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DAVENPORT - Lincoln County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Mike Stauffer passed away Monday, the Sheriff's Office confirmed Tuesday. "It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of our beloved Sgt. Michael Stauffer," Sheriff Wade Magers said on Facebook. "Mike began his career at the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in November of 1996, where he began serving the citizens of Lincoln County as a corrections and dispatch deputy. In February of 1998, Mike transferred within the...
DAVENPORT - With the state still practicing social distancing, entertainment options are slim. But on April 18, Davenport residents Brian and Barb Curtis found a gem. Brian caught word that the Miss Shifters Car Club of Spokane was having a car cruise on Division Street in Spokane. Curtis, who is a member of the Davenport Road Knights Car Club, said knowledge of the cruise was spread only by word of mouth. He said he was told that because of the short notice, only about a...
DAVENPORT — The City Council extended its emergency quarntine rules Wednesday night, April 22. There have only been two confirmed coronavirus cases in Lincoln County. Under Resolution 2020-11, City Hall, the library, park restrooms and playgrounds will be closed to the public. Mayor Brad Sweet originally declared an emergency March 20 and ordered several precautionary steps to be taken, including suspending utility late fees. Five days later, the council authorized an altered version extending rules to April 2...
DAVENPORT — The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat is at $5.38. Hard Red Winter is down at $5.38. Dark Northern Spring is down at $5.93. Barley is at $125 per ton....
DAVENPORT — Despite the coronavirus and its effects, the Davenport Lions Club had another successful year. The club had to cancel the annual Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast, the Lions Club Surf and Turf dinner and its board and regular meetings. While honoring the social distancing request, some information and issues were discussed via e-mail and messenger. It was sufficient enough for the end of the Lions year. Meetings will resume after the social distancing request has been lifted. It is most difficult for our members to s...
DAVENPORT — The official filing period for the fall elections is set for May 11-15. All offices are subject to both primary and general elections, Lincoln County officials said. If more than two candidates file for a position, the primary will narrow the field to just the Top 2 candidates who would then appear on the November general election ballot. There is a filing fee equal to 1% of the annual salary for elected office, officials said. And the fee must be paid upon filing a declaration of candidacy. Positions open this y...
Joanne Irene Davis, 87, passed away April 15, 2020, in Moses Lake, Wash. Joanne was born Feb. 20, 1933, in Hunters, Wash., to Kermit and Lela Wesley. A private family burial will take place at Mt. View Cemetery, Davenport, Wash. Strate Funeral Home of Davenport, Wash., is caring for the Davis family....
DAVENPORT -- Lincoln County is getting an emergency helipad, thanks to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6248. Gov. Jay Islee signed the measure April 3; It allocates $75,000 in capital budget funds for the state Department of Transportation to construct an emergency-use helicopter landing pad at the Telford rest area. State officials said the rest area is already used an average of four times monthy as a “makeshift medical transer point.” Following a crash or a medical eme...
DAVENPORT - The community celebrated the Class of 2020 on April 10 with a new take on 'Friday Night Lights." Instead of a football game, students, families and area residents parked vehicles and honked horns at Davenport High School's football field. High school stadium lights were turned on for 20 minutes. Lincoln County Fire Department trucks joined in the celebration, blaring horns, too. "That was part of a national movement, all across the country at 20:20 military time,...
DAVENPORT — Here are dissolutions recently filed in Lincoln County Superior Court : March 30 Wilhelm, Dion L. and Wilhelm Tina Marie Poling, Alisha Sullivan and Poling, Jeremy Arden Bloom, Andrew James and Bloom, Susan Lorraine Chantha, Oulaiphont Vandee and Chantha, Laorng Nuon Carter, Tanya Marie and Carter, Joshua Wayne Lowery, Lorna Jaducana and Lowery, Steven Michael Lorch, Kayra Eva and Lorch, David Eric Coffman, Ethan Doyle and Snowden-Coffman, Lian Canas Jones, Brent Stephen and Jones, Kandida Rae Farris, Jonathan W...
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Government overreach needs to be reined in Gov. Jay Inslee’s house-arrest order for the populace, Proclamation 20-25, is in conflict with the Bill of Rights. Our rights of the free exercise of religion, of the people to peaceably assemble, of due process of law, as well as our Ninth Amendment rights to pursue happiness by earning a living and to travel freely outside of our homes are sacred. These individual rights are enshrined in the Constitution of the United States. Under the Supremacy Clause, the Constitution p...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln Hospital District No. 3 commissioners will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 16. The meeting is set for Davenport Memorial Hall. An agenda was not available before press time....
DAVENPORT — The annual May Tour and Dinner has been canceled. The event, hosted every year by Lincoln County Conservation District, canceled the event in response to the coronavirus “stay home” quarantine ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee, which is set to expire May 4....
DAVENPORT — A Spokane man was arrested on fourth-degree assault on April 6. Tyson Jerred Heath, 30 of Spokane, was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and booked into the county jail. In addition to fourth-degree assault, he was being held on a U.S. Marshall detainer for harassment....
DAVENPORT — First half-2020 taxes and assessments are due in the Lincoln County terarsuer’s Office or postmarked by April 30. The office is currently closed to public access due to the coronavirus shutdown. Tax payments may be mailed to Lincoln County Treasurer, P.O. Box 370, Davenport, WA 99122, or paid online at www.co.lincoln.wa.us/treasurer....
DAVENPORT — The state Department of Natural Resources has banned burning on agency-protected lands in Eastern Washington. The ban includes several “fire danger rating areas” including the highlands, Kaniksu and lower and upper basin areas in the region, the agency said. Dry conditions and expected windy conditions prompted the burn ban, the agency said....
DAVENPORT — Avista Corp. ratepayers affected by the coronavirus pandemic may have a temporary reprieve on utility bills. Last week, the state Utilities and Transportation Commission approved temporary changes to Avista’s rate assistance program for ratepayers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. Natural gas and electric customers having trouble paying their bills will be able to apply for hardship grants of up to $350 and, Avista officials said. To apply for a grant, call 800-227-9187....
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal on Monday, April 6, closed schools fore the remained of the 2019-20 school year. The order keeps both public and private schools closed in accordance with the governor's original March 13 quarantine order. The governor's executive order prohibits in-person instruction through June 19, with exceptions for students with disabilities and English language learners for whom distance learning...
DAVENPORT — The latest cash grain market here shows Soft White Wheat is at $5.34. Hard Red Winter is up at $5.45. Dark Northern Spring is is up at $6.21. Barley is at $130 per ton....
BHARRINGTON — The city has a new mayor. Mayor Pro Tempore Nathan Luck was officially selected to lead the city as mayor during a 6 p.m. virtual meeting Thursday, April 2. He was selected on a 2-0 vote of the council, with former Mayor Justin Slack and Councilman Levi Shenk supporting the nomination. Councilmen Peter Davenport and Luck himself abstained from the vote. The decision followed some discussion and apparent confusion of parliamentary procedure. Luck was selected over applicant Desina Holling. “I have chosen to abs...
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INCIDENT LOG For March 30 to April 4 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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office did not include in its report to the media. March 30 False commercial alarm Maliscious mischief; windo...
Political cartoon was offensive A recent edition of The Times included a political cartoon that compared the “technology divide” in providing distance learning in Western Washington to that in rural Eastern Washington in a manner that I, and some of my employees, found quite disturbing and offensive. Perhaps the message of this cartoon was to illustrate the disparities in technology access between the two sides of our state. However, the message from this cartoon might also be that Eastern Washington districts can’t or don’t...
DAVENPORT — High school sports in Davenport, Reardan and Harrington are the newest casualty of Gov. Jay Inslee’s “stay home, stay safe” quarantine. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association — the organization that helps organize sports and other activities, confirmed Monday that the school shutdown ordered Monday by the governor also includes all spring sports. That means baseball, softball, track and field, golf, tennis and boys soccer are canceled for the 2020 spring season. “This will include all regular sea...
