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Cheney Dow Excavating could not be more excited to put on yet another amazing light display for the Cheney community this year. We absolutely love bringing light and joy to our small town and would highly encourage everyone to stop by, check out the lights, buy a tree, and take some festive pictures! Colfax Colfax will host the Festival of Trees in Libey Gallery at The Center Dec. 4-30. On Dec. 7 tour trees and vote for a favorite tree, community favorite tree will be announced at 5 p.m. From 3 to 5 p.m., selfies with Santa...
Years ago. I stepped into Carnegie Library for a college assignment, expecting a straightforward study of library layouts and materials. But the moment I walked through those doors, I felt a warmth that went beyond the building itself. Cozy, quaint and clearly loved, Carnegie Library felt like a storybook version of what a small-town library should be. Ever since, it's been my picture-perfect vision of a community-centered library, serving Ritzville and its surrounding towns...
CHATTAROY - Last Friday, Coach Brendan Bermea promised his team a win to end the season. He delivered on that promise Saturday, Nov. 9, coaching the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys to a 39-29 victory over the Riverside Rams. The Broncos (4-6) racked up 594 yards of offense, while holding the Class 1A rams to 256 yards. The Broncos had 29 first downs in the win; Riverside managed only 9. The Rams got on the scoreboard first, when sophomore Javontae Chambers broke outside on a...
CHENEY - Two Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team members were selected to the Northeast 2B-South All-League team during a ceremony Thursday, Nov. 7, at the district tournament in Cheney High School. Bronco juniors Saige Galbreath and Zoe Galbreath were among the 10 players selected. "Congrats to Saige and Zoe Galbreath for both being selected on the South NE2B all league team," Athletic Director Dustan Arlt said in announcing the awards. "They were recognized in...
CHENEY - The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague volleyball season came to an unexpected, abrupt end Nov. 7 at the Northeast 2B District 6 tournament at Cheney High School. The No. 3-seeded Bronco girls (12-6), opened the tournament Nov. 5 at Freeman High School by sweeping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 3-0, to advance to the semifinals against top-seeded Freeman, setting up their third time the two 2023 state runners-up faced off. Like their previous two games, the Scotties swept the...
RITZVILLE - The Bronco boys football team kept pace with the No. 4-ranked Freeman Scotties on Friday night, Nov. 1, but they just couldn't get points on the board. The Scotties won, 20-0, on a wet, muddy Jimmy Snider Field. "If wish we could find a way to break through," Broncos Coach Brandan Bermea said. "But I'm really proud of our guys." Freeman Coach Mike McKeown also praised the Broncos for a great game. It was a fun way to end our season, coming into a different...
COLFAX — Lind-Ritzville/Sprague seniors led Bronco cross country runners during the regional state-qualifier Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Colfax Golf Course. Cameron Christianson was 58th overall in the boys 5,000-meter, finishing with a time of 21:33.30. For the girls, Savannah Carruth was the fastest Bronco on the course, finishing 45th in 24:01.23. She was the only local girl to qualify for the meet. In the boys race, Bronco freshmen Cade Galbreath and Wyatt Walker finished 63rd and 64th overall, with times of 22:06.50 and 2...
RITZVILLE — In a battle of state runners-up, the Freeman girls volleyball team topped the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, 3-0, on Thursday, Oct. 31, on Senior Night in Gilson Gymnasium. Set scores were 17-25, 16-25, 11-25. The Freeman girls were the state Class 1A runners-up last year; the Broncos were runners up in state 2B. Before the game started, the teams seniors were recognized with family members. This year’s seniors include: • Madisyn Cameron, recognized with parents Mark and Christinia Cameron • Addy Colbert...
SPRAGUE — Three men were booked into the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport in connection with the burglary of a cell phone tower building near Sprague. Jail records show Jason John Trickel, 44, Justin Curtis Himes, 48, and Joshua M. True, 44, all of Oregon, were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22. Trickel and Himes are being held in the Lincoln County Jail on a burglary charge and True is in custody for second-degree burglary. The men’s ages and hometowns were not immediately available. At press time, they were being held without bai...
ASOTIN — The Panthers football team outlasted the Broncos, 48-28, in a Northeast 2B matchup Friday, Oct. 25. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys scored in every quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past Asotin’s first-quarter 14-point lead. Undefeated Asotin (8-0, 5-0 in league), currently ranked No. 3 in the state, jumped out to a first-quarter lead, 20-6. By the end of the game, the Panthers had expanded their lead to 48-28. For the Broncos, Cameron Boness completed 7-of-11 passes for 81 yards and 2 touchdowns. His longe...
REARDAN - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague runners wrapped up their regular season Friday, Oct. 18, at the Northeast 2B League Championships at Reardan High School. The Broncos were paced by freshman Reagan Korthuis, who finished 32nd in the girls 5,000-meter race in a time of 25:33.10. The long girl running for the Broncos, she had the highest place of any Lind-Ritzville competitor. The Broncos boys best finish was 44th, with senior Cameron Christianson completing the 5,000 -meter...
RITZVILLE - Lind-Ritzville/Sprague had a shock as its homecoming game just got underway Friday, Oct.18, when Northwest Christian (Colbert) immediately scored on the opening kickoff. The Broncos chased after the Crusaders much of the game with the local team not getting on the scoreboard until 1:13 was left on the clock in the third quarter; the Crusaders had already racked up 35 points. The Crusaders did not score again, but the Broncos got on the scoreboard a second time,...
RITZVILLE — The No. 8-ranked Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls volleyball team took two losses and a win on the court last week. On Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Bronco girls (11-3, 7-2 in league) swept Upper Columbia Academy, 3-0. Set scores were 25-19, 25-11 and 25-13, on the road at the school just outside Spangle. But they were shocked by another Spangle rival, the Liberty Liberty, 3-1, on Thursday, Oct. 17. Set scores were 16-25, 16-25, 26-24 and 20-25. Then in a rematch of last year’s state title game, the Manson Trojans (13-0) swe...
RITZVILLE - A man who attempted to stab a local police officer is being held in the Franklin County Jail without bail. Brian Jedediah Sumner, 45, is was booked into the jail Oct. 8 on three counts of first-degree assault, third-degree assault, obstructing a public servant, resisting arrest and felony eluding. Court records show Sumner, who frequents the Sprague area, was apprehended in Spokane. His arrest stems from an Oct. 5 domestic call. Records show police were dispatched...
SPRAGUE — A “peck” on the lips between a local teenage boy and an 11-year-old girl Aug. 20 led to a sex crime charge. The 16-year-old Sprague boy was arraigned Oct. 8 in Lincoln County Superior Court for fourth-degree assault with sexual motivation, a gross misdemeanor. He was released to the custody of his guardian and is prohibited from traveling outside of Lincoln and Spokane counties. Conditions of his release also include a 7 p.m. curfew and no contact with the girl he kissed, records show. The Journal made the decis...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos got off to a good start Friday night, but just couldn’t close out the game as Warden came from behind for the win. The Wardan Cougars topped the Broncos, 29-20. Senior Brody Boness put all three of the Broncos’ touchdowns on the board. Boness opened scoring in the first quarter with a 1-yard touchdown dive. With the point-after kick good, the Broncos held a 7-0 lead at the end of the first stanza. Boness added another TD early in the second quarter, when he took the hando...
COLFAX - With both teams clad in pink for cancer awareness, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos defeated the Colfax Bulldogs, 3-2, in a heated Northeast 2B League volleyball match Tuesday, Oct. 10. Set scores for the match were 25-22, 23-25, 15-25, 25-18 and 15-10. The Broncos moved to 11-1 on the season and Colfax dropped to 4-7. The teams traded points in Set 1 with kills by Bronco senior libero Madisyn Cameron and Colfax senior middle blocker Ava Swan until the set was tied,...
RITZVILLE — Two 2023-24 state runner-up volleyball teams squared off Oct. 3, but only one team remained undefeated. The Freeman Scotties girls volleyball team topped the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos, 3-0. It was the first loss of the year for the local girls. Individual statistics were not reported for the game. The Scotties are ranked No. 3 in the state and the Broncos (8-1) are ranked No. 6 in Class 2B. The undefeated Scotties (8-0), previously a Class 1A school, were dropped to Class 2B sports this season by the W...