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The Lind and Ritzville School Boards met for a regular meeting on Monday, July 28, at the Lind-Ritzville Middle School. The boards both approved budgets for the upcoming year and toured the facilities to see the updates being completed by McKinstry. The consent agenda items included the hiring of third grade teacher Jennifer Anderson in Lind, and the resignation of ag instructor Brad Gering for the Ritzville School District. Both districts approved the hiring of high school assistant volleyball coach Angelina Boettcher and...
The Best Western Plus Bronco Inn is one of the newest Supercharger locations for Tesla Motors, and the charging stations allow four Tesla vehicle owners to stop at one time to charge. There are currently 103 Supercharger locations throughout the United States. The installation of the Supercharger station is part of the Tesla Motors Company’s goal to install the high power charging stations every 300 miles, while the regular charging stations are intended to be located every 1... Full story
The Ritzville Police Department executed a search warrant on East Cherry Avenue on Thursday, July 17, to check on the health of a multitude of cats reported at the residence. Prior to issuing the search warrant, the RPD had received numerous complaints and statements regarding the lack of care for the cats within the residence, and had been told more than 40 cats resided in the home. The search warrant, signed by Superior Court Judge Steve Dixon, allowed law enforcement office...
Patrick Boss served as the guest speaker at the monthly general membership meeting of the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 9. Boss is a logistics and marketing consultant, and has been involved as a railroad consultant as well. As a member of QUADCO Transportation Board, Northern Corridor Rail Coalition and Adams County Development Council, Boss has extensive experience and knowledge of the continual railway growth throughout the area. The main purpose of his speech was to caution residents of the... Full story
The Ritzville Train Depot Museum has been the recent recipient of a variety of unique and impressive train memorabilia. Volunteers at the Depot Museum have been hard at work to have all of the pieces installed and in working order to preserve and display the historic purposes of the items. After months of refurbishing, painting and welding together the donated semaphore signal, the large item was installed and completed during the last month. L.R. Keith, volunteer curator at...
After committing $4.9 million for projects at East Adams Rural Hospital at the May board meeting, the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners unanimously approved placing a $6.4 million bond on the special election ballot in November. The initial $4.9 million committed by the board of commissioners allowed the contracting company Apollo to begin moving forward with construction to bring the hospital up to code with the Department of Health requirements. The commissioners discussed at the end of the...
Forty years ago, Kathy Yerxa followed her passion to become an elementary school teacher and help educate children. Even after four decades in the field, Yerxa is not quite ready to hang up the teaching hat for good, but officially retired from the Ritzville School District at the conclusion of the school year. She said the interest in education has always been something she wanted to do, and there is not anything she would rather do than work with children. “I’ve always enj... Full story
When the final school bell rang this year, students rushed out the doors at Lind-Ritzville High School to begin their summer adventure. But three students at the local school were just ending the experience of a lifetime. Huang Vu, Giulia Ardizzone and Anneke Wiedmann all concluded their year as exchange students and left the school saying good-bye to friends and preparing to return home. Vu and Wiedmann are from separate cities in Germany, while Ardizzone traveled to...
With an undertone of concern due to the lack of rainfall in the area, a large multitude of farmers and students gathered at the Lind Dryland Research Center for the 98th Annual Lind Field Day on June 12 to hear about the studies conducted at the facility. Bill Schillinger, director of the station, reported to the crowd during his welcome that while the winter was dry, March and April recorded average precipitation. But even with the spring precipitation, the recording at the station is currently 2.71 inches lower than the...
During the Lind Extravaganza Weekend, it is common to see combines moving slowly through town, adorned with people as they parade down Main Street. This year, a special couple makes their grand entrance to the town atop of a combine as the Lind Grand Marshals. Phill and Carol Kent have been the pinnacle of leadership and dedication to the Lind community. The couple has been selected to serve as the grand marshals during the annual parade, sponsored by the Lind Chamber of Comme...
Following the list of improvements necessary to meet criteria set by the Department of Health (DOH), the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Directors have approved the allocation of $4.9 million to fund projects within the hospital. With the estimated, max cost of $4.984 for the project, set by Apollo Solutions Group, the board agreed to the projects during the regular meeting on May 22. Apollo presented to the board about completing the immediate projects to bring the hospital up to code in the existing...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team has three individuals who have earned the right to compete at the state tournament this weekend. Tracy Melville, Alex Wheeler and Kyle Canaday are all heading to Yakima on Friday and Saturday to compete for a state title. Melville continued her undefeated season and her success in the No. 1 singles competition, which led to the LRS team technically tying for the regional championship. Melville heads to the state tournament as the top finishing singles player in the region in the singles... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter added two teams to the ticket who will travel to Indianapolis this fall and compete at the National FFA Convention. The Marketing Plan and Meats Judging teams placed first at the Washington State FFA Convention in Pullman on May 16-18, and seven students earned a chance to attend nationals. The two teams join the Agronomy team as top state finishers, as the Agronomy competition was held earlier this year prior to the state convention. The...
After four years of proudly wearing the blue and gold jacket of the FFA, Maya Wahl stood in front of a large crowd of her peers and accepted the position of Washington FFA State Secretary. The decision provides Wahl with the opportunity to spend the next year promoting agriculture and serving as a leader for the organization that has been a vital part of her life. The appointment to the state office came after many years of excelling as a leader in FFA and also in the...
Jim Roloff is returning to his hometown for the signing of his first book, “Mending God’s Creatures.” The signing and reading runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ritzville Public Library on May 24. Growing up just outside of Ritzville in wheat country and on a cattle ranch, Roloff began gaining an appreciation for animals of all sizes, which led him to pursue a career as a veterinarian. He attended Eastern Washington University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree. He then c...
Downtown Ritzville has a new shop to add to the storefront buildings on Main Avenue, as Uniquely Washington plans a grand opening event this weekend, beginning on Saturday at 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store is predominately comprised of Washington produced merchandise and has a wide variety of products available for customers. Owner Mary Chamberlin and her husband Dennis Chamberlin began the project in January, and it has been a lifelong dream of Mary’s to open a shop like this o... Full story
The Lind School District has been selected to receive a $500,000 preliminary Energy Efficiency Grant for improvements at the schools. The Lind School District applied for the grant through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) and the Washington State Legislature makes the grant funds possible. Superintendent Rob Roettger explained the school district applied for the grant in coordination with the recent bond approved by voters in the Lind district for upgrades at the school. The grant helps improve... Full story
With a slight change in playoffs this year, the LRS tennis team competed in the District Tournament to have multiple athletes move onto regionals. The Seconds Tournament has been eliminated, moving all of the number two and three singles competitions into the district competition as well. The LRS Broncos girls team won the district competition, led by undefeated singles athlete Tracy Melville. The District Tournament began on Saturday with a full day of competition for the Broncos. Melville maintained an undefeated season by...
The Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter’s land judging team finished fourth in the nation at the 63rd Annual National Land, Range and Homesite Contest in Oklahoma City last week. The team technically tied for third place with Clay County FFA Chapter from West Virginia. Connor O’Neill finished first in the nation with the highest individual score recorded in the land judging event. Advisor Andy Williams, who traveled and helped prepare the team for the competition, said this is the fir...
In the first fundraiser to collect donations for the purchase of a plaque at Palouse Falls State Park, the Rimrock Grange raised $1,627 for the fund. Over 100 people attended the Pasta for the Palouse Spaghetti Feed at the grange hall on Sunday afternoon and helped move the project one step closer to completion. The meal of spaghetti, green beans, salad, garlic bread and dessert was served by a large group of Rimrock Grange members. The meal was provided by donation only, and...
After the tragic landslide in Oso earlier this year, a group of local women banded together to use their talents to help residents of the area affected by the landslide. The women of the Peace by Piece Quilt Guild have been busy making supplies and donations to send to the area to supply the individuals affected by the tragedy with some comfort. Bev Cobb is credited with putting the idea in motion, as she knew individuals located in the Darrington area. Many years ago, the... Full story
After being selected as the District 4 Trooper of the Year in February, Washington State Patrol Trooper Tyler Fryberger has been chosen as the Washington State Trooper of the Year. Fryberger is officially presented with the award on May 1 at the WSP Annual Award Ceremony. Fryberger is being recognized alongside district award recipients in a variety of categories, but Fryberger’s award places him in a category of his own. As the 2013 Chief Will Bachofner Award recipient, c...
Currently in her third year with the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program with the University of Arizona, Ashley Jones has joined the staff of Hometown Family Medicine to complete her clinical hours needed for graduation next year. Jones, a 2002 graduate of Reardan High School, has always been interested in the family nursing field and has a desire to continue with rural health care as her primary focus after graduation. She currently lives in Spokane, but commutes to...
The father and son duo of Brian and Ryan Borth have officially began expanding their business from Spokane to the Ritzville community. The Borths purchased the previous Herb’s Auto Body Shop at the beginning of the year and work is currently underway to have the shop fully operational this year. Together, Ryan and Brian currently operate Flash’s Auto Body Shop & Paint in Spokane, but they have always had an interest to expand the business to Ritzville to support their hom...
The Washington State University (WSU) Extension Office previously housed out of the Adams County Courthouse is currently in the process of relocating its office space to Main Avenue in Ritzville. The Adams County Commissioners signed a lease agreement with the Ritzville Public Development Authority (RPDA) for use of office space at 205 West Main Avenue, effective April 1. The commissioners and the RPDA signed the lease agreement on March 17, with Commissioner Roger Hartwig making the motion with the second provided from...