Kiesz elected to Columbia Basin Development League Board

Michele Kiesz of Ritzville was elected as a new Trustee on the Columbia Basin Development League Board effective in January.

Kiesz is Vice President of Kiesz Farms and President of Patty Kagele Farms.

She farms dryland ground in the Ritzville area and manages irrigated ground in Grant County within the Odessa Ground Water Replacement study area. Kiesz will serve a three-year term.

The Columbia Basin Development League supports the Columbia Basin Project and future development, protecting its water rights and educating the public on the renewable resource and multiple-purpose benefits of the Pr...