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DAVENPORT — Lincoln County will take public testimony Monday, Oct. 5, on a six-month freeze on data-center and battery-storage permit applications. The public hearing is set for 11:15 a.m. in the Lincoln County Commissioners chambers of the courthouse, 450 Logan St. “This hearing does not approve or deny any project,” Commissioner Rob Coffman said. “It also does not decide whether Lincoln County will allow data centers after the six months are up.” Commissioners approved a moratorium on data center and battery storage f...
ODESSA — Low swing-bed volume pulled Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center to an operating loss in August, even as cash on hand jumped, the Lincoln County Public Hospital District No. 1 (Odessa) board heard last Thursday, Sept. 24. Tre Peterson of Wipfli told the board in a digital presentation that unaudited figures through Aug. 31 show an operating loss of $465,514 for the month, against a budgeted loss of $113,888. Net patient revenue was $660,455, about 34% under the $1,005,131 budget. There was only 1 certified swing-bed day...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, September 30: Airway Heights $5.08 at Nomnom and Maverik. Cheney $5.29 at Maverik. Colfax $5.39 at Chevron, Cenex and 76. Davenport $5.49 at Exxon. Ephrata $5.23 at Hawk Fuel. Grand Coulee $4.99 at Coulee Gas. Moses Lake $4.83 at Chevron and Colville Fuels. Post Falls, Idaho $4.49 at Cenex. Ritzville $5.19 at Circle K and Texaco. Spokane $4.89 at Costco....
HARRINGTON - A state senator toured Sprague, Lamont and Harrington school buildings Monday, Sept. 28, discussing needed repairs rural districts say they cannot afford. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, was led through the schools by the Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations Administrators. The 9th Legislative District senator started at Lamont Middle School at 10 a.m., then stopped at Sprague High School and Sprague Elementary before a 1-3 p.m. walk-through of...
REARDAN — The Town Council appointed Celeste Lewis to fill the vacant Position No. 4 council seat during a special meeting Monday. Lewis was selected from eight applicants on a 3-1 vote. Council members Leanne Merkel, Wayne Terry and Dan Graham supported her appointment, while Pat Hogan voted against it. The seat had been vacant since Councilman Rocky Kidder died in July. Approximately 15 people attended the meeting at the Fire Department. The council evaluated the candidates in executive session before returning to open s...
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Sept. 14-20: Sept. 21 Traffic stops: 5 12 a.m. — Security check; fully redacted. 6:46 a.m. — Juvenile problem, sports complex, Davenport. 11:10 a.m. — Juvenile problem; location not reported. 12:35 p.m. — Citizen assist, Redwine Canyon west of Pinetree Lane. 2:29 p.m. — Inmate transport; fully redacted. 3:39 p.m. — Paper service; location not reported. 4:38 p.m. — Welfare check; location not reported. 5:08 p....
DAVENPORT - A Reardan man accused of strangling an intimate partner was arraigned Tuesday, Sept. 29, after missing an earlier court date and being released on $1,000 bond. Sean Paul Edward Hedrich, 46, appeared out-of-custody before Lincoln County Superior Court Judge Adam Walser. He is charged with one count of second-degree assault with a domestic-violence enhancement, a Class B felony, according to court documents. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison and a $20,000...
HARRINGTON — A late-night neighborhood fight that deputies said involved a baseball bat and a machete was forwarded to the Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for review. Todd Jeffrey Hamilton of Harrington is listed as the suspect in the Sept. 20 incident at North Third Street, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. The listed offenses are fourth-degree assault, disorderly conduct and unlawful display of a weapon. Whitley David Pittman and Lisa Ulrike Pittman, who live across the street, are liste...
DAVENPORT — Mathematics skills are improving among high school sophomores. That was the report to the School Board during a Monday, Sept. 28 meeting. Tenth-grade math scores rose 20 points over the last year and the high school’s on-time graduation rate neared 98 percent, high school Principal Jennifer Hargrave and elementary/middle school Principal Noelle Ackerman said. According to the Smarter Balanced Assessment, 10th-grade math proficiency hit 57%; the state average is about 33-35%, they said, noting sophomore Eng...
REARDAN - Newly released town records show Police Chief Barbara Werner was fired in a June 25 termination letter with no reason given in writing. Mayor Kathy Eastman presented Werner the termination letter, records show. "Effective immediately today, June 25, 2026, your employment with the Town of Reardan has been terminated," the letter signed by Eastman said. Werner was told to return keys, weapons, gear, phone, computer, police vehicle and credit card by 4 p.m. June 26. A C...
REARDAN —Reardan High School will mark homecoming week Monday through Saturday, Oct. 5-10, with daily spirit themes, assemblies, a casino-themed dance and Friday night football. Athletic Director Brian Graham said dress-up days start Monday, Oct. 5, with Roulette Day, red for freshmen and juniors, black for sophomores and seniors, and green for staff and ASB. Tuesday, Oct. 6, is Vegas Lights neon day. Wednesday, Oct. 7, is Snake Eyes twin day. Thursday, Oct. 8, is High Roller dress-to-impress. There is no school Friday, O...
CRESTON — A speeding stop Thursday afternoon, Sept. 24, ended with a driver being arrested on Lincoln County warrants. Klaudia Rose Dick, 30, of Nespelem, was stopped about 3:23 p.m. on Miles Creston Road near Welch Creek Road after a deputy clocked her white 2015 Ram 2500 at 58 mph in a 40 mph zone, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records show. She told deputy Kurt Cuzzetto she did not see the speed-limit sign and did not have a drivers license. A check showed third-degree driving while license suspended and an ignition-inte...
DAVENPORT — A man who walked up to a disabled pickup blocking a state highway was taken into custody Saturday, Sept. 26, on a Department of Corrections warrant. Jesse Joseph Arruda, 63, of Davenport, arrived at the scene after deputies found a brown 1995 Chevrolet pickup partially blocking northbound state Highway 25 near milepost 16 and Mule Ranch Road, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Arruda said the truck belonged to his girlfriend and had run out of gas. A records check confirmed a Department of Cor...
DAVENPORT — Deputies checked a report of yelling and a fight outside an apartment complex Friday night, Sept. 25. Nathan Michael Sands of Davenport called 911 about 10:40 p.m. from apartments at 1311 Logan St. after hearing fighting, Sheriff’s Office records show. Deputy Nicholas Pecheos contacted James Allen Robbins at apartment No. 19, who said he had just arrived and was trying to calm people down, records show. Robbins said the fight was between his sister’s former boyfriend, Hunter Andrew Hughes of Airway Heights, and h...
DAVENPORT — A two-vehicle crash at Third and Morgan streets Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, briefly threatened to turn into a fight before deputies separated the drivers, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Timothy Joseph Hillyard, of Davenport, was driving a red 2010 Ford Fusion still sitting in the westbound roadway when Deputy K. Becker arrived about 11:48 a.m., according to sheriff’s office records. William Charles Hope, of Otis Orchards, had moved his 2017 Ford truck off the road and was standing next to it...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of 9 a.m. Thursday, September 24: Airway Heights $5.04 at Aireway Heights Food Mart. Cheney $5.31 at Maverik. Colfax $5.54 at Chevron, Cenex and 76. Davenport $5.49 at Exxon. Ephrata $5.23 at Hawk Fuel. Grand Coulee $4.99 at Coulee Gas. Moses Lake $4.93 at Chevron and Colville Fuels. Post Falls, Idaho $4.53 at Walmart. Ritzville $5.24 at Love's Travel Stop and Maverik. Spokane $4.85 at Costco....
DAVENPORT — City officials are moving through the calendar that leads to next year’s budget, even though a preliminary spending plan has not gone to the council. City Administrator David Leath said the administrator prepares that draft and the council has not begun its part of the process. Capital requests were due in August. A preliminary estimate was due to his office Sept. 11, he said. The mayor is scheduled to meet department heads Friday, Sept. 25. Adopted city budgets have grown and shrunk with capital projects ove...
HARRINGTON — Motorists passing through town Saturday should be prepared to detour around Harrington Fall Festival activities Saturday, Sept. 26. Detours will be in effect from 10:30 a.m. until about 5 p.m. The route will take motorists around the 11 a.m. parade and festivities in the town park. Detour signs will be posted about 10 a.m., event organizer JoAnn Gossett said. Town Clerk-Treasurer Cassandra Nixon said festival-goers can park along Main Street, in the library lot and on nearby residential streets. Nixon said she h...
SPRAGUE — The High School has a new science teacher covering most of the building’s science load. Tylar Sewell was hired to fill the vacant high school science position after finding the opening on a job-posting site, interviewing and getting the job. He has a master’s degree from Eastern Washington University in 2024. Before Sprague he completed a long-term substitute job at Central Valley High School and taught online in Coeur d’Alene. Superintendent/Principal Ray Leaver said Sewell’s range across the science disciplin...
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Sept. 14-20: Sept. 14 Traffic stops: 0 12 a.m. — Security check. 2:38 a.m. — Commercial alarm, Waukon Road. 4:49 a.m. — Code violation, West Alder Street, Sprague. 6:26 a.m. — Vehicle collision, Milepost 260. 6:33 a.m. — Theft; fully redacted. 7:29 a.m. — Assist resident, Miles Creston Road, Creston. 10:52 a.m. — Wanted person; fully redacted. 11 a.m. — Animal problem, Main Street, Davenport. 1:48 p.m. — Civil s...
DAVENPORT — A man wanted on Lincoln County warrants was picked up at a Spokane County jail on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after that facility finished with him on its own charges, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Lukas Kipkorir Chirchir, 24, of Spokane, was transferred from Geiger Corrections to Lincoln County to face charges of driving under the influence and third-degree driving while license suspended. Bail was set at $20,100....
DAVENPORT — Davenport High School homecoming is Friday, Sept. 25. The Gorillas play Entiat at 7 p.m. Athletic Director Tim Rasmussen confirmed the game time and opponent. Principal Jennifer Hargrave listed dress-up days as decades day, age day, dress like your hallway, class color day and red and white day. Homecoming queen finalists are Hailee Ensor, Tatum Hupp and Jordyn Stein. King finalists are David Coriell, Joel Odenrider and Gage Reinbold....
DAVENPORT — Commissioners approved paying a $2,160 annual maintenance bill for jail cell sensors from the county opioid settlement fund. Sheriff Gabe Gants said the sensors were installed in 2024 in two cells used for inmates in detox or substance-use treatment. The original project cost $12,300 and was approved July 1, 2024. He said the county has received $160,542.49 in settlement money that was not in the original budget and that the fund balance is about $316,302.39. Commissioner Rob Coffman said the board approved the p...
DAVENPORT — A woman wanted on a Lincoln County warrant was picked up at the Spokane County Jail and booked locally Monday, Sept. 14. Leona Marie Atterbury, 47, of Moses Lake, was transferred after Spokane County Jail staff told deputies she had been booked there on a hold-only warrant Sept. 11 and was still waiting to be picked up, according to sheriff’s office records. She is charged with fourth-degree assault-domestic violence....
DAVENPORT — A complaint that a pickup tried to force another vehicle off the road in downtown Davenport was closed the same day with no traffic report needed, according to Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. Timothy Joseph Hillyard, of Davenport, called deputies about 1:41 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, to report a red Ford F-350 dually was trying to hit his vehicle and run him off the road near First and Second streets on Main Street, according to sheriff’s office records. He said it was an ongoing issue with the red truck...
