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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...
Hundreds of dirt bike racers competed in the Sunday finale of the 52nd annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 race week at Irby. Two motos took place Sunday, with racers lined up a half-mile-wide before powering through a holeshot between two American flags. Pictured, dozens of riders clear the hole shot and into the first turn of the 50-mile race course that weaved through sage brush and grass, and across Crab Creek and North Irby Road. For more on the Stumpjumpers weekend, see Page...
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...
While wind and solar farms generate “greenhouse gas free” electricity, there are ongoing concerns over their impacts on our environment especially as a rapidly growing number of worn-out blades and panels are landing in landfills. Those blades, housed on giant wind towers reaching over 250-feet in the sky, are starting to reach the end of their useful lives (15 to 20 years) and are being taken down, cut up and hauled to burial sites. Even though over 90 percent of the dec...
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...
CHATTAROY—The Odessa girls track and field team finished in third place with 70 points, while the Davenport girls weren’t far behind with 68 points at the Glenn Wolfe Invite hosted by Riverside High School Friday, March 29. The Davenport boys finished 16th of 22 scoring schools, while the Odessa boys didn’t place. Here are the local results from the Invite. Up next is an April 9 meet in Davenport, where most Lincoln County schools are participating. Boys 100 meters 29. Nick Kruger (Davenport), 12.54 40. Jason Lee (Davenport),...
A state public-relations campaign is underway suggesting that because the state Legislature passed a bill allowing people to use a WA Cares Fund benefit to receive long-term care outside of the state, it’s a sure thing you’ll benefit. That’s not a sure thing. I received an email from the state about the legislation Friday. It read, “Planning to leave Washington in the future? Now you can take your WA Cares benefit with you, thanks to a new law passed last month and signed...
Let’s have a look at the benefits of dams to human life with a special focus on Grand Coulee Dam. It is the largest hydroelectric producing facility in the U.S. and provides enough electricity to power about 2 million households every year, 68% of all Washington state households. Please keep in mind too, that it is just one of 145 hydroelectric dams in the state. Grand Coulee dam prompted the creation of the “U.S. Bureau of Reclamations Columbia Basin Project” which converted 670,000 acres (over 1,000 square-miles) of forme...
1 years ago The Davenport commercial club endorsed a proposed road from state road No. 22 at the head of Inkster Canyon through the Egypt country for 6.25 miles. George Ekins was nearly electrocuted to death in an accident at the Washington Water Power station outside Reardan. 75 years ago Frank Reinbold was re-elected president of the Parent-Teacher Association of Davenport. Odessa hosted 4-H Club Day, which featured six clubs from around Lincoln County. 50 years ago Davenport city councilmembers approved purchase of an...
Marilyn Lynette Fink Feb. 23,1933- Mar. 14, 2024 Marilyn Lynette Fink's life began, and ended, in her beloved town of Odessa, Wash. She was born Feb. 23,1933 to parents Mary and Ed Salo. On Mar. 14, 2024 her prayers were answered, and she left for Heaven at the age of 91. Marilyn grew up with her brother Gale and parents in their home on Main Street in Odessa. Although quiet by nature, Marilyn managed to make many friends throughout all her school years. During this time,...
Davenport birthdays April 5: Phil Carr, Patrick Katz, Farah Slahtasky, Mike Piper April 6: Lisa Graber, Bob Martin, Terry Lust, Zackary Easley-Cate, Keldon Littell, Kendall Coppersmith, McKentri Todd April 7: Debbie Marriott, Christine Downey April 8: Sam Schneider, Tyler Ballance, Troy Canfield April 9: Andrew Duff, Samantha Stiles, Travis Angstrom April 10: Judy Heid, Jett Morrison, Patricia Tarbert, Lindsey Wynecoop April 11: Char Hutsell, Kelly Pankey, Rosie Buck, Bill Guhlke, Charlie Schreck Davenport anniversaries...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 244-00024-22 In the Matter of the Estate of MARILYN L. FINK, Deceased. The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent that arose before the Decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by s...
PUBLIC HEARING - NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF PETITION FOR VACATION OF ALLEY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: 1. A petition has been filed with the Town of Odessa to vacate the entire alley located in Block 11 of Trantum and Schoonovers Addition to the Town of Odessa said alley lying between May Avenue and Warren Avenue. 2. The time and place fixed for the public hearing on said petition for vacation is as follows: a. Time 7:00 pm b. Date April 22, 2024 c. Place Community Center – 21 E First Ave, Odessa, WA 99159 The town hall is h...
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS City of Davenport Ross Waterline Replacement Project Sealed bids will be received at: City of Davenport City Hall, Morgan Street, PO Box 26, Davenport, WA 99122, until 9:00 a.m., Friday, April 12, 2024, and then after in person until 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 12, 2024, at City of Davenport City Hall, Attn: Steven Goemmel, 411 Morgan St., Davenport, Washington 99122, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project generally consists of the following: Construction of...
LINCOLN COUNTY LAND SERVICES NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND DETERMINATION OF NON SIGNIFICANCE (DNS) STATE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (SEPA) (RCW 43.21c) SEPA RULES (WAC 197-11) AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FILE NO. SEPA/LP- 02-24 DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSAL: The proposal is to create nine (11) residential lots ranging from 1.02 acres to 3.93 acres in size. The proposal will be served by private roads, individual septic systems and Deer Meadows Water System. A public hearing is required on all regular subdivisions. PROPONENT: James...
SPRINGDALE - It was a mixed bag for local baseball and softball teams in the past week in final action before spring break. The Odessa baseball team was the most dominant of the bunch, getting two convincing wins at Mary Walker Saturday, March 30. The Tigers dominated the Chargers 22-9 in the first game of a doubleheader, getting extra base hits from Bo Walter, Dakota Steward and Zach Claassen. And the second game was also a 13-run margin, with Odessa getting a 16-3 win as...
REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County, Washington will receive sealed statements of qualifications proposals and publicly open them on or about 9:45 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2024, at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Commissioners Meeting Room, lower level, 450 Logan Street, Davenport, Washington, for furnishing to Lincoln County the following: Design & Build, Fairgrounds Livestock and Equestrian Arena Project Sealed statement of qualifications...
RITZVILLE — The Reardan/Davenport tennis co-op split with Lind-Ritzville/Sprague on March 26, winning six matches but losing five. In girls singles, Bronco Danica Cox topped Braden Durbin, 5-7, 6-4 and 10-8; and Tahli Rundquist topped Kate Guhlke, 6-4, 7-5. Meanwhile, Reardan’s Hailey Fry topped Bronco Destiny Phelps 6-1, 6-3, and Kersten Lundgren beat Meghan Rivers 6-1, 6-2. The Broncos doubles girls team of Liberty McClanathan and Savannah Carruth dominated Elsa Wescer and Elyanna Crego, 6-2, 6-3. But Broncos Faye Nic...
Varsity games, meets and matches the week of April 5-11 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Monday, April 8 • Davenport baseball at Chewelah @ 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 • Davenport golf at Wilbur @ 2 p.m. • Odessa baseball at Republic @ 2 p.m. • Reardan baseball and softball at Asotin @ 2 p.m. • LRS baseball and softball at Liberty @ 2 p.m. • LRS golf at home @ 2 p.m. • Davenport/Reardan tennis vs. Lake Roosevelt @ 3 p.m. • Dave...
