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RITZVILLE — The Broncos tennis team split with Reardan on March 26, winning six matches but losing five. In girls singles, Broncos Danica Cox topped Braden Durbin, 5-7, 6-4 and 10-8; and Tahli Rundquist topped Kate Guhlke, 6-4, 7-5. Meanwhile, Broncos Destiny Phelps fell to Hailey Fry, 1-6, 3-6, and Meghan Rivers lost to Kersten Lundgren, 1-6, 2-6. The Broncos doubles girls team of Liberty McClanathan and Savannah Carruth dominated Elsa Wescer and Elyanna Crego, 6-2, 6-3. But Broncos Faye Niccols and Emmah Kerbs lost to E...
SPANGLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team fell one run short in each game of a doubleheader Friday, April 9, against the undefeated Northeast 2B league rival, Liberty. The Lancers (11-0, 10-0 in league) edged the Broncos, 5-4 and 4-3, in a doubleheader. In the opener, both teams remained scoreless until the bottom of the third inning, when Liberty got a runner home. The Lancers would add for more runs to lead 5-0 at the bottom of the 6th. A 7th inning rally brought four Broncos in for a score, but n...
RITZVILLE – Without a cadre of folks willing to invest their time and skills to keep clubs, churches, school-sponsored programs and not-for-profit organizations running smoothly, many would languish. Others might disappear entirely. During the week of April 21-27, dubbed "National Volunteer Appreciation Week," volunteers will receive a measure of recognition for their efforts. President Richard Nixon began the tradition 50 years ago with an executive order, and successive p...
RITZVILLE — Sen. Mark Schoesler is following a gun case in Western Washington closely. On Monday, April 8, Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Gary Bashor ruled that the 2022 state law banning high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional. “As you might guess, Attorney General Bob Ferguson did not take this news well,” Schoesler, R-Ritzville, said in an email. The case involves Gator Custom Guns in Kelso, which was sued by the state in an effort to stop the business from selling magazines capable of holding more than 10 round...
RITZVILLE – Visit the Ritzville Festivals building on Sunday afternoons, and you'll see Temple Gefre, Brooklyn Norton, Madisyn Cameron and their families busily preparing this year's float for the upcoming parade season. Last year, the float debuted Friday afternoon, June 9, when "Ritzville Rocks" emerged from the festivals building and its driver, Jackson Bartlett, cranked up the rock music. Riding the float were Miss Lind-Ritzville Madison Bartlett, and her princesses, Hanna...
RITZVILLE – The City Council approved paying $179,643 toward the Well No. 8 project during its April 2 meeting. The payment was for work performed through March 22 by Varela Engineering and Management of Spokane, and POW Contracting of Pasco. It covered site work, building framing, an electrical "rough in" involving wiring to a transformer and the installation of the remaining 12-inch water main. The original contract price for the project, including sales tax, totals $...
LIND — The annual Lind Alumni Association banquet will take place Saturday, May 4, in the Lind-Ritzville Middle School gymnasium, formerly Lind High School. This year, the organization is planning a 1 p.m. luncheon, rather than an evening dinner, organizers said. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., photos of honored classes will be taken in the gymnasium of the school, 507 N. E St. This year’s honored classes are: • 60 years – Class of 1964 • 50 years – Class of 1974 • 40 years – Class of 1984 • 30 years – Class of 1994 • 20 years – C...
Sheriff’s Log RITZVILLE – TThe Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 17-23: March 17 2:25 a.m. —Assist resident in the area of Milepost 74 U.S. Highway 395, Hatton. 8:22 a.m. — Suspicious vehicle in the 2000 block of East Schoessler Road, Ritzville. 1:53 p.m. — Suspicious 911 call in the 700 block of South Lucy Road, Othello. 2:56 p.m. — Animal problem in the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road, Othello. 4:10 p.m. — Assist resident in the 2200 block of West Cunningham Road...
RITZVILLE – Residents across Eastern Washington woke up to an unexpected surprise on Friday, April 5, as snow blanketed various parts of the region. National Weather Service meteorologist Steven Van Horn said the snowfall totals were noteworthy. While Ritzville receive about a half-inch of snow, it wasn’t record-setting. But in Rosalia, in Whitman County, snowfall set a record. “Rosalia saw an astonishing 4.8 inches of snow, marking a record for April snowfall in the area,” Van Horn said. “We’ve been keeping records on...
8 Years Ago Adams County News April 12, 1899 Mayor Peters means just what he says when he declares that the city ordinances enforcing sanitary regulations are to be strictly and impartially carried out. All alleys, backyards and outhouses are to be thoroughly cleansed this spring and kept in that condition from this time on. Citizens had best take notice, for when an honorable mayor starts in on a job, he goes through with it, and it is much cheaper for a householder to...
William "Billy" George Harder, Jr. William "Billy/Bill Jr." George Harder Jr., 62, died April 1, 2024, in Kahlotus, Wash. Billy was the first child born to Bill Harder Sr. and Vivian (Hamilton) Harder, on Dec. 16, 1961. He was joined by his brothers Kurt and Eric in 1964 and 1969. The boys were raised on their family's Kahlotus wheat and cattle ranch, partaking in chores and taking on responsibilities from an early age. Billy proved his toughness in his youth getting bucked...
Terry "Terue" Theodora (Grimmesey) Janzen Terry was born on July 15, 1930, in Tokyo, Japan. She lived in Japan until 1939, when she moved to California with her family, Orris R., Satoye, brother Robert, and sisters Barbara and Kay Grimmesey. Terry, her siblings and her mother Satoye were taken to an internment camp in Poston, Ariz., during World War II war. Part of Terry's legacy throughout her life was her empathic ability to connect with those in pain or felt isolated and...
RITZVILLE - Ritzville Public Library will host a special presentation of "Stomp and South: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll" on April 19. The program will take pace at 5:30 p.m. at the library, 302 W. Main Ave. Peter C. Blecha will be lead a public discussion during the presentation. Blecha is the director of the Northwest Music Archives in Seattle, and a historian, author and musician. Blecha was a member of several rock'n'roll bands in the early 1970s in Western...
I didn’t grow up in Ritzville in the traditional sense, but the city is still is dear to my heart. It makes me think of cold Popsicle juice dripping down my hand as I walk home from the pool on a Thursday night during an extended summer break at my grandparents’ house by the tennis court. It makes me think of the smell of dirt that wafts in the air during harvest time and the constant sneezing from the wheat germ in the air. It makes me think of home. My husband, son and I moved here from Spokane last year to get rea...
CASTLE ROCK - The Lind-Ritzville High School FFA floriculture team took fourth-place March 23 in a career development event at Castle Rock High School. Lind-Ritzville was the smallest school to field at team at the event. In addition to the team taking fourth, student Claire Wellsandt took eighth-place as an individual. Richland High School's team won the event, followed by East Valley (Moxee) and Castle Rock in third. East Valley's Ruby Zepeda won the individual title,...
RITZVILLE – Here are the meals being offered by the H.E. Gritman Senior Center in Ritzville and the Lind Senior Center in Lind. H.E Gritman Senior Center The H.E. Gritman Senior Center is serving the following: • Wednesday, Apr. 10 - Chicken & rice soup, salad and roll. • Thursday, Apr. 11 - Beef tips, mashed potatoes, vegetable and roll. • Monday, Apr. 15 - Chili, corn bread and salad. • Tuesday, Apr. 16 - Hamburger, fries and jello salad. • Wednesday, Apr. 17 - Chicken alfredo, vegetable and roll. – All meals are served wi...
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Board of Adams County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing to receive comment on the following ordinance on Tuesday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m., in Room 202, Adams County Courthouse, 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington To join meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. h t t p s : / / m e e t . g o t o . com/159539765 You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States: +1 (571)...
Area youth among those racing at Irby IRBY - Five area youth were among the racers competing in events during the Stumpjumpers 52nd annual Desert 100 race weekend. Competing Saturday, April 6, in youth divisions, Greyson Thompson of Lind finished 34th and Emmett Green of Ritzville 72nd in a field of more than 80 young competitors pitting their skills and small motorcycles against the rough sage-steppe near the former town of Irby, off state Highway 28 west of Odessa. In the...
By the time you read this you will know who the men’s NCAA basketball champion is. All I can say is that the two best teams are playing for the crown. I’ll watch as I always do because it’s the right thing to do. It was a great season and an interesting one. Whereas the women’s champion was undefeated the men’s’ teams stubbed their toes a few times, Purdue 4 times and UConn 3. It has been a long time since the men had an undefeated champion mainly due to talented rosters and...
RITZVILLE — Following a week off of school for spring break, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague teams return to a more regular schedule this week. On Tuesday after the newspaper went to press, the Broncos girls fastpitch softball and boys baseball teams traveled to Spangle to play Liberty. The golf team was also hosting a home meet. Today, Wednesday, April 10, the track team is scheduled to compete in a league meet at Liberty High School in Spangle. On Thursday, the tennis team travels to Chewelah to play the Jenkins Cougars and t...
SPOKANE — Five grapplers from the Lind-Ritzville Marmots club reached the championships at the Jason Crawford Memorial Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, March 30. Four brought home a title in what is considered the youth wrestling’s “state” tournament across Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Marmots winning their weight classes include 7-8-year-old girls Reece Glisson at 51-53 pounds and Quinn Glisson at 60-62 pounds. Local boys winning their weights are Javier Villa in the 126-132-pound class in the ages 9/10 divisio...
I’ve always maintained that timing is everything. I wrote last week’s column and sent it off a few hours before WSU basketball coach Kyle Smith announced that he would be the next Stanford Cardinal men’s basketball coach. When I found out I thought that it wasn’t a step up as Stanford has had trouble winning and now they are going to the ACC to play the likes of North Carolina, Duke and this year’s tournament upstart North Carolina State. A few hours later when I was watch...
RESOLUTION NO. R-023- 2024 NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS / Road Stabilization Suppliers County of Adams Department of Public Works Ritzville, Washington Adams County is soliciting Bids from qualified firms with expertise in supplying Liquid Road Stabilization. Sealed bids will be received by Adams County at the office of the Board of County Commissioners located in the courthouse at 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, Washington 99169, until 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9th 2024 and will be opened and publicly read on April 9th, 2024 at 1:30...
PULLMAN – With the early spring weather unkind, many teams have canceled sporting events in Whitman County. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos and the Colfax Bulldogs were more fortunate Tuesday, March 22 - their double-header was moved to Bailey-Brayton Field at Washington State University. The field is entirely turf, so baseball can be played when grass fields are too muddy. Unfortunately for the Broncos, the Bulldogs dominated both games. The Broncos scored only a single r...
REARDAN - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team bats were alive in Reardan, as the Broncos overwhelmed the Screaming Eagles in a doubleheader Saturday, March 30. The Broncos girls dominated Reardan in the opener, winning 23-3, and pounded them again in the closer, 25-8. The wins come two days after the Broncos fell to the Colfax Bulldogs in a double header. The Bulldogs won that matchup, 16-5 and 12-7. Individual statistics were not reported of either of...