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LIND - UPDATE 11/5 - The number of ballots counted in Lind Mayor and City Council races nearly doubled in three days. Incumbent Paula Bell has a 6 vote lead over challenger Jamie Schmunk, 100 to 94, in the race for Lind Mayor. The Council Position 1 race has changed in favor of challenger London Dew, who trailed Tuesday evening, but now leads incumbent Rosemary Elkington by 15 votes, 106 to 91. For position 2 Mike Wold still leads, but by only 11 votes over Sheri Marlin 102-93. For postion 3 Laura Dew now holds a commanding...
RITZVILLE - UPDATE 11/5 - In the Ritzville Mayoral race Linda Kadlec has extended her lead over challenger Dennis Chamberlain 375 to 172. Chamberlain publicly conceded on social media, Friday, November 5th. In the race for the 2-year at large council position Marsha Reimers Smith extended her lead over incumbent Mark Weigand by 3 votes, and now leads 265 to 244. ------------------ NOVEMBER 2 - Former 2-term mayor Linda Kadlec has apparently won election to the Mayor’s Office, outpolling Councilman Dennis R Chamberlain 304 t...
RITZVILLE – There is some irony to the makeup of the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna football coaching staff this year, irony which has some long-time local fans thinking back and looking ahead. It was 2004 when the Lind-Ritzville Broncos, then an athletic combine, went unbeaten and won the state football championship in a late-game comeback, beating the DeSales (Walla Walla) Irish, 25-21. There have been unbeaten teams since, along with back-to-back state championships over...
COLFAX - Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna Cross Country runners wrapped up the season Saturday, October 30, at the Colfax Golf Course in the District 7/9 Regional Championships. Coach Christina Heater said "the beautiful weather and flat course made for a fast paced race." In the 5000 meter men's varsity event Eli Michels placed 41 of 110 runners with a time of 18:57. Caleb Heater placed 70 with a time of 20:30. Brix Curtis placed 80 with a time of 21:18. In the 5000 meter...
RITZVILLE - Three members of the Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna Volleyball team earned All League NE2B honors for the regular season. Named to the first team are seniors Dakota Killian and Sydney Kinch. Junior, Taylor Galbreath received second team honors. Lind-Ritzville head coach Cari Galbreath was named NE2B Coach of the Year....
RITZVILLE — The Broncos girls opened the Northeast 2B district tournament by sweeping the Crusaders on Monday night, Nov. 1, at home in Gilson Gymnasium. The No. 2 seed Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna topped Northwest Christian (Colbert) in straight sets, 25-11, 25-10 and 25-18. The Broncos never trailed in any set. Dakota Killian had a good night blocking in the middle. Following the match head Coach Cari Galbreath said, “This was fun. We stayed steady and controlled the game.” She went on to say “we were not distrac...
COLFAX – The game had all the makings of an upset - an undefeated top-ranked team, two solid defenses, a rain that made the field slick and an underdog looking for a post-season berth. But the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Broncos pulled out a narrow victory over thewell-coached, hungry Colfax Bulldogs, 15-14, on Thursday night, Oct. 28. "We told the kids all week that Colfax has great, great coaches and they know us so well, they're going to take away what we do best," B...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna Broncos begin the post season with a home crossover “play in” game later this week. The undefeated Broncos, the No. 1 seed from the Northeast 2B league (District No. 7), will host the fourth-place team from District No. 6 in North-Central Washington. The winner will advance to the state playoffs. The opponent of that game will be either the Tonasket Tigers (3-4 overall, 2-4 in league) or the Manson Trojans (3-5 overall, 1-4 in league). They face off for the second time this...
Dressed in Halloween costumes, children paraded up and down streets in Ritzville on Friday, Oct. 29, collecting treats from local businesses....
ELTOPIA - Hundreds of area Republicans turned out Friday night to hear from political candidates for Congress and raise money to help with conservative causes. Candidates turning out for the event included Fourth Congressional District hopefuls Benton County deputy sheriff and legislative representative Brad Klippert of Kennewick, former sailor and NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler of Richland and Iraq combat veteran Ben Garcia of Sunnyside. The trio are hoping to unseat...
Thomas Jack Richmond, 84, passed away on Oct. 25, 2021. He was the husband of Patty Lou Richmond. They shared 17 years together, and currently lived in Spokane Valley. Born in Boise, ID and raised in Ritzville, Wash., son of Jack Richmond and Margaret Snook. Thomas graduated Ritzville High School in 1955. He worked in the food industry until he retired in 1999. He had a true love for golfing! He is survived by his wife, Patty Lou, two sons Marshall and Aaron, a step-daughter Shannon, and numerous grandchildren and...
Janice D Beard Mills went to be with her Lord and Savior on Oct. 10, 2021 at the age of 63 due to complications from covid-19. Janice was born on Mar. 2, 1958 to Paul and Jennie Beard in San Bernardino, Calif. Janice was living in Ritzville, Wash. Janice and Michael Mills were married on Sept. 25, 1976. She spent her time raising their wonderful children Matthew and Amanda. When the children were in school she did a plethora of jobs including working as an assistant at an...
It’s no secret that Gov. Jay Inslee wants the removal of the four federal dams on the lower Snake River between Clarkston and the Tri-Cities. Back in December 2018, his proposed 2019-21 operating budget included $750,000 for a state study on breaching Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite dams. U.S. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Dan Newhouse, officials from electric utilities, ports and groups representing agriculture and economic development all oppo...
Earlier this month, the National School Boards Association sent a letter to President Biden complaining about the increased involvement of passionate parents at school board meetings. “The National School Boards Association (NSBA) respectfully asks for federal law enforcement and other assistance to deal with the growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation,” the letter stated. Later in the letter, the co-signers linked par...
RITZVILLE – Ritzville Grade School, 401 E. Sixth Ave., hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for upgraded playground equipment last week. The upgrades were made possible by donations from Clearway Energy and the Big Bend Electric Caring Neighbors program. Clearway Energy Group operates the wind farm at Rattlesnake Flats, 20 miles south of the city. Caring Neighbors is a non-profit entity established by Big Bend Electric Co-op. The five member volunteer board reviews applications a...
LIND – The Wheat-Lind Coffee House will open downtown Nov. 13. Owner Heather Reed, 31, is a former Wenatchee resident who hopes to bring "community and coffee back into the area," she said. Reed moved to the area after purchasing a house and wanted to start a business. "I am always helping others start a business," she said. "But I have always wanted to start my own." Reed said that after she learned that Kendra's coffee house had gone out of business at 103 N. I St., she d...
RITZVILLE – Superintendent Don Vanderholm announced a $523,919 distance learning grant, from the US Department of Agriculture. The grant funding will bring telecommunications equipment and high-speed Internet to schools in the district, and expand College In the Classroom programs, share teacher resources, expand professional development, remote learning capabilities, and begin offering students and community members’ access to telemedicine opportunities. Proposed hub/end-user sites for this project will be the Lind Ele...
LIND - A local boy is finding time to get straight As in his sixth-grade classes while racing motocross around the state. Merrick Shepard, 11, is a lifelong Lind resident and a sponsored Motocross Champion. He is the son of Vernon Shepard, an Adams County Road Department grader operator, and lifelong Lind resident Megan Shepard, the chief nursing officer at Odessa Hospital. Merrick said his sport helps him keep his grades up. "It also helps me in math, like fractions when...
RITZVILLE – More than 20% of Lind-Ritzville School District staff have received an exemption from the governor’s coronavirus get-shot-or-get-fired mandate. During a meeting of the Lind and Ritzville school boards last week, Superintendent Don Vanderholm reported on the number of employees who opted to get one of the three experimental inoculations and the number who did not. For the purpose of the report, Vanderholm said staff was divided into two groups, in-classroom staff and in-building staff. In-building includes sta...