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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...
RITZVILLE - Following the Tuesday, March 12, primary in Washington and other states, its appears that voters will see a rematch in the race for U.S. President. Both former President Republican Donald J. Trump and current Democrat President Joseph R. Biden Jr. secured enough support to become the presumptive nominees for their parties. Unofficial election results as of Monday, March 18, showed that in Washington state, nearly 1.29 million voters cast ballots in the primary elec...
OTHELLO — An Adams County Sheriff’s Office K-9 took down a suspect in a March 14 stabbing. Dario Ochoa, 23, of Othello, was booked into the Franklin County Jail at 3:06 a.m. Thursday, March 15. He was being held without bail for first-degree assault at press time. According to the Sheriff’s Office, depu ties received a report that a man, later identified as Ochoa, stabbed his grandmother in the 2600 block of West Kuhn Road. The man was allegedly still armed with a knife. The victim was transported to the local hospital for tr...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill into law to allow for water right modifications in the Columbia Basin Project area. Authored by Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, House Bill 1752 authorizes the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to apply and obtain approval for water-right modifications and provides farmers flexibility as new pumping systems are developed to save the Odessa Aquifer. The new law goes into effect June 6. According to Dye, efficient use of federal water would assist i...
ODESSA — The state capital budget approved earlier this month includes $5.5 million in funding for the EL 22.1 pipeline project within the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program. The pipeline project will use surface water from the Upper Columbia River, pumped into the East Low Canal, to offset ground water traditionally pumped out of the Odessa aquifer. The EL 22.1 pipeline project would supply water to about 16,000 acres of irrigated land east of Moses Lake and north of Interstate 90. It includes new canal i...
8 Years Ago Adams County News March 22, 1899 Local and Personal We are informed that Dr. F. R. Burroughs will add forty feet and raise to a two-story his store building now occupied by Davenny Bros. Fred Thiel arrived home Sunday morning from Portland, where he has been attending the business college since October. He will resume his place in the hardware and furniture store of Thiel-Dorman Co. 100 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times March 20, 1924 Arrest two on liquor...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Feb. 25 - Mar. 9. Feb. 25 1:39 a.m. – Citizen assist in the area of South Hillsview Lane and West Mountain View Lane. 5:49 a.m. – Report of several sheep injured from a dog attack on the 800 block of South Nuevo Leon Lane. 7:06 a.m. – Report of several dogs killing the caller’s goats on the 2100 block of West Mitchell Lane. 11:33 a.m. – Suspicious 911 call on the 700 block of Spence Road. 3:19 p.m. – Report of a r...
LIND — The Washington State Patrol is still looking for a driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian last October. On Nov. 1, the body of Nicholas A. Cooper, 31, of Lakewood, was discovered near Milepost 81 of U.S. Highway 395. Cooper was pronounced deceased at the scene two miles east of the city at about 3:41 a.m., the patrol reported at the time. An Adams County deputy notified the next of kin. The patrol said Cooper was killed in a hit-and-run incident. According to the patrol, an unknown vehicle was s...
OTHELLO — Irrigation water from the East Low Canal is being delayed to allow the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District to work on an upper canal. The Main Canal near Billy Clapp Lake is undergoing a leak assessment and potential repair work, officials said. That means irrigation water to smaller canals and laterals off the East Low Canal won’t be available until the work is complete. Deliveries via the West Canal near Quincy are also being delayed by the work. The delay stems from a potential leak detected by the federal Bu...
RITZVILLE - Following the Tuesday, March 12, primary in Washington and other states, its appears that voters will see a rematch in the race for U.S. President. Both former President Republican Donald J. Trump and current Democrat President Joseph R. Biden Jr. secured enough support to become the presumptive nominees for their parties. In Washington state, 1.25 million voters cast ballots in the primary election. Trump received 442,048 votes statewide, or 73.8% of Republican...
RITZVILLE - The Grant County Sheriff's Office arrested a man wanted in connection with a rash of burglaries in Ritzville. Marcus James Chamberlin, 33, was apprehended by the Grant County Sheriff's Office and booked into the Franklin County Jail for first-degree burglary, second-degree burglary and first-degree trafficking in stolen property. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, Chamberlin was located in Grant County. On Friday, March 8, Ritzville police and the...
RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office has released its crime statistics for February. According to the data, 298 calls were made to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office during February, indicating a steady level of activity for law enforcement personnel. The most frequent call type was 911 misdials or hangups, with 90 reported instances. That was followed by medical calls, with 40, and agency assist, which had 6 calls. Notably, there were no reported cases of kidnapping, joyriding, arson, bomb threat, child abuse, curfe...
RITZVILLE - The Adams County Sheriff's Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Daniel Wayne Gill, who is wanted on multiple charges, including eluding law enforcement, obstruction and driving with a suspended license. According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, a routine check of a suspicious vehicle turned into a high-speed chase on the evening of Wednesday, March 6, as deputies pursued Gill. At approximately 5:23 p.m., deputies responded to a call regarding...
RITZVILLE — After several months of investigation, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man for resetting or reversing vehicle odometers. Reynaldo “Rey” Valdez Garza Jr., 52, faces charges of second-degree deception and disconnecting, resetting or reversing odometers. Garza was apprehended and booked into the Franklin County Jail on Tuesday, March 5, after a search warrant was executed to find additional evidence. The Sheriff’s Office is seeking information from individuals who bought or sold vehicles to Garza. Th...
OLYMPIA - An initiative prohibiting the imposition of a state income tax was approved March 5 by the Legislature. "This is a great day for everyone in Washington," said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. "Codifying Washington's long-standing tradition of opposing any state tax on personal income will help working families and local economies...When common-sense conservative policies lead the way, things get better for everyone." At the hearing on the initiative, every chair in the jo...
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...
Land Transactions RITZVILLE – The Adams County Assessor’s Office reported the following land transactions from March 4–8: March 8 Silver Flamingo Corp. of Spokane Valley, 407 W. First Ave., Ritzville, to Ferraiuolo Foundation of Spokane, trustee’s sale, $0. March 5 Raymond Lindquist of Nine Mile Falls, 201 E. Eighth Ave., Ritzville, to Thomas and Alketa Carlson of Moses Lake, estate contract and fulfillment deed, $33,000. Jail Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reported the following individuals...
RITZVILLE – At the March 5 City Council meeting, Ben Varela of Varela Engineering was on hand to describe a change order for the Well No. 8 pump station project. The change order totaling $151,146, including sales tax, had five subparts. The council debated whether the first of the five components — totaling $32,000 — was necessary. As described by Varela, that change order involved replacing an existing “booster pump control valve” in Well No. 9 and installing it at Well No. 8. The change order proposal stated that a 12...
OLYMPIA — Just three years after the Legislature implemented restrictions on police pursuits, lawmakers backtracked after an initiative received overwhelming voter support. The new rules on engaging in high-speed pursuits become law June 5. “As you know, the people of the state are suffering, increasing rates of crime, property, crime, violent crime,” said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. “When I talked to cops and sheriff’s deputies, they told me the one thing more than anything else that we need is the ability to chase bad peopl...
OTHELLO — Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s change in recommended protocols relating to COVID-19 infections, Adams County will take a wait-and-see approach. Last Week, Director Vicki Guse said Adams County Integrated Health Care Services will “wait to adopt these changes.” The CDC has rescinded its suggested isolation guidelines for those who contract COVID-19. Now, the federal agency suggests returning to normal activities as soon as 24 hours after feeling better and not having a fever. “The Washingto...
OLYMPIA — A bill written to reduce the number of rejected ballots in elections is on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk. Signature verification is done to curtail fraud in mail-in ballots. But, state officials say, too often people change the way they sign their name or they don’t sign their ballot at all. That results in a rejection of their ballot. Sen. Javier Valdez, D-Seattle, introduced Senate Bill 5890 after reviewing statistics on ballot rejection rates. The bill received unanimous approval in both the House and Sen...
OLYMPIA — After voters submitted an initiative rolling back some police pursuit regulations, the Legislature approved the measure. As a result, new rules giving police more leeway to engage in high-speed pursuits become law June 5. “The people of the state are suffering increasing rates of crime, property, crime, violent crime,” said Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen. “When I talked to cops and sheriff's deputies, they told me the one thing more than anything else that we need is the ability to chase bad people.” In 2021, the Legis...
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...
The Small Business Administration backed loans worth $27.5 billion through its primary lending program in 2023—rising well above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels as government officials aim to stabilize the economy. Many small businesses get their start and scale up with SBA loans, which increased lending to Black, Latino, and women entrepreneurs in the past few years in step with efforts to become more equitable. Flippa found the county within each state where applicants were a...
Picture the scene: Your alarm wakes you at the crack of dawn. The suitcase you packed the night before stands accusingly in the corner. You brace yourself for the long ride to the airport and the even longer queue of security checks. To make matters worse, after dashing to the airport and getting through TSA, you discover your flight has been delayed. There are many reasons delays happen: maintenance or crew problems, extreme weather, air traffic, etc. But, according to data...