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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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OLYMPIA – By a 47-2 vote, the Senate passed a bill Feb. 6 that would speed up the process for restaurants, bars and taverns seeking liquor licenses. Under Senate Bill 5291, applications for liquor licenses or license renewals would be automatically approved if the state Liquor and Cannabis Board fails to issue a decision within 45 days of the application date. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, introduced the bill after hearing about the trouble three small businesses – Sonny’s Tavern and Grill in Washtucna, and Mi Jalis...
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...
PUBLIC NOTICE SURPLUS SALE The Board of Directors of Washtucna School District #109 has declared old inventory as surplus. List of items available online at www.tucna.wednet. edu. Items are offered for sale to public and private schools in Washington State until 4pm, March 7, 2024. The Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Call (509) 646-3237 for information. Published February 7 and 14, 2024...
Two years ago, Washington State Parks bureaucrats in Tumwater hatched a plan to address so-called “overcrowding” at Palouse Falls. The plan was to close and relocate the campground to Lyons Ferry, require permits to visit Upper Palouse Falls and to end hiking and exploring in and around the main Palouse Falls basin. The effort also eliminated kayaking access on the upper Palouse River. And to make the effort sound legitimate, those city-dwelling bureaucrats called Palouse Fal...
RITZVILLE — Voters in nearly every community of Adams County will be getting Feb. 13 special election ballots in the mail this week. Voters will have a choice on a number of school levies, including the Endicott. North Franklin, Odessa, Benge, LaCrosse, Warden, Lind and Ritzville school districts. A Park and Recreation District No. 4 levy is also on the ballot. That levy is designed to collect $65,000 in property taxes — based on a collection of 15 cents $1,000 of assessed valuation — to pay for repair and maintenance of th...
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...
RITZVILLE – The Big Bend Electric Co-op's Caring Neighbors programs recently announced grants. The funds come from co-op ratepayers allow their electric bills to be rounded up to raise funds to help pay for local needs. Following a December meeting, the Caring Neighbors announced the following grants: Basin City Help Services -$2,900 to help fund food for families in need Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools-$700 to help fund field trip for culinary arts and dues L...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the date of the regular meeting scheduled for 1/23/24 to 1/25/24 at 6pm. Published January 10 and 17, 2024...
EARLY NOTICE AND PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the Town of Washtucna has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and/ or 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain and/or wetland will have on the environment. The T...
8 Years Ago Adams County News January 11, 1899 Local and Personal Henry Horn has ordered a carload of ice from Sprague where a choice article can be found. Henry evidently intends to keep cool this next summer if congealed water will assist matters any. Dr. F. R. Burroughs paid the penalty for exposing himself to the hard trip made to Lamona last Wednesday by remaining in his room and nursing a first-class cold for a couple of days afterward. The weather never gets too cold...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the date of the regular meeting scheduled for 1/23/24 to 1/25/24 at 6pm. Published January 10 and 17, 2024...
EARLY NOTICE AND PUBLIC REVIEW OF A PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN A 100-YEAR FLOODPLAIN To: All interested Agencies, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the Town of Washtucna has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988 and/ or 11990, in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands to determine the potential affect that its activity in the floodplain and/or wetland will have on the environment. The T...
Washtucna High School juniors Drake Gloyn (French horn) and Hannah Hille (clarinet) were recently selected for the Washington State Wind Symphony. They will rehearse and perform with other top high school Washington musicians at the Washington Music Educators Association Convention in February in Yakima. Their conductor will be Kaitlin Bove of Diablo Valley College. Drake has also been selected for the Washington Music Ambassadors and will be performing in England, France and...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Dec. 10-16: Dec. 10 1:30 a.m. – A residential burglary alarms was activated and when Deputies arrived they saw no threat and didn’t know what caused the alarm at the 2900 block of West Gillis Road. 3:30 a.m. – Deputies had found a wallet upon an investigation of assault call, deputies tried to contact the owner but were unsuccessful and put it in safekeeping, wallet found in the 800 block of South Reynolds Ro...
8 Years Ago Adams County News December 28, 1898 Local and Personal W. F. Beal has just purchased the Lawrence C. Lee land, a half section on Rattlesnake flat. George Washington Bassett, the founder and father of Washtucna in this county, was with us a couple of days last week. Mr. Bassett is a pioneer in every sense of the term, having lived on the site where Washtucna now stands for 20 years, coming here in the year 1878 when this section of the country was practically a...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the date of the regular meeting scheduled for 12/12/23 to 12/14/23 at 6pm. Published December 6 and 13, 2023...
Dean Whitman Mar.15, 1927 – Nov. 30, 2023 Dean Whitman, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 30, 2023. He was born in Pine City, Wash. on Mar. 15, 1927, to Harold and Ethel Whitman. He and his brother Elmer and sister Francis later moved to the farm in Worley, Idaho. Dean met the love of his life Margaret (Peggy) Kaney in California while he was in the Coast Guard. They were married in 1947 and together r...
PUBLIC NOTICE WAC 197-11-970 DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Town of Washtucna Main Well Improvements Description of proposal: The Town of Washtucna proposes to deepen their Main Well (which experienced a mechanical failure due to increased drawdown in September 2020) to increase available drawdown and increase water flow from the basalt aquifer. After deepening the well the Town plans to replace all or portions of the piping, electrical components, and pump house structure that have reached the end of their service...
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING DATE CHANGE Notice is given that the Board of Directors of the Washtucna School District #109 has changed the date of the regular meeting scheduled for 12/12/23 to 12/14/23 at 6pm. Published December 6 and 13, 2023...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 5-25: Nov. 5 Suspicious persons reported in the 2200 block of West Highway 26, Othello. Hit-and-run crash in the 1000 block of East Main Street, Othello. Vehicle playing loud music in the 2100 block of West May Road, Othello. Nov. 6 Juvenile problem in the 500 block of North E Street, Lind. Possible theft in the 1800 block of East Danekas Road, Tokio. Juvenile did not return home from school in the 300 block...
PUBLIC NOTICE WAC 197-11-970 DETERMINATION OF NONSIGNIFICANCE (DNS) Town of Washtucna Main Well Improvements Description of proposal: The Town of Washtucna proposes to deepen their Main Well (which experienced a mechanical failure due to increased drawdown in September 2020) to increase available drawdown and increase water flow from the basalt aquifer. After deepening the well the Town plans to replace all or portions of the piping, electrical components, and pump house structure that have reached the end of their service...
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 Ordinance No. 284- 2024 Final Budget. The meeting will be on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Washtucna Town Hall. Teresa Correll Clerk/Treasurer Town of Washtucna 165 S. Main St Washtucna, WA 99371 509.646.3253 phone 509.646.1913 fax Published November 22 and 29, 2023...
RITZVILLE - Here are the unofficial results for the Nov. 7 general election: Port of Othello Commissioner, District 1 Homer Montemayor - 629 Owen Olsen - 528 Public Hospital District No.2 (East Adams Rural Healthcare) Commissioner, Position 2 Riley Hille - 824 Guillermo Mendez - 386 Commissioner, Position 3 John M. Kragt - 1,045 Commissioner, Position 5 Matt Kubik - 1,058 Public Hospital District No. 3 Elaine Wade - 994 Commissioner, Position 3 Sue Long-Hosek - 1,030 North Franklin School District Director, District,...
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 Ordinance No. 284- 2024 Final Budget. The meeting will be on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 6:00 PM in the Washtucna Town Hall. Teresa Correll Clerk/Treasurer Town of Washtucna 165 S. Main St Washtucna, WA 99371 509.646.3253 phone 509.646.1913 fax Published November 22 and 29, 2023...
TYLER – A lost hunter was located Nov. 14, about eight hours after he became lost in the fog along the Columbia Plateau State Park Trail. The hunter – whose name, age and hometown the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has yet to release – called for help on his cell phone at about 5:20 p.m., records show. He was later located cold and tired, but otherwise uninjured, in the Ballinger Lake area, south and east of the South Mullinix-South Harmony Road intersection, records show. According to the report, the hunter called emergen...