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Schools to close on Tuesday
RITZVILLE—Due to safety concerns over COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered all K-12 schools closed statewide from Tuesday, March 17, until at least April 24. Gatherings of 250 or more are now prohibited statewide, as well. The... — Updated 3/13/2020 Full story
Wild horse inmate study approved by house
OLYMPIA — Convicts working in a “Gentling Program” to help calm wild horses? That’s what Washington Ninth District Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy would like to see. Dye, whose Ninth District includes Adams County, introduced... — Updated 5/25/2020
Kahlotus stays in combine
KAHLOTUS — Local high school student-athletes will continue to participate in the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Athletic director Greg Whitmore announced last week the decision to remain this... — Updated 5/25/2020
Harrington golf course remains open for play
HARRINGTON - With available activities outside the home seemingly decreasing each day, golf remains a game that can be played without any close contact to anybody. As of press... — Updated 3/27/2020 Full story
Bowling alley up for sale
RITZVILLE — For the second time in less than six months, Big Bend Bowling Alley is in danger of closing. Owner Todd Young says he will have to close the downtown entertainment center April 31 if a new owner isn’t found.... — Updated 3/18/2020
Area schools prepare for coronavirus
RITZVILLE - With a state of emergency declared due to the coronavirus outbreak, local schools are preparing for the epidemic to strike here. On Monday and Tuesday, the Colville Scho... — Updated 3/12/2020
Hospital ready should Coronavirus hit area
RITZVILLE - As COVID-19 - popularly known as the coronavirus - continues to spread across the country, including Washington state, officials here are continuing to prepare for a... — Updated 3/12/2020
LRS golf team more than doubles turnout
RITZVILLE -Only four golfers turned out for the Lind-Ritzville/Spague golf team last year. This year, new head coach Bryce Court has seen that number grow to 10. When the season... — Updated 3/11/2020
Lind-Ritzville baseball prepares for Jamboree
RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague baseball head coach Jason Hilzer didn't hesitate for a heartbeat when asked what his goals are for his team's 2020 season. "We're going to... — Updated 3/11/2020
Bronco softball looks to surprise with young players
RITZVILLE -The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague softball team opened practice last week with 22 players aiming to get the Broncos back to the postseason this year. The Broncos graduated four... — Updated 3/11/2020
Whitmore looks back on winter sports
RITZVILLE - Another winter sports season is over for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague athletic combine, which also includes Washtucna and Kehlotus. While the spring sports coaches are... — Updated 3/4/2020
Mayor Bell to host Lind community potluck
LIND — Mayor Paula Bell will host a community potluck from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 14 at Lind Elementary School. Town and area residents can attend to get to know each other. “Many of us live here but work elsewhere,... — Updated 3/4/2020
East Adams Rural Healthcare: Nursing positions filling up
RITZVILLE —It’s been a while, but East Adams Rural Healthcare is about to be fully staffed with nurses. “We’ve had nursing positions open for a significant amount of time,” Chief Nursing Officer Jennifer Pepperd said at... — Updated 3/4/2020
Ritzville mayor to step down
RITZVILLE - Less than a half -year into his second term, Mayor Gary Cook has decided to resign. His last day will be March 31. Mayor Pro Tem pore Dennis Chamberlain will assume... — Updated 2/27/2020
Academic champs
RITZVILLE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team may have been eliminated from the Northeast 2B district tournament last week, but they still have a state-wide award to... — Updated 2/27/2020
Boys lose heartbreaker as season ends
SPOKANE --- The Lind-Ritzville boys basketball team saw its season come to end last Thursday with a loss to Kettle Falls after a desperate full-court shot at the buzzer just... — Updated 2/27/2020
Girls eliminated at district tournament
SPOKANE - "We just couldn't shoot the ball." That's how Lind-Ritzville/Sprague head coach Steve Wellsandt summed up his team's struggle at the Northeast 2B district tournament. The... — Updated 2/27/2020
Code Officer talks continue in Lind
LIND --- Code enforcement continues to come up at Lind Town Council meetings. The council has taken the last several weeks to review town ordinances 11-01 and 11-02, which deal with what role a code enforcement officer would play.... — Updated 2/27/2020
Uniquely Washington going out of business
RITZVILLE - Seven months after moving across Main Street into a newly remodeled Snyder Block Building, Uniquely Washington is shutting its doors. Owners Dennis and Mary Chamberlain... — Updated 2/20/2020
Lind tarmac gets facelift
LIND — The Mid-Columbia Ninety-NInes, a group of women pilots in Washington and Oregon, want to paint the word “LIND” on the tarmac of the local airport. At its most recent meeting, the Town Council gave the group its conditi... — Updated 2/20/2020
School levies passing area-wide
RITZVILLE — All four levies asked for by the Lind-Ritzville School co-op are being approved by voters in the special election Feb.11. The co-op asked for two levies in Lind and two in Ritzville, including a replacement levy for... — Updated 2/20/2020
LRS Girls basketball drop to consolation bracket
SPOKANE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls basketball team dropped to the consolation bracket of the Northeast 2B district tournament Tuesday after falling to Colfax, 45-36. The... — Updated 2/20/2020
LRS boys basketball fall to St. George's
SPOKANE VALLEY - If the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team is going to advance to the regional tournament, it is going to have to do so through the consolation bracket of t... — Updated 2/20/2020
FBLA brings home awards
RITZVILLE - Twenty-eight members of the Lind-Ritzville Future Business Leaders of America team traveled to Spokane Valley for the winter regional conference earlier this month and... — Updated 2/20/2020
Police Profile Series: Sgt. Mark Cameron
RITZVILLE - In the past two editions of the Police Profile Series, we met officers who served in law enforcement in the military before becoming police officers. Today, we meet a... — Updated 2/19/2020
