Local Wiki
Adams County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- County Commission / Council meets
- Wednesdays, 9:00 AM (inferred from agenda filenames, not a stated fixed policy)
- Meeting location
- Adams County Courthouse, 210 W. Broadway, Room 202, Ritzville, WA 99169
- County Auditor
- Heidi Hunt · heidih@co.adams.wa.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://adamscowa.portal.civicclerk.com/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Dan Blankenship (District 1) · Jay R. Weise (District 2) · Mike Garza (District 3)
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (3)
- Hatton
- Lind
- Washtucna
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (5)
- Benge School District
- Lind School District
- Othello School District
- Ritzville School District
- Washtucna School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (7)
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 - Ritzville
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 2 - Hatton, Lind
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 4 - Harder/McCall
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 5 - Othello
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 6 - Benge
- Adams County Fire Protection District No. 7 - Washtucna
- Adams Lincoln County Fire Protection District No. 3 - Odessa
Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory