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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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Maxine E. Schwisow died on Wednesday, Nov. 6, from a brain tumor. She was born on Oct. 10, 1921, to Agnes and Fred Bolon in Kendrick, Idaho. She was a descendent of Queen Anne Boleyn, wife of King Henry VIII. Lillian Disney, Walt’s wife, was a distant cousin. She married Fred Schwisow in September 1945, and they were married for nearly 52 years and had four children, Kris, Randi, Nancy and David. She had a wonderful, long life. She taught school for many years in the Ritzville... Full story
Francis J. Pool died at the age of 92 on Friday, Jan. 20, in Spokane. A lifelong resident of Lamont, Wash., he was born on Oct. 24, 1922, to Frank and Elizabeth (Wiltzius) Pool on the family farm near Lamont. He attended schools in Whitman County, graduating from Lamont High School in 1940. He lived on the family farm his entire life, farming and raising cattle with his siblings: Arthur and Elizabeth Pool. He was a very loving and gentle man. He was preceded in death by his...
A whole bunch of years ago when I was still farming, I had a breakdown during harvest and needed to take a rather large part to the local John Deere dealer to get it repaired. Three farmers I knew were asking me what was wrong and when I told them each one said, “There’s a trick to getting that back in place and working right!” I acknowledged that I’d figured that out. The main difference came in the way they approached the help portion of “there’s a trick.” The first guy sai...
The Ritzville Police Department will lead the bus carrying the LRS Volleyball team through the city Thursday at 1 p.m. following a send off by students at the high school and grade school that begins at about 12:45 p.m. The procession will travel down Main Ave. and business owners and customers are encouraged to cheer on the team.... Full story
Local massage therapist Yevette Sweet has returned to Ritzville to provide clients and community members with muscle relief. Sweet is continuing to work in cooperation with local chiropractor Dr. Warren Kragt, and currently works out of a room at Kragt Chiropractic in Ritzville. Sweet began her massage training at the Inland Massage Institute and has 17 years of experience as a massage therapist. Sweet worked on and off for 15 years with Kragt and is happy to return to... Full story