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The Ritzville Fire Department responded to a structure fire call on the morning of Tuesday, April 18, on west Cherry Street. The Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 Fire Chief Scott Kembel said they received the call of a structure fire at 3:52 a.m., which involved three out buildings. Kembel said as he stepped outside of his residence, he could smell the smoke from the fire and noticed the glow of the flames in the distance. Kembel stated 14 firefighters responded in the ladder truck, a pumper and the rescue truck. W...
The Ritzville City Council approved the Six-Year Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for 2018 through 2023 during the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 18. Robbins began the meeting by explaining the details of the seven priority projects included in the plan. She said the purpose of the TIP is to assist in budgeting for the city and for allocations from the Transportation Improvement Board, which are required to be included on the plan and adopted by the city. Ritzville City council member Scott Yaeger said the...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague golf team has been making large strides towards improvement after competing in three away matches. The team traveled to Colville on Tuesday, April 11, to face Colfax, Davenport, Wilbur-Creston, Northwest Christian, Odessa-Harrington, St. George’s and Tekoa-Rosalia in a league top six match. Tessa Jantz, Ellie Gering, Morgan Lane and Brinley Moore comepted for the Broncos girls’ team. Jantz led the girls’ team with a score 80. Gering shot 109, while Moore and Lane earned scores of 114 and 118. For J...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos traveled on Tuesday, April 18, to face Mary Walker in a league doubleheader. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said he expected it to be a difficult game due to Mary Walker’s ranking in the division and strong hitting abilities in previous games. The Lady Broncos began the game strong, making solid contact at the plate and showcasing improvement on defense. The teams competed well in the first half of the game and the score remained close. O’Brien said pitcher Emma Aldrich began to elevate her p...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos are approaching the end of the regular season after hitting the road to compete against Mary Walker and St. George’s. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said the team continues to make improvements and their goal is to end the season with a winning record. On Tuesday, April 18, the Broncos traveled to Springdale to compete in a league doubleheader against Mary Walker. Garrett Frederick started as pitcher for the Broncos, and Aldrich said the freshman athlete continues to pitch well. Frederick claimed...
On the morning of Nov. 10, 2016, members of the Ritzville Fire Department responded to a structure fire call and saved the life of a male victim trapped inside a burning house. Because of the heroic act, two volunteer firefighters are being honored at the American Red Cross’ annual Hometown Heroes Luncheon on April 26 at the Spokane Convention Center. Ritzville firefighters David Breazeale and Robert Dew were one of the first members to respond to the scene with Ritzville F...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are approaching the end of the league season after competing in two doubleheaders against Davenport and Colfax. The team began their week by traveling to Davenport on Tuesday, April 11, to face the Lady Gorillas in a non-league doubleheader. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the team began the game slow and struggled to make contact with the ball. Davenport took advantage of the Lady Broncos’ lack of energy to earn an early lead, he add...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team is striving to make improvements as they competed in two doubleheaders. The team claimed non-league wins against Davenport and suffered losses to Colfax. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said the team is making strides towards improvement, but basic fundamental errors continue to affect the Broncos’ ability to claim wins. The team traveled to Davenport on Tuesday, April 11, for a non-league doubleheader. Going into the game, Aldrich s...
Community members have the opportunity to enjoy a homemade meal made from fresh ingredients when they visit the recently opened Tee Time at the Ritzville Golf Course Clubhouse. The restaurant is ran by the mother and daughter team of Barbara DeVore and Adrianne Ellis, and DeVore said they hope to bring a fresh, new approach to the local dining experience. With 17 years of management experience, DeVore has always had a passion for the restaurant business. She said the duo...
The Ritzville City Council discussed revising the speed limit on Main Avenue and possible traffic safety precautions, during the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4. Ritzville resident Scott Carruth brought the issue to the council’s attention by stating when cars are parked on the road the intersections connecting to Main Avenue provide little to no visibility to see oncoming traffic. He said the lack of visibility and speeding cars has caused many close calls for traffic accidents on the road and he suggested the speed l...
The amount of recreational activities offered in Ritzville is expanding as the Adams County Park and Recreation Department is working with Skyhawks Sports Academy to host a variety of sport camps this summer. In an effort to provide additional sporting options to area children ages four through 12, Park and Rec Chairman Marie Borth and Co-Chairman Andee Heider stated the camps will be healthy and productive activities for kids to participate in during the summer. Heider said the city first approached the Board about hosting...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team had difficulty finding consistency on the field as they suffered losses against Liberty on Saturday, April 8, in a league doubleheader. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said he expected Liberty to be tough competitors as they have been in previous seasons. Freshman Garrett Frederick started as pitcher in the first game. Aldrich said Frederick continues to improve on his pitching skills as he struck out five batters and had no walks in four innings. The Broncos struggled to make contact...
The Lady Broncos had a bittersweet weekend resulting in a split game against the Liberty Lancers on Saturday, April 8, in a league doubleheader. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the weather conditions tremendously affected the team’s performance during the games. With high winds and a mix of rain and snow, O’Brien said the team had difficulty maintaining a grip on the ball in the field and on the mound. The slick ball impacted the accuracy of Emma Aldrich’s pitching, as she would often lose the ball during the wind up, he expl...
Community members will have the opportunity to be informed on the various effects of drug and alcohol use through five consecutive forums, which will serve as a judgment free zone for those attending. Due to the efforts of Paul McAnally and John Hunsberger, the Soul Cafe received $1,000 from the Rural East Adams Coalition for Health (REACH). After the REACH received a $13,000 grant, McAnally said they approached the coalition about hosting community forums about drugs and...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos baseball team showcased improvement in their hitting abilities during two league doubleheaders against Asotin and Reardan. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said despite the losses to Asotin, the games proved to be a solid effort from the Broncos as they continue to develop skills early in the season. The team hit the road on Saturday, March 25, to face Asotin. Aldrich said they expected it to be a tough game due to Asotin’s record of seasons at t...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos are making strides towards improvement as they claimed two wins in a doubleheader against Asotin on Saturday, March 25. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said the team did not know what to expect from Asotin as they are new to the league. He stated the Lady Broncos showcased strong hitting in the games, which attributed to the wins. The team started the first game lacking intensity, allowing Asotin to be in the lead 4-2 at the end of the second i...
The Ritzville City Council approved Ordinance 2106 pertaining to false alarms at the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 21. City Attorney Mark DeWulf said since they reviewed the ordinance at the previous meeting, the city made changes to the verbiage in order to be consistent throughout the document. The purpose of the ordinance is to reduce the number of false alarm calls in the city and waste of city resources by granting them authority to apply administrative action including fees. The document states every false alarms...
Community members gathered at the WSU Extension Center to hear Humanities Washington Speaker David Gordon present details of his book and his findings regarding the legend of Sasquatch. Gordon’s book, “The Sasquatch Seeker’s Field Manual: Using Citizen Science to Uncover North America’s Most Elusive Creature”, shares stories and opinions about the controversial creature’s existence. Gordon is a well-known author and has written 20 books on various topics including slugs, snails, orcas, and cooking with insects. Gordon has...
With the prices of retail and custom-made clothing increasing, Lind resident Diane Kennedy’s goal of opening a business included providing community members with an affordable and fun way to order custom marketing and promotional merchandise. Kennedy’s business called “The Swag Shop”, located at 208 West Second Avenue in Lind, offers a variety of services including the printing of custom t-shirts, tank tops, sweatshirts, vinyl banners, hats and many more. Her slogan, “Say It...
Stantec Engineer Alan Gay informed Lind residents who attended the regular council meeting on Tuesday, March 14, of the details of the Storm Water Project. Clerk-Treasurer Kim Michaels presented a pay request from Stantec totaling $8,441.16 for project design services. The Council approved to pay the requested amount. Gay said the town has reached the total amount budgeted for the design portion of the project, and all the designs have almost been completed. Due to communication issues between the town and the Department of...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Lady Broncos began the spring season with two losses in a doubleheader against Northwest Christian (NWC) on Thursday, March 16, in Ritzville. Head Coach Todd O’Brien said despite the losses, he is proud with how the team competed in the games and he looks forward to a successful season. At the start of the first game, O’Brien said they expected NWC to be a tough team as they were league champions and their roster consists of 2016 League MVP pit...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos kicked off the spring season with two wins against Northwest Christian (NWC) in a non-league doubleheader game on March 17. Head Coach Jason Aldrich said the team competed well for the first games of the season as the Broncos had many starting members return this year. In the first game, Aldrich said he rotated all top four pitchers on the mound and Garrett Frederick pitched the first four innings. With the new state pitching rule setting a...
The Ritzville City Council discussed the city classifications during the regular meeting on Tuesday, March 7. Clerk-Treasurer Kris Robbins presented a Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC) document stating the definitions of the four types of classifications first class, second class, code cities and towns. Robbins suggested the Council discuss classifying Ritzville as a code city prior to the upcoming election. Mayor Gary Cook stated being a code city would cause the ward positions on the council to be at large....
Residents of Adams County gathered in Lind at Slim’s Bar and Grill on Monday, March 13, to voice their opinions about the conservation of the John Wayne Pioneer Trail. The attendees received updates on the discussions of the trail at the legislative level from Tekoa City Councilmember and President of the Tekoa Trail and Trestle Association Ted Blaszak. The John Wayne Trail stretches across 285 miles of the state beginning at the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains and continuing to the Idaho border. Blaszak said the t...
The Lind Town Council received project updates from Stantec Engineer Alan Gay during the regular meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 28 Gay provided an update regarding the storm water system and water improvements. After addressing the Department of Ecology’s (Ecology) comments on the engineering report submitted in 2016, Gay said they are waiting on Ecology’s acceptance of the report before they can submit the plan for approval. Despite the setback, Gay said they have designed the swale, which will redirect the storm water flow fro...