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DAVENPORT — The City Council opened a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the 2027 preliminary budget, which includes a 1% property-tax increase and a proposed 3% rise in water and sewer rates. Mayor Brad Sweet, attending digitally from Bremerton, had the annual budget message read into the record by Councilman Lance Strite. Most revenue sources are expected to stay roughly the same as this year, according to the finance committee report given during the hearing. “Most of the revenue sources are going to be unchanged, which...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Planning Commission scheduled a 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, workshop on expected data center rules. Chairwoman Sue Lani Madsen said the commission will collect concerns and recommend changes to the zoning code. Planning commissioners started their rule-making process Monday, Oct. 12. With a moratorium in place on data centers, no companies have sought a related permit, yet. Madsen said the county is trying to get ahead of any applications, not react to them. “We’re just trying to collect what...
ODESSA — Building without a permit will still draw a fine, but it will no longer jail time. The Town Council on Monday, Oct. 12, approved rewriting the permit ordinance to eliminate jail as a penalty for a violation. Existing Ordinance 520. Section 9 sets a fine of up to $500 and up to 30 days in jail, or both. That language was never put on the bail schedule. Police Chief Ericka Rose said she does not believe the town can criminalize a missed building permit. A motion was made to amend the ordinance to remove the g...
ODESSA - A police chief fired in Reardan four months ago has taken a patrol job here. During the Monday, Oct. 12, Town Council meeting, Barbara Werner, 59, was sworn into office as an Odessa patrol officer. Reardan Mayor Kathy Eastman had fired Werner June 25 as that city's police chief, a position she's had since May 1, 2025. Odessa has always run a two-person department and the town had been working to fill the second officer slot for some time, Mayor William F. Crossley...
ODESSA — Town Deputy Clerk Mary Hoy is resigning her post. During a Monday, Oct. 12, meeting of the Town Council, Clerk-Treasurer Jaime Nelson notified councilmembers of the vacancy. Nelson said interviews of candidates to replace Hoy were scheduled to start Tuesday, Oct. 13. During her report, Nelson also updated the council on the status of a new ballot drop box, just in time for the Nov. 3 general election. The new drop box is located in front of the town Public Works building. In other business, the council: • Heard fro...
DAVENPORT - Longtime volunteers who helped open the Lincoln County Historical Society museum 53 years ago stepped down Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the board adopted new bylaws and welcomed four new members at a luncheon at Tribune Provisions. President John Stiles said the luncheon was a first. Board members are now elected to four-year terms. Before the bylaws change, people stayed on the board until they died or left, he said. Retiring are Gene Stuckle, 93, and Phyllis Luiten, 88,...
ODESSA — A local volunteer is available to help senior residents apply for Meidcare online. Open enrollment begins today, Thursday, Oct. 15. And Barb Schlimmer, 76, of Odessa, is here to help Lincoln County Hospital District No. 1 (Odessa) voters navigate the online system. Schlimmer came back to town in 1978 and was clinic manager before the clinic joined the hospital in 1987. She is not limited to hospital patients. She helps anyone in the district who asks, she said. The most common problem is people who skip the o...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas brought the energy hey needed and checked another box on the road to districts with a straight-set win over Kettle Falls on Tuesday night, Oct. 13. Davenport won 25-18, 25-16, 25-12 at home. Coach Jill Morrison said the team decided at its last practice that it plays better with energy, so that is what it brought. "We discussed districts at our last practice, and our road to districts," Morrison said. "We have a job to do, and all of the girls know wha...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas kept their cool in a physical game and converted four penalty kicks to beat Newport in a shootout on Tuesday night, Oct. 13, after two overtimes. The match was 0-0 at the half. Newport scored in the second half to lead 1-0. Davenport tied it in the final 2 minutes,. The teams played two five-minute overtimes before the Gorillas won on penalty kicks. Coach Monty Soliday said the team has struggled to score most of the year, so the girls knew they would...
ODESSA - A 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown set the tone early as the Tigers never looked back in a 76-6 Homecoming win Friday, Oct. 9, at Finney Field. Odessa led 46-6 after the first quarter and added 14 points in each of the next two periods before a final 2-point score. Republic's only points came on a 100-yard kickoff return. Senior Layton Albertson scored on the opening kickoff. "Got off to a great start with an opening kick return for a touchdown and never looked...
DAVENPORT — The Gorillas came out fast Friday, Oct. 9, ran the ball on two-thirds of their snaps and beat Soap Lake, 42-14, at Hering Field. Davenport Coach Trenton Briney said the start was the piece he had been asking for. “We played well and were able to get some of our younger guys playing time, which was good,” Briney said. “I was proud of the players coming out fast and with intensity. That was my challenge to them, was to be better at the beginning of games rather than responding to the other team.” The Gorillas...
SPRAGUE - A former high school math and science teacher is in jail awaiting sentencing in a student-sex case. Madeline Marie Gregory Scoon, 30, of Cheney, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 6, to first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, a Class C felony. Shortly thereafter, she was booked into the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport to await sentencing next month. Lincoln County Superior Court Judge Adam Walser scheduled sentencing for 10 a.m. Nov. 20 in the Lincoln County Courthou...
DAVENPORT - Speakers turning out for a public hearing Monday, Oct. 5, were divided over issues related to development of data centers in Lincoln County. A standing-room crowd filled the courthouse, with speakers standing in the hallway for the hearing on a six-month moratorium on new data center and battery-storage permits. About 34 more people joined online. Alice Melewski of Wilbur supported the moratorium, noting it's just a matter of time before a developer proposes...
REARDAN - A former town clerk took the oath Thursday, Oct. 1, for the council seat left open when a Vietnam veteran and longtime member died in July. Celeste Lewis was sworn in at the beginning of the Town Council meeting by Mayor Kathy Eastman. Lewis fills the Position No. 4 seat left vacant when Councilman Raymond "Rocky" Kidder died in July. The council voted 3-1 to appoint her Sept. 28 from eight applicants. Council members Leanne Merkel, Wayne Terry and Dan Graham voted...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County is mailing 8,788 Nov. 3 general election ballots this week to voters who will have a say in three statewide initiatives. Local voters, however, won’t have much to worry about when it comes to local candidates and ballot measures, as every county race is uncontested and there are not any levy or bond measures. Voters will have a choice on three statewide measures: Initiative 645 would repeal a 9.9% tax on annual individual income over $1 million, set to take effect in 2028, and prohibit state and...
DAVENPORT — A local man was booked into jail Monday, Oct. 5, after deputies said he damaged a woman’s vehicle during an argument at Mountain View Cemetery. Matthew Dean Wright, 26, of Davenport, was arrested for second-degree malicious mischief-domestic violence, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Jennifer Lynn Walker, 43, of Airway Heights, reported the incident about 3:55 p.m. Sept. 28, records show.. Walker said she and Wright, whom she described as an on-and-off partner of several years, argued in her v...
REARDAN — The Reardan-Edwall School Board directed the superintendent last week to prepare a six-year capital levy for the Feb. 9, special election. Superintendent Eric Sobotta said the board acted Wednesday, Sept. 23. The levy would add permanent classrooms for middle school and special education students now in portables and a multipurpose building to replace leased off-campus space for performing arts, school activities, wrestling and community events. The estimated rate is 94 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. D...
SPRAGUE - Lincoln County Fire District No. 1 cut the ribbon Friday, Oct. 2, on a new medical emergency helipad as an Airlift Northwest helicopter flew in, according to the state Department of Transportation. Aviation Revitalization Loan Program Manager David Chenaur said the ceremony was at the district station, 124 Old Airport Road. State Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, county commissioners, fire officials, Airlift Northwest and other state and local representatives attended....
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas wore pink for breast cancer awareness and pushed a match to four sets Tuesday, then lost to Saint George's for the first time under coach Jill Morrison. Davenport fell 19-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-27 on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at home. Morrison said she had never lost to the Dragons. "It has always been a three-set sweep," Morrison said. "And so, to lose in four stings a little, does not leave warm, fuzzy feelings, and we're gonna go back to the drawing board."...
ODESSA — The Tigers played scrappy and still came up short Tuesday, dropping a three-set match at Mary Walker while their coach said the effort is the kind that can carry a state push. Odessa fell 19-25, 19-25, 20-25 on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Tigers scored 19, 19 and 20. Coach Alli Schroeder said the loss did not hide the way the team competed. “Every girl on the Odessa volleyball team had a strong game tonight, played scrappy, competing hard and put on a great show,” Schroeder said. “I’m proud of the effort from every sin...
ODESSA — The Tigers led by 20 at halftime Friday, then were shut out in the third quarter and lost at Inchelium. Odessa fell 40-34 on Friday, Oct. 2. The Tigers led 28-8 before Inchelium scored the next 24 points and won it in the fourth quarter. Coach Kolby Schafer said the first half was the game the Tigers wanted. “We started strong and had a pretty good first half,” Schafer said. “We dominated the turnover battle and moved the ball well. But injuries, lack of intensity caught up with us in the second half. We will le...
DAVENPORT —The Gorillas jumped to a 30-0 lead Friday and finished a nonleague rout at Bridgeport, then their coach said the next step is playing that way for all four quarters. Davenport won 46-6 on Friday, Oct. 2. Coach Trenton Briney said the Gorillas were ready from the opening snap. “We were up pretty great there, 30-0,” Briney said. “Kids came out and performed, were ready to go. For a while we seemed like a second-half team from the get-go. We need to put it all together for the four quarters.” The Gorillas ran 33 pl...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas stayed close for a set and led the third by seven, then lost in three Tuesday, Sept. 29, to a rival that has knocked them out of a state berth before. Davenport fell to Northwest Christian 24-26, 21-25, 20-25 at home. The Crusaders were not available for comment. Coach Jill Morrison said the matchup always carries nerves. Northwest Christian ended a Davenport state run one year, Davenport ended one of theirs the next, and both teams went last season....
ODESSA — The Tigers scored on the ground, through the air and off a pick-six Friday, then let Mar y Walker on the board only in the fourth quarter. Odessa beat the Chargers 38-8 in a 7 p.m. game Sept. 25. Coach Kolby Schafer said the start set the tone. “We got off to a good start,” Schafer said. “Our defense was pretty good. We were able to force some early turnovers that we were able to capitalize on.” Freshman Gavin Scrupps scored on a 32-yard run in the first quarter, and sophomore Hudson Walter ran in the two-point...
DAVENPORT - Neither team could score through 80 minutes and two overtimes Tuesday, and Reardan settled it from the spot. The Screaming Eagles beat the Gorillas 1-0 on penalty kicks after two five-minute overtimes at Hering Field. Eighth-grader Gianna Breedlove and sophomore Haylee Lyle converted in the shootout. Reardan Coach Richard Breedlove said the Eagles played more together than they had all year, and that the passing finally came together. "I told them to believe, and...
