Chamber members updated on discovery center

Kris Robbins, city clerk-treasurer, spoke to the Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce during the general membership meeting on Thursday, Aug. 16, about the progress towards a discovery center in Ritzville. Formally known as the Wheat Interpretive Center, the project is now being deemed the Washington Agriculture Discovery Center and Business Park.

Robbins serves as the city’s liaison for the Ritzville Public Development Authority (PDA) board, which spearheaded the idea of the discovery center. The city is currently working on the infrastructure of the project and applying for grants, while the P...