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RITZVILLE – Linda Kubik, A 1968 graduate of Ritzville High School, always wanted to be a weaver. But she didn't become one until age 30. "I could have bought a car, but I bought a loom instead," she said. Raised on a farm near the Lincoln County line, she described herself as a shy young person. After high school, she wanted to move as far away as possible to an affordable in-state college. "We were all very naive growing up in rural America in the '60s," she said. "Going t...
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...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien stressed the need for broadband technicians in the years ahead during the March 26 meeting of the Adams County commissioners, O’Brien and the commissioners discussed the technical requirements of installing fiber-optic cable in Ritzville, Lind and Othello, and noted that cable will need to be laid under existing utility lines in some instances. Commissioner Dan Blankenship asked whether cables placed beneath underground utilities might need to be spliced in the f...
RITZVILLE — For the past decade, the courthouse has been the site of all Adams County Superior Court cases, including adult and juvenile dockets. Newly appointed Superior Court Judge Peter Palubicki is changing that. “We will be holding once-a-month dockets in Othello,” he said. “Juvenile cases will be heard at 10 a.m.; truancy cases, at 11 a.m.; civil cases, at 1 p.m.” Dockets will be scheduled for the first Thursday of every month in the Othello courtroom of Adams County District Court Judge Carolyn Benzel. Why the chang...
RITZVILLE – Following a Tuesday, March 19, show-cause hearing, the City Council determined property at 105 W. Sixth Ave. is no longer a “nuisance” as defined by Article III of the city code. The decision comes about a month after city employees photographed the property, documenting scrap piles, abandoned vehicles and appliances, a sagging fence, debris accumulation and fire hazards. That was Feb. 19. The next day, Feb. 20, a letter was sent to property owners Scott Gilder and Tammy Clemm-Gilder directing them to clean up th...
OTHELLO — Adams County Public Hospital District No. 3 is among 26 that received a letter from the state Attorney General’s Office on failure to comply with the Reproductive Privacy Act. The law requires patient privacy for all women seeking birthing and or abortion services. It also requires publicly funded hospitals to provide for elective abortions if they have obstetrics and other maternity and birthing services, as well as providing accessible information on both birthing and abortion services. The district, doing bus...
The two newest additions to the Adams County Sheriff's Office graduated from the State Corrections Academy in Burien on March 20. The new deputies are Kolby Snyder, center left, and Jose Barroso, center right. "Let's come together to extend our heartfelt congratulations to deputies Barroso and Snyder as they bring their newfound knowledge and skills back to the team here in Adams County," Sheriff Dale Wagner said on social media....
8 Years Ago Adams County News March 29, 1899 Arrests are in order N.P. Agent L.E. Paskill informs us that the railroad officials are somewhat exercised for the safety of the young boys who monkey about the tracks near the depot, and the chances are that a wholesale slaughter will occur one of these days if they do not keep off the right of way. Warning seems to effect nothing. Yesterday a fast train was bombarded with stones that flew like hail breaking the window on the...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reponded to the following calls for service from March 10-24: March 10 10:20 a.m. – False alarm in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 12:57 p.m. – Trespassing in the 2200 block of west Bench Road, Othello. 2:42 p.m. - Report of a child falling off of a ladder inside a cabin in the 1800 block of West Bench Road, Othello. 3:30 p.m. – Agency assist in the 600 block of South Thacker Road, Othello. March 11 6:59 a.m. – False alarm in the 500 block of South B...
RITZVILLE – During a City Council meeting March 19, consultant Aren Murcar of SCJ Alliance of Spokane presented an update to the city’s comprehensive plan — including a housing element based on the 2023 housing action plan. The recently added housing section emphasizes the need for affordable housing, smaller housing and options to age-in-place. It details existing housing conditions here and notes that nearly 60% of the town’s housing stock was built prior to 1960 and nearly 40% prior to 1939. Older housing can present...
AgWest Farm Services, 201 W. Broadway Ave Ste. B, had crews upgrading its awning last week....
LACROSSE — The town has received a $691,742 state grant to improve the sidewalks along Second and Main Streets. Public Works Supervisor Don Keeney said sidewalk work will begin in about a month, after Avista finishes moving a gas main. “It’s primarily updating some sidewalks, putting in some drains and moving existing utilities to accommodate,” Keeney said of the upcoming project, adding it’s not very big, but expensive. Town Clerk/Treasurer Angela Broeckel said the town applied for the state Transportation Improveme...
‘Peter and Wendy’ to be presented Friday WASHTUCNA — Washtucna and LaCrosse students will be performing “Peter and Wendy” this week at Washtucna School. The production is spinoff of “Peter Pan,” authorized for use through the Missoula Children’s Theatre. Auditions began Monday in preparation for performances this week. Performances are scheduled for 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday. The play is free and open to the public. Kahlotus announces honor roll KAHLOTUS — The Kahlotus School District announced its first semester honor ro...
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...
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...
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...