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REARDAN - The Spokane Hutterian Brethren east of town across the Spokane County line near Deep Creek figured most of their seed potatoes were going to go to waste after their main customers in the Columbia Basin cut their contracts by 40%, forcing the Hutterians to dump the spuds in a West Sprague Road field. Instead, a video posted online by Denise Bennett of Reardan alerting locals to the free spuds has brought thousands to pick up their share of potatoes from the hundreds...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Planning Commission has appointed 12 members, not including Commission members, to a “working group” it elected to put together to further study proposed drafts of the County zoning code that includes updated sections regarding wind and solar developments here. The 12 members will join the Planning Commission at a public meeting Monday, April 29 to, as Commission chair Sue Lani Madsen said, “outline issues and concerns, and to focus on how or whether they are appropriately addressed in a zoning...
DAVENPORT - The ripple effect of a regional Dept. of Transportation paint truck getting hit and knocked out of commission has led to an inconsistent striping sequence on Morgan Street, concerning residents and downtown business owners here. Currently, downtown Davenport is striped as two lines instead of a solid barrier from Harker Street to Ninth Street. This means it's technically legal to turn across as a "free barrier," even though the two-line striping job was done in...
ODESSA — The local Memorial Healthcare Center is hosting its annual silent auction, wine tasting and microbrew sampling next week. The festivities culminate with the live event in the Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3. Mobile bidding begins at 10 a.m. Monday, April 29, and is done via Bidpal. Interested bidders can text Odessahealth to 243725 for more information. The silent auction, Buy it Now Board and Dessert Auction will be at 7:45 p.m. May 3. Live auction bidding begins at 8:15 p.m. and can only be done i...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. April 14 Traffic stops: 9 A Davenport man reported two people burning sage around a disabled vehicle on Highway 2 at milepost 260. A caller reported a person sleeping outside the fence of the westbound rest area on...
REARDAN — The Police Dept. hosted a meeting Thursday, April 18 to educate the public on cryptocurrency scams that have victimized many people in Eastern Washington. Spokane Police Dept. detective Tim Schwering was the guest speaker. Schwering said several people in the Spokane area have lost their life savings because of cryptocurrency scams. In a typical scam, fraudsters may pose as potential romantic interests on dating sites, friends on social media, or someone offering an investment opportunity that promises a high return...
REARDAN - Thanks to the Mule Days Committee, new "Welcome to Reardan" signs greet travelers approaching from each end of town. A crew of volunteers, under the supervision of co-chairs Stan and Jill Schwartz, erected the signs Monday, April 22. Each year, the Mule Days Committee selects a project to benefit the community. "We decided to replace the old signs because after 64 years they were weathered and rotting away," Stan Schwartz said. John Rouse, who owns WEMCO...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners voiced their opposition to employees teleworking at a regular meeting Monday, April 15, maintaining a view from the Board that has remained consistent since 2020. The brief discussion came up while the Commissioners were revising the Personnel Policies and Procedure guide, which will be updated to say employees shouldn’t be working remotely. “That’s a can of worms you don’t want to open,” Commissioner Rob Coffman said. “You’ll never put that genie back in the bottle.” The Commissio...
HARRINGTON - Joining the legacy left by her two older sisters, local junior Samantha Crawford was crowned Miss Harrington 2024 in a coronation ceremony Sunday, April 14. Crawford, 16, is the third member of her family to wear the Miss Harrington crown. Older sisters Lexi Crawford and Allie Crawford also wore the titles in 2020 and 2022, respectively. "It's really cool," Samantha Crawford said. "It shows that the Crawfords are a part of the town." Samantha Crawford is the...
DAVENPORT — A Keller woman who was booked into Lincoln County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence was transferred to Spokane County Jail Tuesday, April 16 on a warrant for first-degree premeditated murder. Alyssa Kay Bray, 27, of Keller, is now booked into the jail in Spokane County on a $1,001,000 bond, which includes $1 million for first-degree murder set by Spokane County District Court, $500 for second-degree criminal trespassing by Spokane Municipal Court and $500 for third-degree theft by the Airway Heights...
DAVENPORT — The trial of a Sprague defendant in a criminal sex case has been continued again. This time, the trial of Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, of Sprague, was continued because he was served with a federal warrant. Stocker is being held in the Lincoln County Jail. Stocker is already charged with five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit. The new federal warrant was issued f...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. April 7 Traffic stops: 3 A Davenport woman said she was following a possible driver under the influence on Morgan Street. A 67-year-old female that suffered a short fall was reported. A Ford man said someone came and...
DAVENPORT — A partly automated, partly manned service that would allow citizens to text the City on a myriad of topics while also allowing the City to send text alerts to citizens could be on its way, Mayor Jonathan Chapman told City Council at a regular meeting Wednesday, April 10. The optional service, which would be through TextMyGov, would create a number for the City that would allow citizens to ask questions about billing, alert the City of a street or water emergency and other City matters. The City could develop a...
The Stumpjumpers Desert 100 held two weekends ago in Irby brought in a substantial amount of donations to the Odessa Food Bank. The Food Bank also received a donation of $2,000 in memory of Trent "TJ" McNeal, a Langley man who enjoyed dirt biking and passed away in a car accident last summer....
County road restrictions have been lifted DAVENPORT – All restrictions on county roads that were previously put in place in late January were lifted in late March. The Lincoln County Public Works Dept. had restricted all oversized vehicles from traversing on county roads. Large vehicles, like semi trucks, could only travel on state and federal roads without a permit. And some primitive roads had been closed to all vehicle traffic after washouts caused by January’s freeze and subsequent melt. Gilliland Road, Tebow Road, Marlin...
DAVENPORT--A Keller woman who was booked into Lincoln County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence was transferred to Spokane County Jail Tuesday, April 16 on a warrant for first-degree premeditated murder. Alyssa Kay Bray, 27, of Keller, is now booked into the jail in Spokane County on a $1,001,000 bond, which includes $1 million for first-degree murder set by Spokane County District Court, $500 for second-degree criminal trespassing by Spokane Municipal Court and $500 for third-degree theft by the Airway Heights...
DAVENPORT — A California woman accused of causing the fatal Interstate 90 crash that killed 22-year-old Angel A. Cuevas of George on Dec. 7, 2023 was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court and entered a not-guilty plea on charges of vehicular homicide and vehicular assault Tuesday, April 2. Litzy Arvizo, 22, of Merced, California, faces the charges after a Washington State Patrol investigation accused her of speeding eastbound on Interstate 90 while under the influence of alcohol and losing control of a gold 2002 S...
ODESSA - The Annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 race held about seven miles west of town in Irby brings a surge of visitors to the area, and this year was no different. Many local businesses and organizations noticed a surge of customers and business during Desert 100 weekend April 3-7. The Cenex gas station, operated by Grange Supply Company Odessa, sold three times as much gas as a standard weekend. That's according to Grange Supply general manager Greg Luiten, who said this...
DAVENPORT — The 2024 Primary Election may be four months away, but the window is open now for candidates interested in running for open county offices to take the required step of registering their campaigns with the Public Disclosure Commission. The Commission tracks candidate spending and donations received for political campaigns. Candidates are not required to list each donation if they raise and spend less than $5,000 on the campaign trail. Four county and judicial offices are open for election in 2024: • Superior Cou...
DAVENPORT - The Lincoln County Planning Commission placed a 3-month moratorium on updating the county zoning code to include provisions for wind and solar development at the Commission's regular meeting Monday, April 8. Commission members expressed a desire to further study health-related concerns and reasonable turbine setbacks from residences before recommending code updates to the Lincoln County Commissioners for approval. A draft code update has been written, based...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. March 31 Traffic stops: 21 A caller said his friend was stranded on the side of Seventh Street in Davenport. A Lincoln County Jail inmate was transported to Spokane. A Davenport woman she found three horses on her...
DAVENPORT — The trial of a man facing alternative charges of second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter regarding the death of an infant boy was continued to Monday, July 22. Jordan Russell Mills-Jay, 30, of Spokane and Reardan, is accused of causing the death of 5-month-old “Zander” in a Euclid Road home after medical officials allegedly found evidence of child abuse that caused the infant’s death. The baby died from his injuries at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane 16 days after being airlifted to the hospita...
ODESSA — The local School Board carried three motions in a regular meeting that concluded in less than an hour Wednesday, March 27. The meeting was preceded by a workshop that included discussions regarding literacy and the need for a Title I coordinator. The school board approved the following hires during the regular meeting: Kelsey Scrupps and Alex Stanford as junior high track co-coaches and Jeff Wehr as chess club advisor. Also approved were next school year’s contracts for the school psychologist and speech therapy. The...
DAVENPORT—Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies were forced to deploy spikes to stop a vehicle attempting to elude police during an attempted traffic stop Tuesday, April 9. Eventually, Alyssa Kay Bray, 27, of Keller, was stopped about three miles west of the city and arrested on charges of attempting to elude and driving under the influence around 11:07 p.m. Tuesday, jail records show. Sheriff Gabe Gants said a citizen called the office about a car driving all over the road three miles north of the city on State Hig...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. March 24 Traffic stops: 6 A suspicious vehicle was reported on the 100 block of First Street in Sprague. Illegal dumping was reported on the 49700 block of Williams Lake Road outside Sprague. A caller reported a bla...
