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ODESSA - Longtime teacher and current PreK-12 principal Jamie Nelson will retire at the end of the school year. Her resignation/retirement notice was accepted by the school board at a special meeting Monday, May 8 and will become effective Friday, June 30. Nelson will depart Odessa after nine years as principal. She's spent 30 years in education overall. "While I have enjoyed my time as a teacher and then administrator, I am looking forward to some extra time to follow my...
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030 SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR LINCOLN COUNTY No. 23-4-00034-22 In the Matter of the Estate of: JAY A. SCRUPPS, Deceased. The Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as personal representatives of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PROJECT COMPLETION The following described project has been completed as of April 24, 2023. Miles Creston Road Overlay CRP No. G-1039 Federal Aid Project No. STPR-22T1(006) Project Description: The project limits for this project are from M.P. 4.66 (approximately six miles east of the Town of Creston) to 8.66 on County Road No. 95100. The work to be completed on this project consists of installing fabric reinforcement as directed, overlaying the reinforced roadway in its entirety in one lift with a Hot Mix...
STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHANGE/TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHT UNDER ONE (1) GROUND WATER CERTIFICATE TAKE NOTICE: That Deife, Inc. of Marlin, WA, has made application for change/transfer of water right in order to change the point of withdrawal, add a point of withdrawal, and change/transfer the place of use as granted under Ground Water Certificate No. G3-00528C. That G3-00528C authorizes the withdrawal of 2200 gallons per minute, 1660-acre feet per year, from March 1 to October...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF COUNTY FORCE CONSTRUCTION The following described project will be constructed by County Forces during the construction of the project. Hawk Creek Project CRP No. G-1044 Project Limits: Hawk Creek Road No. 55540 Mile Post 3.50 - 9.10 County Force ConstrucƟon consists of hauling top course, applying a bituminous surface treatment, upgrading drainage facilities, plus other incidental work as required. Estimated Project Costs: County Force Construction $ 564,669 Construction Engineering $ 25,000 Total $ 589,669...
DAVENPORT - A high school freshman was crowned Miss Davenport Wednesday night, May 17. Rikkiana Chavelas , 16, received her 2023-24 crown in a Pioneer Plaza ceremony. Chavelas, who was the lone applicant, said she was inspired to put her name in the hat by outgoing Miss Davenport Abby Breithaupt, who wished her well in a speech prior to the coronation Wednesday. "I saw how she helped the community," Chavelas said. "That really inspired me." Chavelas is the niece of Lance and...
ODESSA — A new police officer has been patrolling the town for several weeks. Gordon “Gordy” Bentler, 49, was hired by the town Jan 26 and has been on patrol for the last month. Bentler, who now resides here, came from a stop with the Liberty Lake Police Department. Prior to his stint there, during which he lived in Spokane Valley, he worked for the Seattle Police Department near his hometown of Renton. “I like the close community niche,” Bentler said of his decision...
DAVENPORT — The case of 16-year-old Koedi V. White, who facedcharges of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree unlawful possession of a firearm stemming from the Feb. 22 death of 15-year-old Shadrach Hall-Turner in Reardan, will be remanded from Lincoln County Superior Court to Juvenile Court, attorneys said at a readiness hearing Tuesday, May 16. White was originally automatically charged as an adult per state RCW and entered a not-guilty plea at a court appearance in February. The move to Juvenile Court comes after a p...
KENNEWICK - The Washington FFA Association elected Reardan High School senior Andrew Schulz as state president at the 93rd Washington State Convention Saturday, May 13 at the Three Rivers Convention Center. Schulz will serve as president in 2023-24. Schulz is the first student in the history of the Reardan chapter to land the top spot. He defeated nine other candidates, six of whom will now serve under his leadership as state officers. He is the third member of his extended...
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. INCIDENT LOG May 7 Traffic stops: 24 A Creston man reported a reckless vehicle on Highway 2 at milepost 245. A Grand Coulee woman said a Purple Heart recipient was living in a carport. A caller said someone should arrest him and...
DAVENPORT — 72 candidates had thrown their name in the hat to run for 65 different public offices in Lincoln County as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17. Filing week began Monday, May 15. Candidates have until 4 p.m. Friday, May 19 to submit their candidacy for the primary election Aug. 1. Here are the candidates that had filed by press time Wednesday. We’ll run an update for the later filers next week. County races County commissioner: Incumbent Jo Gilchrist was the lone candidate to file. Municipality races City of Dav...
