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Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague for the week of July 1-7. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Tuesday, July 5 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, July 6 Harrington Chamber of Commerce meeting at 4 p.m. at The Post & Office Thursday, July 7 Reardan town council meeting at 6 p.m. at the United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT--The oft-controversial firework bans of 2021 enacted by many local municipalities due to heavy drought conditions aren’t due for a repeat in 2022. Most local fire districts and cities weren’t planning to ban or discourage fireworks during Independence Day weekend this year. Fire District No. 5, which includes the greater Davenport, Seven Bays and Deer Meadows areas, is among those districts that banned fireworks last year but isn’t this year. “We have not put any burn bans out as of yet,” District chief Craig Swe...
Davenport superintendent Jim Kowalkowski's 15-year tenure in the position ended Wednesday, July 29 after the school board meeting. Area superintendents, community members, family and past and present school board members accumulated to send the longtime educator off into retirement. Here, Kowalkowski gathers with those present who have served on the school board at some point since he began in 2007. Next week's issue will cover the news of the school board meeting, which...
ODESSA- Emmett Schuster was named interim CEO of the Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center indefinitely at the Odessa Hospital Board meeting on Thursday, June 23. Schuster previously worked as CEO on an interim basis in 2020. This week's decision was made by the board following the termination of former CEO John Serle. Serle was removed as administrator of the district effective June 9. Clinic Services director Megan Shepard was announced as interim administrator of the district....
DAVENPORT—Michelle L. Hopkins pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree computer trespassing and will be sentenced next week after her original charges of 25 counts of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the first and second degree were amended by the Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office. Hopkins, 49, entered the guilty plea in a court appearance Tuesday, June 28. The prosecutor’s office motioned for an amendment pursuant to a plea agreement Tuesday, according to court records. The f...
DAVENPORT—Any future court appearances by Wade Magers will now occur after the longtime lawman retires from his 15 ½ year tenure as Lincoln County Sheriff. Magers’ pre-trial concerning three criminal charges he’s facing stemming from an alleged Feb. 2021 incident was continued two weeks from June 29 to Wednesday, July 13 this week. The two parties agreed to continue the pre-trial date “to work out some issues,” according to Lincoln County District Court staff. A July 25 trial start date was struck. Magers will either cha...
DAVENPORT—A council meeting lacking in action items didn’t mean there wasn’t business to discuss by the airport committee consisting of councilmembers Chris Ruiz, Jonathan Chapman and Lance Strite prior to council’s regular meeting Wednesday, June 22. A debate over Gary Stuckle’s hangar has been the topic of conversation amongst the city and airport stakeholders. The city says Stuckle is in violation of his lease agreement by storing items in the hangar not related to his flying ventures, while Stuckle says he’s in complete...
ODESSA- Emily Hansen and Brian Telford came to introduce themselves to the community during the town council meeting Monday, June 27. Hansen is running for Lincoln County Treasurer. Hansen said it was important for people to know who they are voting for. She gave a brief history of her background, experience and the importance of knowing the county office. Brian Telford is a candidate for Lincoln County Sheriff. Telford told the council of two instances that made him come back after a 19-month retirement. Council approved a...
ODESSA- Five new resignations were announced at the Odessa School Board meeting on June 22. Resignations were from high school secretary Chris Luiten, junior high assistant basketball coach Zoe Clark, High school assistant basketball coach Matt Gorman, bus driver Steve Matthews and junior class advisor Larry Moffet. During public comment Kerry and Paul Scheller expressed their concerns over school security. Kerry Scheller expressed the need for more security due to recent shootings. Superintendent Dan Read shared the average...
HARRINGTON- The city has a new treasurer. Sage Wilson was sworn in by city clerk Jere Lee after a unanimous motion by city council Wednesday, June 22. The board unanimously voted for approval until the next election cycle. Prior to Wilson’s swearing-in, councilmember Joe Armand read the letter of resignation of now-former city treasurer Michael Cronrath. Mayor Jess Silhan thanked Cronrath for his service and his continued help with the transition. Critical Area Ordinance No. 507 was updated and approved by the board. U...
DEER MEADOWS-Jeff Barden may be an "outsider" compared to many of the other candidates running for Sheriff, but the Deer Park native who is moving here full-time at the end of the year regardless of election outcome feels that's just what's needed in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office right now. Barden is running for Sheriff after considering a push for the position for a decade. The current King County Sheriff's Office sergeant said new blood at LCSO coupled with his...
DAVENPORT- Mayor Brad Sweet is running for Lincoln County Treasurer. Sweet has been the Mayor of Davenport for the last seven years and has one more year left in his term. He is currently working for the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office as a jail dispatcher. "I've been pretty involved with the community my whole life," Sweet said. "Four years ago, I asked Jody Howard if she planned on running again and told her I was interested in doing the job." "I thought with my experience a...
Davenport birthdays July 1: Chris Stout, Joshua Cursi, Megan Miller, Kale Smith, George Hein July 2: Cody Hopkins, Skyler King, Cheyenne King, Elsa Bowen, Stacia Patterson, Aaron Smith, McGuire Knopp, McCall Knopp July 3: Chris Phillips, Darren Hansen July 4: Ozius Hansen, Bruce Dehn, Tom Plumb July 5: Debbie Miller July 6: Mike Hardin, Ian Cassidy, Tami Dobson, Kira Strite, Lorie Wandling July 7: Jim Gunning, Duane Emery, Koda Coffman, Traci Gants, Rebecca Choate, Ana Umtuch Davenport anniversaries July 1: John and LaVon Sti...
SPOKANE-The weather ceased its "Juneuary"-like theme just in time for the return of Hoopfest this last weekend. Thousands of teams took the hundreds of courts in front of tens of thousands of spectators in the annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament that dominates downtown Spokane over a June weekend. This year's tournament was the first since 2019 after two years of pandemic-related closures. Plenty of Lincoln County competitors took to the blacktops last weekend. Here's several...
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. June 20 Traffic stops: 12 An 87-year-old woman unable to get out of bed was reported. Lincoln County Public Works reported an abandoned vehicle on Harrington-Tokio Road near the county gravel pit. Davenport City Hal...
Family and Friends. We will be having a Celebration of Life for Deborah Lynn Dammel, at Christ Lutheran Church 602 E. Amende Drive, Odessa, on July 8, 2022, at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Union Gospel Mission (www.uniongospelmission.org), Angel Flight West (www.angelflightwest.org) or the Crab Creek (through Christ Lutheran Church) Danekas Funeral Home in Ritzville, WA is handling arrangements....
Summer side dishes are in demand with warmer weather finally arriving. Barbecues, picnics and other outdoor events calling for a dish to share fill calendars. Salads are an easy, portable choice for such events. Pasta, vegetable and potato-based salads often utilize items already in your pantry. Summer Rice Salad is a nice change from the traditional macaroni salad. I developed this recipe several years ago when needing a gluten free salad, and a suitable gluten free pasta was...
JoLane Mary Danielson, 80, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2022. She was born on Feb. 8, 1942, in Wallace, Idaho to Joe and Alice Bewick. In 1959, she was Miss Sprague and Lincoln County Queen. She graduated from Sprague High School in 1960. She attended Yakima Valley Junior College for a year and a half, and then worked as a dental assistant for three years. JoLane was married to Gerald Slaaen in 1962 and they had two children, JeriLane and Jeff. Gerald passed away in March...
Maurer, Carol J. passed away on June 14, 2022 after a sudden brief illness at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane. She was born Feb. 2, 1940 in Odessa, Wash. to Fred and Esther Becker. She attended school and graduated from Harrington High School. She later married Donald "Bud" Maurer on July 25, 1959 in Harrington, Wash. She farmed and ranched with her husband in the Harrington and Davenport area for 37 years before moving to Moses Lake, Wash. with Bud. After her husband p...
Dolores Ann Rosman passed away on June 22, 2022. Her rosary service will be held at 7:00 pm on June 29th and the funeral will be at 11:00 am on June 30th at Sacred Heart Church in Wilbur, WA. Dolores was born on Jan. 8, 1935 and grew up in Spokane. She was one of two daughters to Helen and Richard Kennedy. She would often share stories from her childhood of beloved chickens, defending her sister from bullies, and practicing violin at Marycliff High School. She went on to do...
Governor Inslee has repeatedly made it clear that he believes his spending priorities exceed any need to provide tax relief to help families deal with the impact of record inflation. On the same day Inslee declined President Biden’s call for states to provide some type of tax relief, the Democratic Governor of Minnesota was instead begging his legislature to act. As reported by the Minnesota Reformer: “Gov. Tim Walz called on Republicans to return to the Capitol to sign off...
Regenerating millions of western forested acres scorched by large wildfires is a herculean task costing hundreds of billions. However, healthy growing woodlands are essential to reducing atmospheric CO2 and providing abundant clean air and fresh water for people, crops, fish, and wildlife. According to the National Interagency Fire Center nearly 3 million acres have already burned this year in the U.S. mostly in Arizona, New Mexico and Alaska. By year’s end, that total may e...
