Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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RITZVILLE — Several local youngsters took home awards from the annual Wheat Land Communities Fair Aug. 29 through Sept. 1. In addition to the awards, they also sold their livestock at the annual market sale. Below, reported youth winners are listed with the people and/or businesses that purchased their livestock (in parentheses): Champion FFA Beef — Alyssa Williams (Marcia Williams, Greg and Sue Williams) Swine — Hanna Towne (Bronco Farm Supply) Goat — Reagan Korthuis (Ritzville Warehouse) Sheep — Alyssa Williams (Erin Mor...
The 2024 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna cheerleading team is, from left, front row, Zoey McCoy, Olivia Balfe, Hannah Hille, Trinity Graham and Whitlee Silvernail; and back row, Abbi Northern, Zenaida Lujan, Alejandra Novoa, Nalina Wylie and Giovanna Guizar-Estrada. Coaches Kiera Buriak and Megan Buriak are not pictured....
RITZVILLE — Approximately $19,000 in prize money was paid out to participants in the 54th annual Ritzville Rodeo that took place Aug. 30 and 31. Here are the official results: Bareback — Payton Robinson, $850. Saddle Bronc — Bodee Gudmunson, $750. Bulls — J.C. Merriott. $1250. Open Breakaway Roping — 1. Joselyn Arnold, $798; 2. Kiley Streeter, $660; 3. Maddie Baumberger, $523; 4. Kassidy Bremner, $385; 5. Jamie Parvin, $248; and 6. Jules Pyper, $138. Calf Roping — 1. Travis Eller, $575; 2. Devin Robinson, $345; and 3. Trac...
Fairs and rodeos are, for the most part, over for the year. It seems that there is a real need for more people to step up to help at these venues. Why are local organizations finding it difficult to get volunteers to help at their booth, cooking, selling or running games such as Bingo? Well a couple of weeks ago in the large paper that is printed in the big city northeast of here there was a picture in the Northwest section of a woman that was having the time of her life...
SPANGLE — The Liberty Lancers were treated to an episode of the Boness show Friday night, Sept. 6, as the visiting Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos came to town. Senior Brody Boness scored three touchdowns and younger brother Cameron Boness passed for two scores in a 28-22 Lind-Ritzville/Sprague victory over the Northeast 2B rival Lancers. The Broncos opened the game with a brother-to-brother touchdown pass, as Cameron Boness hit Brody Boness for a 42-yard score. Brody Boness added the point after to take a 7-0 lead. Brody B...
RITZVILLE — The Bronco girls opened the season sweeping league rival Reardan during a Northeast 2B matchup Saturday, Sept. 7. The Broncos won 25-19, 25-23, 25-23. Zoe Galbreath and Saige Galbreath led the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team with eight kills each. Zoe Galbreath also posted 12 assists, 3 aces and a block. Saige Galbreath also had a block, as did Hannah Towne and Claire Wellsandt. Meanwhile, Madisyn Cameron had 10 digs and Allesandra Mendez added 3 aces. The 2023 state 2B runners-up are back on the court this week. T...
Alyssa Williams of Ritzville, left, and Amelia Ray or Reardan, represented Junior Livestock of Spokane on Friday and Saturday at the Lincoln County Rodeo. The girls gave away T-shirts and other items, while serving as ambassadors for the organization....
I know, the title sounds a bit strange. I was going to say interesting but I won’t try to fool anyone. There was a bird fight last Thursday in Cheney as the hometown EWU Eagles battled the Hawks from Monmouth a private FCS football team from New Jersey Scheduled football games like this for Eastern aren’t normal. Typically they are on the road for their first couple of games and host a team when the students are back on campus in a couple of weeks. But this year the Eag...
Nicolas White flies off a bucking horse during Saddle Bronc riding activities Friday night at the Ritzville Rodeo. As a result, he didn't get a score. For more photos from the rodeo, see Page 9. The rodeo was part of the Wheat Land Communities Fair. Official results of the rodeo and fair were not available before press time over the Labor Day weekend....
Adams County celebrates its ag roots in Old West fashion Friday and Saturday night at the Ritzville Rodeo...
RITZVILLE - The fall sports season officially kicks off with regular play beginning this Friday and Saturday. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos boys football team will open the season at 7 p.m. Friday in Spangle at Liberty High School. The Broncos return five seniors to the starting lineup, including running back Brody Boness, who suffered an injury last season. In their last matchup, the Broncos crushed the Liberty Lancers, 60-14, on Sept. 8, 2024. Last season, the Broncos...
Dustin Hennings of Ritzville was among several competitors from Adams County on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 23-24, at the Lincoln County Fair. Hennings competed in both saddle bronc and ranch bronc events,but was unable to stay in the saddle longer than 8 seconds. As a result, he didn't get a score. For more photos from the rodeo in Davenport, see Page 10....
Coaches and Managers at the professional level at least are basically hired on a temporary basis as firings are commonplace if things don’t go so well. Let’s face facts, it is much easier to fire a manager or coach than it is to fire the whole team. I know a few teams that a general manager put together and there was no way any head man could find success with the crew that went onto the field of play. Last Friday, Seattle Mariners’ General Manager Jerry Dipoto fired Manag...
ST. JOHN - The Jolly Rogers racing team made a great showing at the Webb's Slough sprint boat races on Saturday, Aug. 24, winning two of the three classes. In the Modified class, driver T.J. Burrows and navigator Keith Brownsberger won the division. The duo beat out the team Slippery Pickle of Jesse Denton and Terry Lamb, which took second. Third place was Cheney-based Pour Decisions team of Jason Perkins nd Kyle Belles. Fourth place was Checkmate, with driver Frank Toftemark...
OLYMPIA – Smile, you’re on body camera. Beginning in September, 152 state Department of Fish and Wildlife law enforcement officers will be wearing body cameras to improve accountability and transparency, according to department officials. Game wardens who are commissioned law enforcement officers will be wearing the cameras, as will others with law enforcement certification. The cameras cost $915,000, officials said, noting the money was allocated by the Legislature during the 2023-25 supplemental operating budget pro...
Mutton bustin' provided pre-show entertainment at the Lincoln County Rodeo on Friday and Saturday. Pictured, Hatley Witt of Ritzville tries to stay atop his sheep Saturday night....
The temperatures are beginning to be more reasonable which will be helpful for the start of high school football today (Wednesday). The weight rooms have been busy, hopefully, as athletes prepare for their fall camp practices. There is always a lot of anxiety and positivity especially if the returning team has a great deal of experience. There are always several schools that graduated much of their team and it is back to the drawing board about how to fill those key spots that...
Women’s basketball earns WBCA Honor ATLANTA, Ga. — In a season of historic success on the court, Eastern Washington women’s basketball maintained its elite level in the classroom. Eastern earned a Special Mention on the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association honor roll. To qualify for the WBCA honor roll special mention, a team must have a 3.0 combined grade-point average. Teams also must be nominated for the honor by their head coach, who must be a WBCA member. The Eagles carried a 3.42 cumulative GPA for the 2023-24 academi...
A few days ago, I was thinking about a guy that had been hired at a place where I worked years ago. What is interesting about this guy is how he could involve himself in almost any conversation. It seems that this guy did it all. As we listened, it became quite clear that this guy had trouble keeping a job because he couldn’t tell the truth. This guy was in his early 30s, yet he had already driven over one million miles as a long-haul trucker. When someone asked what I did ove...
Growing up in the late '50s and '60s, we always had the radio on to listen to our favorite music on a Spokane Top 40 radio station. Whether it was after we got out of bed, getting ready for school, riding in the car or working in the shop, we were enjoying our favorite disc jockey's bantering, joking and introducing music the world was enjoying. Yes, we knew the names of the bands and songs, and we could sing along with the music and for the most part we were close to...
RITZVILLE — Local high school sports will be heating up in the next couple weeks as the Broncos begin organizing teams for the upcoming fall season. Middle and high school teams will host parent meeting and orientations at 6:15 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19. All football, volleyball and cross country athletes and parents at both the middle and high school levels are asked to attend. Football and cheerleading practices will begin Wednesday, Aug. 21. High school football players will practice in helmets only from 4-6 p.m. that day. C...
TAMPA, Fla. - Going into his final season at Eastern Washington, Efton Chism III is getting used to the national attention. Chism was included in the East-West Shrine Bowl's top 1,000 NFL prospects in the lead up to the 2024 college football season. The list intends to highlight the best players who are both eligible for the annual all-star game and ready for the NFL. The East-West Shrine Bowl is scheduled for January 30, 2025 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, with 130...
There are a lot of songs that were once quite popular but as time goes on the lyrics get lost on younger generations. In the song ‘Return to sender’ made popular by Elvis in the 50s there is a line that says, ‘no such number, no such zone.’ A zone was utilized in big cities which basically located the nearest postal facility. That was replaced by the Zip Code. Imagine the song rewritten: No such number, no such zip code. Harry Chapin had a hit song Taxi in 1972 that has a l...
OLYMPIA — Gray wolves will stay listed as endangered in Washington following a tight 5-4 vote by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission. Despite a significant increase in the gray wolf population over the past 15 years, with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reporting at least 260 wolves in 42 packs, the decision was made to retain their endangered status. The Commission’s virtual meeting on Friday, July 19 also covered changes to cougar hunting regulations. New rules set the cougar hunting seas...
