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Morrighhan Duke, left, and Amelia Clack, both 15, polish the skills they learned in their FFA floral arranging class at Lind-Ritzville High School. As fair interns they created nice things for fair attendees to look at, including this visual celebration of the area's favorite crop....
Lee McClanathan, father of the new Brono Lanes proprietor Josh, samples a slice of pizza during the bowling alley's pop-up open house Aug. 23. Besides feeding his dad, the younger McClanathan provided free slices of pizza for anyone to sample. The snack bar at the business opens Aug. 27....
RITZVILLE — Field crops here literally extend as far as the eye can see, and some of that vision is recorded at Wheat Land Communities’ Fair, opening up wide this week. Riley Hille is the fair’s Superintendent for the Field Crops category, and fortunately she is instructing as well as accepting entries. “There’s a myriad of field crops, and not all of them are represented in the entries,” Hille said. She said she has graphics and text mounted explaining the cultivation of wheat (of course,) peas, canola, “and a little bit ab...
Young Hatley Witt of Ritzville was the first out of the chute Saturday night at the Lincoln County Rodeo. Competing in the preshow mutton bustin' contest, Witt didn't make it far while trying to ride backwards....
OLYMPIA - A Ritzville City Councilwoman has been recognized by the Association of Washington Cities. Councilwoman Michelle Plumb recently earned an advanced certificate of municipal leadership after more than 60 hours training in: Legal requirements, roles and responsibilities, and ethics Budgeting and financial management Infrastructure, transportation and land use Building safe, healthy and thriving communities Effective leadership Those who earn the advanced certificate...
There are two kinds of weekends: the kind where you sip coffee on the porch and listen to birds chirp, and the kind where a deer body-slams your Jeep before sunrise. I had the second kind. At 4 a.m. Saturday, I was up, bright-eyed, and determined. The plan: take my best furry friend, Winnie the Ween, and enter my first-ever car show in Rockford. I had visions of polished chrome, impressed onlookers, maybe even a ribbon. Instead, God apparently said, You wanted adventure? Buckl...
RITZVILLE — Several area students were awarded Willard and Patricia Hennings scholarships earlier this month. Scholarships winners include: Mike and Linda Schrag Scholarship • Ritzville — David Hinkle, $2,000, to attend Washington State University. Anna Maria Hitchings Scholarship • Endicott — Olivia Shawgo, $2,266, to attend Washington State University. • St. John — Katherine Hergert, $1,134, to attend Carroll College. David L. and Frances G. Ray Scholarship • Ritzville — Zachary Klein, $1,000, to attend Oklahoma State Un...
This group of six happy Ritzville City Park visitors checked out the area next to the city's water park Aug 13, and were rewarded by a pop-up ice cream feast put together by the city's Emanuel Lutheran Church, all "on the church." Folks had a flavor choice of chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and just to make things interesting, a "mystery" flavor. Left to right are Kenzie Devore, Reece Glisson, Kyla Whitney, Camryn Stanford, Quinn Glisson and Rylee Whitney....
RITZVILLE - Parents are helping their children gear up for the upcoming Wheat Land Communities' Fair. For 12-year-old Colton Hofer, his mother is in his corner helping him prepare. "He has sheep," Junia Hofer said of herr son's 4-H project. "This is the first year that we have our children and animals. It was a challenge to get him working with the sheep, but I think it's helping him develop those skills." Colton Hofer is at the end of a parental supply line of nurturing...
LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from August 20 to August 26, 2025 Anniversaries August 25 — Mark and Brynn Thome August 26 — John and Cathey Strohmaier Birthdays August 20 — Les Branson, Jamie Monroe August 21 — Dusty Kulm, Keaton Knodel August 22 — Chris Miller August 23 — Allie Biermann August 24 — Baylor Youngren August 25 — Kade Knodel, Carlee Osborn August 26 — Christina Field, Cheryl Haase...
RITZVILLE — Perennial favorite Ralston Grange repeats its support of the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair this year starting Aug. 27, but is in need of volunteers at the event. The grange will host a potato bar, served in their fairgrounds building, 5-8 p.m.. Aug. 29-31. In addition, the Grange offers kraut ranzas, German sausage, elephant ears, soft pretzels, Wilma’s popcorn balls and beverages. The organization will also offer Bingo on Aug. 29-30. The Grange booth can be seen in the exhibit building throughout the fair, explo...
This week, Winnie and I set out with a simple goal: catch dinner. And catch dinner we did. But while I was proud of the smallmouth bass we landed, Winnie had a different mission - showering our finned friends with kisses. You'd have thought that crappie was her high school sweetheart, or at the very least, on a third date. Our haul wasn't just limited to the two decent bass we brought home; we reeled in a whole chorus line of smaller fish, enough to make any angler smile. For...
RITZVILLE — Expect to see numerous youth-created exhibits at the Wheat Land Communities’ Fair from Aug. 28-31 at the local fairgrounds. “For the Ritzville Livestock 4-H Club, they probably have 35 kids,” said Julie Hartz, Washington State University Extension Program Assistant for Lincoln and Adams Counties. “Then there are the Saddle Warmers, and there are eight kids in that club.” Other local 4-H clubs are Cool Threads, and Washington Country Kids. Hartz estimates 75-80 local youth will be exhibiting at the local fair....
When only two not-quite full-time people care for the Wheat Land Communities' Fairgrounds, by necessity there is much work to do, and probably not much time to do it. Dan Hein and his wife, Leslie, have been tasked with the fairgrounds maintenance work for several years, and staying close to the work means they actually live on the fairgrounds. Here Dan Hein delivers 4x4s to a section of picnic tables on Aug 9. Hein is active at the fairgrounds from the first part of May to...
RITZVILLE - The Police Department teamed up with local first responders to entertain the community Aug. 5 with an Adams County version of National Night Out, an observance that is truly nation-wide as police departments everywhere pause to rub shoulders with local communities. "It's one night a year, usually the second Tuesday in August, where communities throughout the country get together with their local law enforcement, and it's designed to bring greater community...
LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from August 13 to August 19, 2025 Anniversaries August 14 — Kevin and Becky Branson August 17 — Byron and Kenna O’Neill Birthdays August 13 — Shauna Sanger August 14 — Bryson O’Neill, Palmer Phillips August 15 — Debbie Knodel August 17 — Chris Erickson...
This past weekend, I returned to my National Guard unit, prepared for the usual: early mornings, heavy lifting, and perhaps a small existential crisis in the motor pool. But instead, the Army decided to have a little identity crisis of its own and made us... pretend to be Navy. Yes, you read that right. They threw a bunch of Army National Guard soldiers-arguably the most "cats hate water" branch-straight into the Snake River for water combat survival training. If you've ever...
A double rainbow appears after a brief thunderstorm rolls through outside Harrington on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Storm clouds continued to drift north east as the evening light broke through....
This weekend I did what any respectable Harrington transplant does when the sun's out, the breeze is mild, and the fish haven't yet filed a restraining order against me: I grabbed my fishing gear, my wiener dog, and hit the great outdoors. Somewhere between Odessa and Harrington-coordinates redacted because a girl never gives away her secret fishing hole-I set off to finally catch the fish that have eluded me all season. But let's start at the beginning. Saturday morning...
LIND — The following residents are celebrating anniversaries and birthdays from August 6 to August 12, 2025 Anniversaries August 8 — Jacob and Carley Stout August 12 — Kirk and Jennifer Sager Birthdays August 6 — Lucas Gardner August 7 — Jeanette Wills August 10 — Aubrey Doyle August 11 — Kenna Senn August 12 — Nicholas Labes, Josh Lasen, Miranda Beard, Dennis Hill....
Hazel Harwood examines the fresh corn at the mobile Andy's Fruit and Produce market July 31 in the Ritzville City Park....
OTHELLO - Four-footed creatures, as well as some other configurations, have a place of advocacy in Othello. Adams County Pet Rescue has s staff which cares for furry, and sometimes not-so-furry companions. "We accept strays and we take in owner surrenders," said Manager Anita Plancarte. The animal shelter has a system to prevent euthanasia as they operate within a network to pass animals gone unadopted to facilities in other locations. Only severely sick or very injured...
HARRINGTON — Harrington Haus is celebrating the grand opening of its new outdoor patio with live music by local band Bonnie & the Extras at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. The new patio includes outdoor seating and a staging area, marking the venue’s first step into live outdoor entertainment. The show will also highlight recent upgrades to the building, including a new Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant entrance. Bonnie & the Extras will kick off the outdoor series with a fusion of bluegrass, folk, pop and country. “Th...
Mayor Shinn, played by Michael Merriman orders the Barbershop Quartet portrayed by Benedict Treis, Dominic Treis, Jesse Vawter and Christopher Treis to get Harold Hill's credentials during their final production of The Music Man on Sunday, July 27, in St. John....