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DAVENPORT — Lincoln County residents will have an opportunity to weigh in on future development before the county drafts regulations for large data centers. The Lincoln County Planning Commission will take public comment from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Public Works Building, 27234 State Route 25 N. in Davenport. County commissioners adopted a six-month emergency moratorium Tuesday, Sept. 8, on data center and battery energy storage system permit applications, according to draft minutes of the Planning C...
ODESSA — The Odessa School Board could vote in November or December on a proposed four-day school week, with the timing depending largely on community feedback, Superintendent Grant Stock said. Stock said a spaghetti meal followed by a community meeting is planned for Tuesday, Nov. 17, with the meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Odessa School District cafeteria. The district is also seeking responses through an online survey as it weighs a change Stock says is intended to strengthen teaching rather than primarily cut costs. The p...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County’s preliminary 2027 budget shows a $2.54 million shortfall in the general fund, with spending of $13.94 million against $11.4 million in revenue. The current expense fund lists no beginning cash balance for 2027, leaving an estimated ending balance of negative $2,540,978, the preliminary budget shows. Commissioners began a two-day review of the preliminary budget Monday, Nov. 2, in the commissioners’ chambers. The review continued Tuesday, Nov. 3, with the assessor, treasurer, Superior Court clerk an...
DAVENPORT — Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon in the region reported by GasBuddy.com as of 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11: Airway Heights $4.38 at Maverik and Speedi-Shoppe Cheney $4.75 at Maverik. Colfax $4.79 at Chevron, Cenex and 76 Post Falls, Idaho $3.75 at Handy Mart and Exxon. Moses Lake $4.27 at Chevron. Pasco $4.69 at Quik Trip. Ritzville $4.98 at Love's Travel Stop. Spangle $4.89 at Conoco. Spokane $4.59 at Texaco and Amerimart....
EDWALL - Ed Angel of Edwall loaded five vintage hot rods onto a transport rig and hauled them nearly 2,700 miles to Wildwood, New Jersey, where he unloaded them onto the beach. Jerry Witmer of Reardan took the easier route. He flew. The Race of Gentlemen, commonly called T.R.O.G., lets drivers race cars built the way hot rodders built them generations ago. Angel and Witmer competed at this year's event, held Oct. 3-4. Angel and Witmer's friendship dates to 1996, when both live...
ODESSA — Odessa’s public hospital district will ask voters to replace an expiring excess property tax levy with a one-year levy of $996,298. Lincoln County Public Hospital District No. 1’s board approved Resolution 110526.03 on Thursday, Nov. 5, placing the measure on a special election ballot Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2027. The levy would be made in 2027 for collection in 2028. The estimated rate to raise $996,298 is $3.02 per $1,000 of assessed value, according to the resolution and proposed ballot title. The resolution says the r...
ODESSA — Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center’s 2027 budget projects an operating loss of $2,036,063. Lincoln County Public Hospital District No. 1’s board approved the budget Thursday, Nov. 5, by Resolution 110526.02. The adopted plan lists total operating revenue of $12,754,580 against total operating expenses of $14,790,643. Grants, taxes and other nonoperating items totaling $2,036,083 leave projected net income of $20. By comparison, 2025 audited results showed an operating loss of $2,425,814 and a net loss of $1,23...
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Nov. 2-8:: Nov. 2 Traffic stops: 1 12 a.m. — Security check; fully redacted. 12 a.m. — Security check; fully redacted. 9:18 a.m. — Welfare check; fully redacted. 11 a.m. — Civil standby, Adams Street, Davenport. 12:45 p.m. — Registered sex offender check; location not reported. 1:28 p.m. — Suspicious circumstance, Almira School District, Almira. 1:53 p.m. — Suspicious circumstance; location not reported. 3:33 p.... Full story
