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Legals for July, 17 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE The Adams County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) meeting is Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 1 PM, in the Adams County Public Works Conference Room located at 210 W. Alder, Ritzville WA 99169. Please call 509-659-3276 if you are unable to attend. #07014/24672 Pub: July 17 & 24, 2024.
U.S. Marshals arrest wanted fugitive in Ritzville
RITZVILLE, Wash. – The U.S. Marshals and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, alongside other agencies, apprehended a wanted fugitive who had violated his supervision conditions. According to the U.S. Marshals Service, Jereme Joseph Bassett, a wanted fugitive, had a warrant issued against him on March 29 for violating...
Adams County Sheriff says WA's suspension of juvenile intakes is another policy 'destroying our justice system'
OLYMPIA — The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) has expressed significant concern following the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) announcement regarding the indefinite suspension of intakes into state juvenile rehabilitation facilities due to capacity issues. This suspension affects all sentenced juvenile offenders, regardless of the severity of their crimes.
The mystery of the bloodied clothes
COLFAX — A long-lived legend remains along the shores of the Palouse River. The legend lives after 132 years in an article published in the Adams County Newspaper dated July 7, 1892.According to the article, E. K. Loyd, a local resident, made a grim discovery along the Palouse River.
Suspect Apprehended for Armed Threats Against Mother and Sister in Othello
OTHELLO - A 26-year-old man, Joan Gutierrez, was apprehended on July 5, after reportedly threatening to shoot his mother and sister with a rifle in the 800 block of S. Schaake Rd. in Othello. The incident was reported to dispatch at approximately 8:58 PM. Adams County deputies responded swiftly to...
FIRE REPORT: Fires spring up in Wenatchee, Mansfield areas
Jul. 8—MANSFIELD — The Road 11 Fire burning about 12 miles southwest of Mansfield was 50% contained Saturday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. The brush fire, which was ignited Thursday afternoon and grew to 800 acres, was one of the sources of smoke noticeable in the air in Grant and Adams counties, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. The Balsam Root Fire that ...
One arrested for July 4 shooting near Othello, rest of Basin relatively quiet
Jul. 8—OTHELLO — An Othello-area man was booked on suspicion of first-degree assault following a shooting July 4 near Othello. Jesse Alexandro Alcarez, 21, was arrested by Adams County Sheriff's deputies, according to a press release from the Adams County Sheriff's Office on Friday. The incident was reported at about 9 p.m. in the 600 block of Kaylee Road west of Othello. The victim was ...
Othello man arrested for alleged threats to shoot mother and sister
OTHELLO, Wash. - The Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after he reportedly threatened to shoot his mom and sister. According to deputies, on July 5 at about 9 p.m., Adams County dispatch received a call reporting a weapons offense in the 800 block of South Schaake Road.
Person injured after shooting incident in Othello, suspect arrested
OTHELLO, Wash. - The Adams County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man after he allegedly shot another person in Othello. According to deputies, at approximately 9 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a report of a shooting in the 600 block of Kaylee Road in Othello. Deputies arrived at the scene and...
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