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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...
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...
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...
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...
1 years ago • Oscar Luchs of Odessa won the Lincoln-Adams County oratorical contest. Elsie Gibson of Davenport took second, while Violet Stolph of Sprague was third. • The Harrington Manufacturing Company sued W.L. Talkington while seeking to recover $1,575 for a note executed by the defendants in return for a harvester sold to the company. • A delegation of Egypt farmers asked the County Commissioners to construct a road from State Road No. 22 near Inkster Lake to the Jim Bell Corner. 75 years ago • Judge Robert P. Hunt...
DAVENPORT-The Reardan boys and Davenport girls were victorious in the first track and field meet since spring break concluded Tuesday, April 9. On the boys side, Reardan scored 121 points, eking out second-place Northwest Christian (116 points). Davenport finished third with 85 points, while Odessa was eighth with 21 points. The Davenport girls comfortably won with 166 points, ahead of second-place NWC (117 points). Odessa was third with 96 points and Reardan fourth with 47...
IRBY-The Annual Stumpjumpers Desert 100 brings thousands of riders, family members, spectators and pets from around the country to the scabland fields seven miles west of Odessa, and this year's 52nd iteration was no different. By Friday morning, hundreds of RVs lined the Irby fields, with no end in sight. Folks stood in line for registration, to buy t-shirts and to mingle with other campers despite pouring rain, blowing winds and sopping mud. Tommy Larm of Vancouver brought...
MEDICAL LAKE - It was another week of mixed results for local baseball and softball teams. The hottest team in the area is the Odessa baseball team, which has won six straight road games after dropping a doubleheader to Almira-Coulee-Hartline in the season opener. Odessa swept Republic in an all-Tigers matchup in Ferry County Tuesday, April 9. The road Tigers won the first game 13-6 and the second game 23-6 to improve to 6-2. The Tigers have two more road doubleheaders this we...
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),...
DAVENPORT - Triple Oak Power, a Portland-based company that is one of multiple companies attempting to construct wind turbines in Lincoln County, made a public appearance by presenting to the Lincoln County Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday, April 1. CEO Jesse Gronner said the 200-to-300-megawatt project, titled Great Bend Wind, remains in early stages. About 17,000 acres have been leased north to northeast of Davenport, which Gronner later said is around 75% of what...
IRBY — Those traveling east and west on State Highway 28 this weekend should anticipate much more traffic than usual. The Desert 100 motocross race is expected to bring thousands to southwest Lincoln County, with RVs, motorcycles and vehicles lining up. Lincoln County undersheriff Jesse Allen said no road closures are planned to accommodate the festivities, but a detour route that starts at Batum Road and the highway which loops to the highway and Kagele Road is in place. “A Christian Motorcycle Club helps with traffic con...
DAVENPORT - Company representatives, landowners, pro-turbine speakers and anti-turbine speakers all made public comments at the Lincoln County Planning Commission's regular meeting at the Fairgrounds Thursday, March 28. The comments were intended to be made in response to the county updating its zoning code to include chapters related to wind and solar development. The Commission, which consists of Sue Lani Madsen, James Johnson, Margie Hall and Keith Nelson, is currently...
DAVENPORT — City Council discussed pending negotiations with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement services in the City and a proposed 19% rate increase from Sunshine Disposal, which provides the City waste disposal services on a sub-contracted basis, at Council’s regular meeting Wednesday, March 27. The police/fire committee met prior to the regular meeting for the third time with the City’s current contract with the Sheriff’s Office set to expire after the calendar year. The Sheriff’s Office has propose...
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...
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...
HARRINGTON - Approximately 165 people packed the Opera House here Tuesday, March 26 for a community meeting concerning wind turbine projects that featured three speakers with axes to grind against the state and federal governments, wind and solar energy pushes and windmills. The meeting, sponsored by the Lincoln County Cattlemen's Association and moderated by Edwall-based columnist and County Planning Commission Chair Sue Lani Madsen, was intended by Madsen to be an...
SPOKANE VALLEY—Here are local track results for Davenport, Odessa and Reardan at meets held last week. Davenport at Howard Dolphin Invitational at West Valley Boys 100 meters 27. David Coriell, 12.65 36. Jason Lee, 12.91 Girls 100 meters 23. Naomi Rainwater, 14.18 35. Tatum Hupp, 15.14 38. Emma Harvey, 15.52 Boys 200 meters 19. David Coriell, 25.44 29. Nick Kruger, 25.98 35. Jason Lee, 26.88 Girls 200 meters 29. Emma Harvey, 32.41 32. Tatum Hupp, 33.16 Boys 400 meters 16. Nick Kruger, 57.02 33. Chase Greenwood, 1:05.95 40. J...
HARRINGTON — An Othello man was arrested on a charge of possession of a stolen vehicle after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase from Interstate 90 into a field south of the city Tuesday, March 26. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Dexter Wallace, 37, Othello was arrested and booked into the county jail on the aforementioned charge at 9:04 a.m. Tuesday, March 26. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office requested help with pursuing a vehicle that was stolen and was hea...
ODESSA — A local man was badly burned in a backyard fire and flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle this week. Mark Allen reportedly suffered lung damage and body burns after a fire ignited in his 303 South Alder Street yard Sunday, March 24. Harborview Medical Center officials confirmed Allen remained in the hospital’s intensive care unit at press time. Lincoln County Fire District No. 3 rural chief Roger Sebesta said a call of a backyard fire came shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. The official cause of the fire rem...
REARDAN - By now, baseball and softball teams in Davenport, Odessa and Reardan have gotten the 2024 season well under way. And in the last week, teams either picked up their first wins of the season or continued winning streaks. The Reardan baseball team tallied its first win of the season with a 16-5 win over Liberty in the second game of a doubleheader that was preceded by a 6-1 loss to the Lancers Saturday, March 23. And the Screaming Eagles were shut out by traditional 2B...
COLVILLE — The Reardan track and field team took advantage of springtime weather by traveling to the Fischer Jamboree and picking up seven individual wins Friday, March 15. Reardan competed against Curlew, Republic, Selkirk, Wellpinit, Kettle Falls and host Colville. Here are all the local results. Boys 100 meters 4. Brody Jones, 12.72 6. Justin Vaughn, 12.89 10. Elijah Bentley, 13.09 12. Richard Boyd, 13.50 Girls 100 meters 3. Heidi Meyer, 14.84 17. Reagan Board, 17.69 Boys 200 meters 3. Gabe Branstetter, 25.53 4. Blake W...
SPOKANE VALLEY — The Odessa track and field team opened its season by visiting Valley Christian for a Jamboree with the hosts, Mary Walker, Wilbur-Creston-Keller and Freeman. The Tiger girls got three first-place finishes, while the boys and girls notched a bevy of top-5 and top-10 finishes Thursday, March 15. Here are all the local results from the Jamboree. Boys 100 meters 7. David Strode, 12.69 10. Viet Train, 13.64 22. Micah Powers, 15.07 Girls 100 meters 4. Alexis Eden, 14.19 10. Leah Iverson, 15.03 12. Hadyn R...
