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RITZVILLE – Three residents are interested in taking over Mayor Gary Cook's unfinished term when his resignation becomes effective March 31. The deadline to submit letters of interest to the city was Feb. 25. The candidates will be interviewed by city council members at their Mar. 16 meeting. The interviews have to be done in public, but council scheduled an executive session for the same meeting, where they can discuss the decision in private. They will then return to the o...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos swept Davenport at home with set scores of 25-15, 25-12, and 25-17 Tuesday, March 2. "Communication was better and we had a controlled game," Lind-Ritzville Coach Cari Galbreath said. "We didn't show up to play," Davenport Coach Heather Jacoby said. Taylor Galbreath led the Broncos with 12 aces, eight kills and 10 assists. Janaye Wilkie and Grace Fedie had six digs each. Dakota Killian and Sydney Kinch each had one block. For Davenport, Haley G...
WASHTUCNA – Kids in Washtucna Elementary School are excited to start spring sports, and looking forward to doing a March Madness event. "Everybody's going to get to draw a team, and there's actually just about the right number for our students and our staff, because there are 68 teams," Principal Michael Amend said. The NCAA Division 1 men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 68 teams competing in seven rounds for the national championship. "One of the things that we have found here, and I found in m...
RITZVILLE – Adams County Commissioners held an online forum with department heads to discuss re-opening of county facilities with over 20 people in attendance Mar. 3. County Auditor Heidi Hunt said her office has been serving the public all along, and it has been “working really well” except Fridays, when there are no screeners. Screeners are stationed at the back door of the courthouse, the only entrance open to the public, Monday through Thursday. The screeners sign a person in, take their temperature, and give them a mas...
SPOKANE – Mayor Nadine Woodward of Spokane sent a letter to Governor Inslee urging him to consider local needs when developing guidelines for Phase 3, with elected officials across the East Region of the state's reopening plan signing their names, including Ritzville's Mayor Gary Cook. Woodward's office said 20 mayors signed the letter, which was mailed Feb. 26. Woodward reported March 4 the letter was "well received." Inslee has yet to come forward with details for Phase 3 o...
RITZVILLE – Public Works Director Dave Breazeale met with council members Scott Yaeger and Michelle Plumb and Ben Varela of the city's contracted engineering firm to choose a spot for relocation of Well No. 8 Wed., March 3. Yaeger and Plumb are on city council's Public Works Committee, along with Mike Schrag. The committee addresses issues regarding the city's water, sewer, streets and airport. "The replacement of Well No. 8 has been something the city has wanted to a...
RITZVILLE – East Adams Rural Healthcare has signed an agreement with Holistic Pain Management to provide non-opioid pain treatment locally, Corey Fedie, CEO, announced at the Feb. 23 hospital board meeting. Fedie said they are looking to begin services in April. "This is for folks who have long-term chronic pain issues or pain they've addressed with opioids and want to try something else," Fedie said. "This is a wonderful partnership between family practitioners and a wonderful service for the community." Fedie reported p...
WASHTUCNA – Tigercats celebrated Dr. Seuss's 117th birthday in good old-fashioned style with Principal Michael Amend appearing as the Cat in the Hat to read to elementary students. The Cat chose "Yertle the Turtle" to read to the third- through fifth-graders, and beginning readers in kindergarten through second-grade got to hear – you guessed it – "The Cat in the Hat." The Cat read the ABC book for the pre-kindergarten class. Students filled in the missing words every time...
RITZVILLE – The Broncos may not have celebrated a win for their first home game of the season, but they had reason to celebrate with some tough defense under Friday night's moonlight Feb. 26. The home team, with 26 players, hosted Chewelah's Jenkins High School with a full pack of 40 Cougars and held them to just three points on the board for all but the last five minutes of the game. Lind-Ritzville's six seniors, backed up by nine sophomores and 11 freshman, faced down J...
ASOTIN – Lind-Ritzville's cross country team competed at a Northeast 2B League meet in Asotin, where the host team took first place for both men's varsity and men's middle school races Saturday, Feb. 27. Kettle Falls took second place in the men's 5,000 meter varsity race, followed by Northwest Christian (Colbert) in third and Davenport in fourth. Running for the Broncos, junior Eli Michaels came in 42nd place out of 55 runners, with a time of 21:28. He was immediately followed by the team's sole senior, Sam Michaels coming i...
LIND – Elementary school teacher Jennifer Anderson was awarded the Above and Beyond award at the Lind-Ritzville School District Board meeting Feb. 24. Lind Elementary Dean of Students Sarah Dinkins thanked the third-grade teacher for her dedication and support to her students and families. “During this past year, Jennifer has been innovative in her ability to engage students, including remote learners,” Dinkins said. “Jennifer sets high standards and is a good role model for h...
LIND – A fifth-grade student at Lind Elementary School used of some of his spare time during last spring's quarantine to benefit his community. Hagen Carlson, who has a strong interest in becoming a nurse when he gets older, said he spent time during the school shutdown watching PrepMedic on YouTube. “It shows life-saving stuff you can use or get,” Carlson said. When he saw a video about an oxygen machine, the wheels started turning. “It looks like a life-saving thing we coul...
MOSES LAKE – A driver was charged with two counts of vehicular assault and DUI after failing to stop at a red light and injuring four people Feb. 23. Evodio Morales Reyes of Othello, age 21, was traveling southbound on Highway 17 approaching the intersection of Nelson Road when he failed to stop and struck a vehicle driven by Vitalii Kuzhel of Moses Lake. Kuzhel, 22, was eastbound on Nelson Road attempting to make a left turn onto northbound Highway 17 when he was struck by Morales Reyes running the red light. Morales R...
OTHELLO – A 4-year-old boy died Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, after being shot in the head by his father. Felipe Tapia-Perez, 27, is being held in Adams County Jail faceing a possible charge of second-degree manslaughter, alien in possession of firearm and possession of a stolen firearm. According to court documents, Tapia-Perez drove to the 335 E. Hamlet St. home of his “ex”, Perla J. Arteaga-Ochoa, to pick up his three children for the weekend. He was sitting in a 2009 Chevrolet Aveo on the side of the road, waiting for the...
RITZVILLE – Superintendent Don Vanderholm recognized administrators and staff members for their success in applying for grants at the Feb. 24 school board meeting. “In the last 30 days, we’ve brought in over $80,000 worth of grants,” Vanderholm said. A $4,000 Waste Not Washington grant was received by Lind for a “Farm to School Compost” project, and Ritzville received a $4,000 “Renewable Food Service Kitchen Updates” grant. The high school received a $60,000 grant from College in the High School to support the middle school t...
LIND – Council members certified the Vulcan Street Water Mainline Project as complete at their Feb. 23 meeting. Patrick Sheehy of Century West Engineering said the town repaired the wash boarding of the road and completed the street maintenance on Iowa Street, as there was not sufficient evidence to prove the damage was caused by the contractor. Sheehy said he had before and after photos of the project, but not the surrounding streets. “In 20-20 hindsight, it would have been a good thing to have pictures of that. We cou...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville High School students were allowed back together on campus as a full student body Wednesday, Feb. 17. The school board approved the campus moving to Stage 5 at their Jan. 26 board meeting, allowing all high school students on campus for the first time since March 13, 2020. "I would put this week in the category of successful," High School Principal Kevin Terris said Friday. "Our staff and students made a shift to some new guidelines pretty s...
RITZVILLE – Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) students competed in the 2021 Winter Conference, held online January 30 - Feb. 12. Advisor Steve Greenwalt said 25 students from Lind-Ritzville competed in various competitions, both team and individual events. There were 14 high schools competing, along with a middle school out of Cheney. Greenwalt said about 250 students registered, down from the over 400 that usually attend. "I think for this year, with what is going on, it is a really good turnout," Greenwalt said. "...
RITZVILLE – High school cheerleaders received awards earned during last year's sports seasons Thursday, Feb. 18. "Due to COVID, we were not able to have our awards banquet last spring, so I handed out the awards during their practice," Coach Connie Miller said. All the girls earned their varsity letter, and a few won additional awards. Laura Miller was awarded "Most Improved," Grace Saint John was awarded "Most Inspirational," Malea Canaday was selected for the "Rising S...
RITZVILLE – The Chamber of Commerce is planning events around St. Patrick's Day including an open house night for businesses and a scavenger hunt. "Our hope is the hunt will end with coupons to local businesses, and our Board members are working on that project now," Chamber Secretary Phyllis Wormsbecker said. "Our promotions committee consists of Nichole Thiel and Becky Main, and they will coordinate with Katelin Davidson of KD Consulting to complete promotion for the event." The Chamber is updating their Tourism Guide a...
RITZVILLE – County commissioners signed a resolution saying they will hold all their regular meetings at the County Courthouse except for one meeting per calendar quarter outside the county seat. Previously, commissioners held meetings once a week in Ritzville, the county seat, and once a week at the County Services Building in Othello. Othello residents Sean and Eleanor Bates are furious about the situation, appearing at The Journal office two weeks in a row to complain. "The commissioners used to hold 24 meetings a year i...
CASHMERE – The Columbia Basin Development League will be holding their annual conference virtually this year, March 4 from 8:45 to 10:45 a.m. This year's conference theme is "With One Voice," and topics will include the economic impact of the Columbia Basin Project, partner collaboration on the project, information and updates on irrigation district projects, an update on the Odessa ground water replacement program, steps to completion of the Columbia Basin Project, the role of Washington water law and secondary use permits,...
RITZVILLE – A public hearing for the Grainland Acres Annexation, Comprehensive Plan and Zone Amendment held at city council's Feb. 16 meeting had one participant from the public. Mark DeWulf, attorney general counsel for Big Bend Electric, said Big Bend Electric does not want to be annexed into the city, but wants to operate as they are doing now under the current zoning. DeWulf said he spoke with the city's attorney, Mike Connelly, who assured him Big Bend Electric is not part of the annexation. "If there are any changes t...
RITZVILLE – City Hall opened their doors to the public for the first time in almost a year Wednesday, Feb. 17. The opening came following unanimous approval by city council at their regular meeting Feb. 16. "I'm glad we're finally open, and I think it's long overdue," Council member Dede Boyer said. "I have been pushing for this from the beginning. I never thought we should have closed." "I'm glad we're open," Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Michelle Asmussen said. "We should have o...
RITZVILLE – Lind-Ritzville School District has been named as one of five rural school districts to participate in a rural education initiative. Innovia Foundation received a $150,000 grant for the College Spark Outcomes Acceleration fund, aimed at strengthening school-community partnerships and increasing post-secondary success for students in rural Eastern Washington communities. School districts participating in the project along with Lind-Ritzville, a 2B school, are Dayton (1B), St. John-Endicott (1B), Riverside (A), a...