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COLFAX - Coming off a sweep of Davenport in the season-opener, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos (1-1) dropped three in a row to the host Bulldogs on Tuesday night, Feb. 23. Colfax (1-0) won the sets 25-16, 25-10 and 25-19. Junior setter Justice Brown led the Bulldogs with 18 assists and 6 aces as teammate senior hitter Sophie Klaveano had nine kills. Anni Cox added 10 digs. "It was great for our first night out," Colfax Coach Brandy Brown said after the win. Individual stats...
REARDAN—Football was back in jamboree form Monday, Feb. 22, as the Reardan Indians hosted the Davenport Gorillas and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos for varsity and junior varsity jamboree-style scrimmages. Each varsity offense played each school’s varsity defense once, with the same scenario for junior varsity. Each series ran between 8-14 plays, as officials let teams finish drives, nearly all of which intentionally started at the opponent’s 40-yard-line. Davenport cruises on offense, looks solid on defense Both the varsi...
REARDAN - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Broncos took to the gridiron Monday night, Feb. 22, at the 'Mudbowl Jamboree.' The Broncos faced off against Northeast 2B conference rivals the Reardan Indians and Davenport Gorillas on a muddy field. Look for our coverage in this week's print edition of the The Ritzville Adams County Journal....
DAVENPORT — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos came to town and used strong serve attacks and solid defense to sweep Davenport (0-1) in three sets, 25-13, 25-20, 25-10. It was the first match for either team since Fall 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, players had to wear masks and sit six feet apart from each other on the bench. The two teams didn't shake hands before or after the game, but acknowledged each other through a friendly wave and "hello" across the net before t...
DAVENPORT - Lind-Ritzville High School plays their first volleyball match of the season, in Davenport, this afternoon. The JV game begins at 5 p.m. and the varsity game at 6:30 p.m. Athletic Director Greg Whitmore announced the game will be live-streamed on the following link: https://youtu.be/SlMVuJ_Nj9M. The Broncos are coached by Cari Galbreath and assistant coaches Shannon Hughes and Shannon Court....
Ritzville Public Works crew members clear the roads of snow Monday morning, Feb. 15....
RITZVILLE – Low and moderate risk sports competitions are permitted during Phase 2 of the Healthy Washington Roadmap to Recovery, but not tournaments; with fitness and training establishments limited to 25% capacity. Outdoor social gatherings, meanwhile, are limited to 15 people from outside a household with a limit of two households. Superintendents from the Northeast 2B league met and agreed to guidelines for the safe return of athletics, WIAA Executive Board member and Lind-Ritzville Athletic Director Greg Whitmore said M...
There are times when I get upset with something I hear or read,and I immediately want to voice my opinion. It's a natural reaction whether it is personal, political or community related. With the C-19 shutdowns and delays, I was looking forward to seeing Eastern Eagle football this spring. But when the new schedule was released, three of the teams Eastern was scheduled to play said they were going to wait until fall to make a comeback. They are Portland State, Montana and...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos are looking forward to their first competition on the football field this year. A Jamboree with Davenport and Reardan, originally scheduled for Jan. 20 at Davenport has been re-scheduled for Monday, Jan. 22 at 4 p.m. The location has not yet been determined. "We always look forward to the Jamboree," said head coach Greg Whitmore Monday. "It is an opportunity to get repetitions at game speed, which is something we really can't mimic in practice. We've got a lot of young players that this will be an eye...
RITZVILLE – Right, football players are seen conditioning Wednesday, Feb. 17, in preparation for their first competitions. Hayden Stone is pictured coming to a complete halt in a “Run, Swoop to Hit Position” drill. Head Coach Greg Whitmore is pictured on the left and Coach Hilzer on the right. Also running drills were Coaches Hayes and Coach Lynch. A Jamboree originally scheduled for Davenport Feb. 20 has been rescheduled for 4 p .m., Feb. 22, in either Davenport or Reard...
Joel Nels Anderson left us on February 1st, 2021. He was met by his beloved grandpa Joel Donald Blankenship and his twin sister Jennifer. Joel and his twin Jennifer were born October 9th, 1969 at the Ritzville Memorial Hospital. They joined their older sister Janelle. There are so many stories of Joel’s mischievousness’, so many stories. Joel was a handful… but a wonderful son and brother. Joel and Heidi met June of 1990. They would be companions for over 30 years until the da...
February 5 Animal Problem - East Highway 26 and North Main Street Washtucna Report of horses along the roadway at the location. Department of Transportation personnel put the horses back into the pen. Suspicious 911 - 700 block South Lucy Road Othello Report of a suspicious 911 call at the location. The number was a fax line Suspicious - 600 block South Wagon Road Othello Complainant requested to speak with a deputy. Complainant was advised to contact the sheriff’s office if he needed further law enforcement assistance. T...
A new proposed law smells like tyranny. House Bill 1283 would make it illegal for three people or more to open-carry firearms if someone else “feels threatened.” It would be a gross misdemeanor. If a person in “any way participates” in threats or the use of “such force” against a person or property while open-carrying a gun in a group of three or more, then they face a Class C felony. That means the state strips them of their right to own firearms as a convicted felon. The...
RITZVILLE – Snow fell heavily throughout the region over the weekend. Interstate 90 was blocked in the left lane Monday from a semi trailer that landed on its side near milepost 229, approximately seven miles east of Ritzville. No one was injured in the collision, which occurred shortly after 6 a.m. The left lane remained closed until around noon. Responding to the call were crew members from WSP, Washington State Department of Transportation and Adams County Fire D...
Have you bought into Gov. Jay Inslee’s newest coronavirus recovery scheme, his “Healthy Washington-Roadmap to Recovery?” If you haven’t, you’re not alone. In fact, many people around the state are objecting to it. From Whitman County on the Idaho border to Whatcom County in Northwest Washington, county commissioners and local health officials are standing up and objecting to the governor’s attempt to strip local health care authority and give it to those he would appoint in...
RITZVILLE – Citizens are once more enjoying the opportunity to eat inside restaurants, following the east region moving to Phase 2 Monday, Feb. 15. "I love it, it feels good to see customers again," Hannah Colbert, serving customers at Jake's Cafe Monday morning, said. "It feels good, it finally feels normal again," fellow waitress Marianne Lazenby said. While Phase 2 isn't completely "back to normal" yet, it does allow for restaurants to serve guests at 25% capacity. E...
RITZVILLE – The Ritzville Eagles started serving food to go with in-town deliveries on Friday evenings, before the region got the okay to open back up to indoor dining Sunday, Feb. 14. Above, Wanda Staley picks up a couple of pizzas Friday evening, Feb. 12, from Bill Sager. "I love it," Staley said about the Eagles serving food again. "I will not cook, as often as I can. I'm smart. I got one cooked and one uncooked, to put in the freezer. That way I can have it next week." W...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Feb. 17, 1921 WARRANT CHARGES DUDMAN, BROKER, WITH DEFRAUDING A warrant sworn to by H.J. Leupp of Washtucna charging Harry Dudman, broker, with fraud, was issued by Justice McCollom Tuesday, calling for the arrest of Dudman. With the issuance of the warrant publicity may be taken to the steps which have been taken in recent weeks by those who purchased stock in the Bethlehem Gold Mines, Ltd., for which Dudman acted as fiscal agent....
OLYMPIA – Rep. Mary Dye spoke out Tuesday, Feb. 9, against House Bill 1084, which would prohibit the use of natural gas in new homes and buildings. Dye, R-Pomeroy, represents Adams County as part of the 9th Legislative District. Dye objected to the bill as it was brought up for a vote in the House Environment and Energy Committee. She was joined in her opposition by Republican Reps. Mark Klicker of Walla Walla, Peter Abbarno of Centralia, Matt Boehnke of Kennewick and Keith G...
SPRAGUE – The Sprague School District levy was passing solidly as this paper goes to press Monday, Feb. 15. The levy has 155 "yes" votes and 61 "no" votes for a total of 216 votes. The "yes" votes make up 71.76% of the votes, with the "no" votes coming in at 28.24%. "We're very happy with our levy passing!" Sprague School District Superintendent and Principal Bill Ressell said Friday evening. "We are very appreciative to the Sprague community for their overwhelming support by voting yes for our school and, more i...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville FFA floral students created and sold Valentine Day floral arrangements representing strawberry milkshakes. "The milkshake arrangement is one that the experienced floral students saw and have wanted to make over the past couple years," Amanda Mattingly, the middle school agriculture teacher who took the lead on the project said. "We finally had a good opportunity to make it happen this year." Mattingly said while several students were involved in t...
LIND – While the recent cold weather might not inspire thoughts of spring cleaning, warmer days are ahead, and the City of Lind has set May 15 as the annual Free Dump Day. Council members agreed to have an additional 40-yard dumpster on hand for furniture and mattresses. Watch the Journal for more details as the date draws closer. More good news for the city was shared at the Feb. 9 council meeting, with Public Works employee David Christian reporting both city wells are running properly. Patrick Sheehy of Century West E...
RITZVILLE – Local residents on a waiting list for the COVID-19 vaccination received telephone calls to come and get the shot when an over shipment of the Pfizer vaccine resulted in a spontaneous clinic set up at Hometown Family Medicine Wednesday, Feb. 10. "Whitman County got about twice the amount they requested, so Dr. Sackmann's office is doing a 200-person clinic with the Pfizer vaccine," Adams County Health Department spokesperson Karen Potts said. "Whitman County was p...