School boards approve new budget

A budget was approved, milk and bread contracts were signed and tours were planned during the July Lind-Ritzville Schools board meeting Sept. 29.

The Lind and Ritzville school boards gathered inside the Lind-Ritzville Middle School for the second summer meeting of the year. The board members cruised through the agenda as the meeting lasted only 45 minutes.

The 2019-20 budgets were unanimously passed by both school boards. Discussion on the budgets had been held in a past meeting.

According to budget documents, the school co-op’s general fund will start the school year with a balance of $242,11...