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DAVENPORT - Eight teams converged on Davenport for a track and field event, with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague-Washtucna taking fifth place for the girls' team and seventh place for the boys' team. Davenport took first place for both boys' and girls' teams. The boys scored 176 and the girls scored 126.5. Chewelah took second place for both boys and girls. Individual finishers in the top ten for the Broncos boys are as follows. Sophomore Hayden Melcher took third in 100 Meters at...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians in the rain Saturday, April 24. "We played pro-sets of eight, due to the inclement weather," Head Coach Janna Gingrich said. In Girls' No. 1 Singles, Amy Anderson won a match against Reardan's Bailey Christenson 8-0. Alexis Melcher beat Reardan's Hailey Fry in No. 2 Girls' Singles, 8-1. In Boys' No. 1 Singles, Hunter Cameron played Reardan's Trevan Fry and lost 7-9. Serina Block of Sprague did not attend the match. Earlier i...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted four visiting teams for a NE2B track and field meet on a cold and rainy Saturday, April 24. The Lind-Ritzville-Sprague team had several first-place finishers. Davenport took first place for both the boys' and girls' teams. In boys' varsity, Davenport scored 154, followed by Chewelah (129), St. George's (105), NW Christian (Colbert) (67) and Lind-Ritzville-Sprague (61). For girls' varsity, Davenport scored 120, followed by St. George's (118),...
RITZVILLE - The Broncos hosted the Reardan Indians for a double header of softball Saturday, April 17. The Indians won the first game 26-19, and the second 15-10. "We started off pretty good in the first game. We built up a little bit of a lead and then we ended up losing it on some defensive mistakes. But we're very young on the infield and in the defensive spots," Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Head Coach Todd O'Brien said. "I felt good about the effort that they put out. I enjoy...
RITZVILLE - The Reardan Indians traveled to Ritzville to face the Broncos in a double header on the Bob Heider Memorial Field Saturday, April 17. The Indians won the first game 10 - 5. The Broncos came back for a win in the second game, 11-9. Broncos on the mound for the first game were Owen Telecky for five innings and Chase Galbreath for two. "We're still a pretty young team, with pretty inexperienced pitchers. We've got just a couple pitchers who have pitched before,"...
RITZVILLE – Five Lind-Ritzville-Sprague athletes earned All Opponent Honors during this year's fall sports season. Four volleyball players, coached by Cari Galbreath, Shannon Hughs and Shannon Court, were chosen for the honor. Named to First Team were sophomore Taylor Galbreath, and juniors Sydney Kinch and Dakota Killian. Senior Janaye Wilkie was named to the Second Team. "Great job to each of these players this past season," Coach Galbreath said. "They worked hard this s...
RITZVILLE – Police are looking for leads on who left a cat with her legs zip tied together on Railroad Avenue April 5. The police were called around 2 p.m. when an employee at a local business discovered the animal crying for help. Officer Tom Gracie responded, cutting the zip ties off. "I asked him what would happen now, and he said there was nothing more he could do," Michelle Haggart said. "It appeared to be a stray, but he was also concerned for its well-being, seeing a...
Darlene J. (Kuest) Streeter, 88, passed away on April 6, 2021. She was born and raised in Odessa to Herbert and Emma Kuest. Upon graduation she moved to Ritzville to work at the telephone office. She met and married Stanley Streeter and had two children. Together they owned and operated The Tasty Freeze in Ritzville (Now Boxwood). They then built and designed Stan’s Burgers in Sprague (The 1st of three). When the freeway by-passed Sprague they moved to Oregon and purchased t...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times April 14, 1921 TWO FROM SPRAGUE CAUGHT IN TOILS Sheriff Rider, Deputy McCollom and Marshall Starring arrested two men from Sprague here last Friday. Their names were William Giffing and James Brophy. They were tried before Justice McCollom on two counts: one being drunk and the other having liquor in their possession. They pled guilty and each was fined $25 and costs on the first count and $99 and costs on the second count. Giffing's...
LIND – In their school board meeting Tuesday, Mar. 30, Lind and Ritzville members unanimously approved an emergency waiver of high school graduation credits. This is in addition to a policy already in place which authorizes the superintendent to grant waivers of a maximum of two elective credits required for high school graduation based on an individual student's circumstances. The purpose of the emergency waiver is "to provide an equitable mechanism that prevents students from being unduly impacted by unforeseen d...
ASOTIN – A 72-yard touchdown reception were the only points the Broncos could muster Friday night as they fell, 31-6, on the road to the Asotin Panthers in Class 2B football. A pass from senior quarterback Drew Kelly was the longest play of the game. A Kelly-to-Ayers touchdown came in the fourth quarter. But it was too little, too late to catch the Panthers, who were already leading 24-0. Ayers had three receptions for 104 total yards during the game. Kelly went 6-of-19 p...
SPANGLE - The Broncos girls fell short Monday night, 3-2, and were eliminated from post-season play by the Liberty (Spangle) Lancers. Set scores in the NE2B league semifinal were 20-25, 25-22, 17-25, 29-27, 16-18. The loss to the No. 2-seeded Lancers marks the end of the season for the No. 3 seeded Broncos, who finish with a 9-5 record. Liberty (10-1) advances to the Tuesday, March 30, title tilt against the No. 1-seeded Colfax Bulldogs. Colfax, 12-0 against Class 2B...
Washtucna schools considering four-day week WASHTUCNA – The Washtucna School District is considering going to a four-day school week on a permanent basis, starting with the 2021-22 school year, and is requesting community input. A community forum and survey was scheduled to be held in the Washtucna Gym with a brief question-and-answer session afterward Tuesday, Mar. 30, from 6:30 - 7: 00 p.m. There will also be surveys available at the parent-teacher conferences Thursday, April 1. Sprague Days returns SPRAGUE – The ann...
Emanuel Lutheran Church has the following Holy Week schedule: Maundy Thursday service April 1 at 7 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church at 218 West 3rd Street in Sprague. Good Friday service April 2 at 7 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 206 South Division Street in Ritzville. Easter Sunday Worship service Sunday, April 4 at 11 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church. All services are available in person, as well as online through the Emanuel Lutheran Facebook page. Benge Community Church will be holding an Easter Sunday Service at 7:30...
WASHTUCNA – The school's All Student Body (ASB) will be sponsoring a Drive Thru Easter Egg Hunt Friday, April 2, from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Participants are asked to drive by the Washtucna school, and volunteers will give adults bags full of plastic Easter eggs with candy already in them. Then, it is up to participants to hold their own hunt any way they want to celebrate. Kids do not need to be present when the eggs are picked up. Participants are encouraged to open the eggs Easter weekend. There will be notification of winning one...
RITZVILLE – Broncos sophomore running back Hayden Melcher was just too much for the Kettle Falls Bulldogs last Friday night, March 19, on Jimmie Snider Field. Melcher put three touchdowns on the board for the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus football team en route to a 32-6 victory over a Class 2B conference rival. "He ran all over us," Kettle Falls Coach Justin Carstens said after the game. Melcher carried the ball 15 times for 162 yards and three TDs, the most d...
CHEWELAH – The Broncos girls volleyball team completed a three-game sweep Saturday, March 20, topping Jenkins High School, 3-0, on the road. The win came just two days after Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus swept Reardan, 3-0, and four days after the local girls knocked off St. George's, 2-0. In Chewelah, the Broncos (6-1) won the sets 25-19, 25-19, 25-11. Individual stats were not available. On Thursday, March 18, the Broncos topped the Indians (2-6) in Reardan, 2...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The city of Ritzville is projected to receive an estimated $360,000 as part of $2.66 billion set aside for Washington counties and municipalities in American Rescue Plan funding, Senator Patty Murray's office announced last week. Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced more than $2.6 billion in investments in K-12 and higher education in Washington state from the American Rescue Plan, as well as more than $635 million in relief to support quality, a...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times March 24, 1921 FIRE AT OTT HOME Last Friday about noon a fire alarm from the Andrew Ott home on the north edge of town sent the fire engine speeding in that direction. By use of the chemical the fire was put out. It was thought the fire started from a wire coming in contact with a water pipe. The damage was to the interior and was not heavy. Mr. Ott will wonder if fire has him "hoo-dooed," for he sustained heavy loss in the fire in...
RITZVILLE – The Pastime officially reopened Wednesday, Mar. 17, after closing in mid-November due to Coronvirus restrictions. Owners Dave Benedict and Aimee Guiles held a soft reopening the previous day, to work out any kinks and remember the many details needed to be in place to successfully run a busy bar. And busy it was. "We had people streaming in," Benedict said. "I didn't even turn on the Pastime sign until 9 p.m." "I'm thankful to have our bar open again, and get t...
RITZVILLE – Adams County is projected to receive an estimated $3.88 million in educational and other funds from the most recent federal coronavirus stimulus plan, the American Rescue Plan. Lind-Ritzville Superintendent Don Vanderholm projected the local school district will receive about $357,970. "We have been serving students, in-person, since September and accrued all of the usual operating expenses, and then some," Vanderholm said. "Therefore, we truly appreciate these much needed funds." Vanderholm said transportation f...
RITZVILLE – The Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Kahlotus Broncos hosted the Odessa Tigers Saturday, Mar. 13, sweeping the visitors 25-11, 25-23, 25-15. "Yesterday's match was great," Head Coach Cari Galbreath said Sunday. "The team played so well together. Defensively we fought and didn't let balls go down without fighting for them. That effort prevented the Tigers from gaining points, and propelled our offensive game. It was a full and complete team win on our part." O...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos had their first home volleyball match of the shortened season, beating Northwest Christian (Colbert) 3-1 on Feb. 27. "It's great to be back on the court. Lind-Ritzville-Sprague is some awesome competition," Northwest Christian Coach Lindsey Friedly said after Saturday's match. "They played less than average, trying to get in synch," Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Head Coach Cari Galbreath said. "They need more consistency." Earlier in the week, the Broncos f...
Gerald "Tony" Dennis Lutes passed away Feb. 18th, 2021 at his home in Sprague, Wash. His years-long battle with multiple myeloma, diabetes, and many other health ailments ended peacefully and surrounded by so much love from near and far. Tony was born on Mar. 24, 1948 in Butte, Mont. to Lua David and Helen Marie (Todahl) Lutes. His family eventually moved to St. Louis, Mo where Tony graduated from Berkley High School in 1967. He joined the United States Air Force in 1968 and...
1 years ago The Ritzville Journal-Times Feb. 24, 1921 BIG PARTY AT WELLER HOME A big party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Weller near Ralston last Friday night. There were about 70 people present but the spacious and beautiful home of the Wellers was able to accommodate the guests nicely. In the fore part of the evening the men folks enjoyed pinochle, and later the most of the company turned to dancing which was accommodated on the second floor. At midnight a big...