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DAVENPORT — Lincoln County commissioners considered requests for hire from multiple department heads at their regular meeting Monday, July 3. First, the Commissioners approved a request from information services director Keith Nelson, who asked to open up a part-time position for an intern to stay with the department while noting many of the current workers are expected to retire in the next two to five years. The Commissioners tabled a request from Treasurer Emily Lybbert Hansen, who asked for a full-time position to help t...
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. June 25 Traffic stops: 2 A caller said he heard someone walking around near his driveway. A Davenport woman said she locked her keys in her car in the local Safeway parking lot. A caller reported two loose brown cow...
ODESSA — A local entrepreneur is opening a new restaurant in downtown Odessa. Nate Lathrop opened 410 Burgers at 206 W. First Ave. on Friday, June 30, just in time for the Odessa Car Show over the holiday weekend. “I think every town should have a burger shop,” Lathrop said, noting he had grown up watching the town’s burger shop struggle and finally close. The opportunity to open a restaurant sort of “fell into our hands,” he said, when speaking about buying the property with business partner and co-owner Abel V. Guerrero. T...
DAVENPORT — A swimmer that was reported missing Sunday, July 2 was found deceased after washing up near a cabin by Laughbon Landing on the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt in the morning of Tuesday, July 4. 28-year-old Kyle O’Malley of Spokane was the missing swimmer, officials said. A friend called 911 reporting him missing after he began swimming Sunday. Crews from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Spokane Tribal Police, National Park Service and Spokane Dive Rescue began a two-day search for the swimmer Sunday, which...
HARRINGTON - A Spokane man has been named the new part-time superintendent of the school district here. Howard King, 70, was unanimously approved for hire by the school board at a regular meeting Wednesday, June 28. He was the choice amongst three finalists vetted by the board, administration and community, the last of whom got a chance to question him at a forum in June. "I learned about (the opening) about four weeks ago through people I know," King said. "The ESD...
Age: 54 Hometown: Experience: Process Improvement Associate with Engie Impact Volunteer: I have years of experience with a company specializing in auditing, expense management and sustainability. I enjoy volunteering and have in the past volunteered with the Smithsonian and Habitat for Humanity. I currently volunteer with the Harrington Food Bank and am a board member with the Washington State Quilters Guild. Family: Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or...
Age: 46 Hometown: Experience: Artist with a farming problem Volunteer: Family: Married with two dogs and two cats Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or less. Longer answers will be cut off at the word limit, regardless of whether it is complete. Question 1: What is the biggest issue currently facing the city? Why is that the biggest issue? The biggest issue with Harrington and the other surrounding communities is the influx of low income families who come...
Age: 81 Hometown: Experience: Retired, formerly with Lincoln County Road Dept. Volunteer: I've been chairman of the board at the Harrington Golf Course and president of two labor unions. I ran for Lincoln County Commissioner in the early 1990s after retiring from the county road department. Family: Married with two adult children Answer each of the following questions in 100 words or less. Longer answers will be cut off at the word limit, regardless of whether it is complete....
School choice is on the rise across the nation. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, just announced his support for Lifeline scholarships, a state voucher program that will allow students to use public funds to attend a private school of their choice. If enacted, his bill will help families assigned by local officials to the lowest-performing public schools because these families will be able to choose a better alternative for their children. Shapiro’s bold i...
Like most Americans, I enjoy watching – and lighting – fireworks on Independence Day. America’s “birthday” should stand out among all national holidays. And the colorful, aerial explosions showcase the freedom and independence for which the U.S. stands. But why then do only tribes have the ability to sell and use the “good” fireworks – you know: firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars and more. There’s nothing magical about the imaginary line on a map suggesting...
DAVENPORT — City councilmembers were in favor of four ordinances placed before them at a regular meeting Wednesday, June 28, but were unanimously opposed to one. Council denied vacating a portion of Logan Street near First Street and the Black Bear Motel for property consolidation as requested by Mark and Kim Elwood. Councilmembers had previously indicated their opposition to relinquishing the parcel from city ownership at the June 14 council meeting during discussions. However, council did approve vacating two parcels in t...
DAVENPORT - Several dozen wheat farmers, Washington State University students, staff members and some state politicians crowded bleachers pulled by tractors and farm trucks through the fields of Wilke Farm during the annual Wilke Field Day on Thursday, June 29. Attendees registered in the main barn east of the city, then were directed to one of two bleacher-style mobile seats that would pull attendees around the farm to different stations. Groups were given talks on the...
DAVENPORT - Despite rather windy conditions on some of the days and locals taking full advantage of legal fireworks opportunities, Fourth of July weekend was almost completely incident-less for fire and EMS crews around East, Central and South Lincoln County. Fire District No. 5 Commissioner Matt Schneider said the district, which includes the greater Davenport, Deer Meadows, Seven Bays and Egypt areas, didn't receive a single call for service over the weekend. "Clearly we're...
REARDAN - On the morning of Aug. 3, 1926, two sisters, Amy and Myrtle Shipman, telephone operators for the Interstate Telephone Company and daughters of the owners of the Inland Hotel in Reardan where they were living, were awakened by the crackling sounds of fire. They quickly raised the alarm. The fire destroyed the two-story brick building known as the Bowie Block where the fire started. It housed Hanel's Pioneer Drug Store and Sherman S. Bentley's General Store on the...
1 years ago - Rookie principals Chad Prewitt and Courtney Strozyk of Davenport and Reardan completed their first school years as local administrators. - Organizers prepared for Sprague Hay Days to celebrate the city’s 130 years. - The Legislature approved $74.5 million for the next stage of the Odessa Subarea aquiferproject. 25 years ago - Travis G. Homer of Davenport was sentenced to 55 months in prison on each count of two second-degree assault charges for assaulting two Davenport police officers. - Fort Spokane hosted the...
Davenport birthdays July 7: Jim Gunning, Duane Emery, Koda Coffman, Traci Gants, Rebecca Choate, Ana Umtuch July 8: Bo Gunning, Kathy Johnson, Sarah Vesneske, Alton Leisle, Joyce Walsh, Kaiden Bodeau July 9: Bob Guhlke, Bob Fisher, Claudia Thompson, Wylie Hendrickson, Rachel Lacy, Maia Goetz July 10: Nick Nicholls, Logan Eldred, Bronson Pankey July 11: Tommy Wilkie July 12: Margie Hall, Juliann Janke, Theresa Telford, John Stiles, Sam Posey, Jason Schimek, JJ Kowalkowski July 13: Milei Floyd, Indigo Ezenyimulu, Judy Miller,...
Jane E. St Clair Feb. 26, 1944 -June 18, 2023 Jane E. St Clair, 79, of Davenport, Wash., passed away June 18, 2023, surrounded by love and the singing of her children. Jane was born at the end of World War II to Colonel Richard Fordyce Silver and Marie Dustin Silver in Fairfield, Iowa. As a military brat, Jane moved frequently and lived in Iowa, Florida, Kansas, Rhode Island, California, Virginia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania and Japan. She attended Narimasu High School...
Jane Ellen Schafer Hilliard Feb. 27, 1950 – May 26, 2023 Jane Ellen Schafer Hilliard, 73, passed away May 26, 2023. Jane was born Feb. 27, 1950, to Paul and Dorothy Schafer, the only girl in a wheat farming family with three brothers. Jane’s first words were,” I do it myself,” and the phrase revealed the true grit personality that she possessed her entire life. Being the youngest of the “neighborhood girls” did not hold her back from leading the pack in small town adventures....
Andrew Linscott Charlson Oct. 26, 1946 – June 28, 2023 Andrew Linscott Charlson passed away peacefully June 28, 2023, after a long battle with COPD. Andy was born Oct. 26, 1946 to Ancher and Shirley Charlson in Laramie Wyo. He was the oldest of four children and spent his youth in Vancouver, Wash. After graduating from Battle Ground High School, Andy enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. During his tours of duty in Vietnam, he met his future wife, Mimi Truong. Together, they rais...
William G Hein Feb. 24, 1939 – June 24, 2023 William “Bill” G. Hein, 84, passed away June 24, 2023, in Spokane, Wash. Bill was born Feb. 24, 1939, in Reardan, Wash. Memorial services will be in August. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport is caring for the Hein family....
PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been filed in the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County by K & L Schafer Family LLC, a corporation, requesting a nonexclusive franchise authorizing and empowering the applicant to enter upon the right‑of‑way of certain county roads within Classified DEADLINE: 5 p.m. Monday Email: classifieds@ cheneyfreepress. com Lincoln County for the purpose of installing irrigation; also the right to construct and maintain any and all other nece...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been filed in the office of the Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County by Highline Grain Gowers, Inc., a corporation, requesting a franchise amendment authorizing and empowering the applicant to enter upon the right‑of‑way of certain county roads within Lincoln County for the purpose of relocating utilities; also the right to construct and maintain any and all other necessary and proper appliances and appurtenances in connection therewith, ove...
DAVENPORT — The school board approved a motion to resurface the high school gym floor at its regular meeting Wednesday, June 21. The floor hasn’t been resurfaced for three years, plant operations director Brian Telford told the board. He and athletic director Tim Rasmussen shared a quote for $27,751 and various possible logo designs that could go on the updated floor. Superintendent Chad Prewitt told the board there is over $900,000 in the school district’s capital projects budget, indicating there is financial stand...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO APPROPRIATE PUBLIC WATERS TAKE NOTICE: That Barr-Tech, LLC of Spokane, WA on January 31, 2023, under Water Right Application No. G3-30952, filed for a permit to appropriate public groundwater, subject to existing rights, from one existing and one proposed well for year-round use in the amount of 75 gallons per minute (gpm) and no annual acre-feet per year (ac-ft/yr) for Commercial and Industrial use. The source of the proposed appropriation is located within the S½ of the SW ¼ of Section 14, T...
DAVENPORT—Several high and middle school coaching resignations were accepted by the school board Wednesday, June 21. Heather Jacoby resigned as head high school volleyball coach and assistant high school track coach. Eric Orvis resigned as assistant high school football coach and Tyson Linstrum resigned as assistant middle school baseball coach. Additionally, Ethan Wynecoop won’t be brought back as head high school baseball coach, he said this week....
