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RITZVILLE – The 2023-25 biennial capital budget includes funding for a few area projects. The budget cleared the last legislative hurdle Sunday, April 23, and is awaiting the governor’s signature. The budget includes $5 million for the Sprague School District, $165,000 for the Ritzville American Legional Hall, $75,000 for Ritzville Theater, $38,000 for the Kahlotus School District and $20,000 for Washtucna Town Hall improvements.. “This capital budget responds to needs here in the 9th District, as well as throughout our s...
RITZVILLE – The Adams County Auditor’s Office is gearing up for election season. Candidate filing runs from Monday, May 15, through Friday, May 19. Dozens of offices will be on the ballot this year, including Ritzville mayor and four seats on the City Council. Othello and Hatton, too have for seats open on their councils, with the Hatton mayoral position up for grabs, too. Washtucna has three town council seats on the ballot. School districts with positions on the ballot include North Franklin, three seats; Othello, thr...
CHENEY – The boys and girls track teams from Lind-Ritzville/Sprague and St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse came up short Saturday competing at the competitive Van Kuren Invite at Cheney High School. The St. John-Endicott girls team tied for 26th with the much larger schools of Priest River-LaManna and Othello with just 3 team points. The Bronco girls didn't score any team points. In boys competition, Lind-Ritzville finished tied with Selkirk with 3 points; the Eagles were 32nd overall...
CHEWELAH – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague tennis team had a tough time against the Jenkins Cougars on the road. The local players returned home with a 1-5 record on the court Wednesday, April 12. The lone Bronco win was posted by Cameron Christianson. “Cameron Christianson played his first real match and did amazing,” Coach Chelsie Lavigueur said. He tied with Elijah Fazio in his first set, 6-6, then won the next two sets 10-8, 6-4 for the win. In other boys matches, Hunter Cameron lost to Blake Foser, 1-6, 5-7; and Jeffe...
SPRAGUE – A nearby lake has been stocked in advance of opening day of lowland lake fishing season. According to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, Fishtrap Lake was planted twice last month with trout from the Spokane Hatchery. The state planted 8,000 rainbow trout weighing less than a half-pound each on March 22. Two days later, Fishtrap receive 500 rainbow weighing an average of 3 pounds. Last week’s announcement of the fish plantings comes just 10 days before the opening of the lowland lake fishing season statewide...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls fastpitch softball team notched three wins, but dropped one game, last week. On Saturday, April 15, the Bronco girls swept Davenport in a doubleheader, 21-3 and 19-8. And last Tuesday, April 11, the local girls split with Liberty (Spangle), wining the opener at 3-2, bot losing the nightcap 9-2. Individual stats were not reported for any of the games. On Tuesday, the local girls were scheduled to host the Jenkins Cougars from Chewelah. The newspaper went to press before gametime. T...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos boys baseball team split with Liberty (Spangle) on the diamond Tuesday, April 11. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague lost the opening game, 7-4, then hit back in the nightcap to overwhelm the Lancers, 13-5. In the opening loss, Clae Holling had a double to lead the Lancers, and all batters. It was the only double of the game. For the Broncos, Zach Klein, and Ledger Kelly each had hits. Jacyce Kelly, Brody Boness and Chase Galbreath pitched for the Broncos. In the nightcap, Traye Redburn had three hits to l...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos sports team return to action this week following a spring break. The high school golf team traveled to Deer Park on Monday; results of the match were not available at press time. Golfers will be on their home course on Thursday, April 13. On Tuesday, the track, boys baseball and girls softball teams were scheduled to travel to Spangle to take on the Liberty Lancers. The newspaper went to press before those sporting events started. Today, Wednesday, April 12, the Broncos tennis p...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 26 to April 3: March 26 False alarm in the 800 block of South Nuevo Leon Lane, Othello. Two people issued trespass warnings in the 10 block of South Reynolds Road, Othello. Man requested deputies issue a trespass warning to his father in the 2600 block of West Valley View Lane, Othello. Civil complaint in the 2000 block of West Bench Road, Othello. Traffic hazard in the 2200 block of West State Highway 26, Othel...
Eleanor Mae (Emmington) Heinemann Mar. 13, 1927 –Mar. 30, 2023 Eleanor Mae (Emmington) Heinemann, 96, died March 30, 2023 due to a head injury from a fall in her apartment. She was born on March 13, 1927 to William and Mary (McGlade) Emmington in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Eleanor grew up in Ritzville, Wash. where she attended school until she and her parents moved to the family wheat farm near Sprague. She graduated from Sprague High School in 1945 before attending Washington Sta...
Martha M McMurray Dec. 21, 1932 – Dec. 16, 2023 Martha M. McMurray passed away in Gig Harbor, Wash. on Dec. 16, 2022, at the age of 89. Martha was born on Dec. 21, 1932, one of four daughters born to Edward and Anna (Kessler) Esslinger on a small wheat farm outside of Sprague, Wash. Her parents were German immigrants and only spoke German at home. So Martha only spoke German when she started first grade just before WWII. Luckily, her cousin Joanne McCrady (Kessler) helped her...
ASOTIN - The Bronco girls bounced back from a doubleheader loss Wednesday, March 29, to split with Asotin on Saturday, April 1. The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls won the opening game of Saturday's doubleheader, 13-3, but lost the nightcap in a close 9-8 battle. The split doubleheader followed losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 15-0 and 25-2, last Wednesday. No game details were reported from Asotin. But in Colfax, the local girls faced the undefeated Bulldogs on a...
DEER PARK - The area boys and girls competed Friday, March 31, at the Glenn Wolf Invite at Deer Park High School. The Lind-Ritzville Sprague boys tied for 14th overall with 16 points; St. John-Endicott LaCrosse finished 16th with 11.5 points. In girls competition, St. John-Endicott finished 13th with 14 points and Lind-Ritzville 19th with 4 points. Senior Myra Miller was the top athlete for the Broncos, taking first place in the girls discuss with a toss of 103 feet 6 inches....
ASOTIN - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team struggled on the diamond last week, losing two games to both Asotin and Colfax. The Asotin Panthers won the Saturday, April 1, doubleheader games 10-0 and15-5, against the visiting Broncos. The Lind-Ritzville losses came on the heels of the Wednesday, March 29 doubleheader losses on the road to the Colfax Bulldogs, 10-0 and 12-2. Further information was not provided from Asotin. In Colfax, the Bulldogs had 20 hits in the...
KETTLE FALLS — The Broncos tennis team went 3-2 against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs during a March 29 Northeast 2B matchup. In singles action, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague’s Carlie Loop and Liberty McClanathan both won their matches. Bronco Wesley Rogers and Destiny Phelps each lost. Meanwhile, the local doubles team of Cameron Olson and Jose Zavala won their match. Loop topped Bulldog Ahsley Hendrickeson, 6-0, 6-0. And McClanathan defeated Kettle Falls’ Kate Goodman, 6-3, 6-3. But the Bulldogs Elsie Hume defeated Rogers, 6-0, 6-0....
RITZVILLE - The Senate's proposed 2023-25 biennial capital budget includes funding for several projects in the area. Washtucna, Kahlotus, Sprague, Lincoln County Fair, the Ritzville American Legion Hall, Ritzville Theater and Coyote Ridge Corrections Center all have allocations in the budget. In addition, the budget includes funds for projects at Washington State University and Eastern Washington University. "I'm also pleased by the funding for water-supply projects, which...
Sheriff’s Office RITZVILLE — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reported the following calls for service from March 17-23: March 17 Hazardous conditions reported at a house in the 2100 block of West Peter Lane, Othello. Verbal dispute in the 600 block of South Las Palmas Lane, Othello. Marjorie J. Arnold, 49, arrested for second-degree burglary in the 100 block of West Second Street, Lind, following a reported trespassing. Suspicious vehicle in the 600 block of South Thacker Road, Othello. March 18 Church making too much...
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague senior basketball player Chase Galbreath scored his 1,000th point in his high school career during the state 2B basketball tournament last month. On Saturday, he was recognized with a 1,000-Point Club plaque at the Bronco's team banquet. Chase finished his high school career with 1,055 points. The state 2B boys basketball team is pictured. Galbreath played on the team....
EPHRATA — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls finished tied for 13th in the Ray Cross Invitational Track Meet on Saturday, March 25. The local girls tied with Omak; each at 12 points. The Richland Bomber girls won the meet with 104 team points, followed by Moses Lake with 94. Okanogan was the top 2B team, finishing third with 80 team points. Although the Bronco boys also competed, they did not score any team points. Southridge won the boys meet with 117 points, followed by Ephrata with 111. Senior Myra Miller was the top a...
COLBERT — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team fell in a doubleheader Saturday, March 27, to Northwest Christian. The Crusaders edged the Broncos, 3-2, in the opening game and won the second game, 14-1. In Game 1, the Crusaders had 7 hits to the Broncos’ 4. Each team had one error. For the Broncos, Brock Kinch had two hits, and Brody Boness and Jayce Kelly each had one. In the closing game, the Broncos only had two hits. The Broncos travel to Colfax on Wednesday, March 29, for a doubleheader; games are schedule for...
COLBERT — The Northwest Christian (Colbert) Crusaders swept the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos in a girls 2B doubleheader softball matchup Saturday, March 25. The Crusaders (2-0) won the opener, 12-1, and the nightcap, 13-6, over the Broncos (1-5 overall, 0-2 in league). In the first game, Crusader pitcher Katie Coriell allowed just four hits. Madisyn Cameron had two hits, and Harlee Hennings and Preslee O’Brien each had one for the Broncos. Meanwhile, Northwest Christian had 13 hits and only 1 error. The Broncos posted 10...
SPRAGUE—A Langley man is suing the city of Sprague over a public records request. Court records show Eric Hood filed a civil lawsuit against the city Thursday, March 16, claiming the city didn’t respond to an email request for records regarding a previous lawsuit Hood filed. According to court filings, Hood emailed the city Wednesday, Sept. 14, asking for records of “all costs, including attorney invoices related to the lawsuit Eric Hood v. City of Sprague.” After not repeating the response, he repeated his request Friday,...
RITZVILLE — The Broncos’ 2023 boys and girls track season gets underway this week with two meets. On Tuesday, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague team was scheduled to head to Asotin for the seaon-opening meet. Results were not available prior to press time. Then on Saturday, March 25, the Broncos will compete in the 47th annual Ray Cross Invitational Track and Field Meet in Ephrata. That meet traditionally features more than two dozen teams from small and large schools alike competing against each other. The meet gets underway wit...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague girls softball team opened its 2023 season last week with doubleheaders against the Newport Grizzlies and DeSales Catholic Fighting Irish. The undefeated Grizzlies (2-0) swept the Broncos (1-3) on Wednesday, March 15, and the Broncos split with the Irish (1-1) on Saturday, March 18. Individual statistics were not reported for either doubleheader. Against Newport, the Grizzlies outscored the Broncos 10-1 in the season-opener and 18-3 in the nightcap of the doubleheader. Against D...
RITZVILLE — The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos (0-2) opened the boys baseball season Saturday, March 18, dropping a doubleheader to the DeSales Catholic Fighting Irish (2-0). DeSales won the opener 21-2 and the nightcap, 16-8. Individual statistics were not reported. The Crusaders sealed the victory in the sixth inning with 14 runs. In the nightcap, the Bronco boys looked for a win, taking a 7-1 lead by the fifth inning. But the Fighting Irish rallied for seven runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take the win. The b...