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The Lind Town Council met on May 24 with the discussion focused on the Animal Ordinance for the town and whether it will include chickens. The meeting began with the approval of the claims. Councilperson Kathy White asked why procedure has included...

The May 17 meeting of the Ritzville City Council began with two requests from residents in attendance. The first request came from Amy Galbreath who requested the council’s approval to set up a firework stand near the Conoco Station. She will open... Full story

The Lind Town Council met on May 10 with a large group of citizens in attendance. Alan Gay from Stantec began the meeting by advising the council he had the contract for the Stormwater project in hand from the Department of Ecology (Ecology) and it... Full story

Preliminary recommendations for trail management of the current John Wayne Pioneer Trail from the Columbia River east to Malden have been drafted by the Washington State Parks. The Legislatures and public have presented an increased interest in the... Full story

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos will be moving on to the Regional Tournament in Spokane on May 21 after winning two loser out games on May 10. After entering the District Tournament at number five the Lady Broncos were matched up against...

The Ritzville City Council met on May 3 where numerous presentations took place. The first order of business was the swearing in of Michelle Plumb as Council Member five at large to replace Ben Cross, who recently resigned his post. The Boy Scout...

The regular meeting of the Lind Town Council took place on April 26 beginning with a report from Town Engineer Alan Gay who is contracted through Stantec in regards to the ongoing Stormwater Project. Gay began by discussing uses for monies left on... Full story

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague fastpitch softball team finished their regular season 9-9 and in fifth place. They will be playing in the first round of the District Tournament on May 10 in Springdale. The team will face either Tekoa-Rosalia or Wilbur in... Full story

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague baseball team finished their season last week with two final doubleheaders on April 26 and April 30. Head Coach Jason Aldrich and Assistant Coach Jason Hilzer were both very impressed with the team’s progress over the cou...

The Ritzville City Council met on Tuesday, April 19, with new technological improvements made to improve future meetings. Two televisions are mounted to the wall so when presentations are used one will face the audience and the other faces the...

On April 12 the Lind Town Council met at their regular time for the first meeting of the month. The meeting began with the approval of the check warrants. Because of the glitch in the Bias Software used there were three additional checks from... Full story

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos were given a bye during last week and only played one doubleheader against the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves on April 16. The game began slowly with the score tied 1-1 heading into the top of the fifth inning. Easton... Full story

The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos played three doubleheaders last week and currently have a 6-6 record. They are currently ranked sixth in the Northeast 2B League. Head Coach Todd O’Brien stated the team will need to win another few games to... Full story

The Ritzville City Council meeting took place on April 5 and began with an hour-long executive session with Attorney Milt Rowland in regards to the Well 9 project. The meeting opened with Rowland asking the council to pass Resolution 2016-05, which o... Full story