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Following the retirement of two lifelong educators in the Benge School District, students in the two-room schoolhouse welcomed two new educators to the school this year. Janet Morgan and Bob Moore now serve as the primary teachers for the elementary students and split the teaching responsibilities at the school. Morgan and Moore took different routes to become educators at the school, but both share the desire to provide the small group of students with the highest quality of...
Local massage therapist Yevette Sweet has returned to Ritzville to provide clients and community members with muscle relief. Sweet is continuing to work in cooperation with local chiropractor Dr. Warren Kragt, and currently works out of a room at Kragt Chiropractic in Ritzville. Sweet began her massage training at the Inland Massage Institute and has 17 years of experience as a massage therapist. Sweet worked on and off for 15 years with Kragt and is happy to return to... Full story
While World War II served as a time of tragedy and terror, 70 years later Barney Streeter is still able to recall moments of the war with happiness, laughter, and fond memories of friends and fellow servicemen. His apartment serves as a proud reminder of his service to his country and helps honor those who were not as fortunate as him. Streeter remembers getting his call from Uncle Sam in February 1943, being drafted alongside four other young men from the area surrounding... Full story
One week in Kentucky proved to be all the time Lind-Ritzville FFA chapter members needed in order to return home as Gold Emblem Teams at the 86th Annual National FFA Convention and Expo in Louisville. With two teams traveling to compete, Agronomy and Marketing Plan, the group of students excelled in their contests to earn a third and fifth national finish. The Marketing Plan team earned the third place finish, while the Agronomy team secured fifth place at nationals. The two... Full story
The Lady Tigercats battled against Colton on Thursday night in the final league match of the season. The Lady Tigercats honored two seniors, Lindsey Miller and Kadie Whinery, prior to the start of the match in LaCrosse. The LW squad struggled early and the first set went handily in favor of Colton, who swept the court with a 25-4 score over the Lady Tigercats. The team returned to the court with renewed focus in the second set and battled to an 18-25 loss to Colton. The final set of the night also went in favor of Colton,...
When the Tigercats went on the road Friday night, they expected a tough match up against St. John-Endicott on the gridiron. But what the team did not expect was to have multiple athletes suffer injuries and limit the team’s effectiveness against the Eagles. The Eagles won the game 48-8 over the Tigercats. Head coach Justin Ziebell said the team started strong, marching down the field on the first two possessions and limiting the Eagles rushing game. But after a pick six in the first quarter, the Tigercats slowly watched the g... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville FFA Chapter took two teams to participate in the state Land Evaluation competition on Wednesday, Oct. 23, with one team returning home with the state title. The team of five young men has now received the opportunity to travel to Oklahoma at the end of April to compete in the national contest. The two local teams traveled to Benton County to compete against 33 other teams from across the state. The Lind-Ritzville teams attended four competitions in various c...
The Town of Lind has three council positions open for election, with two of the positions having two candidates on the election ballot. General Election ballots have been sent to Adams County residents, and Lind citizens can expect to see Rose Elkington and Karissa Labes vying for the Council Position No. 1, Calah Kulm and Kathy White for Council Position No. 2, and Tom Strohmaier as the sole candidate for Council Position No. 3. All of the positions are nonpartisan,...
Larry Koch Age: 70 Former Lind mayor Larry Koch has filed for election as the challenger to have the chance to serve in the same position he has 20 years of experience in. Elected in 1990 to serve as the Mayor of Lind, Koch served five consecutive terms at the head of the council’s table. Koch made the decision to file for election after being approached by Lind residents who asked him to consider filing for the position. Koch began considering the possibility and starting i... Full story
Jamie Schmunk Age: 48 Spouse: Gregory Current Lind Mayor Jamie Schmunk has filed for reelection after serving one term as the mayor of Lind. Schmunk has filed for reelection in hopes of being able to continue to positively serve the community and use the traits she has developed in the last four years. Schmunk has been a Lind resident for over nine years and said her primary goal if reelected into the position of mayor is to enhance the overall appearance and the... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats had a busy week, playing three full matches in a week and earning a win in the homecoming game on Oct. 10 against Kahlotus and the team’s first league win against Garfield-Palouse on Oct. 15. The Lady Tigercats played two matches against Garfield-Palouse on Oct. 9 and Oct. 15. In the first match against Gar-Pal, the Lady Tigercats traveled to Palouse but returned back with a nonleague loss to the Lady Vikings. The Lady Vikings earned the win in three sets with scores of 25-12, 25-13 a...
The LWK Tigercats faced another tough league loss on Friday night against the Pomeroy Pirates when the Tigercats fell to Pomeroy, 50-8. The loss drops the Tigercats to the bottom of the Southeast 1B league with a 0-3 record. While the Tigercats were defeated in the homecoming match up of the season, members of the University of Idaho marching band cheered on the Tigercats Friday night. Washtucna band teacher Lora Hille coordinated the visit from the band and through donations...
Lind-Ritzville Middle School underwent changes in staffing, administration and class periods this year, and now a new policy has been installed for students failing one or more class at the school. The policy is now in its third week and is using the school’s learning center as a resource area for students to use in order to raise their grades. Lind School District Principal Guy Strot implemented the learning center this year in order to provide students with a place they could study, serve detention or have one-on-one t...
After stepping into the position of Adams County Auditor in 1987, Nancy McBroom has officially retired from the position on Monday. The nearly 27 years as the county auditor has been filled with laughter and learning, but McBroom is excited to begin a new chapter in her life. McBroom originally began working in a part-time position in the payroll department before being hired full-time in the elections department. The atmosphere and camaraderie in the departments has always... Full story
The LaCrosse-Washtucna/Kahlotus Tigercats hosted Sunnyside Christian in the league opener game on Friday night in LaCrosse. After a scoreless first quarter for both teams, the Sunnyside Christian Knights quickly gained the scoring advantage over the Tigercats, with the Knights eventually winning the league game 56-12. The Tigercats came off of a two-week practice schedule, after having a bye week the previous Friday after Milton-Freewater did not have enough athletes to play a full varsity game. With the bye week added in,...
In the final preseason game of the year, the LaCrosse-Washtucna Lady Tigercats fell to the Pomeroy Pirates in three sets: 12-25, 9-25, 14-25. The Lady Tigercats started league play on Tuesday, Oct. 1, against St. John-Endicott and lost the league game 14-25, 15-25, 20-25. The Lady Tigercats hosted the Lady Pirates in Washtucna and struggled to match the Pomeroy team defensively. The Lady Tigercats had many successful offensive rallies but the Pomeroy athletes found holes in...
Construction on the 1,200 square foot Ritzville Emergency Response Center that will be used to house the two primary ambulances in Ritzville has began on First Avenue. The Ritzville Volunteer Ambulance Association (RVAA) began collecting donations last October to move forward with building new facilities for the emergency vehicles. RVAA chairman, Phil Bowman, explained the deadline for the project is Dec. 5, but the project could potentially be completed during the next month.... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools now have a new member joining the staff as the school counselor. Christy Kunstmann of Spokane Valley accepted the position shortly before the start of school and is currently working on transitioning into the district on a full-time basis. Kunstmann has been applying for school counselor positions throughout the last couple of years, and as one of the most competitive school positions to receive a job in, she is excited to be a member of...
The Lady Tigercats volleyball team hosted the Touchet Lady Indians in a preseason match on Sept. 19 and earned a win over the league competitors. The match lasted for five sets, with scores of 14-25; 25-22; 16-25; 25-20; 15-11. On Sept. 24, the Lady Tigercats played another preseason match against St. John-Endicott, who earned a win over the LW team in three sets: 20-25, 9-25, 12-25. The Lady Tigercats faced Touchet in a non-league game and set the standard for upcoming... Full story
A severe storm shook Ritzville Sunday evening and left a pile of destruction behind it. The storm hit the Ritzville area around 8 p.m. on Sept. 15 and brought sustained wind gusts of an estimated 60 miles per hour, which brought down trees and knocked out power throughout the city. The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning before the storm rolled through the area, and the warning advised residents of potential high winds, lightning strikes and quarter size... Full story
The Lady Tigercats went on the road last week to battle against Tri-Cities Prep (TCP) in a nonleague match, and participated in the Rosalia Tournament on Saturday. The Lady Tigercats secured a fourth place finish at the Rosalia Tournament, after competing in six varsity matches and three junior varsity matches. The Lady Tigercats traveled to Tri-Cities last Thursday to compete in the second match of the team’s season against TCP. The team fell to TCP in three sets with scores of 13-25, 15-25, and 15-25. “The girls lea...
For Brynn Potts-Thorne, artistic talent and being able to adapt to new mediums has always come naturally. Today, Brynn is using her talents to create permanent, unique masterpieces for customers at Liquid Image, a tattoo and piercing parlor in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Brynn began her artistic career as a child, and though she always had a fascination with tattoos, it wasn’t until two years ago she began to try her hand as a tattoo artist. “I’ve liked tattoos since I was really li... Full story
Just in time for the start of the school year, the Ritzville School District has added one more member to the faculty. Teresa Laher accepted the position of principal for the Ritzville Schools in mid-August, and the Ritzville School Board of Directors unanimously approved to hire her during the regular board member on Aug. 26. The principal position for Lind-Ritzville High School and Ritzville Grade School became open for applications following the resignation of previous principal Cheryl Henjum, whose resignation was... Full story
After nearly 40 years of owning and managing a variety of companies, John Messinger’s expertise has brought him to Ritzville as the manager of the Best Western Plus Bronco Inn. Messinger has been interested in becoming part of the Ritzville community for many years, and the management opportunity at the Best Western is something he had been waiting for. Growing up in Walla Walla, Messinger worked on farms during the summer months of his teenage years and has always loved b...
Bruce and Vicki Benzel have been lifelong residents of Ritzville, and Saturday morning, the couple is being honored for their service to the community as grand marshals of the Ritzville Community Parade. The couple celebrated 41 years of marriage in June and plans to lead the parade with their three young grandchildren. The couple is honored by the designation of being named grand marshals for the annual parade, but jokes that it must mean they are officially old if they are...