Hold that number

RITZVILLE — Hometown Family Medicine is warning clients of scam phone calls being made asking for credit card numbers.

"The phone call actually comes in as coming from Hometown Family Medicine," office manager Sherry Sackman said. "We've checked out all our devices, but the scammers are getting smarter all the time."

Fortunately, so are the clinic's customers.

"We had a couple of clients tell us they didn't give out the information because they know we would never call and ask for a credit card number over the phone," Sackmann said.

The clinic, located at 210 W Main Ave in Ritzville, has a pho...