Law enforcement records for July 26, 2024

The reports below were provided by the sheriff’s office or police department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Moses Lake PD July 18 Report of an unidentified person damaging the reporting party’s boat and stealing items from the boat. Police found the subject cut the boat cover, removed subwoofers and amps, and damaged wiring in the boat. The subject(s) placed the cover back on the boat. Damages and loss are estimated at over $2,000. Report of a lost pitbull or bully mix walking around West Lakeshore Drive. Reporting party is holding onto the dog until the owner is contacted.

Timeline explores the 50-year journey of the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU

PULLMAN — As the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary on Sept. 26, members of the Cougar community can explore the institution’s evolution over the last five decades via an interactive timeline. The timeline includes a curated list highlighting some of the 390 exhibitions that have been on display at WSU’s art museum from its inception in 1974 to the present day. The web page also includes information about upcoming celebrations for the museum’s anniversary that are open to the public. Originally occupying a single gallery of 4,000 square feet within the university’s Fine Arts Center, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU has evolved into a dynamic hub for scholarly discourse, artistic exploration, and community engagement.

Joyce Marie Kitkowski

Dec. 9, 1950 — May 14, 2024

Joyce Marie (Rashford) Kitkowski, 73, passed away on May 14, 2024, at Sunnyside, Washington after a short illness. Joyce was born on Dec. 9, 1950, in Yakima, Washington to Loreta M. and Robert E. Rashford. She moved with her family to Moses Lake, Washington and attended school in Moses Lake, Washington, graduating from Moses Lake High School in 1969. After high school, Joyce moved to Seattle, Washington and graduated from ITT Peterson School of Business as a data specialist. Joyce was employed by SRO Theaters, US West, Air Touch, and Verizon. In August of 1983, Joyce married Edward Kitkowski and relocated to Pasco, Washington. She enjoyed cooking, bowling, reading novels, caring for her beloved cat named “T” and going for drives in her Cadillac.

FIRE REPORT: Multiple new fires break out across WA

SELAH – The North Wenas Fire started on Monday at 7:45 p.m. located in Yakima County near Selah, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire is estimated at 1,500 acres and growing with no containment. The fire is threatening homes, the electrical grid, irrigation and cultural areas. Level three evacuations are in effect on Tuesday.

Pilot program

Civil Air Patrol trains young fliers in Ephrata

EPHRATA — This week, that plane buzzing overhead could be piloted by a teenager. The Civil Air Patrol in Ephrata is holding its Desert Eagle National Flight Academy, for CAP cadets between the ages of 16 and 19. They’ll get intensive flight instruction for 10 days, both in powered planes and on the ground, learning , said Lt. Col. Sid Wiggs, the public affairs officer for the academy.

Eagles bringing experienced offense into 2024

SPOKANE – There was an excited energy regarding the Eastern Washington offense at Monday’s Big Sky Media Days, with the unit that finished third in both total yards and points scored bringing a veteran group to the field in 2024.

Major upgrades coming to Westshore Drive next summer

MOSES LAKE — Drivers who use Westshore Drive can get an overview of the work planned for spring 2025 along Westshore Drive, and get their questions answered, at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Moses Lake Country Club, 1373 at Road F.2 NE.

WA delegation shows the Evergreen State’s aerospace leadership at UK airshow

OLYMPIA – The largest delegation from Washington state ever, led by Lt. Governor Denny Heck and State Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig, is currently in the United Kingdom attending the 2024 Farnborough International Air Show.

FIRE REPORT: Local fire causes road closure, lightning storm causes 9 WA fires

EPHRATA — Grant County Fire District 13 and Ephrata firefighters dealt with a 25-acre burn near Highway 28 and Road E NW Sunday, closing Highway 28 at Naylor Junction and Neva Lake Road. By 5:14 p.m. the fire was handled, and by 5:35 p.m. the highway was reopened. Fire is inferred to have been sparked by a bird on a power line, and was wind driven. The Miners Complex Fires consist of nine wildfires caused by lightning strikes on July 17 and 18. The storm caused about 1,000 lightning strikes across Oregon and Washington. Fire crews are battling a 500-acre complex of lightning-caused fires in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, which has prompted trail closures and warnings from the U.S. Forest Service. The Miners Complex include: Miners Fire, Vista Ridge Fire, Dolly Creek Fire, Sulphur Three Fire, Sulphur Four Fire, Sulphur Thirty-Four Fire, Upper Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, Lower Sulphur Thirty-Two Fire, and Plummer Fire.

Upgrades included in Quincy 6-year parks plan

QUINCY — New playground toys, more park benches and picnic areas in most Quincy parks, a new park on Sixth Avenue Northeast and new baseball and softball fields with lights are among the components of the city’s updated comprehensive parks, recreation and open space plan.

FIRE REPORT: Wilson Creek fire out as of Friday

WILSON CREEK – The Road R Fire, also listed as the Wilson Creek Fire, in Grant County, was put out on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and crews began to monitor hot spots, according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office. The road between R-NE and Wilson Creek is open again beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.

Legals for July, 22 2024

Candidates for WA commissioner of public lands make their case to voters

(The Center Square) – Candidates vying to be Washington state’s next commissioner of public lands presented their visions for the office at a Thursday League of Women Voters-sponsored forum at Clark College in Vancouver.

FIRE REPORT: Wilson Creek fire crisps 180 acres

WILSON CREEK — A wildfire was reported at about 4 p.m. Thursday north of the town of Wilson Creek and west of Road 3 NE which had burned an estimated 180 acres by about 7 p.m. according to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.

Ephrata going chrome

Annual Car Show & Shine set for Saturday in downtown

EPHRATA — The cars – and trucks, and motorcycles, and whatever else – will gleam in the sun again Saturday at the Anything with Wheels Show and Shine car show.

Legals for July, 19 2024

FIRE REPORT: Sunbanks Fire mostly extinguished

ELECTRIC CITY — The Sunbanks Fire that flared up Tuesday afternoon in Electric City was mostly out Wednesday, according to a statement from the Grand Coulee Volunteer Fire Department. No flames were visible, but small flare-ups continued to appear. The fire burned 100 acres before it was extinguished, but no structures were reported lost.

Grant PUD fiber buildout scheduled for October completion

EPHRATA — The buildout of the Grant County Public Utility District fiber network should be complete by late October.

Legals for July, 18 2024

FIRE REPORT: Evacuation notices issued for Electric City

ELECTRIC CITY — The Grant County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation warnings Tuesday afternoon in Electric City due to a wildfire that broke out near Sunbanks Resort. Level 2 warnings – be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice – were in place Tuesday afternoon for the area from Sunny Drive to Fifth Street North. Level 1 notices – get ready – were in place between SR 155 and Western Avenue.