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DAVENPORT — The City Council opened a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the 2027 preliminary budget, which includes a 1% property-tax increase and a proposed 3% rise in water and sewer rates. Mayor Brad Sweet, attending digitally from Bremerton, had the annual budget message read into the record by Councilman Lance Strite. Most revenue sources are expected to stay roughly the same as this year, according to the finance committee report given during the hearing. “Most of the revenue sources are going to be unchanged, which...
ODESSA — Building without a permit will still draw a fine, but it will no longer jail time. The Town Council on Monday, Oct. 12, approved rewriting the permit ordinance to eliminate jail as a penalty for a violation. Existing Ordinance 520. Section 9 sets a fine of up to $500 and up to 30 days in jail, or both. That language was never put on the bail schedule. Police Chief Ericka Rose said she does not believe the town can criminalize a missed building permit. A motion was made to amend the ordinance to remove the g...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 14: Airway Heights $5.03 at Nomnom. Cheney $5.28 at Exxon. Colfax $5.29 at Chevron, Cenex and 76. Davenport $5.49 at Exxon. Ephrata $4.89 at Chevron. Grand Coulee $4.39 at Exxon and Conoco. Moses Lake $4.87 at Chevron and Colville Fuels. Post Falls, Idaho $4.35 at Walmart. Ritzville $5.04 at Love's Travel Stop. Spokane $4.79 at Costco....
ODESSA - A police chief fired in Reardan four months ago has taken a patrol job here. During the Monday, Oct. 12, Town Council meeting, Barbara Werner, 59, was sworn into office as an Odessa patrol officer. Reardan Mayor Kathy Eastman had fired Werner June 25 as that city's police chief, a position she's had since May 1, 2025. Odessa has always run a two-person department and the town had been working to fill the second officer slot for some time, Mayor William F. Crossley...
REARDAN – A second local policeman has taken a job with the city of Ritzville. On Oct. 6, Reardan officer Jonathan Graham was sworn in to serve the city of Ritzville by Police Chief Mike Suniga. Suniga is also a former Reardan police officer; he and Graham worked together there. In addition to Graham and Suniga, Reardan’s last police chief, Barbara Wermer, was sworn in as a police officer in Odessa (see related story)....
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 5-11: Oct. 5 Traffic stops: 2 12 a.m. — Security check; fully redacted. 7:11 a.m. — Commercial alarm; location secure. 8:16 a.m. — Civil situation, Sprague Lake Resort Road. 10:29 a.m. — Animal problem, South First Street. 10:33 a.m. — Suspicious circumstance; hotel entry, no damage. 10:46 a.m. — Disabled vehicle, milepost 253, state Highway 2. 1:10 p.m. — Paper service, 12th, Davenport; served. 1:16 p.m. — Disa...
As with most general elections, there are important races on the Nov. 3 ballot. And with congressional, legislative and county races, it's easy to overlook the significance of the state Supreme Court contests. But this year, more than others, voters have a chance to upend the chronic cronyism on the state's highest court. This year, voters have a chance to put some balance back into a court that's all too often sided with government over the voters. Over the last few decades,... Full story
ODESSA — Town Deputy Clerk Mary Hoy is resigning her post. During a Monday, Oct. 12, meeting of the Town Council, Clerk-Treasurer Jaime Nelson notified councilmembers of the vacancy. Nelson said interviews of candidates to replace Hoy were scheduled to start Tuesday, Oct. 13. During her report, Nelson also updated the council on the status of a new ballot drop box, just in time for the Nov. 3 general election. The new drop box is located in front of the town Public Works building. In other business, the council: • Heard fro...
Carmela Conroy has all the values, experience and diplomacy needed to pass legislation that will correct the shameful voting record of congressional Republican incumbent Michael Baumgarnter in the Nov. 3 election. From his first day in office, Baumgartner has been out-of-touch and a rubberstamp for reckless military conflicts, devastating trade policies, an increasing national debt and a Trump agenda that has made life unaffordable for Washingtonians. We need an effective U.S. District No. 5 representative for Eastern...
Over the years, there have been several occasions when a judge or the state Supreme Court has issued a ruling that was unpopular with many Washingtonians. The recent ruling by the state Supreme Court overturning the initiative protecting natural gas comes to mind. However, sometimes a court decision turns out well, at least from my perspective. Here is a case in point: Last Friday, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Christine Schaller permanently blocked the most controversial parts of the new state law passed earlier this... Full story
Protecting children from abusers is a no-brainer. Current state and federal laws protect student records from parents and legal guardians who are defendants in criminal investigations into abuse of their own children. IL26-001 would remove that protection, forcing schools to release confidential information to these defendants. Current laws protect student records from abusive parents and legal guardians. Why change what works? Transgender girls playing sports is a complex issue. That’s why Washington’s policy, since 2007, ha...
We are in campaign season leading up to the November elections. It is disheartening so many eligible voters don’t vote, letting other voices determine their future. What kind of country do we want? If you don’t vote, you are stuck with how others think – and obviously you don’t agree with a lot of ideas appearing on TV, online, or in the newspapers. Winning candidates can decide everything from gas prices to medical care, to housing affordability, to location of data centers, to treatment of immigrants and refugees, to how...
DAVENPORT - Longtime volunteers who helped open the Lincoln County Historical Society museum 53 years ago stepped down Tuesday, Oct. 13, as the board adopted new bylaws and welcomed four new members at a luncheon at Tribune Provisions. President John Stiles said the luncheon was a first. Board members are now elected to four-year terms. Before the bylaws change, people stayed on the board until they died or left, he said. Retiring are Gene Stuckle, 93, and Phyllis Luiten, 88,...
I read Roger Harnack’s column about I-645 and wish you could get this info out to a larger audience. What really frustrates me is the scare tactics used to encourage a no vote on this initiative. They go on and on about all the money that would be lost to schools, etc. But these are moneys that do not exist – they are amounts that could be raised by this income tax. Please do what you can to get this column and its vital information out where more people can read it. I had already decided on a no vote, but others I speak wit...
Pauline Marie Stuckle Drefs March 18, 1937 to Oct. 9, 2026 Pauline Marie Stuckle Drefs passed away on October 9, 2026, in Wilbur, Wash. Known as Polly, she was born on March 18, 1937, in Reardan, Wash., to Albert and Gertrude Reinbold Stuckle. She spent her early years on the family's wheat, cattle and chicken farm in Rocklyn, Wash. where her brother, Eugene "Gene," taught her many important lessons about growing up. Polly graduated from Davenport High School in 1955. After...
REARDAN — Before dawn, a dollar drops into a jar at the fire station. Then another. By the time most of the town is awake, the self-proclaimed 'Village Elders' have gathered around the coffee pot — not to answer emergency calls, but to keep an old community connected and help care for its children. Ed Brommer, Clay Soliday, Ken Morrison, Fred Fleming, Stan Schwartz, Jerry Schulz, Richard Rinker and Steve Hauenstein are among the regulars. Other names could easily be added to the list. Some grew up together, sat in the sam...
ODESSA — A local volunteer is available to help senior residents apply for Meidcare online. Open enrollment begins today, Thursday, Oct. 15. And Barb Schlimmer, 76, of Odessa, is here to help Lincoln County Hospital District No. 1 (Odessa) voters navigate the online system. Schlimmer came back to town in 1978 and was clinic manager before the clinic joined the hospital in 1987. She is not limited to hospital patients. She helps anyone in the district who asks, she said. The most common problem is people who skip the o...
REARDAN - Liberty could have kicked an extra point Friday night and sent the game to a fourth overtime. Instead, the Lancers kept their offense on the field and went for the win. Tysen Anderson ran in the two-point conversion, giving Liberty a 35-34 victory and bringing Reardan's long homecoming night to a sudden end. "The fans that came out for homecoming got their money's worth," Reardan coach Matt Clouse said. "It was a tight, back-and-forth game all throughout that took...
Davenport Birthdays Oct. 15 - Tom Sorensen, Curt Wood Oct. 16 - James Bowen Oct. 17 - Robert Jax Gunning, Camryn Hayes Oct. 18 - Bryan Miller, Pat Rosman Oct. 19 - Canyon Withey Oct. 20 - Keith Bailey, Joshua Easley-Cate, Charley Hein, Bayne Telecky Oct. 21 - Josh Harvey Anniversaries Oct. 15 - Steve and Joan McLachlan Oct. 18 - Monte and Cynthia Tucker Oct. 21 - Brian and Tammie Buck Harrington Birthdays Oct. 15 - Jeremiah Koeller, Ben Tanke Oct 16 - Paula Kramer Oct. 18 - Roni Jo Funk Oct. 19 - Dylan Herron, Kendra Miller,...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas brought the energy hey needed and checked another box on the road to districts with a straight-set win over Kettle Falls on Tuesday night, Oct. 13. Davenport won 25-18, 25-16, 25-12 at home. Coach Jill Morrison said the team decided at its last practice that it plays better with energy, so that is what it brought. "We discussed districts at our last practice, and our road to districts," Morrison said. "We have a job to do, and all of the girls know wha...
REARDAN - Goals came from eight Screaming Eagles on Thursday as Reardan defeated Kettle Falls 9-1 in a Northeast 2B girls soccer match on homecoming night. Kettle Falls arrived short-handed, but Reardan coach Richard Breedlove still found plenty he wanted his team to accomplish. "Kettle Falls could only field nine tonight. We've been there, so I feel for them," Coach Breedlove said. "I looked at it as a good session to try some different things. I played a lot of players in...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS - Reardan and Davenport cross-country runners hit the polo grounds for the 9th Annual "Battle for the 509" Invitational Saturday, competing across a crowded slate of varsity, junior varsity, and novice heats. In the boys varsity championship, Reardan's Simon Sobotta finished 84th overall in 18:09.48. In the varsity red race, Davenport freshman Jackson Henry took 66th in 18:46.35, while Reardan's Kacen Landreth ran a personal-best 19:19.35 for 94th. Reardan...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas kept their cool in a physical game and converted four penalty kicks to beat Newport in a shootout on Tuesday night, Oct. 13, after two overtimes. The match was 0-0 at the half. Newport scored in the second half to lead 1-0. Davenport tied it in the final 2 minutes,. The teams played two five-minute overtimes before the Gorillas won on penalty kicks. Coach Monty Soliday said the team has struggled to score most of the year, so the girls knew they would...
ODESSA - A 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown set the tone early as the Tigers never looked back in a 76-6 Homecoming win Friday, Oct. 9, at Finney Field. Odessa led 46-6 after the first quarter and added 14 points in each of the next two periods before a final 2-point score. Republic's only points came on a 100-yard kickoff return. Senior Layton Albertson scored on the opening kickoff. "Got off to a great start with an opening kick return for a touchdown and never looked...
COLBERT — The Reardan volleyball team went to Northwest Christian on Tuesday tied for first place. They came home alone at the top. The Screaming Eagles beat Northwest Christian 25-23, 25-19, 25-19. Both teams came into the match at 7-1 in the Northeast 2B League North Division. The win puts Reardan (9-3, 8-1) with a one-game lead over the Crusaders (7-2). Reardan also beat Northwest Christian 3-1 at home Sept. 17, so the Screaming Eagles have swept the season series. The win was Reardan’s ninth in a row since a 0-3 sta...
