Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 27
A 50-voice choir will provide a special musical program at the Trinity United Methodist Church of Ritzville located at 107 West Second Avenue. The program will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12. Everyone is welcome to attend this program....
The annual Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville program is slated for Friday, March 18, at 7 p.m. The program is being hosted in a new venue this year, at the Ritzville Grade School gym. Pre-sale tickets are now available to purchase for $10 from Stacey Schoessler or any of the five contestants. This year’s contestants are Tessa Jantz, Erica Leffel, Kennea Teal, Kiley Griffin and Morgan Shields. Rehearsals for this year’s program have now begun. The program also serves as an opportunity for the outgoing royalty to be rec...
The Wheat Land Communities’ Fair Board is accepting applications for 2016 Fair Royalty. Three positions are open to young ladies, 14-18 years of age who live within the boundaries of the Lind, Ritzville and Washtucna School Districts, and are currently enrolled in school, entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2016. Those chosen to represent the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair will be the official hostesses at this years’ fair, which will be held Labor Day weekend, Sept. 1-4, 2016. The royalty will assist in the prese...
The Lind and Ritzville School Boards met on Feb. 22 for the regularly scheduled meeting to discuss and listen to updates from administrators for the districts. The meeting began with a Transportation Cooperative update and proposal for the purchase of two buses. Transportation Coordinator Lynn Sackmann explained the features of the two buses and answered questions from the board members. Both boards unanimously approved to purchase a 30-passenger and 42-passenger bus for the cooperative district. Sackmann said the... Full story
Tragedy woke up members of local law enforcement early on March 1 after a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian occurred on westbound I-90. Upon arriving at the scene, Adams County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) discovered a female subject deceased in the roadway with multiple punctures to her body near milepost 201, nearly 20 miles west of Ritzville. The nature of the discovery led ACSO to begin a homicide investigation, and closed the two westbound lanes for nearly eight hours. Adams County Sheriff Dale Wagner s... Full story
Among a full agenda during the Feb. 25 Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners meeting, the primary topic of conversation revolved around the current financial situation of East Adams Care Center (EACC) and the future plans for the facility. CEO/CFO Gary Bostrom explained the initial year-end result for EACC shows the facility losing an estimated $600,000 in the months of operation. Bostrom said the total estimation of loss for an entire year exceeds $800,000. With the financial concern, and due to... Full story
The Washington State University (WSU) Extension Office located in Ritzville has recently set up telecommunication equipment in the office thanks to numerous donors in the community. County Director Aaron Esser stated they have been attempting to get a system such as they one they recently acquired set up since they moved into their current building in April of 2014. Esser continued by saying the group wanted to implement it while they were still in the Courthouse building but... Full story
CELEBRATION. After earning the 52-48 win against Warden in the Regional Tournament on Saturday, LRS Broncos senior athletes Alan Field and Dylan Becker hug as they celebrate moving on to the State Tournament. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
IN THE PAINT. LRS Bronco Wyatt Roettger gains the advantage over Warden defenders and adds two points to the Broncos score in the first quarter of the Regional Tournament. The Broncos move on to face Life Christian in the first State game. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Lind Gun Club Feb. 21 25: Pete Franz. 24: Dakota Kok, Terry Utecht. 23: Carson Schlimmer. 22: Shane Strohmaier. 21: Curt Franz, Richard Kulm, Aaron Reimer, LeRoy Watson. 20 and under: Blake Bennett, Anna Franz, Mike Gering, Alan Schlimmer, Garrett Schlimmer, Joel Zwainz, Thomas Rosen, Craig Cooper, Brody Folk, Garrett Pfaff. Ritzville Gun Club Feb. 21 – 54 Shooters 24: Tyler Frederick, Travis Dewald, Justin Ziebell. 23: Marty Erdman, Jason Heider, William Green, Steve Telecky. 22: Walter Weber, Wes Frederick, Scott Yaeger, S...
Last week, the president announced his plan to close the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, where terrorist detainees are being held. The president’s plan is to shut down Guantánamo Bay by transferring some of the 91 detainees to other countries and moving the rest to the U.S. mainland. Closing Guantánamo has been a campaign pledge of the president since 2008, and he is attempting to close the facility in his waning months in office. There is one problem for this plan: the president is obligated to follow the law that... Full story
Converting animal poop to power makes sense, but today it is too expensive. The good news is it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and curtails odors from farms. Biomass is an important part of our nation’s effort to generate electricity from renewable sources. However, in Washington, where electric rates are low, it is difficult to make an economic argument using biomass to solely produce power. Our state’s forest products companies have burned wood wastes for decades as part of the manufacturing process. It is called co-...
Let me begin by thanking the hundreds of people who took part in the 9th District telephone town hall earlier this week. This was the first time that Rep. Schmick, Rep. Dye and I have been in a position to host one of these meetings together; we took calls and questions from Ritzville to Pasco to Anatone to Mica, and many points in between. The responses to the three opinion polls we conducted during the hour-long conversation are below. I have mentioned more than once how, as a farmer, I am an eternal optimist. A week ago I...
The scale at which the world is measured can be difficult to grasp, especially for high school students who have yet to explore all that it has to offer. In order to help students realize the variety of cultures that occupy the massive expanse of a world they live in, Lind-Ritzville High School (LRHS) Spanish I and II classes reached out to create online pen pals, or e-pals. LRHS Spanish teacher, Kathy McAnally, has led students through pen-pal programs in the past. She explained, “I have done this four or five times over t...
LADY TIGERCATS. The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Lady Tigercats basketball team recognized one senior athlete and two cheerleaders during the last home game in LaCrosse against the Garfield-Palouse Lady Vikings. The ceremony took place prior to the start of the game and honored the seniors for their achievements, and also recognized their parents. The senior athletes and their families are (from left) Cheerleader Ashley Boyer and her parents Robin Conn, Dennis Schiable, Mark...
LADY BRONCOS. During the last home game of the season, the Lady Broncos and fans recognized five seniors. The Lady Bronco seniors and family members are (from left) Holly Nygren with her parents Heidi and Steve Nygren, Selena Lamar-Paslay with Jamie Schmunk, Camille Nelson and Kim Schofstoll, Elora Birkholz from Germany with her host mother Liz Smith and fellow exchange student Caroline Eriksson, Ebba Vik from Norway who was the statistician with her host parents Jodie and...
MAT SQUAD. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos mat squad honored three seniors at the final home match of the season. The three seniors and their parents are (from left) Joe Benedict with his parents Dave Benedict and Aimee Guiles, Matthias Ferderer with his parents Ron and Melinda Ferderer, and Karl Hawks with his parents Kevin and Teri Swartz.... Full story
BRONCOS BASKETBALL. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos team honored 10 seniors during the last home game at the end of January. The Bronco seniors and their guardians are (from left) Nick Fleming with his parents RaeAnn and Darrin Fleming, Wyatt Roettger with his parents Esther and Rob Roettger, Dallas Killian with his father Gordon Killian, Ryan Frederick with his parents Kari and Wes Frederick, Bryson Gering with his parents Debbie and Brad Gering, Jacob Saetre with his...
ALL-LEAGUE. Three Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos were named to the All-League team during the District Tournament. Tessa Jantz (back row, third from right), Peyton Curtis (back row, second from right) and Tommi Swannack (front, center) were honored for their performance on the court this season. -Photo courtesy of Donna Koch... Full story
BRONCOS. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos had two athletes named to the All-League team. Jacob Saetre and Wyatt Roettger (back row, white jerseys) received their recognition and awards during the District Tournament. Both Saetre and Roettger are seniors and starters for LRS. -Photo courtesy of Christy Saetre...
TOMMI SWANNACK avoids defenders as she heads to the hoop against the number one ranked team in the league the St. George’s Lady Dragons. -Journal photo by Rachel Plager...
The Lady Broncos finished their season over the weekend with a 19-9 record in regular play and a 10-4 record for league play. Head Coach Gary Kelly said he was very pleased to see how his team grew over the season. “We were obviously disappointed to be so close to the State Tournament but the thing I keep coming back to is what a great season we have had. We had a huge amount of wins and a huge amount of success.” Their final game was in the Regional Tournament versus St. Geo... Full story
The annual State Hardwood Classic began with the Regional Tournament on Feb. 27, where the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos earned the right to compete in the State B Tournament. The Broncos defeated Warden in the loser-out contest, with the Broncos receiving the win and a chance to continue into playoffs for the run at the state title. As one of three Northeast 2B League teams competing at the State Tournament, the Broncos have an opportunity to show the competitiveness of the...
The nonprofit foundation recently founded in the community is seeking donations from the area. Spay Neuter Your Pet or SNYP has an account set up at Wheatland Bank for residents to make donations to. Mikki Kison, Janet Bowman and Leslie Greenwalt saw a need for a group to assist low-income families with having their pet neutered. They began SNYP in November of 2015 and since then were able to raise enough funds to distribute seven coupons to local families. Their goal with... Full story
The Washtucna Community Church is welcoming back the Tri-Cities Men’s Gospel Choir to perform at the 11 a.m. church service on March 6. Everyone is welcome to enjoy the wonderful music the group will share. A potluck will follow the service in which everyone is welcome to stay for....