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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...
The Lincoln County Economic Development Council doled out eight grants of $10,000 each to organizations or towns in each of Lincoln County's eight municipalities Thursday, Aug. 24. Local recipients included, from left to right and up to down, the Reardan Community Center, Harrington Chamber of Commerce, Sprague-based Lincoln County Lost & Found Pet Network, Davenport Senior Center and Odessa Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society....
DAVENPORT - Students around Lincoln County left summer vacation behind this week. Children were back in classrooms early-to-mid week, and local administration was optimistic about the 2023-24 school year. Harrington was the first local school to return to class, beginning studies Tuesday, Aug. 29. "It went really, really well. Our kids were in great shape," first-year superintendent Howard King said. "We had to tweak a few schedules, but it looks like we're above (enrollment)...
Conor Astleford of Airway Heights prepares for impact after being bucked off his mount in the Ranch Bronc riding competition Saturday night in Davenport. Turn to the B section for much more coverage of last weekend's Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo....
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County is one of 22 counties statewide that filed a lawsuit against the Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services the plaintiffs say aims to hold the state accountable for “fulfilling its obligation to evaluate and treat patients with behavioral health concerns and would reduce further strain on a crumbling behavioral health system that the state legislature and local governments are actively working to restore.” The case, known legally as Pierce County vs. Washington State Department of Social and H...
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...
SPRAGUE - A lifelong resident has been named grand marshal for the 2023 Sprague Days Parade. Bernie Balfe, 77, was selected for the honor by the Sprague Chamber of Commerce. He will preside over this year's Sprague Days, set for Sept. 9-10. Sprague Days includes a Car and Bike Show, music and entertainment, a beer garden and the parade in which Balfe will preside. Balfe was raised in Sprague and graduated high school here in 1963. Balfe spent his whole life in Sprague, other t...
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...
DAVENPORT - An Interstate 90 closure from Sprague to Four Lakes caused by the Gray Fire in Medical Lake detoured traffic through east Lincoln County and created miles-long backups on various highways throughout the area this weekend. Officials and locals reported seeing bumper-to-bumper traffic on U.S. Highway 2 from Airway Heights to Davenport and on State Highway 231 from Sprague to U.S. Highway 2 west of Reardan. "I would describe that as a once in 100-year event," Lincoln...
REARDAN - Friday, Aug. 18 was a day that will live in West Plains infamy as the Gray Fire, which started that afternoon southwest of Medical Lake, tore through 10,016 acres, destroyed at least 185 structures, forced the city and surrounding area to a complete evacuation and took one life in the south Medical Lake, Silver Lake and Clear Lake areas. The disastrous fire required a massive response from firefighters and farmers, and crews and farmers from Lincoln County were on...
ODESSA — A local man whose application for a conditional use permit to grow marijuana indoors on a property north of town was denied is suing Lincoln County and a Montana man after the commissioners denied his application Monday, Aug. 7. In a petition for review of land use decision filed in Lincoln County Superior Court Thursday, Aug. 17 against the county and Ervin Schmelebeck of Kalispell, Zach Schmelebeck claimed that the commissioners erroneously adopted a Hearing Examiner’s report that the proposed pot grow was wit...
MEDICAL LAKE – Carl Grub, lifelong resident, philanthropist and advocate for area youth, died in the Gray Fire Friday, Aug. 18. He was 86 years old. Grub was born in Medical Lake in 1937. He served in the Air Force reserves for 22 years, sold real estate and was a cattleman. In 2008, he and his brother Craig established the Jensen Memorial Youth Ranch, which serves as a place for 4-H and FFA members from Reardan, Medical Lake, Cheney and Fairchild Air Force Base to keep t...
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. 13 Traffic stops: 2 A Davenport woman said her daughter was so intoxicated she couldn’t stand up. Drugs were found, and Wilbur Auto assisted with a resulting impound. An abandoned dog was reported on the 300 b...
GRAND COULEE — A vacant home and five other smaller structures burned in a roughly 150-acre fire at 5897 Spring Canyon Road Friday, Aug. 18. According to reports from the Wilbur Register, Lincoln County Fire District No. 9 commissioner Ron Rosenburg spotted the fire at a vacant home around 11:45 a.m. Two trailers and three small wooden outbuildings were reportedly lost in the fire. District No. 9 crews were assisted by Mt. Tolman firefighters, along with crews from Wilbur, Almira and Electric City. The Bureau of Land M...
DAVENPORT - Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy Dain Harden has officially been hired as the local school resource officer. His hire was approved by the school board Monday, Aug. 21. Harden, originally from Kellogg, Idaho, has been with the Sheriff's Office since Nov. 2017. The process of hiring a school resource officer has been in place since the departure of school safety officer Mike Jacoby at the end of last school year. The desired presence of an officer was...
The Odessa School District hosted a mobile sports physical event for its student athletes with the Odessa Medical Clinic Tuesday, Aug. 15. The mobile clinic was purchased in 2021 and operates out of an RV-like bus. Pictured are Alberto Reyes and Jace Asgelly with the Medical Center, student Katherine Roberson, superintendent Steve Fisk and secondary principal Cori Kane....
DAVENPORT — A Reardan man charged with second-degree murder of a baby posted a reduced cash bond and will live with his sister while awaiting trial. Jordan Mills-Jay, 29, posted a $1,500 cash bond out of Lincoln County Jail following a court date Tuesday, Aug. 15 in which presiding judge Gary Libey of Whitman County agreed to lower his bond from $150,000 to a $15,000 surety bond, which equates to $1,500 cash. Mills-Jay is accused of killing a 5-month-old boy in a Euclid Road home in June. He was arrested and booked into j...
Del and Travis Williams, third-and-fourth generation farmers, harvest the fields northwest of Reardan. Turn to Page 3 for more reader-submitted and staff-taken harvest photographs....
DAVENPORT - The 2023 Lincoln County primary election was officially certified during a canvassing board meeting including elections deputy Norm Caley, prosecuting attorney Adam Walser, auditor Chandra Schumacher and commissioner Scott Hutsell Tuesday, Aug. 15. And barring a petition for a recount, the certification confirmed that the race for Jeffrey Smith's opponent for Sprague city councilmember No. 5 during the November general election was decided by a single vote. RonDel...
ODESSA – An excessive heat warning was expected to expire at 11 p.m. Thursday night, Aug. 17, after several days of 100-plus degree temperatures. Meanwhile, a fire weather watch came and went overnight Wednesday and early Thursday. No records were set during this week’s heat wave. In Odessa, the temperature reached 103 degrees on both Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The forecast was for 103 degrees again on Thursday. The newspaper went to press before the heat of the day. Davenport’s high...
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. 6 Traffic stops: 4 A Davenport woman at Safeway Apartments said a woman in a neighboring apartment was yelling at a dog. A caller from Lakeview Terrace in Grand Coulee said a man was hanging out near a tra...
7-year-old Jeremiah Stout of Davenport jumps in the pool at the Davenport Water Park on a scorching, 100-degree-plus summer day Tuesday, Aug. 15. Temperatures were expected to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during three days this week....
DAVENPORT –Depending on what part of Lincoln County you're in, wheat harvest is either winding down, ramping up or right at its peak. Closer to the county seat, wheat farmers tend to be in the middle of harvest, with most Reardan-area farmers not far behind, conversations with stakeholders and farmers indicate. Further south, most Harrington farmers are nearing the end of harvest, while many Odessa-area farmers are wrapping up their harvest seasons. "As a company, we're o...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week announced loan interest rates, effective Aug. 1. The department’s Farm Service Agency loans provide access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs. For emergency, operating and ownership loans, the agency set the rates as follows: Operating – 4.875% Ownership – 5.000%; 3.000% with joint financing. A downpayment of 1.500% is required Emergency – 3.750% For commo...
