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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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The Inland Northwest Partners (INP), a regional nonprofit economic development organization, honored local communities and individuals with Hometown Awards at the organization’s winter meeting earlier this week. For more than 35 years, the INP has recognized deserving individuals and organizations for outstanding contributions toward economic development in the region. The Hometown Awards, voted on by INP board members, were given to recipients in one of four categories – Community, Partnership, Hometown Hero, and Hall of... Full story
Sixty-five to 75 new jobs are coming to Ritzville. The long-awaited confirmation that a Love’s Travel Stop and Country Store would be located here, has finally come to fruition as a variety of legal filings and the general plans for the project become public. Mayor Linda Kadlec proudly confirmed recently that plans are moving ahead with the project, which will be located on 9.688 acres of land along State Route 261 across the road from Big Bend Electric Cooperative. “This is an addition to Ritzville that we have been loo...
I missed a lot of college football on the tube this weekend because of an outside project followed by a trip to Spokane to watch the LRS Broncos and DeSale’s Irish battle again. While I was on the road and in the parking lot at Gonzaga Prep, I listened to the EWU Eagles outlast the Portland State Vikings. As a fan, I get a little emotional about the team I want to win. I hope you do as well, as long as you realize the game is just a game and not life or death. For the E... Full story
In “the good old days,” schools emphasized “reading, writing and arithmetic” taught to the tune of the hickory stick. But today, we seem to have created a two-tiered education philosophy. College-bound students are encouraged to learn science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). But STEM skills are not emphasized for students going directly into the job market, the military or to a trade school. That’s a mistake. Part of the problem started with our parents’ generation. For example, my father was a World War II veteran... Full story