The Ritzville Adams County Journal, Ritzville, WA  - 

March 17, 2011

Ritzville Little League park cleanup Saturday, volunteers needed

Class of 1958 scholarship applications ready

Deadline to serve as 2011 fair ambassadors is Monday

Sprague Emergency Response Center benefit planned

Beef judging contest open to area youth

Four to vie for Distinguished Young Woman of Ritzville title Friday

Wampum may be last hope for fair as state continues budget cuts

Ritzville library supporters to host book sale fundraiser this week

March 10, 2011

Ritzville chamber cancels March meeting

Pancake breakfast fundraiser Friday at senior center

Daylight Saving Time returns

Ritzville Junior Miss returns next week

Eagles gear up for Easter egg hunt

Preschool parent’s day to feature games, activities

Ritzville pastor to host bereavement class

Local talent search underway for Relay For Life of Ritzville

Trophies tossed, district considers new policy

WSP hunts for witnesses of wreck, trooper recovering

Fate of Washtucna post office uncertain, USPS sets March 22 public meeting

Sock hop, silent auction to serve as fundraiser for Ritzville pool

March 3, 2011

Lind Pinewood Derby Saturday

Human trafficking tops AAUW agenda

Firewood available by the cord at Ritzville golf course

Lind board unanimously calls for academic co-op in 2012-2013

Two join ranks of Ritzville police

Ritzville schools to host Family Night, in support of troops

Relay For Life of Ritzville Kick Off to feature free food, activities

Area students graduate from WSU with top honors

February 24, 2011

Scholarships, Columbia Basin Project highlight BBEC’s meeting

JE Love Company sets grower meeting

Lind senior looks to replant trees for senior project

Skateboard competition Saturday

Ritzville board votes ‘yes’ – panel calls for academic co-op for 2012-2013

Fagan to host telephone town hall meeting March 1

Three Ritzville FFA members qualify to compete in district creed CDE

Pet Rescue needs help

February 17, 2011

Ritzville library supporters to meet Tuesday

Lind, Ritzville School Boards to meet Tuesday

Bingo and cards on tap for Lind seniors

Victorian group sets workshop, spring tea

Public forum in Lind mirrors Ritzville’s, board asked to do more research

Oestreich settles into home away from home aboard submarine

Adams Conservation District readies for spring, with new manager at the helm

February 10, 2011

City codes highlight Ritzville’s chamber agenda

Eagles to host benefit meal for local youth

Saturday is bingo night in Washtucna

Broadcast Youth dinner is Sunday

VFW to fete local students Sunday in Ritzville

Broncos hoops continue Monday

Public forum Tuesday for proposed academic co-op

Social communication tops next autism telehealth program

Public comments split on concept of academic co-op

BBEC board votes to refund $1.7 million

Local resident’s trip to Chile tops Ralston Grange agenda

February 3, 2011

Public forum Monday in Ritzville for academic co-op

Traffic safety course slated this month in Ritzville

Ritzville chamber meeting next week

Roses to serve as fundraiser

Board resolute, public outcry falls short as doctors exit hospital district

Lind School Board plans academic co-op forum, hopes to include budget scenarios

Hometown Family Medicine’s clinic under construction

RDDA launches fundraising drive

January 27, 2011

Seniors to fete new year with potluck, meeting Friday

TUMC’s annual Loyalty Sunday

Women’s Bible study launches Tuesday

Tickets on sale for Broadcast Youth Enchilada Dinner

Hospital district halts talks, Ritzville doctors are out

Study deems wheat museum, industries a feasible project

Pheasants Forever to host fundraising shindig Saturday

January 20, 2011

Ritzville chamber annual meeting Thursday

Petition circulated as community shows support for doctors

Hospital district moves meeting to Legion Hall

Fagan reschedules Tuesday’s teleforum

Tickets on sale for Pheasants Forever banquet

Lind School Board changes meeting

Public asked to complete survey, districts launch search for shared superintendent

GWMA sets public forum in Odessa Tuesday

January 13, 2011

Superintendent search tops special session

Food for Fines returns to Ritzville Public Library

Ritzville School Board to meet Tuesday

Future of autism tops next telehealth education

Community education highlights cause, treatment of varicose veins

Ritzville chamber’s annual business meeting next week

Ritzville downtown group approves purchase of new banners, flags

Schoesler to continue on budget, agriculture committees

Hospital, Ritzville clinic fees increased three percent

Hospital district to purchase $372,000 CT scanner

Negotiations ongoing regarding doctors’ contract renewals

Human resources director joins hospital

January 6, 2011

Organizers gear up for Relay For Life of Ritzville with volunteer party Saturday

UFO piques Ritzville library’s interest, info wanted

Jeff Stevens to serve as chairman of commissioners

Community foundation issues call for scholarship applicants

Governor’s proposed budget will hit county, community fairs hard

Northstar Broadband, city to develop new cable television franchise agreement

December 30, 2010

Ritzville park board makes meeting change

Lind residents bedazzle the town for annual lighting contest

Newspaper office holiday hours noted, regular hours to change

Ritzville educators earn CF Industries Minigrants

NCOA posthumously honors Ritzville native

Adams County sets six-year street plan

December 23, 2010

Christmas Eve services offered by area churches

Kendrick Collection heads to state archives

Newspaper notes holiday hours, closures

Lind Ritzville School Districts may share superintendent

Ritzville chamber notes winter hours, sets annual meeting agenda

School boards approve resignations

Lind, Ritzville School Boards elect slate of officers

Two Lind educators achieve National Board Certification

December 16, 2010

Lind, Ritzville School Boards meet tonight in Lind

Nazarene youth to host production this Sunday

Lind residents given reminder for lighting contest

Ritzville chamber moves auction to March

Ritzville Journal sets holiday hours, closures

Tele-town hall draws 3,300 participants

Warmer-than-usual Christmas parade draws large crowd

Church services, school performances highlight holidays

Hospital district to host special blood drive, Dec. 23

December 9, 2010

Ralston Grange gathers Thursday

Pancake breakfast fundraiser Friday in downtown Ritzville

Last chance for Ritzville Community Theatre tickets

30 ornaments left on Giving Tree at Ritzville bank

Exercise sessions in Ritzville take holiday break

Ritzville depot’s centennial celebrated with host of well wishes, congratulatory letters

Ritzville telegraphers deliver 18 Santa Grams

Festive concerts, theatrical productions make brighter holiday

Fireworks return to Lind as grand opening for 11^th annual lighted parade

December 2, 2010

Ritzville librarian reception set for Thursday

Weekend festivities serve as Ritzville’s holiday primer

Tree sale to benefit Ritzville Festivals Association

Free matinee, Santa visit set in downtown Ritzville

Lind’s winter concert December 8

Ritzville Art Center to open Friday

Ritzville High School, community blood drive Tuesday

Ritzville bank continues Giving Tree, ornaments ready to adopt

November 25, 2010

Turkey Trot returns to downtown Ritzville Thursday

Ritzville Skatepark dedication set

Washtucna superintendent slates evening chat

Ralston Grange to mark 80 years of Christmas tradition

Winter weather comes knocking with a vengeance and heavy snow

Ritzville museums fete volunteers, add prominent historical pieces to collection

Ritzville depot ready to celebrate 100-year anniversary

November 18, 2010

Blizzard warning tonight

Trees, power poles fall victim to Monday’s winds

Fallen concrete closes I-90

Early deadlines set for newspaper

Murder mystery planned in Washtucna

Users can expect 38 percent increase in Ritzville’s sewer rates

Lind FFA takes top two places at state potato judging

Thanksgiving services set in Eastern Adams County

November 11, 2010

Washtucna superintendent evening chat session Tuesday

Pancake feed Friday at Ritzville senior center

Benge to mark Thanksgiving

Hospital to host free diabetic in-service program Monday

Ralston Grange to fete veterans, give thanks Tuesday

Hospital district launches annual food drive

Military couple serves their country – in Afghanistan and Korea

Area residents petitioning to save Washtucna post office

Lind chamber gears up for Christmas parade, lighting contest

Adams County Assessor tenders resignation

November 4, 2010

Entire Ritzville City Council to hear tourism funding requests during special meeting

Bronc Boosters start wreath sale

Bank of Whitman launches food drive

Lind Town Council back at town hall

Annual Veterans Day Dinner set

Ritzville newspaper on early deadlines next week

Ritzville Community Theatre tickets on sale Monday

Forty-nine percent of county voters turn out for general election

Ritzville library board vetoes move, wants resource center to move out

Penny auction Saturday in Ritzville

Ritzville library director resigns, search begins

October 28, 2010

Moonlight Madness sale Thursday in downtown Ritzville

Toddlers can gather treats Friday in downtown Ritzville

Benge’s Halloween event offers something for everyone

Free candy x-rays Sunday

Lind chamber to discuss Christmas

Organizers prepare for Ritzville art gallery opening

Local taxing districts seek voter approval for M&O

Ritzville schools set flu clinic

Actors to present dinner theater sequel in Ritzville

Area student artists celebrate Halloween with contest entries

October 21, 2010

Ritzville seniors to host potluck

Bingo fundraiser in Washtucna to support DC Kids

Ritzville library supporters to meet Monday

Free candy X-ray at hospital on Halloween

Election Day Soup Supper returns to Lind

Washtucna sets lunch for veterans

Fishtrap Lake target shooting emergency closure

Lind, Ritzville academic cooperative committees establish meeting schedule

Local organizer cancels Ritzville train show

Sheriff’s office garners BNSF Foundation grant

Oktoberfest returns Sunday to downtown Lind

You can pay for Ritzville schools fees online

October 14, 2010

Harrington Opera House to host concert Thursday

Coats 4 Kids drive to end Friday

Benge School District asks voters to approve levy

Ralston Grange to host Fall Fest, sets program for Tuesday’s meeting

Ritzville chamber to sponsor Toddler Trick-or-Treat

Ritzville theater troupe offers open invitation to join, help out

Lind FFA’s teams head to 83^rd National FFA Convention

Chiefs open burning in Ritzville, county

Ritzville senior center to launch in-house meals, operation in November

District EMTs complete advanced training

High-altitude balloon launch Saturday in Ritzville

2010 RITZVILLE VICTORIAN BALL

October 7, 2010

Ritzville church to host open house

Washtucna Cub Scouts to meet Thursday

Friday’s pancake breakfast to benefit Ritzville senior center

Lind’s community yard sale slated this weekend

Parkinson’s Support Group to meet

Wheat growers set meeting for Tuesday

Fall Fest activities to return to Ralston Grange

Ritzville AAUW prepares for annual holiday bazaar

Ritzville chamber administrator resigns, volunteers to maintain status quo

Despite fewer entries, Ritzville Journal staff collects several state awards

Saunders garners coveted press association award for years of service, dedication

September 30, 2010

Ritzville library to open late Thursday

Public welcome at homecoming activities

4-H members, leaders to celebrate year

Bid often Saturday to support Lind chamber

Children’s Auction highlights annual Mennonite event

Breakfast to serve as Lind senior class money maker

Ritzville clinic to offer flu shots

Adams County leaders earn praise, Patriot Award

Lind, Ritzville academic co-op research moves forward, public invited to help

September 23, 2010

Ritzville Public Library hosts story hour every week

Auction plans highlight Lind chamber meeting Monday

Election night set for Bi-County Little League

Sign up for Lind’s Community Yard Sale

Railroad to close Division Street for repair project

Lawsuit aims to gain safety measures

Grant funds to provide new gear in Ritzville ambulances

Hospital foundation’s annual shindig to offer a taste of “Hawaiian Nights”

Design standards on the way for Ritzville Downtown Historic District

September 16, 2010

Girl Scouts signups Thursday

Bronc Boosters to meet Friday night

Ritzville bank launches Coats 4 Kids drive Monday

Ritzville exercise group resumes Monday

Friends of Library to meet Sept. 20

Lind council to host public sewer meeting Tuesday

Ritzville Grade School open house set

Tuesday’s meeting to feature BBQ, planning for Ralston Grange

Election night set for Bi-County Little League

Ritzville Victorian Ball tickets available online

Railroad-themed items to serve as depot centennial fundraiser

Hospital foundation preps for annual auction

Tempting auction items highlight Lind event

Town of Washtucna receives clean bill of health from state auditor

September 9, 2010

Lind chamber to meet Monday

Volunteers launch non-profit library organization

Plans underway for annual Veterans Day assembly in Ritzville

Health and Wellness Street fair set for Saturday, downtown Ritzville

Lind Calvary to celebrate milestone anniversary Sunday

Blowing dust forces highway closure between Ritzville, Washtucna

Immanuel German Congregational Church Slideshow

September 2, 2010

Ritzville musician to perform Thursday at fair

Alley Cat League action begins Wednesday

Broadcast Youth to perform at fair as fundraiser

Inflatables to offer bouncy fair fun

Rossi tour schedule to include fair

No dog show during the fair

Ritzville library to close for Labor Day holiday

Two pet rescue horses need homes

Public sewer committee meeting tops Lind agenda

Business, consumer services top Ritzville chamber agenda

Pancake breakfast returns to Ritzville senior center

Ritzville AAUW readies for annual fall book sale

Lind Calvary plans 75^th anniversary

Hospital to conduct customer survey

Hospital district hires new architect

Fair, rodeo weekend has something for everyone

Feathered flier causes power outage, fires in Ritzville

August 26, 2010

Volunteer workers needed to man Ralston Grange fair booth

Bronc Boosters seek volunteers for fair food booth

Volunteers needed at Ritzville’s chamber office

Annual Ritzville parade day fire truck ride set for second graders

Danekas Road project ahead of schedule, county looks to courthouse landscape

Barglof poised to lead hospital district

Ritzville parade organizers seek WWII vets as grand marshals

Fair notes rule change, details for contests

August 19, 2010

Ritzville Water Park to close Sunday

Athletic cooperative Monday for LaCrosse-Washtucna

Wrap up meeting set for Relay For Life of Ritzville committee

Washtucna sets special school board meeting

Preliminary report: Relay For Life of Ritzville raises $28,713

City of Ritzville to seek funding for road projects

Ritzville police garner confessions in golf cart caper

Bid accepted for Ritzville sewer repairs

Hospital foundation’s annual wine, microbrew tasting and auction Sept. 25

2010 Relay For Life of Ritzville slideshow

August 12, 2010

Mobile food distribution today

ADHD tops next telehealth presentation

Ritzville library offers free seminar tickets

Volunteers needed for fair workdays

Local fair’s superintendents to meet

Young readers can still earn free books at Ritzville library

Primary Election Tuesday

Balfe enters guilty plea, sentencing set for Sept. 27

Ritzville Community Parade to feature WWII veterans

Senator Schoesler issues statement after vote on federal relief for states

“A Night at the Casino” sets theme for Lind chamber’s annual banquet

2010 Relay For Life of Ritzville

Celebrating Life at Relay For Life

Schedule of Activities and Entertainment

Tempting silent auction items

A time of celebration for Farmers Fighting Cancer

Why they do this…

August 5, 2010

Lack of quorum cancels Lind council meeting Tuesday

Teen night at Ritzville pool Wednesday

City projects to highlight Ritzville chamber meeting

Ritzville library staff to attend seminar, offer free seminar tickets

Daily water aerobics at Ritzville pool

Registration open for Little Learners Christian Preschool

Ritzville Garden Guild to meet

Weather tramples wheat crops, wreaks havoc for emergency, power crews

Suspects unknown in Ritzville golf cart joy ride, track thrashing

Volunteers, donations help spruce up Ritzville depot for centennial

Zoning clarification sought to prevent first-floor housing in historic downtown Ritzville

July 29, 2010

Ritzville library reading program finale

Lind School Board resets meeting to Thursday

Annual benefit tops Lind chamber agenda

Fair continues search for volunteer superintendents

CRP informational meeting scheduled

Thrivent, Second Harvest partner for free food day in Ritzville

AED now available to Benge area residents

Academic cooperative forum offers insight

Hospital board united in support of Barglof

Relay For Life of Ritzville returns in two weeks

July 22, 2010

Salad bar tops Lind Seniors’ Sunday meal

Lind School Board resets meeting

Reception set for Molly Schmidt

Sunny Spot makes move to new location

Ritzville museums open for summer

Harvest begins – finally

Adams County awarded $50,000 grant, joins Juvenile Detention Alternatives

Street closures Thursday for Ritzville Community Theatre photo shoot

Hospital district eliminates waiting areas, changes test results procedures

Services held for former Ritzville mayor

Free Book Cart returns to Ritzville library

2010 VICTORIAN DAY IN THE PARK SLIDESHOW

July 15, 2010

Home cooking on Monday at Ritzville senior center

Ritzville pool sets swim lessons

Madison to join sheriff’s office

Financial picture dictates changes for hospital district

Barglof seeks permanent contract

Dust storm makes a mess

2010 RITZVILLE BLUES FEST SLIDESHOW

July 8, 2010

Ritzville School Board budget work session Thursday

Monthly program to feature Parkinson’s update

Celebrate Recovery barbecue Monday

The Blues return to downtown Ritzville

Free Dance in the Grass at Ritzville fairgrounds Friday night

Ecology fines Stahl Hutterian Brethren

Farm bureau names Schoesler top legislator

Head-on collision kills Washtucna man, injures two

GOLD WING TOURING ASSOCIATION NIGHT PARADE

July 1, 2010

Open burning ends in and around Lind

TUMC begins summer worship schedule

Free movies at Ritzville senior center take summer hiatus

Relay For Life of Ritzville meeting reset

Ritzville School Board sets budget work session

Farm Bureau to host barbecue, candidate forum

Ritzville Welcomes Gold Wing rally

World record attempt for longest Honda parade Sunday at Ritzville airport

Thurston to return as superintendent, boards approve contracts

Senator addresses governor’s approach to budget

Washtucna Car Show and Pioneer Days Slideshow

June 24, 2010

Business’ donations make great bingo prizes for band boosters

Free movie Sunday at Ritzville senior center

Low flying aircraft on a mission

Motorcycle rally in Lind nets $3,200

Volunteers needed for 2010 Relay For Life of Ritzville

Two injured in one-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday

Columbia Basin aquifers levels dropping

June 17, 2010

Hennings retirement party Friday

Ritzville Community Yard Sale Saturday

Public hearing set for Ritzville School District’s annexation

Fair seeks volunteer superintendents

Few more volunteers needed for Ritzville Blues Fest

Ritzville library launches Summer Reading Program

Ritzville band Bingo Blast benefit changes locations

No surprises in local election filings

Academic co-op meeting June 23 to feature Gar-Pal district speakers

June 10, 2010

Ritzville senior center’s last pancake breakfast benefit Friday

Free coffee, donuts jumpstart parade Saturday

Parkinson’s Support Group to meet Monday

Emotional well-being tops autism telehealth program

Ritzville Art Center meeting set

Ritzville preschool enrollment deadline nears

Ritzville Music Booster Club to host bingo night

Lind’s Pied Piper – Wilson named grand marshal

Area pools set swim lessons, rates

Hospital district welcomed first swing patients in May

June 3, 2010

Saturday volunteer opportunity in Ritzville

Free movie Sunday at Ritzville senior center

Not too late to enter Lind’s derby parade

Art gallery reopens in Lind

Ralston Grange sets plans for potluck, fundraiser

Special entrée tops pancake breakfast fundraiser

AARP safe driving class June 16-17

Fair launches Giant Pumpkin Contest

Candidate, PCO filing week begins June 7

Hospital district’s April finances bleak, May shows improvement

Ritzville float takes top honors in Spokane, Moses Lake

May 27, 2010

Volunteers needed for Memorial Day services prep

Memorial Day services set at Ritzville, Washtucna

Burning season ends this weekend

Drama production Wednesday in Lind

Ritzville chamber launches recruiting for visitor bureau

Vendors needed for Gold Win rally in July

Ritzville alumni return for annual banquet this weekend

Ritzville car show to feature classic rides, vendors

Ritzville art show to include nationally acclaimed artists, expanded venue

Lind, Ritzville vote to co-op with Sprague-Lamont for athletics

May 20, 2010

Free movie Sunday at Ritzville senior center

Special meeting set for City of Ritzville sewer finances

Ritzville Title 1/Lap meeting Tuesday

Stevens declares bid for reelection

Lind FFA captures elusive state title

Ritzville depot centennial kicks off Memorial Day

Expanded art show venue to include street closures in downtown Ritzville

Lind resident advocates Cybersafety, notes National Missing Children’s Day

Four bidders vie for Danekas Road asphalt work

May 13, 2010

Ritzville students to present worldly information

Changes due for fair premium book

Ritzville senior center to host pancake feed

Ritzville Lions launch calendar sales

Lind FFA plant sale continues Saturday

Local, state events to commemorate 30^th anniversary of Mount St. Helens eruption

Grant funding slated for Ritzville’s sewer project

Asphalt grinding begins this week on Danekas Road

Washtucna pool workday set for all day on this Saturday

Deadline nears to purchase Ritzville alumni banquet tickets

May 6, 2010

Mother’s Day brunch at Lind Senior Center

Parkinson’s Support Group meets Monday

Wind, dust cause chaos across county, state

Letter carriers’ annual food drive is Saturday

White Cane Days Friday, Saturday in Ritzville

Workshops will help farmers take another look at ACRE Program

April 29, 2010

Ritzville Community Theatre postpones spring production

Lind Fun Fair is Friday

Ralston youth groups set sewing meeting

Lung cancer detection tops next telehealth program

Walters found guilty, to serve 12 months

Ritzville’s quilt show promises fabric, inspiration for fabric lovers

Area schools earn 2009 Washington Achievement Awards

April 22, 2010

Immune system tops community presentation at Ritzville church

Museum volunteers in search of Ritzville depot history, photographs

Art show invites Ritzville business participation in welcome packets

Ritzville museums elect officers, plan upcoming events

Operation Lifesaver safety train makes stop in Ritzville Saturday

Live auction and queen coronation on tap at Wampum Saturday night

Deadline to attend Lind Alumni Banquet is Sunday

April 15, 2010

Hospital open house Thursday

Ritzville skate park public meeting Thursday

Range Riders 4-H set cleanup, meet this weekend

Ritzville Museum Volunteers annual meeting April 20

Senator Schoesler tops Ralston Grange agenda Tuesday

Dave Stamey to perform during Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show in May

County approves loan for Washtucna pool

Mark your calendar for Wampum

Ritzville High School theatre returns with comedic presentation

Check your mailbox for Ritzville Alumni Association banquet invites

April 8, 2010

WSDOT extends studded tire removal deadline through April 17

Pancake breakfast fundraiser in Ritzville is Friday

Greeting card project Saturday open to area youth

Ralston community spring cleanup Saturday

Ritzville Journal to continue as count’s official newspaper

Tickets on sale for Ritzville Community Theater production

East Adams Rural Hospitalautism telehealth program - CANCELLED

Five months of financial losses reported by Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2

USPS closes Washtucna post office building

Ritzville’s Arbor Day celebration to feature tree planting, ice cream social

April 1, 2010

Ralston youth groups plan sewing project night

Lind seniors plan afternoon activities

Lind public forum generates questions, concerns with academic cooperative

WSLCB cites Ritzville bar after investigation into January death

WSU president’s four-day tour to include Lind, Ritzville

Ritzville School Board appoints Carruth to fill vacancy

March 25, 2010

Ralston Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

Ritzville library closed Monday

Lind Junior Miss Program cancelled

Lind Town Council appoints Claypool to fill vacancy

Two churches to seek new pastoral leadership

2010 Census forms arrive in neighborhood mailboxes

Ritzville students to lead SADD town hall meeting Monday

March 25, 2010

Fagan plans 9^th District tele-forum Thursday

Ritzville senior center potluck is Friday

March 18, 2010

Ritzville High School, community blood drive Thursday

Ritzville Little League tryouts, coaches/safety clinic set for Saturday

Girl Scout cookie sale to begin in Ritzville

Ralston Easter egg hunters welcome

Lind-Ritzville winter sports banquet set

Lind Fun Fair to launch raffle

Three to vie for Ritzville Junior Miss title

Meet the Ritzville Junior Miss candidates

Relay For Life of Ritzville kickoff rally Monday

Three seek Ritzville School Board position

Ritzville School Board to host public forums for cooperative research

Volunteers needed for Ritzville’s Western Art Show

March 11, 2010

Ritzville chamber chats about economic development

Ritzville senior center to host pancake feed

Channeled scablands top Tuesday’s Ralston Grange meeting

Washtucna plans for June celebration

Communication tops autism telehealth program

Ritzville Junior Miss Program next week

Application deadline looms for Wheat Land Communities’ Fair royalty

Adams Conservation District to close

NWS to host Weather Spotting Training Class in Ritzville

March 4, 2010

Tri-Cities Men’s Chorus performance Sunday in Washtucna

Parkinson’s Support Group meets Monday

Ritzville Livestock elects officers, to meet Monday

Eagles plan for Ritzville Easter egg hunt

East Adams Rural Hospital administrator resigns

Wooden Nickel Public House and Emporium debuts Friday in downtown Ritzville

Ritzville arcade owner arrested for assault, theft

City of Ritzville buys land for skateboard park

February 25, 2010

Lind Junior Miss committee to meet Tuesday

Little League signups

Bariatric surgery support group forms

Ray scholarship deadline nears

No new roof for Ritzville Grade School

Project 56, Snider Field Improvement project garner county’s support

Ritzville educators earn minigrants from CF Industries

Ritzville man’s death ruled accidental, not suicide

Lind School District retires debt, transfers remaining monies to general fund

February 18, 2010

McMorris Rodgers to host telephone town hall Friday

Ritzville traffic safety course mandatory meeting Monday

Lind Town Council seeks appointee for open position

Ritzville Museum Volunteers to mark depot’s 100^th anniversary

Ritzville School Board position remains vacant

Local group to host Victorian Costume Workshops in Ritzville

State Junior Miss Program plans at-large program, registration deadline March 5

Wheat Land Communities’ Fair to seek representatives for 2010 show

February 11, 2010

Time to dine on pancakes at Ritzville senior center Friday

Valentine’s Day dinner in Washtucna

Ralston Grange to meet Tuesday

Autism intervention approaches top EARH telehealth class

Adams County voters support local levies

Jack Fordyce featured artist for 2010 Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show

Ritzville man pleads guilty to fraud

February 4, 2010

Prunier memorial service Saturday, fund established

Ralston Junior Grange, 4-H’ers to meet Saturday

Medications topic of Monday’s Parkinson’s meeting

Ritzville’s H1N1 clinic open to everyone

Ritzville to host sub-regional wrestling tourney Saturday

BBEC to refund $1.7 million

February 3, 2010

Sign up now for wheat production grower meeting in Ritzville

Ritzville School Board work session Thursday

January 28, 2010

Wheat breeders to address area growers at Ritzville

High school theatre Wednesday in Lind

Lind Gun Club to offer hunter education

Washtucna Lions set Valentine’s Day dinner

Ritzville man struck by train, dies

Adams County Pheasants Forever’s banquet Saturday night

Lind Community Blood Drive Tuesday

January 21, 2010

Lind School Board to meet Tuesday

Ritzville Junior Miss meeting next week

Registration open for hunter education class in Ritzville

Special election ballots in the mail this week

Ritzville schools to seek $881,000 M&O levy

Schmick to host telephone town hall with constituents

January 20, 2010

Bingo night Saturday in Washtucna

Lind Senior Center game day, stew feed is Sunday

Ritzville DARE graduation Thursday

Local fiber pro to host gathering for newbies, enthusiasts in Ritzville

Autism Research highlights telehealth class Thursday

LaCrosse High School theatre presentation Thursday

January 14, 2010

Ritzville schools note early release change

Ritzville School Board resets meeting for Tuesday

Local Victorian society meeting change

Schmunk ascends to lead Town of Lind

Ritzville chamber celebrates community

Hollie’s Headlines emerges in the New Year

Sharon’s Drive-In closes

January 13, 2010

Ralston Junior Grange to meet Monday

Sign up for new Ralston 4-H Club Monday

Deep-furrow drill design process continues Thursday in Ritzville

Ritzville chamber luncheon meeting set for Thursday

Washtucna park board to discuss pool’s future

Ritzville High School theatrical production presented Thursday

January 7, 2010

Pancake breakfast served Friday at Ritzville senior center

Sign up meeting for Ritzville Livestock 4-H Club Monday

Voter registration deadlines set for special election

Penmanship tops Parkinson’s Support Group Monday

East Adams County Healthcare Foundation sets annual meeting

Ritzville bank accepting recycled Christmas cards

December 31, 2009

Bingo tonight in Washtucna

Wannabee’s workout sessions to begin Monday in Ritzville

Make reservations now for stakeholders luncheon in Ritzville

Ritzville Classic Car Club issues open invitation to meeting

‘A Night in Verona’ sets theme for Ritzville chamber’s annual meeting, auction

Data from income survey to determine Ritzville’s grant eligibility

Gym floor dedication marks Ritzville resident’s lifelong commitment to family, community

Lind dons colorful lights, decorations in annual contest

December 24, 2009

Church services for Christmas Eve

Holiday toter route changes for Ritzville announced

Ritzville Journal office sets holiday hours

Gilson Gym closed for holiday break

Ritzville resident embarks on literary career

East Adams Rural Hospital to host holiday blood drive

Ritzville School Board reorganizes

Kulm to continue as Lind School Board chair

Flynn to chair Ritzville School Board

Lind to contract with fire district for services

December 17, 2009

TUMC to host special music Sunday

Sledding hill dedicated to Ritzville

Deadline for 2010 conservation financial assistance looms

LaCrosse 4-H’ers set tree collection day

Local law enforcement attends memorial

Sixteen animals seized by Adams County Sheriff’s Office

Adams County faces road plan funding delays

Washtucna superintendent plans open forums in 2010

December 10, 2009

Ralston Junior Grange plans afternoon of caroling, parade Sunday

Lind’s annual lighted parade Sunday

Levy tops Ritzville School Board special meeting

Ritzville school financial aid meeting change

Washtucna School Board resets meeting for Tuesday

Ritzville chamber launches lighting contest

Dig out the lights, Lind’s lighting contest

Ritzville FFA continues Christmas Greetings

Kent to continue as Lind chamber head

Giving Tree requests unfilled, community support needed

Adams County Commissioners approve rezone request

Lind School District resolves state’s audit issue

December 3, 2009

AAUW Holiday Bazaar features tempting treats Saturday

Free matinee open to all ages Saturday

Program for seniors rescheduled to Tuesday at Ritzville center

Father Wetzler to host open forum Tuesday in Lind

Downtown Ritzville businesses partner for December Business After Hours

Small business pro tops agenda at Ritzville chamber

Santa’s headed for Ralston Grange

Ritzville garners Great School 2009 award

Christmas at the Clock in downtown Ritzville to serve as holiday jumpstart

Second annual Cowboy Christmas Western Art Auction Saturday

December 2, 2009

Diabetic education program Thursday

November 26, 2009

Turkey Trotters wanted this Thursday morning

Deadline Saturday to order holiday greenery

Ralston Grange sets plans for Christmas party, parade

Olson joins Ritzville City Council

M&O levy tops agenda for Lind School Board

Ritzville’s top scarecrow displays earn awards

Decline in enrollment, funding forces districts to research alternatives

Art auction to feature 60 originals, benefit Ritzville art show

Deadline to purchase tickets for decorated Christmas tree nears

November 19, 2009

Ritzville library launches story hour Thursday

Bi-County Little League to elect officers Thursday night

Ritzville park board budget hearing slated for Monday

Early deadlines for next week’s newspaper

Tickets for Ritzville Community Theatre production on sale

Giving Tree requests due at Ritzville bank Friday

Ritzville vehicle theft, search end with crash in Kelso

November 12, 2009

Ralston Junior Grange to meet Saturday

Parkinson’s Support Group meets Monday

Ritzville School Board to meet Tuesday

Ritzville Rodeo Association group to meet, needs volunteers

Ritzville soldier returns from third Iraq tour

Tickets on sale for Ritzville Community Theatre production

Business After Hours Wednesday eve at The Ritzville Guest House

Deep-furrow wheat drill design meeting Tuesday in Ritzville

Ralston Grange to host Thanksgiving dinner

Area FFA soil judging teams compete at Ritzville site

November 5, 2009

Penny Auction returns Saturday

TUMC to host annual church conference Sunday

Western flair for worship Sunday at Ritzville Nazarene

Newspaper sets early deadlines

Veterans Day dinner Wednesday

AAUW to meet Wednesday

Lind Christmas Parade plans underway

Koch trails in Lind’s race for mayor

Ritzville City Council considers remaining sewer lagoon repair options

Thomas Oestreich joins crew of USS Bremerton, proud to serve as submariner

October 29, 2009

Ritzville’s Moonlight Madness sale Thursday evening

Missoula Children’s Theatre in Washtucna to feature student talent

Youngsters don costumes for candy tour through Ritzville Friday

Lind-Ritzville Lady Broncos beat Reardan, play in winners bracket Saturday

Benge pulls out all the stops for traditional event

Free candy x-rays offered Saturday by East Adams Rural Hospital

Washtucna superintendent to host first community forum Tuesday

Ritzville Journal seeks veteran information

Rural chief opens burning in Lind area

Lind FFA Agronomy marks record achievement with fourth in nation

Fire sirens launch Washtucna, LaCrosse Halloween celebrations

October 22, 2009

Seasonal flu vaccine supplies are out until November

Volunteer needed for Ritzville High School Alumni

Veterans Day dinner set

Trains topic for Ritzville senior center potluck

Ritzville chamber scarecrow contest deadline Thursday

H1N1 vaccine arrives in Adams County

Lind FFA Agronomy team at Nationals

Ritzville police arrest female student for weapon, threats

October 15, 2009

Ritzville Historic Preservation Commission needs volunteer

Bronc Boosters reset meeting

Lind School Board sets work session

Ritzville chamber launches scarecrow contest

Daily life tops East Adams Rural Hospital autism telehealth class

Coats 4 Kids drive ends Friday in Ritzville

Lind community blood drive Friday

MCT play to feature Ritzville students Friday

Adams County 4-H Achievement Program Saturday

Crafts, games featured at Ralston Fall Fest

Victorian elegance on tap Saturday

Zion Philadelphia to host church praise team this weekend

Parkinson’s Support Group to meet Monday

Washtucna pool needs levy approval, park district faces tight 2010 budget

$54,000 levy to fund Lind pool, Centennial Pathway

Pacesetter award brings regional attention to Relay For Life of Ritzville

Ritzville police to offer motorized chair safety clinics

October 8, 2009

•Schillinger to speak at Adams County Wheat Growers meeting

•Benefit dinner for Swank family Tuesday in Washtucna

•Purchase tickets for Scheuerman presentation in Ritzville by Tuesday

•New Hope marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month with seminar

•No school Friday for statewide in-service

•Pancake breakfast is Friday in Ritzville

•Bridge deck arrives at Cow Creek Bridge

•Weekend’s high winds create dust storm, cause fatality

•Derrick withdraws from Lind Town Council race

•State fetes Ritzville Grade School as top achiever

•Ritzville Journal brings home 38 state press awards

October 1, 2009

•Lind chamber to meet Monday

•Time to return the flags

•Food drive continues at Sterling Savings Bank

•Flu shots Tuesdays at Ritzville clinic

•Adams County Development Council to host business conference

•Ritzville Journal staff to attend convention

•TUMC to host Dave Ramsey preview

•Lind chamber fundraiser features dinner, live auction Saturday night

•Menno Mennonite Church prepares for country auction, relief sale Saturday

•East High Canal forum planned

•Indigent defense to cost Adams County $370,000

•Lind School District shocked by audit memorandum

•Voter registration deadline Monday

•Washtucna School Board selects interim district superintendent

September 24, 2009

•East Adams County Healthcare Foundation auction to celebrate Mardi Gras

•Hudson car owners to cruise Ritzville

•Adams County seeks capital improvement grant for fairgrounds

•Adams County equipment bids lacking hydroseeder

September 21, 2009

•Washtucna School Board special meeting Monday

September 17, 2009

•Food drive launched at Sterling Savings Bank

•Ritzville golf course closes briefly for maintenance

•Coats 4 Kids drive kicks off Monday at Ritzville bank

•Ritzville chamber Business After Hours at Casuela’s Wednesday

•Changes coming for Ritzville’s Project 56

•Balfe to face theft charge

•Primary election results certified

•Ritzville livestock sale nets $68,000

September 10, 2009

•Health fair, market returns to downtown Ritzville Saturday

2009 Wheat Land Communities' Fair Poll

September 3, 2009

•Fair, rodeo dominate weekend in Ritzville

•Firefighters battle uncontrollable controlled burn near Paha

•Ritzville chamber hires Kin Kade as administrator

•Ritzville Police Chief concerned about motorized scooters, wheelchairs

•Two injured near Washtucna when driver falls asleep

August 27, 2009

•Relay For Life of Ritzville nets $36,000

•Salary commission increases Adams County Commissioners, sheriff salaries

•Wellsandt paving set for Thursday and Friday

•Lind, Ritzville School Districts approve hirings

•Lind School Board meeting time change

2009 Fair and Rodeo information

August 20, 2009

•No election night surprises for Eastern Adams County

•Man injured in fall at old Ritzville High School

•Wellsandt paving delayed until first day of school in Ritzville

•Deeg earns appointments to two Ritzville groups

August 13, 2009

•High winds fuel 10,000-acre blaze

•Ritzville chamber administrator released, search for replacement begins

•Ritzville Rodeo Association plans Sunday work party

2009 Relay For Life of Ritzville

2009 Schedule

Relay For Life takes strides to conquer cancer

Blood, marrow drive Friday

Maggi’s Mission-Advocacy is Washtucna resident’s way of saying thanks

Rocking House an alternative to walking

Silent auction goodies worth the investment

Teams to conduct on-site fundraisers

August 6, 2009

•$85,000 levy to fund Ritzville Water Park

•Java Junction to close

•Child abuse, neglect program set

•Lousy economy forces Ritzville Contractors to close

July 30, 2009

•Auditors agree, Adams County’s books are clean

•Marriage not a road block to public service

•Primary ballots in the mail on Friday

July 23, 2009

•City of Ritzville honors trio for life-saving efforts

•Rezone sent back to planning commission

July 16, 2009

•Lind FFA advisor, program earn top state awards

•Ritzville library program to feature Native American storyteller

•Adams County Auditor’s Office notes voter registration deadline

July 9, 2009

•Ritzville Blues Fest Volunteers encouraged to attend filming

•16^th Ritzville Blues Festival features expanded Friday activities

•Ritzville School Board to review district budget Monday

•Relay For Life of Ritzville teams set fundraisers

July 2, 2009

•Welcome Gold Wings-State touring motorcycle rally this weekend in Ritzville

•Ralston pulls out all the stops for celebration

•Adams County health officer offers H1N1 flu update

June 25, 2009

•Classmates to lead Washtucna’s Pioneer Days celebration

•Community parade, car show on tap in Washtucna Saturday

•Three incumbents opt to end Ritzville School Board careers

•Smoky grain bin near Ritzville prompts visit from fire department

•Celebrate Safely this Fourth of July

Ralston Centennial Celebration & Reunion

June 25, 2009

•Ralston marks 100-year milestone

•Schedule of Events

•Historian compiles history, memories

•Ralston Grange-A center of activity for rural community

•Ralston School District 112 consolidated in 1964

•Salem church chartered in 1902

June 18, 2009

•Centennial work crew gathers tonight in Ralston, t-shirts are in

•Excellent turnout predicted for QuickStart Tennis at Ritzville

•Ritzville Blues Fest asks for few more volunteers

•Adams County employment agency to host open house

June 11, 2009

•Merlin and Suzie Wallace to preside over Lind’s grand parade

•Combine derby highlights Lind’s big weekend

•Lind Field Day set for June 18

•Thurston to lead Ritzville School District

June 4, 2009

•Ritzville School District to host superintendent candidate forum Friday

•Kelly to seek fire commissioner post

•Ralston centennial work night set

•Lind derby advance tickets available

May 28, 2009

•Space available at Washtucna car show, parade

•More visitors attend annual Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show

•Two Idahoans injured in rollover accident

May 21, 2009

•Pete’s will remain in Ritzville, Chrysler departs

•Ritzville Alumni Banquet is Saturday

Memorial Day Weekend Activities

May 21, 2009

•Artists’ reception to serve as art show preview in Ritzville

•Artists to draw local ‘celebrities’ on Sunday

•Car club fundraiser to benefit local Care Bear Program

•Cruise car show displays on Sunday at Ritzville park

•Eastwood to debut Pioneer Picnic book at Ritzville art show

•Growing roster of artists expected for Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show

•Historic home, depot to host tours

•Local author’s book to benefit Ritzville chamber, Project 56

•RDDA provides Ritzville School District with artist-in-residence program

•Ritzville library slates children’s program this weekend

•Used books on sale Saturday

•Waddie Mitchell, top entertainers on tap in downtown Ritzville

May 14, 2009

•Ritzville School District cuts teaching position

•Volunteers needed for Ritzville’s Western Art Show

•“Purple Dream” debuts Thursday

•Lind schools face budget cuts, to host special seminar

•Street dance, free entertainment on tap for Historic Ritzville Days

•Washtucna alumni banquet reservation deadline Friday

May 7, 2009

•Judge hands down ‘exceptional’ sentence, Ritz to serve 10 years to life

•Lind FFA plant sale just in time for Mother’s Day

•Organizers deem quilt show in Ritzville resounding success

•Adams County officials monitor spread of flu

•Ritzville School Board sets budget planning session

April 30, 2009

•Eckley found dead, felony charges filed last week

•O’Brien chosen for Ritzville K-12 principal position

•Federal, local health agencies offer swine flu update

April 23, 2009

•K-12 job tops Ritzville School Board’s special meeting agenda

•Allan recovering after neck, spinal injury

•Railroad potholes on May Ritzville City Council meeting agenda

April 16, 2009

•Ritzville School District makes tough cuts

•Ritzville FFA to host quality assurance, safety awareness fair Friday

April 9, 2009

•Cleanup day Saturday across Adams County

•Ritzville City Council approves Burroughs’ home repairs

•Grant will help finish Ritzville tennis courts

•Wampum tickets on sale now

•Lind School Board okays leave of absence, resignations

•Adams County sheriff to lead methamphetamine informational meeting

•Holy Week services set at Eastern Adams County churches

April 2, 2009

•Ritzville city’s sewer lawsuit settled for $1 million

•Ralston to host centennial celebration, reunion

March 26, 2009

•Remick resigns, Curtis steps down as Ritzville School Board chair

•Trio selected to represent Ritzville

•Adams County agrees to fill three public works positions

March 19, 2009

•Ritzville Junior Miss Program is Friday

•Ritzville Junior Miss candidates introduced

•Wheat Land Communities Fair Board extends royalty application deadline

•2009 mosquito season begins in Adams County

•Lind chamber moves meeting date, needs parade volunteer

March 12, 2009

•Public forum set on Lind’s proposed rate increases

•Ritzville High School community blood drive set for Wednesday

•Former Lind residents deploy for Iraq tour

•Ritzville schools to continue John Dugger scholarship

March 5, 2009

•Ritzville Historic Preservation Commission launches visioning process tonight

•Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday

•East Adams Rural Hospital opts out of Death With Dignity Act, for now

•New Mexican restaurant to open in April, owners say

February 26, 2009

•Tennis anyone?

-Project 56 awarded Recreational QuickStart Tennis Training workshop

•Guilty – Ritz changes plea, sentencing April 17

•Washington State Patrol captures kidnapping suspect in Ritzville

February 19, 2009

•Ritzville’s summer school could be eliminated

•Change of plea expected in Ritz case

•Mental health evaluation ordered for Provost

•Fundraiser on Sunday to benefit Ritzville, Lind youth groups mission

•Eagles to sponsor coloring contest

February 12, 2009

•Auditor has issues with Lind finances

•Lind chamber gears up for 2009, needs volunteers

•Sign up now for Hunter Education

•Town of Washtucna receives clean audit

•Volunteers needed for Kendrick Collection project

February 5, 2009

•Time to prioritize – Ritzville mayor says

•Public comment to anchor Ritzville preservation commission’s review of mission, vision

•Big Bend Electric Co-op to refund $2 million in capital credits

•Driver charged with vehicular assault

•Eric Maier earns WAWG’s Member of the Year award

•Great Northwest Train Festival plans underway

January 29, 2009

•McGregor Company acquires Ritzville Chemicals

•Pheasants Forever to host benefit shindig Saturday

January 22, 2009

•Bidders raise $6,800 for Ritzville Area Chamber of Commerce

•Ritzville Museum Volunteers launch fundraiser

•Ritzville School Board votes to continue athletic combine

•Bingo night Saturday in Washtucna

January 15, 2009

•Adams County Fire Protection District No. 1 to seek special levy

•Regional magazine features Project 56

•Adams County sales tax rate to increase in April

•Lind Cemetery District notes meeting schedule

•Adams County crews breath sigh of relief after snow melts

January 8, 2009

•Find school closures, delays online

•Ritzville chamber to fete community members, raise funds

•WSU Extension, Adams County Wheat Growers to host winter wheat workshop

•Farm Bill informational meeting set for January 20

•Lind, Washtucna residents to pay library card fee

•Waddie Mitchell to perform during Historic Ritzville Days Western Art Show in May

January 1, 2009

•WSU sign concepts for Ritzville unveiled

•Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 launches online survey

•Adams County Commissioners approve balanced budget

•No more sledding on Jackson Street hill

•Cancer claims life of Representative Steve Hailey

December 25, 2008

•Snow storms bring white Christmas

•Boness to head Adams County Central Services

December 18, 2008

•County faces $579,000 budget shortfall

•Frigid weather settles in region

•Local holiday programs continue

•Washtucna-Benge Lions plan holiday afternoon

December 11, 2008

•Lind Christmas Parade rolls in Sunday

•Schoesler to hold tele-town hall meeting

•Rash of vehicle prowls hits Ritzville

•Big Bend RC&D annual meeting Friday

December 4, 2008

•Ritzville chamber’s Christmas at the Clock promotes holiday spirit

•Horse-drawn wagon rides highlight weekend in Ritzville

•AAUW’s Holiday Bazaar set for Saturday in Ritzville

•Free matinee for kids this Saturday

•RDDA’s Cowboy Christmas Art Auction Saturday

•City of Ritzville will act to secure old high school

•New owners take the helm of Ritzville’s Pretty Good Grocery

•Tree removal project will cost City of Ritzville $19,400

•Ritzville chamber to seek community award nominations

November 27, 2008

•Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 sets 2009 budgets

•Tison family creates memorial fund to support Ritzville’s youth

•Mark Schoesler to continue on leadership team for Senate Republicans

•Tickets still available for Cowboy Christmas Art Auction

•Lind School Board to hold public forum for L-R athletic combine

November 20, 2008

•City of Ritzville awards tourism funds

•Giving Tree ornaments adoption underway

•Sign up to join 4-H on Tuesday

•Great Northwest Train Festival will stay in Gilson Gym

November 13, 2008

•Phil Kent to lead Lind chamber

•Cowboy Christmas Art Auction to benefit RDDA’s annual art show

•Remaining 400 ballots to decide sales tax initiative

•Special meeting set to discuss hospital board’s strategic plan

November 6, 2008

•Obama makes history, Plager leads in commissioners’ race

•Another molestation charge filed

•110 funds to be considered Nov. 17

•Schools set Veterans Day programs

October 30, 2008

•Lind ag team takes 7^th at nationals

•Students gathering veterans’ information for Nov. 10 assembly

•Smedley to fill Washtucna school’s top post

•Fourth Great Northwest Train Festival deemed a success

October 23, 2008

•Project 56 launches $2 million campaign

•Ritzville City Council votes to limit yard sales

•Great Northwest Train Festival steams in Saturday

•Adams County voters rush to register at last minute

•Volunteer needed to fill Ritzville historic commission seat

•Washtucna park levy at $35,000

October 16, 2008

•Candidates express differences

•Columbia railroad crossing repairs planned

•Weekend fires keep firefighters busy

•WSDOT to repair interchange

October 9, 2008

•County seeks voter approval for two sales and use tax measures

•Old high school a nuisance

•City’s new animal control officer on board

•Journal earns General Excellence award, staff brings home 23 honors

October 2, 2008

•Barrel racers to bring state championships to Ritzville

•Bid often to support Lind Chamber

•Prosecutor files child rape charges

•Superior Court resets two Lind trials

•Town council allows Dunsters to continue raising ducks

September 25, 2008

•New chamber administrator sets priorities

•Foundation benefit seasoned with flavors of Tuscany

September 18, 2008

•Library adopts new policies

•Lind council members struggle with dog issues

•Mark your calendar for Mennonite Country Auction

•Ritzville changes deadline for tourism fund requests

September 11, 2008

•Washtucna schools leader resigns abruptly

•Scovel makes his mark in paint on Ritzville

•EACH Foundation gears up for annual fundraiser

•Mary Graves hired to lead chamber

September 4, 2008

•Bam Bam the goat sells for $6,000

•Health fair, Saturday Market plans set

•Child car seat check Saturday

August 28, 2008

•Second graders to ride fire trucks

•Full roster of events on tap Labor Day Weekend

•Ritzville to host Gold Wing motorcycle group

•Youth group kickoff to jumpstart school year

August 21, 2008

•Accused child molester jailed

•Community forum August 26 in Lind

•Mercury tops out at 106 in Ritzville

•Relay For Life raises $38,000

•School fees announced

August 14, 2008

•RPDA garners state heritage grant funding for Bank of Whitman building

•Relay For Life returns this weekend

•Wanted: Animals for petting zoo

•Fair needs pie booth operator

•Fair superintendents to meet Sunday

•2008 Relay For Life of Ritzville Schedule of Events

•Breast cancer was just a speed bump for Tana

•On-site Relay Fundraisers

•Picture A Cure

•Silent auction goodies offer something for everyone

•The Rocking House

August 7, 2008

•Watch Ryan Benzel at PGA Championship

•Tennis courts may be padlocked

•Adams County Commissioners consider salary commission

•Museum volunteers continue to seek funds for exterior renovations

•Rodeo board needs your help

•Check out these Relay For Life fundraisers

•Costumes added to cancer fighting all-nighter

•Golf carts needed for Relay

•Good cause: Relay For Life is for everyone

•Kubik to speak at chamber meeting

•Lap of Hope honors survivors’ courage

•Relay For Life needs auction items

July 31, 2008

•City calls for bids to repair sewer lagoons

•District to purchase Washtucna clinic building

•Lind council approves extended aeration wastewater treatment plant

•Lind elementary school upgrade funded through Small Repair Grant

•Voice pagers online in three fire districts

July 24, 2008

•County could face $400,000 deficit

•Fair needs your help

•Fryberger to compete at National Junior Olympics

•Loomis, Pflugrath to vie for state Junior Miss title

•School board sets 2008-2009 budget

July 17, 2008

•111 dogs seized in Lind, one arrested

•Pet Rescue needs your help

•Lind livestock students face grim tragedy

•Most businesses report successful Blues Fest

July 10, 2008

•15^th Ritzville Blues Festival Saturday

•Burglar nabbed in Minnesota

•Correction

•Relay For Life needs silent auction items

•Relay For Life to hold fundraisers

•Tennis Courts ready for action

July 3, 2008

•County commissioners uphold hiring freeze

•RSD to shave $9,000 from extracurricular

•Tree stumps, old lumber can be tossed in Ritzville

June 26, 2008

•Endowment to benefit wheat research

•School board okays new programs, staffing

•Take a road trip to Washtucna’s Classic Auto Show

•Ritzville museums take center stage in video debut

June 19, 2008

•County issues Meningococcal disease alert

•Ritzville, Sprague fire crews battle hay truck fire

•Open burning to close in Lind area after rash of fires

June 12, 2008

•Sackmann to preside over Lind parade

•Investigation continues in fatality accident

•Commissioners expect higher cost for routine audits

•Seattle couple to host music at Lind’s DeVore Motel

•Plager, Marshall to vie for commissioner

•Parkway to close

June 5, 2008

•Plager, Hartwig and Miller file for election

•Riders to escort American Veterans Traveling Tribute

May 29, 2008

•2008 election filings to begin Monday

•Schoesler to seek second Senate term

•Hartwig to pursue another term as county commissioner

May 22, 2008

•Project 56 – Full steam ahead

•EARH to host childbirth classes

•Drama takes the stage next week in Lind

•Students to promote to junior, senior high

•Ruser memorial set

•Historic Ritzville Days arrive

•RHS alumni gather for reunion

May 15, 2008

•Chamber to host open house, Business After Hours

•Float debuts tonight at dusk

•Lind, Ritzville FFA teams advance to state competition

•Kendrick collection now online

•High school senior presentations set for next week

•Register now for prepared childbirth classes at EARH

May 8, 2008

•Chamber revives Welcome Wagon

•Lind Alumni banquet is Saturday

•Town’s water project nears completion

•John McGregor to lead Lind School District

•Rising fuel costs take a bite out of road projects

May 1, 2008

•County to seek sales, use tax increase

•100 plus quilt entries expected for annual show

•Health department to offer First Aid Course

April 24, 2008

•Meals On Wheels ends in Adams County

•Wampum auction to benefit local fair

•Swing-A-Thon, pets at the park Saturday

•County commissioners okay McManamon Road payment

April 17, 2008

•Washtucna honors new Eagle Scouts

•Canines soil Ritzville business district sidewalks

•Blues Fest introduces new logo

•Relay For Life team collecting cell phones

April 10, 2008

•Town turns out to save Lind chamber

•Grant launches fund-raising effort

•Reading month called a success in Lind

•Volunteers needed for American Cancer Society programs

•Join the fight against cancer – Wear Purple

•Rescheduled Gumball Rally rolls on Sunday

•Telegraphers to convene in Ritzville

April 3, 2008

•Mayor calls for city-wide clean up

•County slates free disposal days

•Grange members plan Earth Day activities

•Lind chamber’s fate hangs in the balance

•Relay For Life committee to meet Monday

•City, county maps at chamber office

•Child Find Clinics set in Washtucna, Kahlotus

March 27, 2008

•Benefit dinner for Jackson Nichols is Friday

•Five to vie for Ritzville Junior Miss

•Radar trailer added to traffic safety arsenal

•Governor signs Schmick bills in Spokane

•Town approves street closure for Coaster Car Races

•High-flying kites earn honors in Lind

March 20, 2008

•Benefit dinner for Jackson Nichols slated for March 28

•Washtucna Motel torched for firefighter training

•Mosquito control already underway

March 13, 2008

•Starving dogs rescued

•Pet Rescue needs financial support

March 6, 2008

•Schoesler to hold tele-town hall

•Services today for Dee Ruser

•Council allocates $6,000 for historic commission

February 28, 2008

•$2.1 million earmarked for sewer plant

•Gilson gym’s floor saga continues

•Committee assignments made at hospital board

•Lind school superintendent notes community support

February 21, 2008

•Adams County voters pick McCain, Clinton

•Hailey champions Ritzville wastewater treatment project

•Public hearing slated for Lind’s proposed sewer, garbage rate hikes

•Dino Rossi to headline Lincoln Day dinner

•Assistance, donations needed for local family

•Greenwalt named to RPDA, Koss steps down

•Gumball Rally goes on a roll March 30

February 14, 2008

•Area Republicans pick McCain

•Local Democrats vote 7-6 for Clinton at caucus

•Johnstone joins school board

February 7, 2008

●Both parties slate local caucuses for Saturday

●County exceeds snow removal budget

●Grade schools’ Box Tops for Education deadline nears

●It’s time to register your team for Ritzville’s Relay For Life

●Large sum of cash needs to be claimed

January 31, 2008

●Snow blankets region

●New CEO to lead hospital district

January 24, 2008

●Bidding tops $10,000 at chamber benefit auction

●Keep fire hydrants clear

January 17, 2008

●Schmick draws key committee appointment

●Council to consider special parking request for downtown business

●DARE program receives $461 boost

●Iltz to chair planning commission

●Library to move Kendrick Collection to Cheney archive for preservation

●Koss can serve as council member

January 10, 2008

●Snow storm blankets region, delays schools

●Mayor wants your vision for Ritzville’s future

January 3, 2008

●Lind School District requests M&O levy request

●State adds three Adams County barns to heritage list

●EMTs garner Thank You bonus

December 27, 2007

●Winter water rescue nets stranded Spokane hunter

December 20, 2007

●Commissioners deny weed control board’s request for increase

●Davenport incident under investigation

●Hospital district delivers holiday cheer en masse

●Police chief says: Keep your eyes and ears open

December 13, 2007

●Big Bend RC&D to meet in Ritzville

December 6, 2007

●More riders needed to keep free bus service

●Santa to visit Ralston Grange Hall this Saturday

November 29, 2007

●AAUW’s annual bazaar Saturday    

●ExxonMobil donates $500 to RHS

●Jumpstart the holidays Friday night

●Pretty Good Grocery moves, expands

November 22, 2007

●Burglars violate Frank R Burroughs’ museum

●Interim hospital administrator hired

●QHR to conduct hospital CEO search

November 15, 2007

●Commissioners to decide Waste Management deal

●Judges air concerns about public defense

November 8, 2007

●2007 General Election Results

●Hospital board considers interim

●Kadlec leads race for mayor

●Bank of Whitman launches food drive

●RDDA, RPDA request funding for Ritzville’s future

November 1, 2007

●RCT to present ‘Murder In The Court’

October 25, 2007

●General election features many local candidates

●McGregor attracts historical society crowd in Hooper

●Flu vaccine clinic next week

●Wheat museum group to meet monthly

●Hazardous waste collection Nov. 2

●Library to start charging late fees

October 18, 2007

•Dead fish mean economic development for resort

•Mayoral candidates state their positions

•FFA team heads to nationals

•Chamber contest

October 11, 2007

• Journal earns 26 state press association awards

• Weed board votes to increase assessments

• Historical group to host Alex McGregor

• Lind chamber’s annual auction

• Choruses, quartets converge Saturday

• Ralston Grange Fall Festival

October 4, 2007

• Fire destroys granary

• Burning season opens in city, county

• Hospital’s CEO resigns

• Tyler signs on as write-in candidate

Be Water Wise: City asks residents to conserve as well repairs proceed

Heavy metal crunching returns for derby weekend

Lind EMTs face schedule gaps due to dwindling recruits

Harris, a soldier and grand marshal for Lind

Lind Field Day returns to research station on June 16

Series of field days scheduled to focus on oilseed crops

Candidate filing week underway, slots still open

Ritzville float continues success on parade trail

RHS graduation a time of memories

Lind’s Class of 2011 small, but mighty

Washtucna bids adieu to seven seniors

Hoof Beat: Student news from Ritzville Grade School

Ritzville Triathlon marks 20^th anniversary