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DAVENPORT—One Fruitland woman was killed and a Fruitland man was injured in a one-vehicle crash six miles north of the city on State Highway 25 Tuesday, Aug. 15. Melinda S. Curd, 53, was pronounced deceased at the scene after authorities ruled her red 2003 Dodge Dakota pickup truck left the highway at milepost 5.8, crashed into power lines and vaulted into an embankment around 2:57 p.m. Tuesday, according to a State Patrol press release. Next of kin was completed by family members, the release said. 21-year-old passenger R...
ODESSA — Barring a last-minute miracle and influx of valid mail-in ballots, the candidates for town mayor and councilmember No. 5 in the November general election appear to be set after a second round of tallying primary election votes Thursday, Aug. 3. The top two vote-getters in each race advance to the general election. Incumbent mayor Bill Crossley dusted his two opponents in the primary election that closed Aug. 1, with 216 votes that was 71.52% of the voting total. His opponent in November will likely be Jeremy S...
HARRINGTON - The largest Lincoln County fire in the last week was controlled by local crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5. A roughly 50-acre blaze near Kloster and Rocklyn Roads was knocked down by area firefighters late Wednesday, Aug. 2. District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said the fire started on a combine draper and burned east toward Rocklyn. It mostly burned through stubble and Conservation Reserve Program land, with no wheat succumbing to the flames. Rocklyn...
DAVENPORT - Wheatland Bank has reached an agreement to join the Glacier Bancorp family of banks, the company announced in a press release Tuesday, Aug. 8. Wheatland will merge with Chelan-based North Cascades Bank, which has nine branches and 100 employees in the North Central Washington area. The merger is expected to occur in the fourth financial quarter of this year. The combination will include 23 branches and about 250 employees around the central and eastern parts of the...
DAVENPORT - For some Lincoln County wheat farmers, harvest is just getting started. For others further south, it's nearing completion...if completion hasn't been reached already. And this year's yield tends to vary between average to below-average, according to experts at HighLine Grain Growers. "In our southern footprint, which is the Odessa area, yields were down from historical averages, but not too much," HighLine grain marketer Taylor Warwick said. "And protein levels...
DAVENPORT — A jail/dispatch deputy who joined the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office force in May was fired shortly after, with his commission being officially revoked by the County Commissioners Monday, Aug. 7. Sam Tiffany was relieved of his duties by the Sheriff’s Office in July. He was replaced by Thor Foley of Davenport. 911 coordinator Brad Sweet declined to give comment on the reasoning for Tiffany’s dismissal, while Sheriff Gabe Gants was similarly nary to disclose details. “All I really could say is that every emp...
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. July 30 Traffic stops: 17 A Creston man said gas was syphoned out of his wife’s vehicle on the 100 block of Northeast Smith Street. Washington State Patrol reported a tow truck with a missing wheel dragging along...
State Dept. of Transportation spent time crack sealing along a stretch of U.S. Highway 2 between Davenport and Reardan this week. Dept. spokesman Ryan Overton said the work was done to prevent water from setting into the road, and added the work that backed traffic up was expected to be done by Thursday, Aug. 10. Travelers were forced to wait for a pilot car as construction was ongoing this week....
5-year-old Adeline Delafield of Davenport calls to her parents for help building a sandcastle during a sunny water day at Porcupine Bay Campground on the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt Monday, July 31....
DAVENPORT — Should cell phones be disallowed at school? That was among the topics of conversation at a school board meeting Monday, July 31. Superintendent Chad Prewitt posed the question to the board after reports that the Reardan-Edwall School District and Peninsula School District had enacted some form of a cell phone ban amongst students during school hours. The conversation indeed went a step further to unanimous action in Reardan, where the school board voted to disallow cell phones and other communication devices in m...
DAVENPORT - Fire districts around Lincoln County responded to multiple field fires while providing mutual aide to a forest fire outside Cheney in the last week. The largest Lincoln County fire of the week ignited east of Rocklyn Road and south of Harrington Airport Road Friday, July 28. Crews from Fire District No. 6 and No. 5 worked together to put out the field blaze that was started by farm equipment, District No. 6 commissioner Ron Mielke said. "We got called out three...
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. July 23 Traffic stops: 11 A caller from Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Sprague reported theft at the church while assisting a homeless person. A caller said he was stranded in his boat on Lake Roosevelt. A D...
DAVENPORT — Every Tuesday, Lincoln County District Court offers an opportunity for people to resolve outstanding misdemeanor warrants. Anyone who wants resolution can contact the court to set a time in the court, and walk-ins are welcome. District Court Administrator Renee Honey said this program stems from a grant recently received by the court. The National Center for State Courts with the Pugh Charitable Trust offered a technical assistance grant program for courts around the United States and District Court was one of o...
DAVENPORT — City council completed its annual task of approving an updated six-year street plan at a regular meeting Wednesday, July 26. Most projects are pending application, but some for 2023 have received necessary funding to proceed. Approved and funded projects include: The second phase of building a trail from the baseball fields along State Highway 25 to Morgan Street for $325,000 in federal grant funds. Improving 10th Street from Morgan Street to Adams Street for $115,000 in Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) g...
DAVENPORT — The school board approved the district 2023-24 budget at its regular meeting Monday, July 31. The district constructed its budget around a projected enrollment of 591 K-12 students, 53.826 certificated employees and 34.778 classified employees. The district is budgeting for $10,567,156 in total revenues and $10,744,668 in expenditures, which would create a projected ending fund balance of $861,848 from a beginning fund balance of $1,067,000. Expenditures by program groups include: • $5,424,157 to regular ins...
1 years ago Senator Charles Myers of Davenport was named the Republican nominee for the Fifth Congressional District in a Supreme Court decision that ruled ballots cast by absentee voters in a special primary election were legal. The price of wheat remained the same as the previous week: 85 cents in Bluestem, 81 cents at Gold Coin and Club and 79 cents at Northern Spring. Drivers were reminded that by state law they were now required to possess a driver’s license. 75 years ago 10 farmers hauling grain to local warehouses r...
Davenport birthdays Aug. 4: Harold Thompson, Aaron Coley, Izaiah Bowdish, Ken Horner, Karom Thomas Aug. 5: Richard Gunning, Paula Furman Aug. 6: Jeff Gunning, Michelle Hopp, Kim Buchmann, Nick Colbert, Matt Schneider, Barb Zentz Aug. 7: Darci Linstrum, Chad Crandell, Cady Zellmer, Adeline Delafield Aug. 8: Olivia Plasencia, Tom Withey, Emma Street Aug. 9: Jim Linstrum, Gary Buck Aug. 10: Amber Wood, Alicia Cloud, Jerome Rosman, Mark Morgan, Michael Strite, Ashley Ann Gunning, Marcella Alderate, Dalilah Plumb Davenport...
Dean Everett Reinbold Mar. 27, 1943 – July 27, 2023 Dean Everett Reinbold 80, passed away at his home on July 27, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with health issues. Dean was a lifelong resident to the small town, born on March 7, 1943 to Robert and Helen Reinbold. Dean grew up on the family wheat and cattle ranch just North of Davenport in the Egypt area. Dean graduated from Davenport High School in 1961. At an early age Dean had a love for cars and worked at the l...
DAVENPORT - Seven members of the High School FBLA chapter spent June 25 – July 1 in Atlanta, to connect with top future business leaders and showcase their talents as future business leaders at the FBLA National Leadership Conference. The members competed in a variety of events against more than 12,000 FBLA members from across the United States. The team of Zackary Bruce, Samantha Odenrider and Josie Wynecoop placed 9th at Nationals in American Enterprise Project against 90 o...
DAVENPORT - Athletic director Tim Rasmussen officially had his interim high school football coach tag removed this week, accepting the job that was approved by the school board Monday, July 31. Rasmussen takes over the job that he inherited on an interim basis after Justin Young's resignation five games into the 2022 season. The Gorillas finished the season 2-2 in four games under Rasmussen. He accepted the job after candidates interviewed by the district "didn't work out"...
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 DAYS) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN CASE NO. 23-4-00041-22 IN RE: THE INTEREST OF: EMERSYN AVERY SMITH DOB:07/04/2014 A person under the age of 18. Petitioners: Ruth L. Kammenga and Brian M. Kammenga. Repondents: Kimberly Gurnee and Jessie Smith Petition for Minor Guardianship. You must respond in writing if you want the Court to consider your side. DEADLINE: Your response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is publishe...
Davenport birthdays July 28: Josh Dodson, Gerry Hein, Grace Lilje, Carmelyn Choate July 29: Rawleigh Fisk, Halie Ropp July 30: Dawn Hale, Lily Harden, Brielle Ballance, Jamie Kunz July 31: Sebastian Hardin Aug. 1: Lila Lust, Lincoln Johnson Aug. 2: Elly Bageant, Joseph Gunning, John Carruth Aug. 3: Charles Oliver, Kim Hardin, Brenda Gamache, Doreen Forest Davenport anniversaries July 28: Micah and Carmelyn Choate July 29: Brandon and Leslie King July 30: Sam and Kathleen Posey, Mike and Renee Honey July 31: Gabe and Traci...
Kenneth Brandenburg 2003-2023 Kenneth "Kenny" Brandenburg, 19, passed away on July 20, 2023. He grew up in Sultan, Wash. before moving to Davenport, Wash. in Aug. 2020. He was ready to give up on his high school education before learning about the "Pathway" program being started at Davenport High School. Pathway changed his education desires, cooking, technology, and helping others. He was employed at Hot Stuff Pizza and repaired laptops. He just moved in with his Great...
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE FILE NO: 21-00108WA Pursuant to RCW 61.24 et seq. Grantor(s) of Deed of Trust Dean A. Scroggie and Adrienne J. Scroggie Current Beneficiary Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Current Trustee Affinia Default Services, LLC Current Mortgage Servicer Flagstar Bank, N.A. Deed of Trust Recording Number (Ref. #) 2012 0459989 Parcel Number(s) 0701- 019-003000 I. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned Trustee will on August 25, 2023, at 09:00 A.M. at Front Entrance, Pioneer Title Co., of Washington, 403 L...
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION (60 DAYS) IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN CASE NO. 23-4-00041-22 IN RE: THE INTEREST OF: EMERSYN AVERY SMITH DOB:07/04/2014 A person under the age of 18. Petitioners: Ruth L. Kammenga and Brian M. Kammenga. Repondents: Kimberly Gurnee and Jessie Smith Petition for Minor Guardianship. You must respond in writing if you want the Court to consider your side. DEADLINE: Your response must be filed and served within 60 days of the date this Summons is publishe...
