Assessor (Vote for 1.) 2814 ballots (2 over voted ballots, 2 overvotes, 258 undervotes) 8853 registered voters, turnout 31.79 %. Votes for Curtis Templin 1339 or 52.43 %; Votes for Veronica Rodriguez 1146 or 44.87 %. Total was 2554, Auditor (Vote for 1.) 2814 Ballots (0 over voted ballots, 0 over votes, 321 under votes) 8853 registered voters. turnout 31.79 %. Votes for Jacque Laird 1515 or 60.77...

LIND – After the mayor stormed out of a Town Council meeting Oct. 13 slamming the door behind him, it didn't take long to for Glenn Aby to call it quits. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, he tendered his resignation with a one-sentence letter: "On this day, 10-14-2026, I Glenn Aby will terminate my mayorship," he wrote in a handwritten letter filed with the city. Town Clerk-Treasurer Tonia Kimba...

RITZVILLE — Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon in the region reported by GasBuddy.com as of 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 2: Colfax — $5.14 at Chevron and Busch Distributors. Connell — $4.98 at Circle K. Harrington — $5.05 at Cenex. Othello — $5.13 at Hawk Fuel. Moscow, Idaho — $4.46 at Primeland Coop. Moses Lake — $4.68 at Chevron. Pasco — $4.67 at Mid-Columbia Grocery. Ritzville — $4....

RITZVILLE – The state Public Disclosure Commission has issued a fine for a local candidate for Adams County sheriff. According to commission records, Republican candidate Matthew Carlson of Ritzville failed to file mandatory pre-primary and post-primary C-4 financial election reports. The commission fined the Carlson campaign $750 on Oct. 13, records show. However, the agency said it will suspend...

WALLA WALLA – An Othello man is facing criminal charges following a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 12 at about 4:55 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1. Syrus Kaleb Peppinger, 19, of Othello, is facing charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and driving while under the influence. He was booked into the Walla Walla County Jail on Sunday afternoon. At press time, he was being held without bail. According to a...

RITZVILLE – Gov. Bob Ferguson last week nominated Ritzville for the federally funded Opportunity Zone 2.0 program. “Washington is a great place to do business,” Ferguson said in nominating 99 low-income and rural communities for the program. “Opportunity Zones help shine a light on communities that have great potential for investors.” The Opportunity Zone 2.0 program comes eight years after the in...

Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 19 - Nov 1, 2026: Oct. 19: 12:35 p.m. — Report of possible burglary 1500 Block W. 1st Ave., Ritzville. 7:28 p.m. — Report of person acting erratically 100 Block E. 6th St., Lind. 9:35 p.m. — Report of person damaging property with stick 600 Block S. Wagon Road/ Victor Cabada, 25, of O...

The nation's healthcare system has serious affordability and growing access problems. Few people are happy with the hybrid system the Affordable Care Act failed to fix. Trading one bad system for another, however, is not good reform. Still, that's where things are headed in Washington state. State Insurance Commissioner Patty Kuderer is helping lead the way. In press conferences,...