Relay nets over $6,000

The Ritzville Relay For Life kicked off at the Ritzville Rodeo Grounds on Friday night with an estimated 80 participants joining together in an evening of fundraising in an effort to raise money for cancer research. The American Cancer Society sponsors the annual event and the preliminary numbers show Relay raised $6,108 to be donated to the organization.

All of the funds are used for the continuing of cancer research and providing cancer patients with resources to help defeat the life-altering disease.

The two top fundraising teams for this year’s event were the Inky Dinks with a preliminary...