Legals for September, 1 2022

Steady with tradition

Lind-Ritzville Broncos enter the Bermea era

RITZVILLE – After receiving a top-four seed in the 2B playoffs a season ago, the Lind-Ritzville Broncos are preparing in hopes of another successful season – now with first-year head coach Brendan Bermea at the helm.

'Competing and playing deep'

Othello Huskies to rely on experience

OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies football team feel like they have reason to be optimistic going into the 2022 season.

Maintaining success

Royal looks to keep momentum from last season going

ROYAL CITY – Following a 14-0 season and the school’s fifth title since 2015, the Royal Knights enter the 2022 season with the departures of many starters from a year ago.

‘Effort, attitude & toughness’

Values a goal for Devine in first year with Eagles

SOAP LAKE – Garrett Devine will step into a new role with the Soap Lake Eagles football program this season, now serving as the team’s head coach.

'A whole new Wahluke'

Warriors look to surprise opponents this season

MATTAWA - The Wahluke High School Warriors football team is working on building a strong foundation centered on team cooperation, but that comes with challenges as well.

Two from Moses Lake graduate at EOU

LA GRANDE, Ore. — Two students from Moses Lake graduated from Eastern Washington University this spring.

Time of Remembrance golf tournament held in Warden

Local golfers swing to support Gold Star families

WARDEN – Golfers gathered at the Sage Hills Golf Club on Saturday morning for the Time of Remembrance Golf Tournament, which raised money for the Time of Remembrance held in Tri-Cities in September. “It actually went really well,” Tournament Organizer Morgan Derington said. “We had a pretty big turnout, I think we had over 15 teams – so, that’s four-person teams that showed up.” Derington said that the tournament was in jeopardy of not happening about a month before they took to the course on Saturday, so he was thrilled to see the community's outpour of support. “For the cause, the Gold Star families of the state of Washington, Idaho and Oregon, it’s really amazing,” Derington said of the support the tournament received. The tournament memorializes Jeremiah Schmunk, a native of Warden who was killed in action in July of 2004. Along with Schmunk the names of other service members from the Pacific Northwest are memorialized on banners throughout the event...

‘What cherry harvest?’

Snow, rain, cold combine to reduce 2022 Pacific Northwest cherry harvest

ROYAL CITY — There are short and long crops in the tree fruit business, good and bad years, and then there are those years, those harvests, the ones few growers - if any - remember fondly. The 2022 Pacific Northwest cherry harvest may be one of those. . .

Legals for August, 29 2022

Legals for August, 22 2022

Brigetta B. Delgado-Emmel

Brigetta Delgado-Emmel was born to Medardo (Leonard) Delgado and Kathleen Delgado in Olympia, Washington on March 1, 1976, and passed away July 24, 2022, while visiting a farm near Royal City, Washington.

Making room

Sandhill Estates development continues to expand

OTHELLO — Construction crews began pouring foundations this week in a new 44-lot subdivision in Othello. Developer Angel Garza cut the ribbon on the fourth phase of the Sandhill Estates development Aug. 8.

Five hurt in rollover near Othello

OTHELLO — Five people were injured in a single-vehicle accident near Othello Wednesday. Aleyssa J. Hernandez, 21, of Othello was driving westbound on state Route 24 southwest of Othello in a 2014 Honda Accord when she failed to negotiate a curve in the road, according to a press release from the Washington State Patrol. The vehicle rolled over, ejecting all four passengers and partially ejecting Hernandez, before crashing into a barbed-wire fence. Also injured in the rollover were 19-year-old Victoria F. Delatorre of Othello, 19-year-old Freddy Gonzalez Rodriguez of Othello and two 16-year-old girls. All were transported to Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. None of the injured was wearing a seat belt, and neither drugs nor alcohol was a factor, according to the WSP.

New laws will boost REC Silicon bottom line

OSLO, Norway — Despite posting a loss for the second quarter of 2022, REC Silicon President and CEO James May said the restart of the company’s solar-grade polysilicon production facility in Moses Lake is looking better than originally forecast, thanks largely to major federal legislation aimed at creating and supporting solar power component production in the United States.

Police records for Aug. 18, 2022

EPD, MLPD, jail

Mariners break up perfect game bid in 6th, beat Angels 8-2

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adam Frazier broke up José Suárez's bid for a perfect game in the sixth and added a two-run triple in the ninth, leading the Seattle Mariners to an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

State awards grants to support local arts and festivals

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Commerce announced Monday that it is awarding more than $71,000 to arts organizations and local festivals in the Columbia Basin. The grants, made in collaboration with the Washington Festivals and Events Association and ArtsWA, are part of $3.3 million in funds awarded to 284 organizations in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties, according to the announcement. Grants can be used to restart local festivals and events suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic or to stabilize depleted budgets, according to the press release. Recipients can use the funds for deposits on infrastructure (security, temporary fencing, staging, lights, sound equipment, etc.) and staff and labor costs. Grants ranged from $178 to $35,000 and were based on need and demonstrated losses. The program was made possible through a tourism relief grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration...

Legals for August, 15 2022

Seahawks QBs Lock, Smith hope for edge in preseason opener

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The biggest question surrounding the Seattle Seahawks enters a new phase this weekend, one where the variables are out of their control.