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RITZVILLE – The Bronco and athletics communities are coming together to help a local county and his family. As of press time, a donation account for Jason Hilzer had raised more than $7,000 from 60 donations. The funds come as Hilzer readies for a bone marrow transplant. In July 2021, Hilzer – a Lind-Ritzville/Sprague assistant football coach, and head wrestling and baseball coach – was diagnosed with leukemia. Hilzer has been missing from the field and the mat, but is often mentioned by Lind-Ritzville athletes and coach...
COLBERT – The boys high school wrestling season came to a close Saturday, Jan. 29 for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos at the District 7/9 tournament at Northwest Christian School. No Broncos were entered in the tournament. Reardan won the district team trophy, followed by Mary Walker in second, Liberty (Spangle) third and Davenport fourth. The Top 5 boys in each class move on to regionals beginning Feb. 12. The start of the post-season for girls is Saturday, Feb. 5, at the North Sub-Regionals at Liberty High School in S...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos boys and girls basketball teams took big wins Tuesday, Jan.25, over the Odessa Tigers. The boys team doubled up the Tigers 76-38. Jayce Kelly led all scorers with 16 points and Chase Galbreath added 13. Jacob Scrupps had 14 for Odessa. The tigers leave town with a 4-7 record overall and 2-3 in league play. The girls also put up big numbers against the Tigers, winning by a score of 52-33. Dakota Killian had 19 for the Bronco while Amalia Court added 15. Hayden Schuh had 13 for Ode...
The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague junior-varsity girls basketball team kicked off an afternoon of hoops in Gilson Gymnasium on Saturday with a game against St. George's....
OTHELLO – A Central Washington health officer has issued an “order” for coronavirus restrictions at scholastic sporting events in Adams County. Grant-Adams County Health Officer Dr. Alexander Brzezny issued his so-called order Jan. 10, recommending updated COVID-19 rules for scholastic sports. He listed six points of guidance for school athletic and extracurricular events. Failure to comply will “result in the inability for those school districts to host spectators at their athletic and extracurricular events,” he wrote. Wh...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague basketball teams saw their first action in nearly 2 weeks Friday night, January 21, in a rescheduled matchup with Northwest Christian, at Gilson Gym in Ritzville. The boys' varsity team lost to the Crusaders 56-51. Hunter Dinkins and Chase Galbreath had 15 points each in the loss. Northwest Christian leaves with an overall record of 9-7, 6-2 in league play. The girls' varsity team fared better, beating the Crusaders by a score of 5...
RITZVILLE – A Wrestling Coaches Association proposal to give athletes a better window to recover before the state Mat Classic tournament is generating questions across Northeast Washington. On Monday, Jan. 24, officials with the organization and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association were trying to determine if its possible to give wrestlers a two-week break between districts and state. "As I understand it, the Wrestling Coaches Association has made a p...
Ida Juanita Templin was born on Nov. 21, 1927 at home on the family farm near Springdale, Wash. to Clyde and Myrtle (Steffey) Perkins. Nita was the fifth of six children, and was the last surviving sibling. Nita went home to her Lord and Savior Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Nita grew up on the farm with her sisters and brother, Ray (Icel) Perkins, Mabel White, Gertie (Mel) Hubert, Vera (Bill) Kruger, and Rose (Jerry) Dunn. The children had a two-mile hike to the country schoolhouse,...
SPRAGUE – Bill and Ginny Ressel were named Citizen of the Year in abstentia on Monday, Jan. 17, during the Sprague Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet. The couple was on vacation at the time they were named publicly by the Sprague Chamber of Commerce. They learned of the award when the returned to turn on Wednesday, Jan. 19. "Bill and Ginny are giving, caring people who have made our community a more attractive place to live," a nomination letter said. The couple has lived i...
The Sprague Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual banquet and fundraiser Monday night. The event included the installation of officers. From left, they are President Tim Wilken, Secretary Carol Lowe, board member Gary Lowe and Treasurer Candy Knowles. Vice President Chris Day and board members Jill Scheffels and Pat Busby were not present for the photograph. Trace DeGarmo performed the installation of officers and Scooter Dearing was the emcee. The organization also announced...
SPANGLE - The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague wrestling team hit the mats Thursday, Jan. 13, at Liberty High School for league matches. Xander McPartlen, Gabe Smith and Johnny Ryan were the only wrestlers to represent the Broncos at the league meet that included Davenport, Reardan, Pomeroy, Liberty (Spangle), Garfield-Palouse, Colfax and Tekoa-Rosalia. Smith faced off against Liberty's Jeshua Cwik and Ryan Cash of Davenport. Ryan wrestled Troy Routh of Reardan And McPartlen wrestled...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball game Jan. 4 against Northwest Christian (Colbert) is postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests in the local program. The girls game against the Crusaders is also postponed. Both games are expected to be played Jan. 21, at home in Gilson Gymnasium. Because of the issues, all athletic practices were cancelled Jan. 6, when the school district went to remote learning due to inclement weather. On Jan. 7, the Bronco basketball teams traveled to Chewelah, where both boys and g...
RITZVILLE - Freezing fog and coronavirus issues kept away many Bronco Invite teams, but didn't shutter wrestling completely Saturday, Jan. 15. Kettle Falls, Liberty (Spangle), Davenport and other wrestling teams canceled, as did others. But Pomeroy, Colfax, Garfield-Palouse, Wilbur-Creston-Keller, Almira/Coulee-Hartline, Tekoa-Rosalia and Selkirk made the trip to Gilson Gymnasium for the scheduled tournament. Due to the much-smaller turnout, coaches agreed to move away from a...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Jan. 12, 1922 Farmer shot near Paha: George Schutz of Paha killed yesterday while on rabbit drive George Schultz, a farmer living near Paha, was fatally wounded yesterday afternoon by the accidental discharge of a shotgun during a rabbit drive held in the Paha country. He died about six o'clock through profuse bleeding. The drive was over and the men were standing around, according to the report received here, Schutz happened to swing...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys’ basketball game with Columbia (Burbank) was cancelled Wednesday, December 29, due to a couple of positive COVID tests in the LRS program. According to Athletic Director Greg Whitmore, the girls’ team was determined not to have had close contact with the boys, and the girls’ varsity game was played as scheduled, in Gilson Gym. The Bronco girls got their second win of the season by beating the Columbia Coyotes 57-50. Dakota Killian led all scorers with 18. Zoe Galbreath had 9 point...
Bronco girls top Riverside DEER PARK – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Bronco girls got their first win of the season Tuesday, Dec. 21, beating the Riverside (Chattaroy) Rams, 43-24, in the Stag Classic Tournament. Zoe Galbreath scored 11 and Grace Fedie added 9 for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague. On Wednesday, Dec. 22, the second day of the tournament, the girls fell to host Deer Park (7-1) by a score of 51-32. Amelia Court had 7 points and Harlee Hennings had 6, while Fedie and Galbreath each had 5. The girls enter the holiday break w...
RITZVILLE – Young and old turned out, Saturday, Dec. 18, for Winter Fest activities. An inch of fresh snow fell overnight contributing to the festive winter setting. The first activity of the afternoon was the Fly-In Santa. Due to inclement weather at the departure location, Santa Claus was not able to take off in the Life Flight helicopter. But, the Ritzville Fire Department saved the day, delivering Santa Claus to the grade school on time. Dozens of cars lined up on "...
Ritzville Les Schwab Manager Mitch Fode, center, presents a trophy and $100 gift card to the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Broncos football team for being named October Team of the Month. The award is presented each month to teams around the state for exceptional play during the month. Representing the Bronco football team are Hayden Melcher (No. 30), Chase Galbreath (No. 15), Cooper Miller (No. 20) and Nick Labes (No. 13)....
SHERIFF’S LOG RITZVILLE — Here is the dispatch log for the Adam’s County Sheriff’s for December 5 to December 12 Dec. 5 Suspicious behavior in the 2100 block of West Margaret Lane, Othello. Agency assist in the 1200 block of East Rainer Street, Othello. Burglary in the 600 block of South Saddle road, unknown subject tased and restrained, Othello. Dog bite call in the 2100 block of West Panama road, Othello. Malicious mischief call on the 2100 block of West Highway 26, Ritzville Pop machine damage at the Schrag rest area, R...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys basketball team won two more games last week, improving to 4-2 on the season. Meanwhile, the girls basketball team is still looking for its first win. Both teams hosted Reardan on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The boys won, 60-44. Jayce Kelly scored 18 points; Chase Galbreath added 12 and Hunter Dinkins had 9. The girls lost, 45-21. Then on Friday Dec. 17, both Broncos teams traveled to Warden to take on the Cougars. The boys won, 74-43. Brock Kinch led all scorers with 16 points, including t...
Darrel Stephen Koss, 87, of Ritzville, Wash. passed away on Thur., Dec. 9, 2021 at Holy Family Hospital in Spokane Wash. Born in Yakima, Wash. in 1934 to Thelma Brackney and Arthur Stephen Koss, he was raised in Wapato, Wash. growing up on the family farm. Darrel thrived on hard work all his life, helping his family raise hogs and beginning his life-long interest in the garbage business. He helped his dad, hauling waste at an early age along with brother, Ralph. He purchased...
SPRAGUE – A Tyler man is being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $15,000 bail in connection to a burglary at a Sprague address. Bruce Paul Havens, 48, who resides on the 25400 block of South Columbia Basin Highway south of Tyler, is charged with second-degree burglary following his Dec. 10 arrest. He was apprehended by Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies and two Washington State Patrol troopers in connection with stolen scrap metal from 9243 Wollweber Road, records sho...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville/Sprague varsity basketball teams hosted Medical Lake Tuesday, December 7. The boys’ varsity team posted a win over the Cardinals 77-73. Chase Galbreath scored 23 points; Jayce Kelly had 18 in the non-league win. The Girls varsity lost 58-46. Sydney Kinch led the Broncos with 24 points. Wednesday, December 8, the boys traveled to Connell for a makeup game resulting from an earlier problem scheduling officials. The Broncos beat the Eagles 50-43 in the non-league contest. Galbreath recorded a dou...
Patricia Allene Hennings Nov. 13, 1933 - Nov. 24th, 2021 Our loving mother and grandmother Patricia Allene Hennings, 88, passed away peacefully on Nov. 24th, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born in Spokane on Nov. 13, 1933 to parents Judge Richard B. and Allene (Mills) Ott. Her early years were spent growing up in Ritzville on 4th Street and spending time in Sprague, Wash. with her grandmother. During WWII, while in 5th grade, she moved with her parents briefly to Fort... Full story