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DAVENPORT - Local business owners are moving to revive the dormant Chamber of Commerce. An information meeting on the effort took place Thursday, Aug. 20, at Pioneer Plaza. Another meeting is set for Sept. 3 at Tribune Provisions, 502 Morgan St. Business owner Dawn Shaver said former chamber secretary, Dick Wandling, did not want the chamber to dissolve, so he set a deadline to see if there was interest in keeping it. "I was really surprised we had that big of a turnout," she...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of Noon Wednesday, August 26: Airway Heights $4.96 at Maverik. Cheney $5.09 at Maverik. Colfax $5.18 at Busch Distributors, Cenex, Chevron and 76. Davenport $5.41 at Exxon. Ephrata $5.03 at Safeway and Short Stop. Grand Coulee $4.99 at Coulee Gas. Moses Lake $4.99 at 1 Stop. Post Falls, Idaho $4.27 at Walmart. Ritzville $5.09 at Love's Travel Stop. Spokane $4.88 at Maverik....
DAVENPORT - The Lincoln County Junior Livestock Sale generated $248,470.60 this year as the number of market animals jumped from 75 to 119. The total is up from $195,866.30 in 2025, according to sale comparison figures. Tim O'Connell, one of three primary members of the Lincoln County Junior Livestock Sale Association, said the count is still preliminary. "Final figures are not complete," O'Connell said. The running total was around $255,000, including support money entered...
DAVENPORT — Eastern Washington election officials say they are continuing with normal election procedures after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to move forward with parts of an executive order restricting mail voting. The Supreme Court on Monday, Aug. 23, paused a lower court injunction that had prevented the federal government from applying parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order to 23 states and the District of Columbia during the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. The justices did not dec...
ODESSA — The Federal Aviation Administration has removed a proposed airport taxiway from its budget. Town Clerk-Treasurer Jaime Nelson told the council Monday, Aug. 24, that the change puts about $258,000 in expiring airport funds at risk. The project had been listed on the town’s 2025-29 capital improvement plan, but the FAA took it out of the fiscal 2027-31 memo, Nelson said. “We don’t have reasons why,” she said. “It’s been on there since 2025. We’ve been planning for it.” Staff planned a Wednesday digital meeting w...
A headshot on Page 1 of the Aug. 20 edition misidentified Danita Hammond. An incident log entry on Page 2 of the Aug. 20 edition incorrectly listed the location as Serene Meadows....
DAVENPORT - Classrooms filled up again this week as most Lincoln County students headed back to school. Davenport, Reardan and Odessa opened Wednesday. Harrington got a two-day jump, starting Monday. Edwall Christian Heritage School starts Thursday, Sept. 3, with kindergarten beginning Friday, Sept. 4. The school has 18 new students....
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Aug. 17-23 Aug. 17 Traffic stops: 5 12:17 a.m. — Disabled vehicle with flat tire; ride provided, W. Willis Street. 8:53 a.m. — Disabled vehicle possibly involved in collision on Rocklynn Road near Church Road. 10:56 a.m. — Information, documented verbal threats in Odessa. 2:08 p.m. — Paper service on Blomgren Road, Edwall. 2:09 p.m. — Animal problem, calf in roadway on SR 2 at Milepost 245. 3:01 p.m. — Property lo...
DAVENPORT — A Coulee Dam teenager was arrested Saturday night, Aug. 22, after deputies said he backed into a parked pickup at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds and left without notifying the owner. Michael Alan Gause Jr., 18, of Coulee Dam, was booked into the Lincoln County Jail for hit and run-unattended vehicle and possession of marijuana by a person under 21, court records show. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, the arrest came after Cooper William Gale called 911 about 10:47 p.m. Aug. 22 and reported a n...
DAVENPORT — A Spokane woman was arrested Wednesday night, Aug. 19, after deputies found her with a stolen work van parked near a trailhead. Danielle Crystallia Garcia, 44, of Spokane, was booked into the Lincoln County Jail for possession of a stolen vehicle, records show. According to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, she was arrested after a traffic stop-style contact near the intersection of Laughbon Landing and Porcupine Bay Roads about 9:23 p.m. The call began as a welfare check, according to Sheriff’s Office recor...
