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SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing A jury found Lisa Lynn Munro, 53, of Harrington, guilty of third-degree theft, but not guilty of second-degree theft, at the conclusion of a June 5 trial. On July 9, the court sentenced her to serve 60 days in jail (17 days credited as served), and pay $500 court assessments and $400 restitution. The charges involved the taking of money from a Vietnamese exchange student between Sept. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31, 2019. She has filed an appeal with the state Court of Appeal...
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. During the period, dispatchers handled 254 calls for service. Monday, July 22: An Odessa man told dispatchers that a $4,850 check he received in exchange for a vehicle was not good, according to the bank from whi...
1 years ago The Odessa Record July 27, 1919 News updates: A poultry salesman has been making the area, selling his product at $5.00 a gallon. The spray has proved unreliable. A railroad man that has been working at Nemo says he knows just the place to banish Kaiser Bill Hohensollen. Nemo is uninhabited, hotter than hades and miles to water in any direction. How times have changed. A couple of years ago the Odessa men looked at Nemo as an oasis in a desert, and when stricken with an unconquerable thirst, invariably went to N...
Harrington PDA Tuesday evening, July 16, the Harrington Public Development Authority held their monthly meeting at City Hall with Jay Gossett, Paul Charlton, Nathan Luck, Maddy Peters, Bunny Haugan, Tim Tipton, Jay Kane and Heather Slack present. Minutes of the June meeting were read and the treasurer's report given. It was announced that the sign on Hwy. 28 will be changed to advertise the Pinewood Derby. Slack reported that the Harrington Golf Club is getting a banner made...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Danny J. Cook, 58, of Valleyford, Wash., pleaded guilty Nov. 13, 2018, to second-degree trafficking in stolen property in connection with the taking of a snowplow and other items from property adjacent to Waukon Road between Sept. 8 and 23 of that year. He was sentenced July 9 to serve four months of electronic home monitoring and pay $500 in court assessments. As a result of a plea agreement, prosecutors withdrew charges of second-degree burglary and first-degree...
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. During the period, dispatchers handled 265 calls for service. Monday, July 15: Deputies discovered that what was reported as a drunken driving incident at Second and Morgan streets in Davenport was actually a wom...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Demica D. Bradford, 27, of Spokane, pleaded guilty July 2 to possession of methamphetamine in connection with an Oct. 18, 2018, crime in Davenport. Her sentence includes 19 days jail and $600 court assessments. Shawn R. Melton, 46, of Sprague, pleaded guilty July 9 to second-degree attempted theft in connection with the taking of money between March 23, 2017, and May 30, 2018, from the City of Sprague, for which he worked as maintenance supervisor,. In exchange...
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. Between July 8 and 14, dispatchers handled 238 calls for service. Monday, July 8: Multiple callers reported several cows loose along U.S. 2 between the Inland Northwest Rail Museum and the state weigh station wes...
(Davenport, WA July 15, 2019) Recent statistics from the Employment Security Department (ESD) show growth in the labor force and an increase in wages. Here are the ESD’s most current statistics for Lincoln County. From May 2017 to May 2019, the county’s population grew from 10,700 to 10,960. ESD reports that the county’s labor force grew as the population grew, yet the number of unemployed – those persons who do not have a job, but are available to work plus those who are laid off and waiting to go back – has not increased... Full story
Human interest Local Harrington resident, Ellen Evans, spent nearly a week volunteering as part of a 10-person crew on the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which runs from Mexico to the Canadian border. This group met at Chelan, where the 10 volunteers took a two-hour boat ride (provided by the Forest Service) up Lake Chelan to Stehekin, a small town accessible only by boat, plane or trail. Once at Stehekin, a bus took the 10 members of the group to the end of the trail. They hiked...
To say last Saturday's first annual Big Red Barn Farmers Market's Farm to Table dinner was a success is an understatement. The anticipated event, held at the Big Red Barn, 2 miles east of Davenport, focused on community and connection, and featured the local farmers market vendors in each of its 5-courses. With 38 ticket-holders in attendance, the long table through the breezeway of the Big Red Barn was packed. Attendees were served at the table by market volunteers while...
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. During the period from July 1 to 7, dispatchers handled 365 calls for service. Monday, July 1: Responding to a residence on Max Harder Road East, Sprague ambulance personnel assisted a 79-year-old man suffering fro... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing Demica D.Bradford, 27, of Spokane, pleaded guilty July 2 to possession of amphetamine in connection with an Oct.18, 2018, incident at New Alliance Counseling Center in Davenport. Her sentence includes 19 days jail and payment of $600 court assessments. Civil Judgment In a default judgment issued June 27, Alex P. Flett, of Davenport, must pay $2,364.74 to petitioner Capital One Bank for unpaid debt on a credit account. New Civil Case Lincoln County seeks payment of... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencing Daniel R. Thompson, 45, of Reardan, pleaded guilty June 25 to possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride in connection with an Oct. 7, 2018, incident. His sentence includes 12 months and one day in prison, payment of $700 court assessments, completion of a substance abuse evaluation and recommended treatment, 12 months community custody, no possession and consumption of alcohol, marijuana and non-prescribed drugs, and no possession or use of firearms. Probate...
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. Monday, June 24: A caller reported her husband and 12-year-old daughter had not returned as expected from a camping trip she thought was occurring in the Lincoln County areas of Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area...
Washington state’s primary election will be held next month, August 6, 2019. Washington’s primary is a top-two primary in which all candidates may run and all voters may vote for any candidate. The two candidates receiving the most votes, regardless of party affiliation, move on to the general election, which will be held November 11, 2019. Within Lincoln County, 117 candidates have filed for to run for 93 available offices. Odessa The Town of Odessa will cast ballots for the following: Council position #1 for a four-year ter... Full story
(Davenport, WA July 1, 2019) Lincoln County municipal leaders, public works staff, and contract water system operators came together recently to talk about the challenges of maintaining their water and wastewater systems. Besides the infrastructure in many of our communities being close to 100 years old, they face the state’s continuous addition of new unfunded regulation, operator turnover and costly certification requirements, as well as tough decisions regarding water distribution, water storage and sewage treatment. S... Full story
Lincoln County 4-H and FFA participants and groups who will have new projects for the 2019-2020 school year are invited to apply for the New Crop Scholarship. The scholarship deadline is August 1st, 2019 and the online application can be found at www.newcropscholarship.wordpress.com. Qualified applicants will be new 4-H or FFA members or current members who plan to do an agriculture-related project they have never done before or a project that helps continue the education and tradition of agriculture. 4-H clubs and FFA chapte... Full story
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings Steven A. Pina, 47, of Spokane and/or Republic, pleaded guilty June 11 to possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride in connection with a Sept. 10, 2018, incident in the vicinity of Devils Gap Road north of Reardan. His sentence includes six months in jail and $700 court assessments. Bryan Timothy Ferguson, 43, of Grand Coulee, pleaded guilty June 11 to second-degree burglary in connection with incidents from Dec. 15, 2016, to March 21, 2017, in the vicinity of...
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. Monday, June 17: Deputies responded to the 300 block of North Third Street in Harrington where an individual allegedly placed a rifle on top of a vehicle during an argument with a neighbor. A woman was arrested on... Full story
Jerry Walker passed away peacefully on May 17, 2019 in Spokane. Jerry was born to Jacob and Katie (Wacker) Walker on December 31, 1938 in Odessa. He was baptized into the Christian faith in 1940 and was a member of the United Congregational Church and Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa. Jerry graduated from Odessa High School in 1957 and Kinman Business University in 1959. He served in the Air National Guard from 1959 to 1965. He married his high school sweetheart, Kathy... Full story
City Council meeting Mayor Justin Slack called the June 12 City Council meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. at city hall with the following individuals present: council members Tim Tipton, Levi Schenk, Peter Davenport and Nathan Luck, maintenance director Scott McGowan and city clerk Bunny Haugan, code compliance officer Jess Silhan and visitors: Marge Womach, Dave Buddrius, Denisa Holling, Lauren Stout and Tyler James. Several additions to the agenda were made followed by approval...
SUPERIOR COURT John F. Strohmaier, Judge Criminal Sentencings After a jury found him guilty of unlawful possession of methamphetamine hydrochloride on May 22, Michael Logan Arnett, 36, of Spokane and Grand Coulee, was sentenced May 28 to three months in jail and payment of $700 in court assessments. The one-day trial included an interesting twist when the court denied public defender David Hearrean’s motion for a mistrial after one of the jurors fell asleep twice. The charge involved an April 11, 2018, incident. The jury a... Full story
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. Monday, June 3: A collision involving a vehicle and deer took place on U.S. 2 near Wilbur. A caller reported a pickup truck facing south in a ditch on the northbound side of SR 25 near Hart Road, north of Davenport, w... Full story
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. Monday, May 27: Responding to the 400 block of South Division, Odessa ambulance personnel transported a 79-year-old woman with breathing problems to a Spokane hospital. Seven cows were observed loose on SR 25 nea...
