has supported the Bureau of Reclamation’s Columbia Basin Project and its future development since 1964. Last month, two board members were elected with nine being re-elected to the board. The new members include: - Kelly Cochrane, Cochrane Farms, Kahlotus. - Christina Wyatt, Big Bend Electric Coop, Ritzville Nine board members were re-elected includi...
Dear Friends, The 9th District spans all or parts of six counties, and on the Fourth of July that means many celebrations spread across a lot of territory – at last count, six parades plus other community gatherings. One person can’t attend all of them, but my seatmates in the House and I try to get in as many as we can. With that background, here’s how I spent this year’s Independence Day. It’s important to get going early, and the Othello Rotary leads off with a breakfast in the park. As I drove to Othello from Ritzville...
There's a new sign in town: "Gigamedics," which marks the new location of Ritzville Computers after they moved a couple of blocks south on Main Street from the corner of Division Street and Main Avenue. Cory Bartlett, proprietor of Gigamedics, explained how he got the rather unusual name. He and his daughter were discussing potential names, and began kicking around doctor-related names because they wanted a name that reflected the world of computers while at the same time...
Michael (Mike) Ray-Patrick Sitko, age 74, passed away at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, WA on May 9, 2019. He was born November 17, 1944 to Alfred and Marion Sitko in Colfax, WA. Mike graduated from Kahlotus High School in 1964. He enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1965 and worked as a Fireman, maintaining the ship's diesel engines. While in the Coast Guard, he met and married Lynn Junion and they had son Gregg and daughter Victoria. After completing...
The Lind and Ritzville school boards met for their monthly meeting on May 28, as the boards adopted three new policies, approved several significant personnel changes, and district principals highlighted new course offerings for the 2019-2020 school year. Policy 3143 The first policy passed by the boards pertains to how the district will deal with juvenile offenders who are enrolled as students in the district. The school will be notified by a court if an enrolled student has been convicted, adjudicated or entered into a dive...
Neil Dale Reeve, born Aug. 6, 1927, passed away on May 14, 2019. Neil was the fifth of eight children born to Vernon and Ruth Reeve in Kahlotus Washington. Neil married Evelyn Arnst on October 26, 1947 and celebrated their 71st anniversary last fall. Together they raised a family of five: Terry (Bernie), Jim (Paula), John, LuAnn and Ron (Sharon) and have seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Neil lived a life of jobs that were a service to others. He was an...
Dancers from the Mixed Attitudes dance program performed in front of a full house in the Ritzville Grade School gymnasium on March 27. The Mixed Attitudes Dance performances are instructed by Karen Kinch, and includes dancers from the communities of Ritzville, Lind, Washtucna, Kahlotus, LaCrosse and Connell performing both jazz and ballet routines. In the photo are back row, from left: Gemini Correll, Hailee Noser, Lilly Fannin, Shelby Kidwell and Hannah Towne. Front row:...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic director Greg Whitmore plays a key role not only in the local community, but in the state as well when it comes to high school athletics. Whitmore, who is also the head football coach for the LRS Broncos, has served as a member of the WIAA Executive Board for the past five years. Elected by the District 7 Board-which is mostly made up of athletic directors of schools in LRS' district-for a three-year term, Whitmore is currently in the second yea...
August 25, 1928 – October 8, 2018 Iva Josephine Hollenback was born in Spokane August 25, 1928. After seven children and having an obvious sense of humor, her parents Fred and Jennie (Roth) Hollenback allowed family members to drop name suggestions in a hat and Jennie “drew” the names. Iva wryly commented that she was happy not to have become “Christabel”. Iva lived with her family on Mica Peak for the first 13 years of her life. She had many stories of life during those lean years with her siblings, Mel, Mark, Orr, Tom,...
HOMECOMING ROYALTY are (from left) Sprague Queen Hannah Brittain, Sprague King Awson Wheeler, Kahlotus Princess Rhianna Conn, Kahlotus King Sean Roby, Kahlotus Queen Kaylin Olson, LR Escort Eric Hayes, LR Freshman Princess Dakota Killian, Washtucna Prince Joshua Crouse, Washtucna Queen Savannah Perez, LR Escort Raymond Melville, Sophomore Princess Julia Klein, Junior Princess Brinley Moore, Escort Bryce Hansen, LR Queen Brooke Koch and LR King Shontz Yaeger...
The Ritzville Rodeo Association Drill Team held their second annual Playday on July 8 at the Ritzville Rodeo Arena. The event featured 53 participants, almost twice as many as the previous year’s Playday. Participants came from all over eastern Washington, including Kahlotus, Washtucna, Lind and Ritzville. The event featured six events for participants to compete in. Lisa Adair from Spokane, who rode in the Senior Division, was the Overall Champion High Point Winner. Arlene M...
The Town of Washtucna held its annual Fourth of July during Independence Day with several activities. The day began with the Firemen’s Breakfast, followed by the parades. During the Kiddie Parade, Cady Blankenship, dressed as the Disney character Belle, and Brady Blankenship, as a Minecraft Creeper, marched down Main Street. Other participants in the Kiddie Parade include Kensley Baumann, Luke Baumann, Kameryn Johnson, Wyatt Johnson, Eli St. Hilaire, Issac St. Hilaire and S...
The 2018 Lind Combine Demolition Derby Extravaganza Weekend began with thrilling excitement on Friday, June 8, as cars and pickups roared into the Lind Arena to race for the coveted title. The pickup drivers returned to the arena on June 9 to provide intermission entertainment for attendees during the annual Combine Demolition Derby. The results are as follows for the Friday night event: Slow Trophy Dash Car Winner: Tristian Stelter, No. 59 from Lind. Fast Trophy Dash Car...
The Lind-Ritzville School Boards of Directors unanimously approved the athletic combine agreement for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague-Lamont/Washtucna-Kahlotus during the May 29 meeting. During the meeting, the Directors also unanimously approved to add cross country as an official sport offered through the high school programs. The athletic combine agreement shows the high school sports programs shall be referred to as Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, while middle school sports will be identified as Lind-Ritzville/Lamont Bulldogs....
Students from Lind-Ritzville, Kahlotus, LaCrosse and Washtucna high schools are receiving their diplomas on Friday and Saturday. Kahlotus High School graduation is set for 7 p.m. on June 1 in Braddock Gymnasium. On Saturday, June 2, Washtucna High School graduation begins at 11 a.m. in the school gymnasium. Also at 11 a.m., LaCrosse High School seniors are making the big walk at Plowman Gymnasium. At 2 p.m. on June 2, seniors from Lind-Ritzville High School will begin their graduation ceremony in Gilson Gymnasium. Rounding...