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The H.E. Gritman Senior Center has amended the start time for the Chinese Dinner on Friday, May 16. The dinner begins at 5 p.m. to help accommodate a leisurely dinner for anyone wanting an early meal and also for those individuals planning to attend... Full story

The Washtucna School District is offering a free screening clinic for children ages 0-5 years old on May 20 from 12:30-2 p.m. at Washtucna School. Developmental areas screened include vision, hearing, motor, cognitive, speech and language skills.... Full story

Dryland, a documentary filmed in Adams County, is being screened at The Ritz Theater on May 22-24. The film is screened on Thursday, May 22, and Friday, May 23, at 8 p.m. The movie is then shown at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24. Set in Eastern...

The Washington Junior Angus Association is returning to Ritzville to host their annual Field Day May 23-24 on the Wheat Land Communities’ Fairgrounds. Over 30 exhibitors are expected. Activities begin Friday evening with a full schedule planned...

Ritzville City Council is preparing to submit its six-year transportation improvement plan to the state’s Transportation Improvement Board. Before doing so, the city must hold a public hearing for comment on the council’s proposed project...

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc., has submitted a petition to the City of Ritzville seeking annexation of its business into the city limits. The city council will hold a public hearing on the matter on Tuesday, June 3, during a regular...

The Ritzville and Lind School Districts are preparing to host the annual spring concerts, beginning this week. The Ritzville Grade School kicks off the spring concerts with the first through fourth grade production of “A Barnyard Moosical” on...

On the heels of the first-ever statewide distracted driving extra enforcement campaign, law enforcement officers will be out once again searching for not only unbuckled drivers but distracted drivers as part of the annual “Click it or Ticket...

After some self-examination, the Lind Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors wanted to establish a priority list. Of themselves, they asked, how can they make Lind better? How can they bring new businesses, more residents and more visitors to the... Full story

Work will begin in June on the second phase of the Ritzville Walk and Bike path project. This phase will travel from Division Street, along Baumann to Weber Road down to Jackson Street. Tuesday, May 6, the Ritzville City Council awarded the...

Kirby-Hunt Construction LTD was awarded a $919,778.37 contract to install the pump and construct the well house for Ritzville’s newest water well, which was drilled last summer near the golf course. The project is underway and should be complete...

In early April, the Ritzville City Council responded to Police Chief David McCormick’s request for an increase in base salary for police officers and sergeants working for the city. McCormick sought the increase due to recruiting challenges he was...

Amongst a list of changes for the upcoming Relay For Life of Ritzville event on July 12, participants will now have the opportunity to return to the original venue for the event at Jimmie Snider Field. With the addition of the all-weather track at...

With the support of the City of Ritzville, the Ritzville Library District No. 2 will apply for a grant to help fund the installation of an elevator at the Ritzville Public Library. The city owns the building, which is leased by the library district.... Full story

Jacqueline Charlotte McKay died on May 9 at the age of 75. A celebration of life service will take place on Saturday, May 17, from 1-3 p.m. at the Jamison Event Center, 605 East Nelson Road in Moses Lake. Heritage Funeral Home in Spokane is...

Lind-Ritzville High School has received national recognition for excellence in global education from EF High School Exchange Year, the leader in high school exchange. The EF High School Exchange Year Global Education Excellence Award is presented ann...

The Lind School District has been selected to receive a $500,000 preliminary Energy Efficiency Grant for improvements at the schools. The Lind School District applied for the grant through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)... Full story

James Stevenson of Lind participated in Gonzaga University’s graduation exercises during a Commencement Ceremony held on May 11 in Spokane’s Veterans’ Memorial Arena. Stevenson graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business...

The Washtucna School District has announced the list of students in the seventh through 12th grades earning honor roll status and achieving perfect attendance for the third quarter. Three students received honor roll designation by maintaining a grad...

Many a wise philosopher has preached, “Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.” Preparation is critical to the process of success; it lays down the solid foundation required for mental stability and confidence. To ensure the best success of...

Five LRS golfers will advance to the district golf tournament on Monday, May 19. In the District 7 subdistrict event, Logan Morley was the top LRS finisher in fourth with a 79. Trevor Jantz finished ninth with a 88. Michael Shields was 11th with a...

The LRS Lady Broncos will have one more chance to advance out of the Northeast 2B District Softball Tournament. They will meet Liberty on Tuesday, May 20, at 12 p.m. at Merkel Field in Spokane. The Lady Broncos lost their opening round game to...

With a slight change in playoffs this year, the LRS tennis team competed in the District Tournament to have multiple athletes move onto regionals. The Seconds Tournament has been eliminated, moving all of the number two and three singles...

Darcy Stamper continued to lead the SJELWK track and field team with first place finishes in the high jump and long jump competitions last week. Stamper earned a personal record in the long jump with a jump of 22-03 at the Davenport meet on May 10....