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OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee today announced a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan. Under the pause, every county will remain in its current phase. At the end of two weeks, each county will be re-evaluated. The decision was made in consultation with the Department of Health, and reflects current data suggesting Washington’s fourth wave has hit a plateau. “We are at the intersection of progress and failure, and we cannot veer from the path of progress,” Inslee said Tuesday...
DAVENPORT – This wasn’t what Bruno Mars meant when he said “I’d catch a grenade for ya” in his hit 2010 song, “Grenade.” A live grenade was discovered by a Chattaroy man while he was preparing for an estate sale at 318 Main Street April 16, Sergeant Gabe Gants of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office told council at council’s April 28 meeting. According to the police report, Kevin Jenkins, a laborer cleaning out the house in preparation for said estate sale, called the sheriff’s office to report that he’d found what appeared t...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee announced a two-week pause on movement in the Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery reopening plan May 4. Under the pause, every county will remain in its current phase. At the end of two weeks, each county will be re-evaluated. Per this decision, Lincoln County will remain in Phase 3, which allows for competition in traditional winter sports and restaurants and gyms staying open at 50% capacity. The decision was made in consultation with the Department of Health, and reflects current data s...
DAVENPORT – The official filing period for the fall elections will be held May 17 through May 21, 2021. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary election would narrow the field to the top two candidates, who would then appear on the general election ballot. The filing fee of 1% of the annual salary shall accompany the Declaration of Candidacy. There is no fee if the office sought is without a fixed salary. Anyone wishing directions on filing f...
CHENEY – Eastern Washington University officials announced on Monday, May 3, that the university's 26th president and first woman to serve in the position Dr. Mary Cullinan had passed away at age 72. Details of her passing have not been disclosed, and the family has asked for privacy. The news was a heavy blow to many in the campus, Cheney and Spokane region. "I have some sad news to share with you. I have recently learned of he passing of Dr. Mary Cullinan," May wrote in an e...
DAVENPORT – Council’s regular April 28 meeting kicked off with a public hearing to revise the six-year street plan to include a solar illuminate crosswalk sign on Morgan Street that the city hopes to complete in 2021. The tentative funding source would be a mix between Surface Transportation Block Grants and the city and would cost $65,000. Council later approved the resolution for revising the plan under new business after no one spoke during the public hearing. Sergeant Gabe Gants shared that there are currently three off...
Ryan Desmond Johnson, of Spokane, Wash., passed away at Sacred Heart Medical Center on Fri., April 9th, 2021 from heart failure. Ryan was born in Spokane to his mother Dionne Johnson and his grandmother Lonna Bussert on April 13th, 1984. Ryan grew up in Davenport, Wash. and resided in the Spokane area most of his adult life. Ryan enjoyed going to concerts, golfing, kayaking and camping with many of his closest friends who were more like family. I would love to list them all...
CHENEY – Several students from East Lincoln County, including four from Davenport, one from Edwall, nine from Reardan and two from Sprague, made the Dean’s List at Eastern Washington University for winter quarter. Dean’s List students are any undergraduate student who earns 12 quality hours and receives a 3.5 or better grade point average. The 16 students from the area who achieved these requirements are: Hailey Arland, Zachary Carey, Samuel LaBrant and Justin Regan of Davenport, Naomi Winningham of Edwall, Joscelyn Bradb...
Memorial Celebration of Life Service for John “Jack” Laughbon. Held at 1 pm on May 15th, 2021. Zion Lutheran Church , 1007 Washington St., Davenport, Wash....
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. April 25 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she was in a verbal argument with her roommate and landlord. Two black cows were reported loose on the south side of Highway 2. A Davenport man said his neighbors on the corner...
DEER PARK – Davenport's Kristof Panke hasn't been touched in league play yet this season, but he faced his toughest challenge on the biggest stage to date at the district qualifying match May 3 from Wilbur senior Bectett Odengaard. Panke and Odengaard both shot tremendous 18-hole rounds and were two-under 70 through 18 holes. One playoff hole wasn't enough to break the tie, but on the second playoff hole, Panke sunk a 25-putt for eagle to take the win. Odengaard missed a s...
Girls vs. Chewelah April 28 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Annika Walters Chewelah: Ava Hartill & Natalie George Score: 0-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) 1st Singles Harrington: Allie Crawford Chewelah: Ariel Brashler Score: 1-6 1-6 (Winner Chewelah) Final: 2-0 Chewelah Girls vs. Reardan May 5 1st Doubles Harrington: Kaydence Brown & Sami Crawford Reardan: Hailey Fry & Taya Andradae Score: 2-6 1-6 (Winner Harrington) Final: 1-0 Harrington...
REARDAN – If not for the difference in throwing arms, Kettle Falls hitters might have thought they were facing the same pitcher twice in a row. Southpaw Aiden Kieffer and righty Caden Day both recorded complete games to lead the Indians to a doubleheader sweep over the Bulldogs 6-1 and 1-0 Tuesday, May 4. Reardan improved to 3-7 with the pair of wins, snapping a six-game skid. Kettle Falls fell to 1-9. In the first game, Reardan jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the f...
REARDAN – Kettle Falls jumped on the Reardan softball girls in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday, May 4, running away for a convincing 14-2 win. Reardan's bats came alive in the second game and the Indians won 14-9. Reardan was aided in the second game with three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Kettle Falls managed one run in the top of the seventh inning, but left two runners on base as pitcher A.J. Sosky was able to strike out the final batter. K...
DAVENPORT – The Gorillas got through their first three meets untouched this season after again winning the boys and girls team competition at the final regular season match in Davenport May 1, setting a school record along the way. Darby Soliday dusted off a poor start (for her standards) off the blocks in the girls 100 meter hurdles and blazed past the competition. The Idaho State bound-senior scored a mark of 15.21 seconds in the event, the best in Davenport history. Soliday...
The great horned owl is native to most of North America but not often seen around Odessa. Avid bird watchers Jane and Doug Slager of Everett spotted this one on a structure just outside of Odessa last weekend. What looks like a nest was also partially visible a few feet away. Photo by Doug Slager....
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met April 26 in the community center with a full complement of council members but missing Mayor Bill Crossley. Mayor pro tem Kelly Watkins chaired the meeting. After dealing with financial matters, the council discussed the recycling program provided to the town by Lincoln County. The Town of Odessa pays for this program to the tune of about $390/week for the cardboard pickup alone. Reports from some council members indicated that there was currently no real market for cardboard and that m...
Odessa defeated Curlew at home last Saturday, May 1. Nathan Carstensen had three hits and picked up two RBIs. Tim DeWulf had two hits (one of them a double) and two RBIs. Collin Martin also hit a double. Jett Nelson hit a triple. Most Tiger batters were being choosy about swinging their bats, with eight players accounting for 12 of the bases on balls awarded by Curlew pitching. 1 2 3 4 5 R Odessa 3 5 1 3 0 12 Curlew 1 0 1 0 - 2 Nelson led the team in putouts with 10. DeWulf pitched all five innings, giving up three hits and...
CHEWELAH – April 23, the Tigers competed at District #7 1B Meet #2 at Jenkins High School in Chewelah. The Odessa girls finished in second place with 58 points to Valley Christian’s 143. The other teams participating and their scores were Selkirk (Ione) 56, Republic 47, Columbia (Hunters) 42, Wellpinit 38, Mary Walker 33, Wilbur-Creston 30, Curlew 19, Tekoa-Rosalia 14 and Harrington 7. The Odessa boys placed seventh, with the other teams and scores being Valley Christian147.5, Wilbur-Creston 78.5, Republic 78, Tek...
Ruth Ott Droz Schaefer passed away in her sleep on April 16, 2021. She was born May 24, 1923 at Ritzville Wash. She was the fifth in the family of ten children of Jacob and Victoria Ott of Irby, WA. Ruth attended the one room school in Irby and graduated from Odessa High School. She went on to Washington State College and graduated in 1946. She taught Home Economics in Colville, Wash., Snohomish, Wash. and Pullman, Wash. She was one of the first women to teach drivers...
HARRINGTON – The structure of the current Harrington Community Church was dedicated on October 22, 1961 by Pastor Berton D. Connerly of the then Community Congregational Church. The new brick structure incorporated the 1956 educational and social building; the former church buildings had been removed. In their program for the dedication service they traced the history of their church to 1884 when a Presbyterian Church was organized with 17 members, and a building erected in 1899 at a cost of just over $1,000. The Baptist C...
Public records show lawmakers plan to use the capital gains income tax to set up a lawsuit to try to impose a broad-based graduated income tax. They’re going to get not one, but two. It could be years, however, before we know if the state Supreme Court decides to uphold its numerous rulings saying that you own your income or if they’ll instead reverse course. Just days after the Legislature approved Senate Bill 5096 — which institutes an income tax on capital gains — the Fre...
Spring Rhubarb is sprouting up in area gardens. This tart garden plant, produces long stalks that make wonderful pies and crisps, jams and chutneys. Though carefully tended rhubarb can continue to produce into the early summer, spring is the best of the crop. Spring Rhubarb Pie, a recipe from my 1960 Ann Pillsbury Baking Book, is simple but tasty. The addition of nutmeg mellows the tartness of the rhubarb. Spring Rhubarb Pie Pastry for a 2-crust, 9-inch pie 4 cups rhubarb cut...
Whitman County was placed in Phase 2 restrictions three weeks ago and we waited for a return to Phase 3, but now that isn’t going to happen. Gov. Jay Inslee chickened out. Facing a massive rollback to Phase 2 for Western Washington, meaning Seattle, Everett, and Olympia, he announced his decision to take a two-week pause on changes to counties’ COVID restrictions. Instead, all 39 counties in Washington will continue with their current phase designation. It means Whitman County remains stuck with Phase 2 restrictions unt...
ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the high school library on Wednesday, April 28, at 6 p.m. The meeting was also available via ZOOM. The board also held a workshop in the district office at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the 2021-2022 budget and staffing. Present were board members Ed Deife, Janie Steward, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar, Superintendent Dan Read, Principal Jamie Nelson, Assistant Business Manager Staci Claassen, Operations Supervisor Justin Parr and Athletic D...
