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REARDAN - Clay Soliday was recognized for his 50-year tenure on the town council during the town's annual ice cream social at the park, Tuesday Sept 19. Soliday, along with 23-year fellow town council veteran Shad Vincent, didn't file for re-election in this November's general election and won't return to a council where they've spent a combined 73 years together. Mayor Gail Daniels presented Soliday with an American flag and engraved flagpole. "I have Clay on speed dial...
Odessa celebrated the 52nd annual Deutschesfest from Thursday through Sunday, Sept. 14-17. Among the highlights of the celebration of all things German were Bier Garten antics. Dancers crowded onto the floor for multiple Chicken Dances and an opportunity to win a medal for their prowess on the floor. In addition, Deutschesfest partiers enjoyed several varieties of beer, some brewed locally....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners passed several requests from various county departments and heard correspondence from other entities at their regular meeting Monday, Sept. 18. The commissioners agreed to a budget extension of the Public Health budget as requested by Director Ed Dzedzy, as well as a consolidated contract amendment and a WIC Dietician contract for Deidra Saba. The Sheriff’s Office asked to hire a patrol deputy to fill the vacancy left by the late Luke Mallon, which was also approved. In cor...
ODESSA - At town council's Sept. 11 meeting, Mayor Bill Crossley administered the oath of office to new police chief: 43-year-old Ericka Rose. In accepting the job of chief, she fulfills a lifelong dream of leading her own department. She has known since childhood that she wanted to become a police officer and focused on that goal throughout high school and college and on into the early years of married life. Her husband, Brandon Rose, also in law enforcement, works as a...
The annual 2-day event benefitting the Lincoln County Historical Society showcases old-time combines, tractors and harvesters....
SPRAGUE — A local man is facing six serious criminal charges after police allegedly discovered over 100 files depicting minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct on a laptop in the man’s residence. Jonathan Ray Stocker, 42, was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court and entered a not-guilty plea on five counts of first-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct and one count of second-degree possession of depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct Tuesday, Sept. 12....
ODESSA — The town will be bustling this weekend as the 52nd Annual Deutschesfest runs from Thursday, Sept. 14-Sunday, Sept. 17. Events begin with sidewalk chart art outside Wheatland Bank at 5 p.m. Thursday, followed by tricycle and bed races on First Avenue at 6 p.m. Some of Friday’s events include an FFA pancake breakfast and the annual Sausage Bowl football game vs. Cusick. Some events Saturday include a Fun Run, general parade, poker run tournament 2-person scramble and Rocky Coulee Brewing Fest games, including the bee...
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office hired Justin Davis, who owns Wolffy's Breakfast Burgers and Brew in Airway Heights with his wife, Jessica, as a new patrol deputy. Davis, a Colbert native and EWU graduate, is pictured here with Reardan Police Dept. deputy Melissa Foust, as the pair graduated from the Basic Law Enforcement Academy Thursday, Sept. 7....
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. Sept. 3 Traffic stops: 1 A car vs. deer crash was reported on Highway 2 at the Spokane County line. A caller said a mid-70s woman showed up at her house. A two-vehicle crash was reported on Little Falls Road and Hig...
DAVENPORT — Two weeks after filing a lawsuit against the Department of Health and Social Services, Lincoln County isn’t done suing the state. The county joined Pacific and Yakima Counties, along with the Washington State Association of Counties, in asserting through a filing in Thurston County Superior Court on Friday, Sept. 8, that the state’s trial court indigent defense system is unconstitutional. The lawsuit asks the court to order the state to provide adequate funding for indigent defense services. Lawsuit docum...
The Sprague Days celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 9-10, brought dozens of classy chassis and fans to downtown Sprague for two days of parades, cars, music and games....
Bob Martin received the prestigious Lions Club Melvin Jones Award from Davenport Lions Club President Jonn Chapman at a recent meeting. Martin's wife, Diane, received this award several years ago for starting the Christmas Care program for the community....
DAVENPORT - A longtime Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy died at his Creston home last weekend. 40-year-old Luke Mallon passed away Saturday, Sept. 2. Mallon had been with the Sheriff's Office since Nov. 2014, and previously spent four years as a Law Enforcement Ranger at Yellowstone National Park. Officials ruled Mallon's death was self-inflicted. "We are all heartbroken at the passing of Luke Mallon. Luke was a humble servant who loved people, friends, family and...
ODESSA—A local man died after reportedly touching a live wire following a one-vehicle crash in rural Grant County Monday, Sept. 4. 37-year-old Ryan Frick was killed around 11 p.m. Monday shortly after his vehicle crashed into a telephone pole while driving north around the 5300 block of Road W Northeast near the tiny community of Ruff, according to Grant County Sheriff’s Office collision investigator Stormy Baughman. But it wasn’t the car crash that resulted in Frick’s death. According to Baughman, the telephone pole broke a...
Miss Davenport 2023 Rikkiana Chavelas anchors the Miss Davenport float, driven by uncle Lance Strite, during the Ritzville Community Parade Saturday, Sept. 2....
REARDAN - Dean's Drive-In, a food business with deep roots in the community, served its last Double Deluxe Hamburger and chocolate milkshake on Thursday, Aug. 31. After 27 years at the helm, owners Dean and Robin Landreth put the business up for sale. The drive-in was built in 1962 and was originally called Stan's before it changed hands and was renamed Roy's. Later, Dean Doerschlag bought it and named it after himself. After Dean Landreth, who grew up in Reardan, and Robin...
Harrington City Hall is in a new downtown location. Previously in the library, its new address is 1 North Third Street and is one block north of the original City Hall location. The move took effect Tuesday, Sept. 5, according to a City Facebook post. The drop box is to the right of City Hall's main door....
ALMIRA - Following nearly two years of rebuilding efforts, The School District opened the new Almira School at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. The Almira School District, elected officials, special guests, students, staff and community members gathered at the new school facility for a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house event. After the short ribbon cutting, the large crowd moved to the new school's multi-purpose room. Superintendent Dan Read welcomed attendees and led everyone...
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. Aug. 28 Traffic stops: 1 A caller said her alarm was set off. A caller from Serene Meadows in Davenport said a resident died overnight. A welfare check was requested near Spring Canyon Campground. Suspicious cir...
OLYMPIA – The work-related records of public employees are indeed public, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Aug. 24. In a public records-access lawsuit filed by the Freedom Foundation, the state’s highest court ruled that access to employees’ full names, dates of birth, job titles/positions, work email addresses, annual salaries, work location stations, employment statuses, their union representatives names and titles, and other information are public. The Foundation’s lawsuit was seeking the information to inform...
DAVENPORT - The Davenport Motel at 1205 Morgan Street is under new ownership. Gurleen Kaur, Abhey Virk and Ravinder Virk purchased the motel from Elaine Suder Friday, Sept. 1. Property listings show the building was sold for $675,000. Kaur, 23, said she moved here from Spokane Valley to own and run daily operations at the motel. She will also maintain her job as a dental assistant in Spokane. "We've been looking to get into the motel business," Kaur said. Kaur said the sale...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners considered two bids presented by Fair Office Manager Dawn Canfield to move the steel covered structure at the Fairgrounds currently next to Widmer Arena to near the outdoor stage area Tuesday, Sept. 5. The move will include placing a concrete slab under the current structure where swine, goats and sheep are shown at the Fair and creating a sort of pavilion park area. It comes after funding was secured in this year’s legislative budget for a new covered arena at the Fairgrounds anno...
SILVER LAKE - A couple with Lincoln County school and farming ties lost their Lakehurst Drive home in the Gray Fire in and near Medical Lake Friday, Aug. 18. Ashton and Ashley Klein were among the many who saw their homes and structures burn in the 10,000-plus acre fire that ravaged the south part of Medical Lake that fateful weekend. Ashley Klein, a school psychologist with the Davenport School District, was in the couple's house with their 2-year-old son Kolter when she...
MEDICAL LAKE - One man was sent to the hospital when his motorcycle slammed into the side of a truck that was crossing U.S. Highway 2 near Deep Creek Friday, Aug. 25. A 1989 Toyota pickup driven by 72-year-old Steve Landt of Reardan was traveling southbound on Brooks Road and attempted to cross the highway, according to a State Patrol press release. Landt allegedly pulled out in front of a motorcycle driven by 49-year-old Sean McCormick of Ford. He was charged with failure to...
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. Aug. 21 Traffic stops: 5 A Reardan woman reported a suspicious man in her backyard on the 50000 block of Highway 2 East. A Reardan woman said she locked her keys in her truck in front of the local post office. An Edw...
