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DAVENPORT—One Fruitland woman was killed and a Fruitland man was injured in a one-vehicle crash six miles north of the city on State Highway 25 Tuesday, Aug. 15. Melinda S. Curd, 53, was pronounced deceased at the scene after authorities ruled her red 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup truck left the highway at milepost 5.8, crashed into power lines and vaulted into an embankment around 2:57 p.m. Tuesday, according to a State Patrol press release. Next of kin was completed by family members, the release said. 21-year-old passenger R...
ODESSA—Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley and councilwoman Marlene Kramer appear well on their way to the general election after another round of primary election votes were counted Thursday, Aug. 3. Crossley has 216 votes, vastly ahead of second-place Jeremy Smith (53) and third-place Ed Hayden (32). Barring a surprising surge by Hayden, Smith will advance to face Crossley in the November general election. The top two candidates in each race advance to the general. Kramer, meanwhile, had a race-leading 152 votes for Odessa C...
HARRINGTON — A local music teacher was arrested over the weekend and appeared in Lincoln County District Court Monday, July 31. 33-year-old Seth Michael Bergman of Harrington was arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief for allegedly slamming a door into his girlfriend multiple times and minorly injuring her forearm while breaking the door frame during an argument in a Harrington home Saturday, July 29, according to police records. Bergman pleaded not guilty to both charges at an a...
DAVENPORT — Should cell phones be disallowed at school? That was among the topics of conversation at a school board meeting Monday, July 31. Superintendent Chad Prewitt posed the question to the board after reports that the Reardan-Edwall School District and Peninsula School District had enacted some form of a cell phone ban amongst students during school hours. The conversation indeed went a step further to unanimous action in Reardan, where the school board voted to disallow cell phones and other communication devices in m...
ODESSA — Incumbents held comfortable leads over their opponents in local races for Mayor and Councilmember No. 5 after the first ballot count in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 1. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley had 162 votes. Second-place Jeremy Smith had 37 votes, while Ed Hayden was third with 22 votes. “I was pretty overwhelmed and humbled (after seeing tallies),” Crossley said. “This time of year, people work a lot of late hours, so to see that many people get out and vote is pretty awesome.” “I’m actually shoc...
DAVENPORT - Fire districts around Lincoln County responded to multiple field fires while providing mutual aide to a forest fire outside Cheney in the last week. The largest Lincoln County fire of the week ignited east of Rocklyn Road and south of Harrington Airport Road Friday, July 28. Crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5 worked together to put out the field blaze that was started by farm equipment, District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said. "We got called out three...
DAVENPORT — City council completed its annual task of approving an updated six-year street plan at a regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. Most projects are pending application, but some for 2023 have received necessary funding to proceed. Approved and funded projects include: The second phase of building a trail from the baseball fields along State Highway 25 to Morgan Street for $325,000 in federal grant funds. Improving 10th Street from Morgan Street to Adams Street for $115,000 in Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) g...
REARDAN — The school board approved the 2023-24 district budget at its regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. Funds were budgeted based on a projected enrollment of 736 students, 51.031 certificated employees and 44.501 classified employees. The district is budgeting for $13,533,924 in total revenues and $13,547,208. The slight budget gap created would be filled by reducing beginning fund balance of $2,850,000 to $2,436,716 in the ending fund balance. Expenditures filtered by program groups include: • $6,330,603 for regular inst...
ODESSA — The school board approved the 2023-24 school district budget at its regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. The district is budgeting for the following revenues: • $4,896,986 to the general fund • $216,000 to the associated student body fund • $124,607 to the capital projects fund • $208,898 to the transportation vehicle fund The following planned expenditures were approved by the school board: • $5,153,079 to the general fund • $211,863 to the associated student body fund • $390,000 to the capital projects fund ...
HARRINGTON — The 2023-24 budget was approved by the school board at a regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. The district is budgeting for $3,918,824 in expenditures and $3,745,919 in revenue, with a beginning fund balance of $402,188 and ending fund balance of $229,283. The budget was created on a predicted enrollment of 104 K-12 students, 18.002 certificated employees and 12.453 classified employees. Expenditures by program groups include: • $1,881,352 to regular instruction • $108,363 to federal special purpose funding • $28...
DAVENPORT — The school board approved the district 2023-24 budget at its regular meeting Monday, July 31. The district constructed its budget around a projected enrollment of 591 K-12 students, 53.826 certificated employees and 34.778 classified employees. The district is budgeting for $10,567,156 in total revenues and $10,744,668 in expenditures, which would create a projected ending fund balance of $861,848 from a beginning fund balance of $1,067,000. Expenditures by program groups include: • $5,424,157 to regular ins...
1 years ago Senator Charles Myers of Davenport was named the Republican nominee for the Fifth Congressional District in a Supreme Court decision that ruled ballots cast by absentee voters in a special primary election were legal. The price of wheat remained the same as the previous week: 85 cents in Bluestem, 81 cents at Gold Coin and Club and 79 cents at Northern Spring. Drivers were reminded that by state law they were now required to possess a driver’s license. 75 years ago 10 farmers hauling grain to local warehouses r...
DAVENPORT - Athletic director Tim Rasmussen officially had his interim high school football coach tag removed this week, accepting the job that was approved by the school board Monday, July 31. Rasmussen takes over the job that he inherited on an interim basis after Justin Young's resignation five games into the 2022 season. The Gorillas finished the season 2-2 in four games under Rasmussen. He accepted the job after candidates interviewed by the district "didn't work out"...
RIVERSIDE—A Reardan woman was killed in a two-car crash one mile north of Riverside early Wednesday morning Aug. 2. 33-year-old Rebecca L. Powelson was pronounced deceased at the scene after her 1990 Ford Ranger was rear-ended by a 2013 Dodge driven by Paul G. Ainsworth of Newport in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 2 around 6:04 a.m. Wednesday, according to a State Patrol press release. Ainsworth was charged with vehicular homicide after causing Powelson’s Ranger to rollover after impact, the release said. Both dri...
ODESSA—Incumbents held comfortable leads over their opponents in local races for Mayor and Councilmember No. 5 after the first ballot count in the primary election Tuesday, Aug. 1. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley had 162 votes. Second-place Jeremy Smith had 37 votes, while Ed Hayden was third with 22 votes. Meanwhile, incumbent councilwoman Marlene Kramer garnered 114 votes. Laura Caler had 73 votes, while Michael Igo had 33 votes. Races are much tighter in Harrington and Sprague. In Harrington, Gavin Wagner holds a slim lead o...
HARRINGTON--A local music teacher was arrested over the weekend and appeared in Lincoln County District Court Monday, July 31. 33-year-old Seth Michael Bergman of Harrington was arrested on charges of fourth-degree assault and third-degree malicious mischief for allegedly slamming a door into his girlfriend multiple times and minorly injuring her forearm while breaking the door frame during an argument in a Harrington home Saturday, July 29, according to police records....
DAVENPORT - A brisk response by local and state crews prevented the Green Canyon Fire near State Highway 25 and Porcupine Bay Road from doing much damage Tuesday, July 25. The fire, which burned 11.5 acres according to Dept. of Natural Resources spokesman Guy Gifford, was 100% trailed by Wednesday morning. "The fire burned through scattered timber, grass and understory," Gifford said. "We had three hand crews, five trucks for about a total of 60 firefighters." "We also had...
SPOKANE — A young Davenport man was killed after colliding with a semitruck while bicycling on State Highway 206 Thursday, July 20. 19-year-old Kenneth S. Brandenburg was pronounced deceased at the scene after crashing into a white 2019 Peterbilt truck driven by Jonathan M. Fron of Spokane Valley near North Newport Highway, State Highway 206 and North Market Street, according to a Washington State Patrol press release. According to the release, Brandenburg crashed into the truck on its passenger side while bicycling e...
DAVENPORT - A longtime city staple became dust and rubble this week. The old Edna's Drive-In, now owned by Les Schwab, was demolished Tuesday, July 25. The move comes roughly a year after the regional tire company bought the property from Edna's owners Mike and Virginia Fries, who elected to sell in anticipation of retirement. Locals who grew up going to Edna's, which opened in the 1950s, shared their thoughts and memories of the longtime go-to local spot for a burger and...
DAVENPORT — The 2023 primary election is nigh. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. On this year’s ballot are three-person contested races for council races in Odessa, Harrington and Sprague and another three-person race for Odessa Mayor. Incumbent Bill Crossley and challengers Ed Hayden and Jeremy Smith are running for Odessa Mayor, while incumbent Marlene Kramer is being challenged by Mike Igo and Laura Caler for town council seat No. 5. In Harrington, Gavin Wagner, Kelly Foreman and Steven Wright are running for cit...
1 years ago - Pioneer Days winners were announced, including Craig Sweet in the belly flop, Addie Schneider, Sydney Zeiler, Shaylen Eldridge and Virginia Fries in the chalk art contest and - - - - - - Davenport Fire Department for best in show in the Main Parade. Sherman Johnson and Taria Holcomb shared their thoughts with the public as candidates for Reardan Mayor, as did Joy Howard and Leanne Merkel in a contested race for town council. - Wildfire danger escalated in north Lincoln County, creating new rules around forest...
DAVENPORT - After 43 years working for the city, city maintenance supervisor Fred Bell is ready to hand in the keys to the daily operations sustained around Davenport. Bell is retiring from his position effective Tuesday, Aug. 1. "I'm just wore out," Bell said. "I need something else." "But Davenport's been a great place to work. They've allowed be to me on the volunteer fire department. They've allowed me to come and go as I please. They've allowed me to coach basketball."...
DAVENPORT — The city finance committee reviewed the second quarter finances ahead of city council’s regular meeting Wednesday, July 12. 57% of the projected revenue came in, while the city spent 64% of its budget for second quarter expenditures. However, the city spent only $305,581 of the budgeted $1,605,767 out of the current expense budget. In total, the city spent $2,748,625 of its budgeted $4,300,798 for the quarter. Expenditures out of current expense included: $22,730 to legislative and executive services $30,610 to...
“It’s not an election year.” A common remark used conversationally in both a serious and satirical matter, including, admittedly, by yours truly. Why was the Pioneer Days Parade smaller than last year? “It’s not an election year.” Why don’t we currently seem to see politicians catering to whatever seems to be the popular groupthink at the time as much as we did, in say, 2020? “It’s not an election year.” But while we may not be casting our votes for President of the Un...
1 years ago - Davenport Theatrical’s performance of “Arsenic and Old Lace” wrapped up summer productions. - 20,000 honeybees quietly invaded the play area at Davenport United Methodist Church, requiring the assistance of a Reardan-based beekeeper to exterminate. - State Reps Matt Manweller and Judy Warnick met with 10 locals in the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting room to discuss the 2013 legislative session. 25 years ago - The Davenport school board planned to vote on a $3.35 million budget for the upcoming schoo...
