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ADAMS COUNTY – Candidate filing week for offices began Monday, May 17, and runs through Friday, May 21. Candidates who have filed as of Wednesday, May 19 are as follows: Port District 1, Commissioner District 3, Deena Vietzke, Othello. Hospital District 2, Commissioner Position 1, Daniel Duff, Ritzville. Hospital District 2, Commissioner Position 4, Eric Walker, Ritzville. Hospital District 3, Commissioner Position 1, Lynda Bowers, Othello. School District 109, Director Position 4, Steve Crouse, Washtucna. School District 1...
DAVENPORT - Eight teams converged on Davenport for a track and field event, with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna taking fifth place for the girls' team and seventh place for the boys' team. Davenport took first place for both boys' and girls' teams. The boys scored 176 and the girls scored 126.5. Chewelah took second place for both boys and girls. Individual finishers in the top ten for the Broncos boys are as follows. Sophomore Hayden Melcher took third in 100 Meters at...
RITZVILLE - Quarter Midget Racing is coming to Ritzville. Amber Geary said approval from the fairgrounds and the Quarter Midget Racing Association was received to build a track above the Wheat Land Fairgrounds. Geary said they are in the process of finding funds and sponsorships, and hope to begin building the track this summer. The Geary family held an "Arrive and Drive" at Pete's Towing for kids ages 4 to 16 to try out the sport Saturday and Sunday, April 24-25. The Geary's...
RITZVILLE - School district transportation supervisor Lynn Sackmann was recognized for going "Above and Beyond" at the April 28 school board meeting. "In an extremely challenging year of transportation, Lynn continues performing his duties admirably. He has repeatedly problem-solved with significant flexibility and creativity while distinguishing himself with the persistence of a true professional. Whether it's a last-minute request or a ruined, well-conceived plan, again and...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted the Asotin Pirates on the baseball field, losing the first game but coming back to win the second. Drew Kelly and Jay Harder pitched three innings each, and Carson Ayers pitched one in the first game. Scoring runs were Harder and Chase Galbreath. The Pirates scored 15 runs. "This is our first win of the season," Asotin Head Coach Jim Holman said after the first game. "We came out and hit the ball well and we pitched well, so good things usually h...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna softball players hosted the Asotin Pirates Wednesday, April 28. They lost the first game 10-0. Asotin Head Coach Willie Wingfield said he was impressed with the Ritzville players. "They are young and hit the ball really well," Wingfield said. "Plus they showed great sportsmanship. They made several catches in the outfield. The catcher worked very hard and blocked the ball very well. As their pitching improves, they will be a s...
DAVENPORT – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna tennis team won all their matches when they traveled to Davenport Tuesday, April 27. Hunter Cameron beat Davenport's Kale Smith 6-2, 6-3. Amy Anderson beat Davenport's Makenzie Bramer 6-0, 6-0. Serena Block and Alexis Melcher played Davenport's Brendan Wilson and Tristan Clark as an exhibition match and won 6-2, 6-2. The team didn't have as much success when they hosted Chewelah April 29. Cameron lost to Chewelah's Blake Foster 0-6, 2-6. Anderson lost to Chewelah's Avneet S...
TEKOA – The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna Broncos traveled to Tekoa for a league meet with a 9-hole score Thursday, April 29. Lance Williamson shot a 48, Blake Esser 55, Max Fedie 56, Bridger Moore 57, Thomas Rosen 58, Amelia Court - 58 and Ayden Alfonso - 62. Earlier in the week, the Broncos played a league meet in Colville, with an 18-hole score. Hunter Dinkins shot 86, Williamson 105, Alfonso 106, Esser 113, Nick Labes 127, and Moore 131. The Broncos were scheduled f...
WASHTUCNA – School board members approved a resolution for the school district to apply to the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for a three-year waiver to move to a four-day school week beginning next fall, at their April 27 board meeting. The waiver would grant the school district to move from a 180-day school year to a 150-day school year. The decision to approve the resolution followed the second public forum held for the community to ask questions and voice opinions on the decision. Principal M...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Commissioners heard from the Washington State Auditor's office April 26, after a citizen voiced several complaints about the Adams County Sheriff's office. Sean Bates of Othello contacted the State Auditor's Office Citizen Hotline with concerns about alleged selling of forfeited homes and personal property before the statutorily allowed time in order to benefit the department; an employee's wife allegedly purchasing a vehicle from the seized vehicles/drug-forfeited vehicles pool without the proper p...
LIND – Mayor Paula Bell reported David Christian resigned April 13, and advertisements for his replacement had no response as yet, at the April 27 council meeting. She reported Chris Miller has also submitted a two-week notice, with his employment to end May 7. Council approved hiring Cagney Wills for full-time employment at $15 per hour, with retro-pay beginning April 24. Bell reported Wills had performed the rounds at the treatment plant Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24. Bell reported ongoing problems at the lift s...
RITZVILLE – Public Works Director Todd O'Brien and county engineer Scott Yaeger presented Adams County Commissioners the top five priorities in their Highway Safety Improvement Program last week. Working with data from the County Road Administration Board, improvements to county roads were prioritized based on collision data, in line with the state's Target Zero plan. There were 904 reportable collisions in Adams County between 2009-2019, with nine fatalities on county roads. The data excludes state highways and city s...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians in the rain Saturday, April 24. "We played pro-sets of eight, due to the inclement weather," Head Coach Janna Gingrich said. In Girls' No. 1 Singles, Amy Anderson won a match against Reardan's Bailey Christenson 8-0. Alexis Melcher beat Reardan's Hailey Fry in No. 2 Girls' Singles, 8-1. In Boys' No. 1 Singles, Hunter Cameron played Reardan's Trevan Fry and lost 7-9. Serina Block of Sprague did not attend the match. Earlier i...
CHEWELAH – Golfers traveled to Chewelah, playing on two different courses based on the degree of difficulty of the 18-hole course over the simpler 9-hole course. Some of the golfers played twice around the 9-hole course, to get a score. Hunter Dinkins shot a 94 on the 18-hole course. "He was the only Lind-Ritzville golfer with a qualifying score that would enable him to play the tougher course," Coach Bryce Court said. Court said Lance Williamson improved upon his first 18-hole round to shoot a 101 on the 9-hole course, which...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos took on Chewelah's JV team Tuesday, April 20, beating them 4-0 in the first five-inning game and 10-5 in the second game. "We are playing better and our pitching is starting to come around," Head Coach Jason Hilzer said. Chase Galbreath pitched all five innings of the first game, striking out six players and allowing just two hits and two walks. Caron Ayers, Michael Fortin, Jay Harder and Owen Telecky each scored a run. Pitching in the second game were...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted four visiting teams for a NE2B track and field meet on a cold and rainy Saturday, April 24. The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team had several first-place finishers. Davenport took first place for both the boys' and girls' teams. In boys' varsity, Davenport scored 154, followed by Chewelah (129), St. George's (105), NW Christian (Colbert) (67) and Lind-Ritzville-Sprague (61). For girls' varsity, Davenport scored 120, followed by St. George's (118),...
RITZVILLE – In an article titled "Vandals damage Storywalk, tag locations in town," in last week's issue of The Journal, Ritzville Police Officer Matt Carlson was quoted crediting Public Works Employee Ned Bernath with cleaning up vandalism on the Storywalk. The Journal has since learned that Ritzville Drug Co. employee Jessica Kidwell beat Bernath to the clean-up. Kidwell took her 14-year-old daughter Shelby and their friend Lilly Kannin, 13, to remove the graffiti from the kiosks along the walking path. "I was mad about the...
RITZVILLE – A local veteran was assisted with remaining mobile when several fellow veterans built a 22-foot wheelchair ramp on the side of his house. VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Commissioner Jeff Kissler said he and Mike Mills and Bill Sager were able to purchase the lumber from a Caring Neighbors Grant from Big Bend Electric. "ACE Hardware donated some materials for it," Kissler said. They started the project Saturday, April 17, working nine hours before finishing up a...
LIND – Council members discussed a request from HLT Construction out of Usk to use the town's Well No. 6 for an upcoming road project at the April 13 council meeting. Mayor Paula Bell presented the proposal, asking for a total of 440,000 gallons of water for a mile-long project on Lind-Hatton Road. Councilman Richard Baldwin opposed the proposal, due to previous issue, and Councilwoman Kathy Vedder asked if they could get water from Othello. Councilman Jim Dworshak said the project needs to be considered, as there are many r...
OLYMPIA – Loren Culp filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Wednesday to run for Congress in Washington state's 4th District. The seat is currently held by Dan Newhouse. Culp formally announced his candidacy Friday, April 23 in an "Ignite the Right Freedom Rally" in Kennewick, after launching his website culpforcongress.com that morning. Culp is the third person to announce he's running against Newhouse, who fell out of favor with many Republicans after voting t...
RITZVILLE - Chief Scott Kembel and half a dozen volunteer firefighters responded to a call at 203 West Cherry Avenue when a transformer on a power pole blew Saturday afternoon, April 24. Neighbor Bruce Johnson, of 204 West Cherry Avenue said he didn't see it happen, but he heard it. "It scared the heck out of me," said Johnson, adding his neighbor from 203 West Cherry Avenue came to the door and said she smelled smoke, asking him to call her daughter. "I called 911," Johnson...
LIND — The Lind Combo Derby has been cancelled for this year. Derrick Laird, Lind Lions Club President, said there were "more than a handful of reasons" to cancel the annual event. "Our biggest concern was being thrown back down into Phase 2, and keeping it safe for everybody," Laird said. "And being in Phase 3, the number of people who could attend wouldn't justify the expense of holding it." The decision was made Wednesday, April 21, with a vote taken among the Lind Lions Club members. "For the most part, it was a pretty u...
RITZVILLE – Fifth-grade students got to dig in and plant three flowering trees in City Park in celebration of Arbor Day Wednesday, April 14. The festivities began with Tree Board Chairman Mike Schrag explaining the significance of the tradition begun in Nebraska in 1872. "Arbor in Latin means tree, so today really is tree day," Schrag said. "Thousands upon thousands of trees are going to be planted across our great nation today which will benefit our environment in many w...
RITZVILLE – In his monthly report to Adams County Commissioners on COVID-19, Health Official Dr. Alexander Brzezny reported upwards of three to four million Washingtonians are or will likely experience clinically significant behavioral health symptoms within the next several months, including children, youth and young adults. Brzezny reported children, youth and young adults are the demographic group of extreme concern. "What we were sensing about our youth and COVID have played out. Small counties have limited resources t...
RITZVILLE – Chamber of Commerce members announced the Visitors' Center will re-open to travelers, with the appointment of Katelin Davidson to serve as the Chamber's Tourism/Promotions Director. The Visitors' Center, located in City Hall, will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 1-4 p.m. "Access is still limited, and visitors must come through the front door at this time, until the back deck is complete and safely accessible," Davidson said. The Chamber will be hosting Ritzville's first Pop Up Shop vendor fair May 29-30 in R...