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DAVENPORT—After a brief discussion by the street committee prior to the regular meeting, city council approved a motion last Wednesday to adjust the city’s street ordinance and accommodate a request by Lincoln County Fairgrounds staff concerning the construction of a digital sign at the Fairgrounds. Signs containing flashing, moving, intermittent or intense lights were previously banned in city limits. Now, the restriction is between Third and 13th Streets in the downtown Morgan Street core as the city maintains its opp...
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. March 7 Traffic stops: 9 A caller reported a stalled Ford F250 in need of power steering fluid. A caller reported a gray Ford Focus swerving on Highway 2 eastbound from Telford Rest Area. A jail inmate was t...
DAVENPORT-Two city-wide power outages stemming from incidents at the Avista substation on Third Street this year have some local business owners concerned about the services their businesses rely on to operate. Avista, meanwhile, plans to construct a new substation and feed north Davenport from Reardan. The first power outage came on Jan. 2, when the whole city lost power for 10 hours after the substation regulator caught fire in an impressive blast that changed many locals'...
Government and community meetings and gatherings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of March 18-24. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, March 21 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Odessa Public Development Authority meeting at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church Tuesday, March 22 Fire District No. 4 Commissioners meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 23 Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners held a regular benefits check-in with representatives amongst county employees and Dan Fisher of HUB International, the county’s medical insurance broker, at the commissioners’ meeting Monday, March 7. Fisher told attendees that employee claims rose from $43,816.02 to $84,971.15 between January and February this year, which is typical. Claims were also higher in 2021 than they were in 2020 as more people returned to in-person work following COVID-19 shutdowns. The commi...
DAVENPORT—Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson denied a motion for an appeal bond by the defense of Brandy J. Hood at a hearing Tuesday, March 8. Hood was sentenced to 43 months in prison Feb. 22 after a jury found her guilty on four counts of fourth-degree assault, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of harassment with the threat to kill stemming from incidents involving mistreatment of Hood's two daughters in Jan. 2020. Defense attorney Douglas Phelps motioned for a $5,000 bond Tuesday. Prosecuting attorney Nina F...
DAVENPORT—The school board here held a special meeting to approve a $523,919 federal grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that the district won in a shared application with Lind, Hatton and Ritzville. The grant, which must be spent in three years and will be disbursed in a reimbursement process, allows rural schools to bring telecommunications equipment into classrooms. As part of the grant, participating schools must provide education about the nation’s opioid epidemic in some fashion over the next thr...
Cops and courts 0310 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. Feb. 27 Traffic stops: 20 A caller reported a vehicle parked in the middle of a road with a female occupant saying she was waiting for her husband, who was driving a semitruck. A caller said she w...
Government and community meetings in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and Sprague for the week of March 11-17. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, March 14 Odessa town council at 7 p.m. in the Library Wednesday, March 16 Sprague city council at 6 p.m. in the Library Thursday, March 17 Lincoln Hospital Board of Commissioners meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Conference Room Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
WALLA WALLA-The Whitman College Blues' women's basketball team isn't a stranger to the Division III NCAA Tournament, but for Whitworth transfer and Davenport High School Class of 2018 graduate Sydney Abbott, making the postseason accomplished a goal that had been halted due to COVID-19 cancellations. Abbott transferred to Whitman for the 2020-21 season as a junior, but the postseason was cancelled. This year, the team lost one game in the regular season before an undefeated...
Marilou L Schillinger passed away on March 2, 2022 in Spokane, Wash. Marilou was born on Feb.18, 1942 in Davenport, Wash. to John and Ina Hoffman. Marilou grew up in the Hunters area, attended school, and graduated in 1960. She married Jerry Schillinger on Oct. 1, 1960 in Coeur d'Alene, ID and to this union two children were born, James and Jodi. Marilou worked and retired as a cook for the Davenport School district, always having fresh baked cookies and homemade rolls for...
Bonnie Mooney of Odessa, Wash., passed away peacefully with family at her side Sunday morning, March 6, 2022. Bonnie was in excellent care at Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center. Bonnie was born in Burbank, Calif., on Oct. 6, 1938, to Celestino and Viva Mancinelli. She attended grade, middle and high school in Burbank, Calif., where she met the love of her life, Cliff Mooney. Bonnie and Cliff moved from Southern Calif. to Reno, Nev., in 1960 and raised their family (Terry,...
Odessa Calendar of Events Mar. 14: Town Council, 7 pm, public library Mar. 15: HS golf at Odessa course, 2 pm Mar. 17: HS T&F at Valley Christian, 3 pm Mar. 19: HS baseball vs LRS at Odessa, doubleheader starts at noon SAIL class for seniors, Mon/Thurs each week, 1-2 pm, Old Town Hall AA group meets Thursdays in Heritage Church basement, 7 pm Odessa school menu Mar. 14: Breakfast: Muffin, string cheese, fruit. Lunch: Waffle, sausage, hash browns, fruit. Mar. 15: Breakfast: French toast sticks, fruit. Lunch: Chicken...
Government and community meetings and organizations in Davenport, Odessa, Harrington, Reardan, Sprague and Edwall during the week of March 4-10. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, March 7 Lincoln County Commissioners’ meeting at 8 a.m. in the County Courthouse Wednesday, March 9 Reardan-Edwall school board workshop at 6 p.m. in the Commons Davenport city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Harrington city council at 7 p.m. in City Hall Sprague-Lamont school board mee...
DAVENPORT—The trial of Michelle L. Hopkins, who is charged with 25 counts of possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct in the first and second degree, won’t begin until June 22. Presiding judge Dan B. Johnson agreed to continue Hopkins’ case at a readiness hearing Tuesday, March 1. The trial was originally scheduled to begin March 16. At a Feb. 22 appearance, Hopkins’ defense attorney Victoria Iverson said a report from a psychiatrist evaluating Hopkins hadn’t been completed yet, nor had infor...
DAVENPORT—City council passed three resolutions, reviewed the 2021 fourth quarter city budget, heard a request for a sign ordinance change and learned about the city’s updated six-year street plan at a busy council meeting Wednesday, Feb. 23. The state requires that the city update its six-year street plan annually. The approved plan for 2022-2027 includes one awarded project for 2022, which is phase 2 of creating community trails and links. The city has applied for funding for three more projects: Airport PAP...
Davenport Elementary held a Kindness Week during Feb. 14-18. Each day of the week there was a kindness theme: You Matter Mondaym Thankful Tuesday, There for you Wednesday, Thoughtful Thursday and Gorillas are Crazy for Kindness Friday. Friday included a red & white/gorilla gear dress up day. Throughout the week students had the opportunity to participate in their own version of "The Great Kindness Challenge" where students tracked completing kindness actions on a task card...
DAVENPORT—Vacancies for two high school spring sports were officially filled the same day spring practices began after approval by the school board Monday, Feb. 28. Monty Soliday will be Brian Telford’s replacement as head high school track and field coach. Soliday was previously coaching middle school track, but resigned that position with his move to high school. He’s also the head girls soccer coach and an assistant boys basketball coach. The tennis team also needed a new head coach after Eric Timm’s resignation. The dis...
Davenport and Reardan returned to spring sports practices Monday, Feb. 28. Teams are preparing for a full spring schedule for the first time since 2019 after 2020’s season was cancelled and 2021’s season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Davenport will trot out baseball, softball, track and field, golf and tennis teams, while Reardan will field baseball, softball, tennis and track and field squads. Here are the local schedules that were available by press time. These schedules are subject to change based on inclemen...
DAVENPORT--School will be delayed two hours and start at 10 a.m. today due to an overnight power outage affecting the city. According to reports from Avista Utilities, an outage affecting roughly 1,100 customers was reported in the city around 2 a.m. early Thursday morning. Power was restored by 7 a.m., but school remains delayed to 10 a.m. Avista said the outage was caused by a substation issue. This is the second city-wide outage this year after a fire at a Third Street substation regulator knocked out the city's power for...
Donita Penelope “Penny” Marshall passed away Jan. 20, 2022 at Lincoln County Hospital, Davenport, Wash. Penny was born July 30, 1937 in Clayton, Wash. to Elwood and Opal Marshall. She joined her sister, Shirley Largent-Bly and they were later joined by brother Dick Pooler and sister Jackie Ross. Penny & Shirley’s father traveled a lot to find work and his family moved with him. Penny attended several Washington public schools, including Republic, Keller, & Wilbur. Throughout h...
Robert passed away Feb. 23, 2022 at the age of 91. He was born July 27, 1930 in Marlin, WA to Gus and Emma Zimbelman. He graduated from Marlin High School in 1948. Robert served in the US Army during the Korean War from 1951- 1953. He was very proud to be a veteran. He was a life member of the VFW Post #7395 and the Honor Guard. He was also a member of the American Legion, the Canniwai Grange #837 and Ducks Unlimited. Robert was a fan of many sports. He followed his nieces and nephews and then his great-nieces and nephews...
Elaine Cronrath was born Sept. 25, 1933 to Frances and Walter Zellmer. Elaine died peacefully with family at her side early Saturday morning on Feb 19, 2022. She grew up on their farm in Davenport. Elaine went to school in Davenport but finished her high school credits at Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, ID. She married to the love of her life, Eugene Cronrath on Sept. 20, 1952. They met as kids. They raised their four children Jared (Gina), Mark (Kathi), Joel (Wendy),...
Aileen Linda Fink-Ambrose, confident in her resurrection and eternal life in Christ Jesus, died on Dec. 4, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. Aileen Linda Fink was born April 23, 1954 in Baltimore Maryland to Alvin and Janet (Miller) Fink while Al was serving in the military. They returned to the Odessa family farm where she grew up, attended P.C. Jantz Elementary, graduated from Odessa High School in 1972, and attended Washington State University. She received a...
Ruthie Jean Massie, 21, passed away on Feb. 21, 2022 in Davenport, Wash. She was born on July 10, 2000 in Vancouver, Wash. to Todd and Molly Massie. The family moved to Davenport, Wash. in 2002 and Ruthie attended school in Davenport and graduated in 2018. Ruthie is a member of the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. She liked to have fun with family and friends. Ruthie is survived by her parents Todd and Molly Massie and nine siblings, Olivia (Loren) Hendrickson, Max (Christine)...
