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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 14 Traffic stops: 18 A Sprague man reported a black car with two people inside parked on the side of a road. The caller said when he stopped to ask the people if they were okay, they said they were just r...
High winds and skies with alternating sun and shower prospects made for a scenic trip to Porcupine Bay on the Spokane arm of Lake Roosevelt Tuesday, March 15. Porcupine Bay is still closed for camping, but Lake Roosevelt staff said they hope to open the campground before Memorial Day this year. The campground is located at the end of Porcupine Bay Road off Highway 25 about 19 miles north of Davenport....
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...
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...
GRAND COULEE, Wash. — The Bureau of Reclamation began operating the Potholes Reservoir/O’Sullivan Dam outlet works Feb. 28 and Banks Lake/Dry Falls Dam outlet works on Mar. 3, 2022, in preparation for the 2022 irrigation season. To prepare Banks Lake for the March 3 operation startup, Reclamation began pumping water from the John W. Keys III Pump-Generating Plant into the north end of Banks Lake on Feb. 27, 2022. Water is pumped from Lake Roosevelt by the John Keys Pumping Plant to maintain Banks Lake elevations for Col...
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. 14 Traffic stops: 8 A Reardan man said someone was gassing his house remotely and he had to use a fan to get the gas out of his house. Spokane Tribal Police said they received reports of someone shooting at a p...
WARDEN-East Lincoln County will be well-represented at the State Mat Classic in the Tacoma Dome this weekend. Four wrestlers from Davenport and four from Reardan qualified for the state meet at regionals last Saturday, Feb. 12 and will represent their schools and cities on the West Side. Davenport's Sam Schneider, brothers Brody Schillinger and Brock Gustaveson and Matthew Wines qualified for the Gorillas, while Reardan will be represented by Preston Neufeld, J.C. Marriott,...
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. Jan. 31 Traffic stops: 9 A local woman said she locked her keys in her car on the 300 block of Fifth Street in Davenport. A caller reported a man slumped over on the steering wheel in a white Chevy in an und...
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. Jan. 24 Traffic stops: 10 A Springdale man reported a one-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 2. A landline call came from a home on the 7000 block of Highway 21 North in Odessa with a static line. A caller said he saw...
Cops and courts 0127 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. Jan. 17 Traffic stops: 3 A caller reported a small black car driving on the wrong side of Highway 2 westbound from Davenport. A caller said her mother was being scammed by a man claiming she won...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners heard an update concerning the happenings at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area from superintendent Dan Foster at the commissioner’s March 18 meeting. The National Parks Service manages three standard campsites and nine boat-in campsites along Lake Roosevelt and the Spokane River arm in Lincoln County and Stevens County. Like most businesses and organizations around the world, the National Park Service at Lake Roosevelt is facing a labor shortage. “Our biggest problem has been...
SPANGLE-Liberty High School was the site of a Northeast 2B mix-and-match wrestling meet Thursday, Jan. 13, and Davenport and Reardan's top wrestlers were in attendance. Two days later, Reardan was off to Tonasket for the Apple Pie Inivitational. Reardan results at Liberty were not available by press time. Davenport results only indicated opponents' last names. "The Liberty mix-and-match was a mixed bag of wins and losses. (We had) a shorter squad this week, our guys battled...
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. Jan. 3 Traffic stops: 11 A caller said she broke up with her boyfriend after he was drinking and using drugs at a party in Omak and said he may be heading toward Cheney after drinking for several days straight. A c...
DAVENPORT—The dawn of the New Year means many hunting seasons, such as deer and elk, are long gone. As winter persists, some hunts remain, while fishing begins to gain steam…both of the ice and standard varieties. Local Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood said fishermen are seeing success on Lake Roosevelt for trout and kokanee, both in bank and boat fishing. “I’ve heard of guys finding a lot of kokanee on the west end of the river toward Spring Canyon,” Wood said. Ice fishermen would do well to head to Fourth of July Lake...
Increasing river flows to wash young salmon to sea works; however, once water goes down stream, it is gone. What if we could recycle it in key parts of the Columbia River system allowing us to increase electricity generation as well? The Columbia River and its tributaries offer enormous potential for innovation. Power planners are looking for new ways to increase electricity output while providing sufficient water for migrating salmon and steelhead. The good news is we are...
It was an eventful year in east Lincoln County. Here’s a look back at the news that dominated the headlines in the second half of 2021. A recap of the news from the first half of 2021 was in last week’s issue. July Fireworks were discouraged for the Fourth of July weekend by authorities countywide amidst a heavy heat wave, high winds and drought. Lincoln County dealt with its hottest temperatures on record. The hottest temperature was actually in June, where a temperature of 111 degrees Fahrenheit was reported on the 29t...
DAVENPORT—The Reardan wrestlers earned a second place finish at the Davenport Invitational Saturday morning, Dec. 4. The host Gorillas finished in sixth place out of nine competing schools. Lake Roosevelt won the invite with 262 points, while Reardan had 180.5. Kittitas was in third place with 140.5 points, while Kettle Falls was fourth with 97 points. Medical Lake had a fifth-place finish with 95 points, while Davenport had 91 points. Oroville had 55 points, Wilbur-Creston had 38 points and Innovation had 32 points. R...
LINCOLN COUNTY—The total population of the United States grew by 22.7 million, or 7.4%, between 2010 and 2020, according to census data. However, that growth rate didn’t hold in Lincoln County. Census comparisons between 2010 and 2020 indicate the county had a slim amount of growth from 10,570 to 10,876. Some areas of the county grew a significant percentage compared to that 307 population growth number, while others had striking decreases. Still others have nearly the same number of residents as 2010. For the purpose of thi...
REARDAN – Four seconds. That's what was left on the clock when the Reardan boys pulled ahead of the Tekoa-Rosalia Timberwolves in a basketball matchup Friday night, Dec. 3. Reardan won the non-league game, 64-62, in the closing seconds. The Class 1B Timberwolves (1-1) led the entire second half, until Reardan junior forward Tristo McCrea ducked under the defense for a 2-point shot inside the key with just 4.2 seconds remaining in the game. That shot lifted Reardan to its f...
COULEE DAM—Winter camping is available at Lake Roosevelt this year. However, with reduced staffing and resources during the winter, facilities and services are limited. During the winter season, camping is only available in the Kettle Falls, Fort Spokane and Spring Canyon campgrounds. Campsites are limited to Kettle Falls Loop 1, Fort Spokane Loop 1 and Spring Canyon’s Lower Loop. Reservations are required but can be made in advance or from the campground upon arrival with adequate cell phone service. Reservations must be...
REARDAN—The varsity girls got off to a 2-0 start this season with convincing victories over Newport and Tekoa-Rosalia before suffering their first loss this season at Lake Roosevelt. Reardan demolished the Timberwolves of Tekoa-Rosalia 61-5 and didn’t allow a point in the first or fourth quarters Friday, Dec. 3. Reardan was led by a balanced scoring attack. No player scored in double figures, but four players scored at least eight points while three more scored six points. Kassidy Koch and Lana Shevchenko had nine points api...
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. Nov. 22 Traffic stops: 10 Burglary was reported. An Odessa man said a bus driver saw an SUV in a field on the south side of Davis Road near Batum Road and wondered if it had been in a collision. Three Lincoln Cou...
Varsity games, meets and matches for the week of Dec. 3-9 for Davenport, Reardan and Harrington Friday, Dec. 3 Davenport basketball at Liberty Bell @ 6 p.m. Reardan basketball vs. Tekoa-Rosalia @ 6 p.m. Reardan wrestling jamboree at home @ 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4 Davenport and Reardan wrestling invite at Davenport @ 9:30 a.m. Reardan basketball at Lake Roosevelt @ 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 Davenport basketball vs. Liberty (Spangle) @ 6 p.m....
Davenport basketball Nov. 30 vs. Kettle Falls (nonleague) Dec. 3 at Liberty Bell (nonleague) Dec. 7 vs. Liberty (Spangle) (nonleague) Dec. 10 at Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (nonleague) Dec. 11 vs. Reardan Dec. 14 at Odessa (nonleague) Dec. 17 vs. Northwest Christian (Colbert) (nonleague) Dec. 28-30 at West Valley Christmas Tournament Jan. 4 vs. St. George’s Jan. 7 at Kettle Falls Jan. 8 vs. Liberty Bell Jan. 11 at Almira-Coulee-Hartline (nonleague) Jan. 14 vs. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague Jan. 18 vs. Chewelah Jan. 22 at Colfax Jan. 25 a...
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. Nov. 15 Traffic stops: 10 A Lincoln woman said a car rear-ended her car on Harrington-Tokio Road and left the scene. A caller said there was a Doberman loose on the 1400 block of Sinclair Street in Davenport. A cal...
