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COLFAX – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners were paced by Eli Michels in the District 7 cross country meet Oct. 5. Michels finished third in the boys 5K event with a time of 18:00.00 and broncos teammate Caleb Heater placed 18th with a time of 21:09. "Our athletes did outstanding," Cross Country Coach Christina Heater said by email. "Eli came in third and both he and Caleb set personal bests." In the girls 5k varsity race, eight-grader, Maeve Korthius of Sprague placed 18th out o...
PULLMAN – Ritzville native and PGA professional Ryan Benzel and amateur Ben Minyard of Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, placed seventh in the Pacific Golf and Turf PNW PRO-AM Championship, Oct. 6-7 at Palouse Ridge Golf Course. As a team, Benzel and Minyard shot 17 under par in the tournament. Benzel shot rounds of 64 and 67, 13 under par on the par-72 course. PGA Professional Corey Prugh of Community Colleges of Spokane and amateur Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake Country Club won the championship. As a team, they fired rounds o...
SHERRIF’S LOG RITZVILLE – Here is the dispatch log for the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for Oct. 10 to Oct. 16 Oct. 10 Abandoned vehicle in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Hit and Run in the 2100 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Welfare Check in the 000 block of North St. Clair Avenue, Lind. Vehicle Prowl. Rear window broken, blood inside vehicle, in the 1100 block of North Newland Road, Ritzville. Moses Lake police department agency assist request in the 500 block of South Rayburn Road, Othello. Medical call,...
RITZVILLE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna varsity girls volleyball team (5-4) defeated Reardan (7-4), in straight sets Saturday, Oct. 16 at home in Gilson Gym. Set scores were 25-22, 25-18 and 25-21. Sydney Kinch had 8 kills; Baylor Moore had 8 assists and Dakota Killian had 6 blocks in the match. Following the match Coach Cari Galbreath said, "It was a good win for us over a good team. We stayed focused." The Broncos have 3 regular season games left on the schedule,...
There are a lot of things that go through one’s mind when you hear about the destruction of a relic or part of a community. I had a lot of feelings that went through my mind when I saw pictures of the Almira School fire that happened last week. If you’ve never been in the building then maybe it doesn’t have as much of an effect. The one thing I remember most about Almira High School’s gym is that it was the only gym in the Bi-County that I never played in. Was it that big of a...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Broncos put their unbeaten record on the line Friday night, Oct. 15, handing Reardan their fifth loss, 49-7, at Jimmie Snider field. Coach Greg Whitmore was pleased with the outcome. "We figured we were the better team, but at this point in the season we just take it one game at a time," he said. Just 1:18 into the game, Brody Boness scored the first Broncos touchdown on a 25 yard run. Then, at the 7:13 mark of the first q...
SPRAGUE – A local girl who moved here four years ago from Cheney has been crowned Sprague High School Homecoming queen. Senior Chloe Melton, 17, moved here in eighth-grade. She is involved in several school clubs including the Environmental Club, Future Farmers of America and trapshooting. During her free time, she likes to ride horses, trap shoot and play softball. She also likes to hang out with friends, play hide and seek strategy games such as Fugitive, and go to lake bonfires. Melton admits she had some stiff c...
RITZVILLE — A local girl said it is a “real honor” be have been named 2021 Lind-Ritzville Homecoming queen. Sydney Kinch, 17, a senior, said she believed there was a good chance she would be elected because she was a princess in the royal court her sophomore year.. Kinch is the daughter of farmer Joe Kinch and Ritzville Warehouse secretary Natalie Kinch. She is involved in many school activities and clubs, including Associated Student Body, Future Business Leaders of America and National Honor Society. She’s also one of the...
WASHTUCNA – A girl who moved to Eastern Washington two years ago has been named Washtucna High School Homecoming queen. Noveli “Noe” Longatti, 17, who moved to Pomeroy from California in 2019, reigned over local Homecoming festivities last week. She is the daughter of therapist Kellie Lassiter, a therapist and UPS driver Todd Longatti. "Being senior Homecoming queen means that I got through all the hard stuff and became the student I wanted to be," she said, noting her selection was a surprise. Longatti said she has atten...
Setting the record straight I want to correct statements in the story you published in the Ritzville Adams County Journal on Oct. 6. Point One – The duly-elected mayor of the town of Lind has the authority to execute actions pertaining to permits submitted by the residents. Point Two – The statement of trespassing on property is also incorrect. Our contractor performed the work on the town of Lind's street right-of-way. There was no trespassing on the property. Point Three – The estimate of cost for installation of the water...
RITZVILLE – Three teams of students from the Lind-Ritzville Future Farmers of America program are headed to Indianapolis, Ind., for the FFA National Convention on Oct. 24-29. The Agricultural Communications Team of Sequoia Slater-Burns, Arienna Bernal, Claire Wellsandt and Hannah Towne placed in the Top 16 teams in the nation, with their media plan, during preliminary competition in August. They will present their media plan in the semi-finals at the National Convention. The Environment and Natural Resources Team, c...
Medical freedom is more than women deciding if they are going to abort a pregnancy. It is a person’s decision if they want to waive resuscitation. It’s ending untreatable painful suffering. It’s choosing to take a riskier healing path than what’s recommended. It’s deciding what drugs to take. It’s deciding on vaccinations. The trio of COVID vaccinations was not welcomed by everyone. Some people decline to receive them. It used to be we had a right in Washington to decline medi...
It is often argued that managed health care can provide better clinical outcomes while holding down health care costs. Over the years, managed care has taken on many different names including health maintenance organizations, accountable care organizations, and medical homes for instance. The structure of managed care is based on a primary care provider who serves as a “gatekeeper” and coordinates the care of an individual patient with multiple specialists. The idea is tha...
RITZVILLE – Students, teachers, staff, parents and community members came together in Ritzville on Thursday, October 14, to celebrate homecoming. A parade was held through downtown Ritzville. Along with a police and fire escort, the marching band under the direction of Jennifer York lead the procession, followed by pickups decorated by each class, along with a "coaches coach", a bus decorated in support of the volleyball team, and the homecoming royalty from Sprague. E...
Kevin Lee Swartz, 48, Ritzville, Wash. was taken far too soon on Oct. 12, 2021. Kevin was born July 30, 1973 in Othello, Wash. to Robin Swartz & Sandra Keifer Swartz. Kevin grew up in Othello & graduated in 1991 from Othello High School. He moved on to Leavenworth, Wash with his grandparents Delbert & Jo Keifer, to attend Wenatchee Valley Community College. Kevin was very active in Circle K with playing the role of Santa; he graduated in 1993 with his AA. Kevin continued his...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times October 20, 1921 LIND STATE BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS The Farmers State Bank at Lind was closed Monday morning and state bank examiners Fred Stevens and R.L. Gentry took charge for the liquidation of assets. The action was taken at the request of the Board of Directors. Since it's organization, poor crops have rendered the debtors among the farmers unable to meet their obligations. With the severe depression through which the country has...
Veronica Rodriguez was sworn in as the Adams County Assessor on Thursday, Sept. 30....
Officer Tom Gracie of the Ritzville Police Department has submitted paperwork to retire October 23. According to Police Chief Dave McCormick Gracie intends to move to Idaho and begin an encore career outside law enforcement....
LIND – About 30 residents turned out Monday, Oct. 4 for a "meet the candidates" forum featuring seven of eight political hopefuls, who mostly agreed on generic questions. Mayoral candidates incumbent Paula Bell and challenger and former two-term mayor Jamie Schmunk were among the field. Others participating in the forum included Town Council Position No. 1 candidates Rosemary Elkington and London Dew; Position No. 2 candidate Sheri Marlin; and Position No. 3 candidates i...
RITZVILLE – Drought conditions affected most Eastern Washington wheat farmers during this past growing season. While statewide yields are down by 40%, the North-Central region is down by 50%. Wheat production remains the same at 2.3 million acres, officials said. Moreover, 2021 yields plummeted to 39.1 bushels per acre, down from 72.4 bushels in 2020. Official statewide data is being released in December. The lack of rainfall is causing high protein content in soft white wheat, according to Michelle Hennings, Washington W...
RITZVILLE – Halloween is just around the corner and the kids are getting ready to trick-or-treat. But part of the Halloween fun is front yard decorations. Do you have a neighbor with awesome Halloween decorations? Maybe you have driven past a cool yard covered in pumpkins and skeletons. Perhaps, you have a really spooky setup in your own front yard? What are some of your favorite houses in Adams County with Halloween decorations? We want to know about it. Email the address or location of your favorite Halloween decorations t...
RITZVILLE – A local Sheriff's Office employee and emergency dispatcher died on the job last week. Kevin Swartz, a 48-year-old 911 dispatcher and records clerk, experienced a medical emergency while on duty at the Adams County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Oct. 12, officials said. He was transported to East Adams Rural Hospital, where he died. "Our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with his family," a Sheriff's Office post on social media said. "This is a difficult loss to our t...