The Adams County Community Network will host a “Community Gang Awareness” town hall meeting on Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m. The town hall meeting will be held in the Othello Christian Church Fellowship Hall, 915 East Rainier Avenue. Two nationally recognized gang experts, detectives Domenic Cappelluti and Michael Reed from the Waukeen, Ill., Police [...]
Ismael Garcia, a 19-year-old Warden resident who was a well-known member of the Norte 14 gang in Othello, was shot and killed March 18 in Taggares Park by a rival member of the Blue 13 Florencias.? Adams County deputies were called to the scene to find Garcia had been transported to Othello Hospital by a [...]
“The South Mexican Loco’s is one of Othello’s gangs. Their tag is SMLX3. Their color is blue. Another gang in town is called the Poncho Villa Loco’s. Their color is red and tag is PVL X4. Both gangs seem to have a turf war going on in the alley off of Juniper Street and Fourth Avenue, as each other’s markings resurface on a daily basis.”
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Othello GangsPolice Chief Steve Dunnagan agrees there has been a recent increase in the number of cases of graffiti around town. He also acknowledges Othello’s juvenile arrest rate has always been among the highest in Adams County when compared to the statewide average. But Dunnagan, [...]
This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Othello Gangs Part three of a four part series on gang activity and juvenile crime in Othello Efforts to turn young students into responsible citizens and stave off gang associations begin at an early age in the Othello School District. “It starts at the [...]
This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Othello GangsThe battle to reduce gang activities and juvenile crime in Othello is never ending. But over the years, Dave Gowan and his staff at Juvenile Services have come to know three ways to combat the problems: prevention, intervention and suppression. “You have to get [...]
Maybe this is a good time to report on the stock market? Or maybe it isn’t??Last March, I reported the market was “Bad! Bad! Bad!” Apparently, that was a little premature.?The market has dropped a bunch since that was written.?I’m not sure what got small-time investors into this fix. But the common belief, “I haven’t [...]
Bill Gray, area manager for the Bureau of Reclamation, announced at the March 18 Columbia Basin Development League meeting a draft environmental assessment has been released to implement the Lake Roosevelt incremental storage release project.?The assessment also includes the Weber siphon complex north of Warden.?The purpose of the project is to meet objectives by Washington’s [...]
Three representatives of Cascade Natural Gas met with community members on March 18 to discuss the availability of additional natural gas for Othello and the surrounding area. “We’ve had large natural gas users come through the area because eastern Washington is a primary development opportunity,” Mike Beardsley, Port of Othello, said. “If the gas is [...]
It was a rainy weekend, but that didn’t stop visiting birders from jumping on buses to track down the elusive sandhill cranes.?The 12th annual festival brought visitors from across the country to watch and learn about the area’s history and wildlife.?The event began on Friday with several tours and a special discussion with Paul Bannick, [...]
Carolina “Carol” Rangel, 58, of Moses Lake, formerly of Othello, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, in Othello, with her family and friends by her side. Carol was born on June 23, 1950, in Charleston, Iowa, to Florentino and Juanita Estraca Rodriquez. She was raised in Texas and settled in Washington state in 1964. She [...]
Ismael Garcia, also known as “Junior,” passed away March 18, 2009, in Othello. He was born on Feb. 22, 1990, in Greeley, Colo., to Ramona E. Martinez and Ismael Garcia. At the age of 10, he moved to Othello from Colorado. He loved to play basketball, listen to music and hang out with family and [...]
Dorothy Ruth Olmstead McLean Schaffer, 71, passed away at Columbia Crest Care and Rehabilitation of Moses Lake. She went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, March 20, 2009. Dorothy was born in Black Duck, Minn., to Charles Victor Olmstead and Olive Geneva Wentworth Olmstead. When she was 2-1/2 years old, [...]
