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The annual Adams County free residential yard waste clean up day is scheduled for Saturday, April 2. The county transfer stations are accepting non-commercial green waste and loads of yard debris from residents from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 2. Appliances are also accepted free of charge at the transfer stations during the event. Household hazardous waste is collected at no cost every day the transfer station facilities are open for public use. Residents are asked to separate green woody material from the non-clean woody...
With spring’s arrival, the Washington State Department of Transportation is reminding motorists that studded tires must be removed by the last day in March. Under state law, driving with studded tires after Thursday, March 31, is a traffic infraction that could result in a $124 ticket from law enforcement. In addition, studs can wear down pavement, so removing them promptly helps extend the lifetime of state roadways. Tire removal services can get crowded as the deadline approaches, so please plan accordingly. WSDOT will n... Full story
The Lind-Ritzville FFA Ag Issues team is hosting a presentation regarding the Columbia Basin Irrigation Project in the Ag Shop at 6 p.m. on April 11. The team is inviting all Farm Bureau members, Fair Board members, or any member of the public who is interested in the East High Canal issue. The team recently competed in Districts and placed second, earning them an opportunity to compete at the State Convention. In order for them to improve and earn a chance to compete at Nationals, the team is hoping for community feedback...
Adams County will hold a Special Election for the purpose of voting on local district propositions on April 26. On April 8 the 18-day voting period, through Election Day, will begin with ballots being mailed April 7. The Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 proposition 1 will be included on this ballot. This proposition is a continuation Emergency Medical Services (EMS) levy and would raise $255,000 for the support of emergency medical care and services. This measure will require an estimated levy rate of $0.36, per...
The March 22 Lind Town Council meeting began with discussion about the claims approval as the amounts listed did not balance. Town Clerk/Treasurer Denise Snead looked into the issue and stated she would be unable to fix this until the next day when she could access the file to balance the funds. The council agreed to sign an adjusted copy the following day at each council member’s convenience. Mayor Jamie Schmunk then took the floor to discuss the True Colors training the council expressed interest in participating at the p... Full story
The Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners met to discuss the upcoming EMS levy, CEO recruitment and operations at East Adams Care Center. During the upcoming Special Election, East Adams County Healthcare is placing a six-year continuation levy for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Residents of the district will be voting on the replacement levy during the April 26 Special Election for an estimated collection rate of $0.36, per $1,000 of assessed valuation, and a total collection of $255,000....
The roadwork on Marcellus Road has resumed and will continue until the project finishes in June. As of March 28 a two-mile section of Marcellus Road from Griffith Road to Davis Road along with Suko Road have been closed. On April 11 a four-mile stretch of Marcellus from Tokio Road to Griffith Road will be closed and it is anticipated to be closed through June 13. Detours will be in place so residents will have alternate routes while the closure is in place....
SILVER AND GOLD egg winners at the Lind Community Easter Egg Hunt on March 26 were, from left, Taytum Labes, Levi Wills, Riot Meisenheimer, Olivia Blake, Natalie Katsel and Benjamin Blake. Not pictured: Nicholas Labes and Taylor Blackstock....
WASHTUCNA. Landon Smith enjoys the prizes inside his Easter eggs on March 26 in Washtucna.... Full story
JACE MCRAE cannot contain his excitement to begin hunting for Easter eggs at Ritzville City Park on March 19....
QUICKEST HUNTER. During the East Adams Care Center Easter Egg Hunt on March 25, Ethan Johnson did not waste any time and sprinted across the lawn collecting eggs.... Full story
TAKING A BREAK. After collecting 12 eggs at the Ralston Grange Easter Egg Hunt, Willa Roth takes a break while keeping ahold of her stylish cowgirl basket and wearing her bunny ears. The Ralston Grange Easter Egg Hunt was one of five community Easter egg hunts in the area in the weeks leading up to the Easter holiday. -Journal photo by Katelin Davidson...
Marlene Freda (Koch) Clark, died on March 4 in Medford, Oregon. She was born Sept. 3, 1927, in Ritzville to parents Ralph and Freda (Miller) Koch. Following her graduation from Ritzville High School in 1945, Marlene continued her education at Washington State College, now known as WSU, where she met Leo Clark. Marlene and Leo were married Aug. 15, 1948. Marlene lived in Grant’s Pass since 1959 after moving there from St. Helens, Oregon. She was active in the local PTA when her children were young and later she was active i... Full story
Larry Gale Gust, 74, passed away at his West Hollywood home Monday, March 21, after a brave struggle with heart and COPD related health issues. Larry was born Dec. 29, 1941, to Emil and Esther Lobe Gust in Spokane and raised on a dryland wheat ranch near Ralston, where he developed a lifelong love of animals. Larry attended schools in Lind and Ritzville, where he participated in tennis, band and was very active in drama. He graduated with the RHS Class of 1960. At WSU, Larry starred in many drama productions, was a Sigma Nu...
If your bracket didn’t blow up in the first two rounds of the tournament I’m sure it took a turn for the worse over the weekend. All four number ones had a shot to move on in the NCAA tournament. They made the elite eight portion but three of the teams stumbled and had to book flights home for the season and not to Houston where the Final Four will be played out. Oklahoma took care of UO on Saturday, as in Oklahoma bested one seeded Oregon eliminating the Pac 12’s final entry...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague golf team had one match cancelled last week due to weather but were able to compete in a non-league match in St. John on March 24. In the boys division Colfax, Pomeroy, Dayton, Odessa-Harrington, Tekoa-Rosalia, St. John and LRS were all present. Colfax took the boys medal during this match. Michael Shields earned 41 strokes followed by Ryan Frederick with 50, Morgan Brausen with 51 and Pake Taylor put up 58 strokes. For the girls division only LRS, Dayton, St. John, Tekoa-Rosalia and Colfax were... Full story
The LWK track and field team competed in their first meet on March 19 at the Central Idaho Invitational in Lapwai. The girl’s team placed 12th with 13 points. Boy’s Results 800: 10, Dalton Poague 2:20.97. Girl’s Results 100: 20, Alynn Harder 15.35. 4x100: 9, Jazzmyn Gordon, Jessica Guske, Harder, Autumn Meyers 59.76. Shot put: 8, Guske 25-06. Discus: 6, Guske 72-01. High jump: 3, Gordon 4-04. 11, Meyers 3-06. Long jump: 6, Harder 13-04. The team traveled to the 1B/2B District 9 Meet in Lewiston on March 23, where the girls...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos track and field team kicked off their season at the Ezra Gordon Invitational in Colville on Saturday, March 26. During the meet, the boys’ team placed eighth with 32 points, while the girls’ team finished ninth with 31 points. Senior Alan Field posted a strong performance, earning two third place finishes in the 100-meter and 200-meter sprints, as well as a second place finish in long jump and he earned fifth place in the 300-meter hurdles. On the girls’ side, the 4x100-meter relay team...
Two local students received their undergraduate degrees from Washington State University for the Fall 2015 semester. Jarod William Marecz of Ritzville received his Bachelor of Arts in Humanities. Kaylee M. Zimmer of LaCrosse received her Bachelor of Arts in Education. Zimmer also earned the summa cum laude for a cumulative grade point average of 3.90 or better....
ast Tuesday, the world was again horrified by coordinated terrorist attacks at the airport and subway in Brussels, Belgium. Dozens of people lost their lives, and many more were injured. Even before they took official responsibility, there was little doubt that the perpetrators would turn out to be ISIS affiliates, whose attacks in Paris last November took the lives of 130 people. At the time of this writing, four Americans have been confirmed to have lost their lives in the Belgium attacks. These horrific acts against...
Road and bridge tolls keep many elected officials awake at night. They often inflame voters because they are costs motorists see while driving; whereas, a gas tax is hidden in the price of a gallon of fuel. Too often people filling up their cars ignore the stickers on the pumps, which break down the state and federal taxes they are paying. In Washington, the combined gas tax is now 62.9 cents a gallon while signs are posted from Tacoma to Bremerton tells you crossing the Tacoma Narrows Bridge costs between $5 and $7...
While the speed limits on our roads may be inconvenient at times, they exist for a reason. You can complain that the speed limit is too restrictive (and bills to raise speed limits on certain roads have been introduced during this legislative term) but that’s no excuse for ignoring the law. A 2012 state law places a limit on government spending. Not only does the budget have to balance for the two-year cycle it covers (2015-17, currently), but the spending level it sets also can’t exceed the amount of available revenue exp... Full story
On Sunday (March 27) many Christians attended sunrise services and enjoyed special church services (not to mention the traditional Easter Ham) celebrating the resurrection of the Messiah. Approximately 26 days later on the 22nd of April disciples of Jesus will celebrate the Passover. They will also celebrate the anniversary of His escape from the grave three days and three nights later. Passover is one of the events set apart (that is to say, made holy) by the author of the Holy Bible. Leviticus 23 lists all of those days...
As an alumnus of RHS, I am very proud of the education I received from the Ritzville School District. It included academics, the performing arts and sports. We had the Gilson gym, the elementary gym and the high school auditorium and gym. It worked. Now there is only the Gilson gym and the elementary gym. I can understand why space is minimal. The new facility would be multifaceted just as the former and existing structures were and are. The structures have always been used for school and community activities which have not...
Over the last few weeks we have experienced several significant events, both sacred and profane. Many say that the profanity of the terrorist attacks is due to our supposed intolerance of Islam. On the sacred side, it has been presumed by some that Passover should have been observed last week, because the Roman Catholic and Protestant holy day of Easter was observed last weekend. This not the case. Passover will be observed on April 23rd, because Passover is based on the barley harvest, as the bible dictates and not the... Full story