Ritzville mayor grateful for local volunterism

Thinking back to the Sunday evening storm of major proportions – it seemed to cut a swath through our town, leaving many homes and yards virtually untouched, while others in its path were hit with winds of speeds not experienced around here for many years, if ever! In my mind it was certainly comparable to a tornado.

The amazing thing about this storm – when it hit it created such an impact that literally the insides of our homes turned brown with dust.

We’ve been through dust storms that have cut visibility down to zero, but this time the visibility inside our homes wasn’t good either.

The da...