After weeding through 22 applications and conducting multiple interviews, Lamesa school board members found their preferred candidate for the superintendents’ job right here in Lamesa.The board voted unanimously Monday evening to name David Ritchey, currently the principal at Lamesa High School, as the lone finalist for the school’s top job.That action was immediately greeted by applause and a few shouts from several dozen people who were on hand for the meeting.Briefly thanking the board for their confidence in him, Ritchey said, “You have to be blessed by the Lord to be put in a position where you can make a ...