Federal, state funds roll in for Ritzville and Lind

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced on Oct. 3 that the city of Ritzville and town of Lind were two of 25 rural local or county governments in the state to receive funding as part of the Community Development Block Grants for 2019.

It’s just some of the recent funds—in the form of grants or loans—received by east Adams County communities from the federal and Washington state government in the past several months.

The city of Ritzville is receiving $624,790 in CDGB funds for sewer system improvements that will go toward the rehabilitation of Pete’s Lift Station, a wastewater fa...