Deadline to apply for utility bill assistance fast approaching

RITZVILLE – There isn’t a lot more that can be said about the COVID-19 crisis which we have all been living under since March 2020. Federal, state and local governments have had their lives turned upside down, the same as yourselves, and we still struggle to cope with this issue.

The good news is the City of Ritzville has received a federal grant known as the CARES Act funds, whereby funds are made available to those affected by the economic impact of COVID-19, which was signed into law by the president on March 27, 2020. On November 3, the Ritzville City Council voted on Resolution No. 2020-1...