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RIVERSIDE—A Reardan woman was killed in a two-car crash one mile north of Riverside early Wednesday morning Aug. 2. 33-year-old Rebecca L. Powelson was pronounced deceased at the scene after her 1990 Ford Ranger was rear-ended by a 2013 Dodge driven by Paul G. Ainsworth of Newport in the southbound lane of U.S. Highway 2 around 6:04 a.m. Wednesday, according to a State Patrol press release. Ainsworth was charged with vehicular homicide after causing Powelson’s Ranger to rollover after impact, the release said. Both dri...
DAVENPORT - A brisk response by local and state crews prevented the Green Canyon Fire near State Highway 25 and Porcupine Bay Road from doing much damage Tuesday, July 25. The fire, which burned 11.5 acres according to Dept. of Natural Resources spokesman Guy Gifford, was 100% trailed by Wednesday morning. "The fire burned through scattered timber, grass and understory," Gifford said. "We had three hand crews, five trucks for about a total of 60 firefighters." "We also had...
REARDAN - On the morning of Aug. 3, 1926, two sisters, Amy and Myrtle Shipman, telephone operators for the Interstate Telephone Company and daughters of the owners of the Inland Hotel in Reardan where they were living, were awakened by the crackling sounds of fire. They quickly raised the alarm. The fire destroyed the two-story brick building known as the Bowie Block where the fire started. It housed Hanel's Pioneer Drug Store and Sherman S. Bentley's General Store on the...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL: Pursuant to 28A.335.120 RCW, Reardan-Edwall School District hereby gives notice of intent to sell the following described property: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, STATE OF WASHINGTON, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 39 E.W.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 01°53’35” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE...
DAVENPORT — The 2023 primary election is nigh. Ballots are due by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1. On this year’s ballot are three-person contested races for council races in Odessa, Harrington and Sprague and another three-person race for Odessa Mayor. Incumbent Bill Crossley and challengers Ed Hayden and Jeremy Smith are running for Odessa Mayor, while incumbent Marlene Kramer is being challenged by Mike Igo and Laura Caler for town council seat No. 5. In Harrington, Gavin Wagner, Kelly Foreman and Steven Wright are running for cit...
REARDAN - The Reardan-Edwall School District conducted realistic active shooter training at the school Friday, July 21, preparing for something it hopes never happens. Local and state law enforcement agencies, along with local emergency medical services and police chaplains, all converged on the school in what event organizer Brad Eylar called "an amazing success." At 11:15 a.m., four men clad in black and armed with simulated weapons entered the school through unlocked...
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 16 Traffic stops: 5 A death notification was requested in the Reardan area. An abandoned vehicle was reported on Highway 2. A caller said his kid was drugging him and his mother. A caller reported two cars doi...
1 years ago - Pioneer Days winners were announced, including Craig Sweet in the belly flop, Addie Schneider, Sydney Zeiler, Shaylen Eldridge and Virginia Fries in the chalk art contest and - - - - - - Davenport Fire Department for best in show in the Main Parade. Sherman Johnson and Taria Holcomb shared their thoughts with the public as candidates for Reardan Mayor, as did Joy Howard and Leanne Merkel in a contested race for town council. - Wildfire danger escalated in north Lincoln County, creating new rules around forest...
DAVENPORT - After 43 years working for the city, city maintenance supervisor Fred Bell is ready to hand in the keys to the daily operations sustained around Davenport. Bell is retiring from his position effective Tuesday, Aug. 1. "I'm just wore out," Bell said. "I need something else." "But Davenport's been a great place to work. They've allowed be to me on the volunteer fire department. They've allowed me to come and go as I please. They've allowed me to coach basketball."...
Several cowboys with connections to the area competed July 7-9 in the Cheney Rodeo....
REARDAN - A local man has pleaded not guilty in the death of a baby that may or may not be his child. During a Tuesday, July 11, hearing, Jordan Mills-Jay, 30, of Reardan and Spokane, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree reckless manslaughter and second-degree murder. He is being held on $150,000 bail in the Lincoln County Jail. Visiting Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey presided over the hearing. Mills-Jay was charged after medical officials allegedly...
DAVENPORT — Seven Lincoln County locals had filed for previously unfiled positions by press time during a special filing period running Tuesday, July 18-Thursday, July 20. Lane Collier and Brian Benham will face off for Reardan-Edwall school board seat No. 4. Uncontested filers include Jim Baye of Edwall for Cemetery District No. 1 and Andy Schreck, Ericka Johnson, Lindsey McCluskey and Alton Leisle for separate Parks/Recreation District No. 3 (Davenport) Commissioner positions. Yet unfiled local races by press time included...
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 9 Traffic stops: 18 A Davenport man reported a speeding car. A caller reported a possibly high woman wanting an ambulance ride in Odessa. A Creston woman requested a welfare check near the local park. A Dav...
1 years ago - Davenport Theatrical’s performance of “Arsenic and Old Lace” wrapped up summer productions. - 20,000 honeybees quietly invaded the play area at Davenport United Methodist Church, requiring the assistance of a Reardan-based beekeeper to exterminate. - State Reps Matt Manweller and Judy Warnick met with 10 locals in the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting room to discuss the 2013 legislative session. 25 years ago - The Davenport school board planned to vote on a $3.35 million budget for the upcoming schoo...
DAVENPORT - The 51st Annual Pioneer Days was held here July 14-16, with prospective artists and fishermen taking part in the two contests that occurred this year. The chalk art contest and fishing derby were held Friday morning July 14, while awards were also given to standout entries in the Pioneer Days Parade Saturday, July 15. The Pioneer Plod and belly flop contest were both cancelled due to a lack of participation. No one signed up for the belly flop, organizer Tim...
Davenport birthdays July 21: Joseph Buck, Chad Prewitt July 22: Elliette Chappell, Roger Hutfless, Riley Ensor, Lynne Coppersmith, Dave Leath, Lindsey Van Buren, Colt Curtaccio July 23: Jody Hardin, Johanna Orvis, Keira Katz, Tyler Dehn, Lacy Gustaveson July 24: Zeke Tareski, Ed Johnston, Kyra Bowdish, Pam Zeiler July 25: Ryan Janke, Mallory Kragt, John Sawyer, Andy Miller, Alvin Johnson July 26: Krista Becker, Amy Crandell July 27: Kathy Podowicz, Brian Buck, Ashley Brooks Davenport anniversaries July 21: Rob and Chris...
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 2 Traffic stops: 18 A caller reported a male at Seven Bays might be having a heart attack. An Odessa woman reported her neighbor was driving on the wrong side of the road and tried to hit birds off her bird fee...
DAVENPORT – A special three-day filing period will open Tuesday-Thursday, July 18-20, for candidates to file for vacant elected positions. Multiple positions remain open, including Davenport and Reardan council seats and more. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. during the filing period. Declarations by mail must be received no later than 3 p.m. the last day of the filing period, July 20, and must include the correct filing fee, if required. Seats open for the spe...
Davenport birthdays July 14: Jan Stone, Robert Mielke July 15: Mackenzie Buck, David Musgrave, Grant Zahajko, Jesslyn McCluskey, Tennessee Cox July 16: Brandy Wood, Joshua McBride, Linda Miller July 17: Rick Allinger, Autumn Abbot July 18: Royal Winzer, Art Deppner, Yvonne Bailey, Zach Johnson July 19: Ryan Utley July 20: Daryl Parsons, Austin Telford, Remington Taylor, Nolan Pearcy, Kyle Zellmer, Jessica A. Strite Davenport anniversaries July 14: Jared and Charlie King July 15: Mike and Autumn Abbott July 17: Chirs &...
1 years ago • More than 150 attended a celebration of the 125th anniversary of the families of August and Dorothea Timm coming to America (Harrington) from Holdenstedt, Germany. • Another opportunity to wish Donna McDowell all the best. Pioneer Days Honored Citizen and parade grand marshal engages her hometown with positive energy. • “Preliminary” approval to continue work toward redeveloping a 9-hole golf course at Deer Meadows, along with a 145-site recreational vehicle park, was granted to applicant Bruce Garner by...
CHENEY – An Odessa-Soap Lake area cowboy was named All-Around Cowboy at the Cheney Rodeo. Caleb McMillan won the title and with it, $2,193 for his performance in bull riding, tie-down roping and steer wrestling. McMillan was the top bull rider, scoring 80.5 points atop Day Time Crime. He was the only bull rider with a qualifying time. So, he took home a $6,748 purse. McMillan was eighth overall in steer wrestling with a time of 6.3 seconds, which earned him an additional $...
REARDAN - The school board approved the hire of Richard Breedlove as the new high school girls soccer coach for the 2023-24 school year at their regular meeting Wednesday, June 28. Breedlove grew up in Spokane and graduated from Ferris High School in 1993. He started coaching soccer in 2005 and that year led the Spokane Soccer Club Falcons to second-place finishes at the Northwest Cup and the Bill Eisenhower International Soccer Tournament. Since 2005, he has coached club...
PUBLIC NOTICE SPECIAL 3 DAY PUBLIC OFFICE FILING PERIOD There will be a special three (3) day filing period held Tuesday, July 18, 2023, through Thursday, July 20, 2023, for the purpose of declaring candidacy for the following elective positions that were not previously filed for during the regular filing period: Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office between 9:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. during the stated filing period. Declarations by mail must be in our office no later than the last day of the f...
PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL: Pursuant to 28A.335.120 RCW, Reardan-Edwall School District hereby gives notice of intent to sell the following described property: ALL THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, STATE OF WASHINGTON, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THAT PORTION OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 39 E.W.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 01°53’35” WEST ALONG THE WEST LINE...
DAVENPORT — Folks can wander Park Street and Sixth Street for their vendor needs, or head into Memorial Hall to get out of the heat for more vendor opportunities at Pioneer Days Saturday, July 15. Some indoor vendors will also be selling in Memorial Hall Friday, July 14. Outdoor vendors open at 9 a.m. Saturday. Here are this year’s vendors as of press time. Food vendors Jodie Wilkinson of Davenport will sell pre-packaged baked goods. James Boss of Odessa will sell kettle corn. Shantella Caoile of Spokane Valley will run an...
