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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...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan. Under the pause, every county will remain in its current phase. At the end of two weeks, each county will be re-evaluated. The decision was made in consultation with the Department of Health, and reflects current data suggesting Washington's fourth wave has hit a plateau. "We are at the intersection of progress and failure, and we cannot veer fr...
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),...
April 16 Deputies observed an unsecured premise near the 200 block of West Schrag Road. Deputies contacted the property owners and they advised they would send someone out to verify if anything was missing. Deputies were dispatched to the 1100 block of South Schaake Road in Othello for a request to document abandoned vehicles. Deputies noted numerous vehicles which appeared to meet the state standard and generated documents as required. Deputies responded to a fire at the 2100 block of West Cunningham Road. A vehicle was...
RITZVILLE – David and Penny Ragsdale, Nine Mile Falls, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception held at the Washington Wheat Growers in Ritzville. Hosts for the reception were their sons and spouses - Mitchell and Jeanette from Phoenix, Ariz., and Greg and Robin from Spokane Valley and Jared from Phoenix. They were married on April 17, 1971 in Spokane. The couple have three granddaughters - Ciera, Casey and Cammey. They also have four s...
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 – Sign-up for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 has been reopened as part of the Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency announced. The initial sign-up ended Dec. 11, 2020, but USDA has reopened it for at least 60 days beginning April 5, 2021, for producers to apply or make modifications to existing applications. The program provides direct financial relief to producers due to market disruptions and associated costs because of COVID-19. P...
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...
Harold Herman Hennings, 74, passed away peacefully at his family home near Ritzville on Monday, April 19th, 2021. He was born in 1947 to Walter and Roberta Hennings. Harold is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Nyla Telecky Hennings; his daughter Angela Hennings, grandson Jonah Hennings-Booth and granddaughter Kennedy Booth of Alaska; his son Scott (Michelle) Hennings, granddaughter Harlee Hennings and grandson Hayes Hennings of Ritzville; his daughter-in-law Millie...
SPOKANE — Three students from Ritzville and one from Othello made the honor roll at Spokane Community College for 2021 winter quarter, which ended in March. The honor roll lists students who achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or above. Samantha DeBois, Vanessa Grimm, and Claire Kessler of Ritzville were listed; along with Ronni Vowels of Othello. Carlos Murillo, also of Othello, made the winter quarter honor roll at Spokane Falls Community College....
In 2012, state voters decided to go where no other state ever had — they legalized adult-use marijuana, reversing 70 years of policy that by most measures was a waste of time and money. The prohibition against marijuana consumption had virtually no effect on its price, avail-ability, or use. And yet, in that same time period, we taxpayers had to foot the bill for enforcement and incarceration. For many — like me the vote to legalize marijuana was not a vote to endorse its use. It was a vote to act in a pragmatic manner. Sim...
Sometimes being first isn’t good. Such is the case with legislation making Washington the only state to ban natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings. Thankfully, the legislators ended their session in Olympia and left that bad idea on the table. However, it is destined to come back next year. The issue is complicated and expensive. Earlier this year, Gov. Jay Inslee (D) unveiled it as part of a package to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It included a phase out of nat...
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...
Pedestrian killed in crosswalk EPHRATA – A Soap Lake woman was deceased at the scene when she was struck by a vehicle as she was crossing Highway 28 (Basin Street) in a painted crosswalk in Ephrata Wednesday, April 21. Larissa M. Castillo, 32, of Ephrata, was driving southbound on 1st Avenue in a Ford 350 pickup truck. While turning east onto Highway 28 (Basin Street), the vehicle Castillo was driving struck Stefania V. Medzyak, 82, of Soap Lake in the crosswalk. Castillo was charged with failure to yield to pedestrians. T...
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...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times April 21, 1921 RALSTON HAS SCHOOL MEET A very interesting community meet was held out at Ralston last Friday. In the morning, he contests in spelling, writing and athletics took place. In the afternoon the declamation contests were held followed by a program in which pupils from the schools in the community center took part. Parents were present from all parts of the neighborhood. At noon a big cafeteria dinner was served at the...
PULLMAN – Washington State University is helping to spend $23 million to study how dogs get old. The Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine seeks local dogs to help in the Dog Aging Project, a five-year study to better understand how dogs get old, said a WSU spokesperson. The National Institute on Aging, a part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding the project. Seven colleges of veterinary medicine around the country are participating in t...
SPOKANE – The research into a new genetic test for beef tenderness may have been stolen by Washington State University, according to Selah-based Tenet Beef. A federal lawsuit was filed against WSU and professor Zhihua Jiang by Tenet Beef in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington on April 2. They are asking for injunctive relief and a jury trial to determine if WSU violated federal law to protect companies' trade secrets and the state's Public Records Act. An amount o...
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...