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RITZVILLE – Throughout the month of September, Avista contractors have been upgrading electrical lines along Washington Street. According to the firm’s Othello representative, most power poles will be replaced and the company will restring wire all the way to 11th Avenue. The Washington Street line is the main “feed” for East Adams Rural Hospital. It also routes power to nearby residences. “There have been several outages on that line over the past few years. It’s old brittle...
REARDAN - The Broncos girls volleyball team remains undefeated in league sweeping rival Reardan on Sept. 27. The local Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington team topped the Screaming Eagles, in straight sets, 25-19, 25-21, 25-20 Sept. 27. The loss dropped Reardan to 1-2 in league and 4-2 overall, with the other loss coming to undefeated-in-league Colfax. LRS is now 3-0 in league and 5-1 overall. A trio of Galbreaths led the way for the Broncos. Taylor Galbreath had 15...
COLBERT – The Broncos boys football team improved to 4-1 on the season Saturday, routing Northwest Christian, 35-7. The Crusaders came out tough and held Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington scoreless in the first quarter. But they themselves couldn’t put any points on the board either. In the second quarter, the Crusaders (1-4) notched one touchdown and added the point-after to take a 7-0 lead to the locker room at halftime. That was the end of the Crusaders reign. In the third quarter, the Broncos put up 21 una...
A month ago EWU played Tennessee State and part way through the second half a storm passed by and the fans were instructed to leave the stadium because of lightning strikes nearby. So we did. My buddy Ken and I went to my car while others stood outside throwing footballs or reconnecting at a tailgate party. So that was a late summer storm for eastern Washington. Just this past Saturday the Eagles were scheduled to play the University of Florida Gators in Gainesville. This...
Dec. 1, 1938 - Sept. 22,2022 Patricia Ann Fode (Smith), 83, a lifelong member of the Lind-Ritzville community who was a volunteer and a loving mother and grandmother, died Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022 at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. She was born on Dec. 1, 1938 in Spokane to Lorraine and Bernie Smith. Pat enjoyed a long, rich life anchored by two pillars: her family and Christianity. A career housewife, she built a loving home with an inviting kitchen that never lacked for fresh-baked pies and the...
There wasn't much notice for August's webinar hosted by the WA Cares Fund. It was titled, "Long-Term Care Planning for Near-Retirees." I finally went back for a watch. In addition to presentations from government employees about changes that were made for near-retirees in the last legislative session when it comes to WA Cares - the new social program supporters and public agency heads are trying to pass off as an insurance policy for workers, even calling a new payroll tax a...
1 Years Ago Ritzville-Journal Times September 21, 1922 Car Damaged by Collision Just as Rev. Just and family were getting ready to drive to Pullman Monday morning for Evangeline and Beata and William to re-enter college, their car was badly damaged in an auto collision. Fortunately, the damage was confined principally to the fender and body of the car, leaving the motor in running order so they were able to make the trip. The accident occurred as William was driving the car downtown to put some air in the tires before...
RITZVILLE – A Florida man was injured in a crash Saturday, Oct. 1, on Interstate 90 about 2 miles east of the city. Wileme Dorceus, 44, LakeWorth, Fla., was transported to a hospital after the 12:14 a.m. crash near Milepost 225. Dorceus is facing a second-degree negligent driver charge in connection with the crash. According to the Washington State Patrol, Dorceus was westbound on the interstate when he fell asleep at the wheel and drifted into the median. As he awake, he over-corrected and his 2020 Freightliner truck and 2...
LIND - In a brief address to the Lind-Ritzville School Board on Sept. 26, retired high school English teacher Kris Schwisow provided an assessment of employees. Schwisow, 72, noted widespread discouragement among school employees. She has never encountered so many “unhappy and overwhelmed” staff in 38 years of teaching, she said. Schwisow encouraged board members to communicate directly with school staff — including teachers, custodians, bus drivers, and parap...
DISPATCH LOG RITZVILLE – The Adams County Sheriff’s Office responded the following calls for service from Sept. 25 to Oct. 2: Sept. 25 Parenting plan violation in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othello. False 911 call in the 600 block of South Danielle Road, Othello. Potato waste in the roadway in the area of South State Highway 24 and West Hampton Road, Othello. Phone scam reported in the 600 block of South Skylark Way, Othello. Loose dog in the 600 block of South Saddle Road, Othello. Vehicle pretending to pul...
SPRAGUE – A Moses Lake man has been charged with first-degree premeditated murder after the dead body of 53-year-old Theresa Bergman was found 12 miles northwest of the city off Stolp Road around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22. 54-year-old Charles R. Bergman of Moses Lake was charged Friday, Sept. 23 and arrested by the U.S. Marshal Service in New Stanton, Pennsylvania later that day. According to an affidavit filed in Lincoln County Superior Court last Friday that includes a...
LIND – The town’s Sept. 27 council meeting began calmly enough. The pledge of allegiance, approval of prior meeting minutes, discussion of upgrades to the wastewater plant’s security system — all proceeded in a routine manner. Nothing on the agenda appeared to raise the ire of Mayor Paula Bell, the city council or the audience. Twenty minutes into the meeting, however, the mood changed. Discussion of evacuation plans pivoted toward a related topic – the city’s imposition of watering restrictions. As previously reported in...
RITZVILLE – When Lamar Thiel's ancestors homesteaded here after trudging thousands of miles on the Oregon trail, they couldn't have guessed that one of their descendants would one day fly in the opposite direction. In early October, Thiel will travel east to Washington, D.C. on an "Honor Flight" celebrating veterans who served during "recognized periods of conflict." In Thiel's case, that "recognized period" was the inception of America's involvement in Vietnam. "I married m...