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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville schools were shuttered today Tuesday, Oct. 22, after several anonymous bomb and shooting threats posted to social media sites. School officials made the call to close campuses after being alerted to threats made on social media late Monday. "These threats included names, methods and times, and we are taking them very seriously," the district said in a press release alerting the community to the closure of schools early this morning. District...
RITZVILLE - The Adams County Board of Commissioners heard a few discouraging words Oct. 15 having to do with the state's good intention to keep mounting minimum wage increases. Adams County Human Resources Director Kathy Campbell told commissioners she was troubled that local businesses might not be able to recruit new employees. "My main concern is in recruitment efforts," Campbell said. "If I were in the Seattle area and I could work for $20.76 (currently the state minimum...
LIND - A local man is donating pumpkins to Ralston and other areas as a tribute to his son. Rod Melcher, 56, of Lind, delivered a load of pumpkins to Boxwood Garden on First Avenue in Ritzville on Saturday, Oct. 19. Melcher said his son Cole Melcher started growing the gourds, but passed away in 2016. So, the elder Melcher carried on with the tradition as a tribute to his son. Melcher said the rest of this load will go to Ralston Grange Hall on State Highway 261 for the...
RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague had a shock as its homecoming game just got underway Friday, Oct.18, when Northwest Christian (Colbert) immediately scored on the opening kickoff. The Broncos chased after the Crusaders much of the game with the local team not getting on the scoreboard until 1:13 was left on the clock in the third quarter; the Crusaders had already racked up 35 points. The Crusaders did not score again, but the Broncos got on the scoreboard a second time,...
