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DAVENPORT — The school district will officially ask voters to approve two levies in the February Special Election. The school board approved putting a replacement educational programs and operations (EP&O) levy and replacement capital projects levy before the voters at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 27. Both levies would be collected over four years, beginning in 2025 and ending in 2028. The EP&O levy would collect $1,135,091 in 2025, $1,169,144 in 2026, $1,204,218 in 2027 and $1,240,345 in 2028. That breaks down to an e... Full story
DAVENPORT — The next city Mayor will be decided by the city council. J.J. Kowalkowski officially gave the city his notice that he won’t be taking the mayoral job Tuesday, Nov. 21. Kowalkowski defeated incumbent Brad Sweet in a contested mayoral race 218 votes to 190 in the 2023 General Election. The announcement of Kowalkowski declining the gig came at city council’s Nov. 22 meeting, along with the news that the process now falls to city council to select the next Mayor. That decision must come before the end of 2023, or th...
REARDAN – The School District recognized Jeff Anderson for his eight-year tenure on the school board at its meeting Nov. 15. Anderson didn't file for re-election to his seat this year. During his time on the board the district established a security program, passed a bond and navigated several crises. "Our school board is phenomenal, and I'm proud to be a part of it," Anderson said. Anderson, who is a battalion chief with the Cheney Fire Department and adjunct professor at E...
DAVENPORT — A lobbyist that frequently reports to the Lincoln County Commissioners doesn’t expect the 2024 legislative session to “be anything to write home about,” he told the Commissioners at a regular meeting Monday, Nov. 20. Lobbyist Zak Kennedy checked in to discuss the upcoming legislative work session. Because it’s an election year that will include what’s expected to be a dynamic gubernatorial race, Kennedy said he doesn’t expect the legislature to propose controversial bills on either side of the aisle. “Nobody wants...
ODESSA — The local school district prefers to run its levies on an annual basis, asking voters to assist with funding for educational programs, operations and capital projects. Next year will be no different, as the school district will put two levies on the ballot in a special election Feb. 13. The district is asking voters to approve an educational programs and operations levy (EP&O) totaling $625,000 for collection in 2025. That estimates to $1.89 per $1,000 assessed property value, business manager Staci Claassen said. Su...
DAVENPORT —The Lincoln County Commissioners passed several resolutions, agreements and miscellaneous requests at the annual Thanksgiving week meeting Monday, Nov. 20. After voucher approvals and payroll change increases, the commissioners first approved a resolution to grant a budget extension to the County Fair budget. The following agreements and contracts were approved: • A DIVCO preventative maintenance agreement for the courthouse, public safety building and Public Health building. • An amendment to the Dept. of Healt...
EDWALL - The local fire station has a new fire engine in house at no cost to Fire District No. 4 thanks to the Federal Firefighter Property program. The engine, named Engine 461, is a 1995 Pierce Arrow originally built for the Marine Corps. It was stationed at Barstow Marine Base in Southern California, according to a press release from District Chief Jim Adams. The Fire District obtained the engine from the Dept. of Natural Resources, which facilitates the Federal...
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. 12 Traffic stops: 10 A caller said she was driving behind a white pickup all over the roadway on Highway 231 North. A Davenport man requested a hulk slip for cleanup in another man’s yard. An abandoned vehic...
DAVENPORT — While the 2023 General Election won’t be officially certified until Tuesday, Nov. 28, all contested races have been, in essence, decided. There aren’t enough remaining ballots that would swing any race, and winners have been declared in crucial council, school board, fire district and cemetery district races. Precinct data was released after the Nov. 14 ballot tally was updated, indicating which areas preferred various candidates in contested races. These numbers tell a story particularly in school board races...
DAVENPORT — It’s official: a majority of city residents would prefer that J.J. Kowalkowski be the Mayor of Davenport over 8-year incumbent Brad Sweet. The challenger, a former city employee who works grounds at the School District, had an insurmountable 218 votes to Sweet’s 189 after a mostly final count Tuesday, Nov. 14. Just roughly 30 ballots left to be possibly cured countywide after Tuesday’s count, elections deputy Norm Caley said. Now, the only question that remains is whether Kowalkowski wants to accept the role of...
DAVENPORT — After a few months of legal back-and-forth, the city and Lincoln County have reached a franchise agreement for broadband internet in the city. City council approved the franchise agreement at a regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 8, and county commissioner Scott Hutsell signed the agreement a day later. The agreement grants the county permission to “locate, construct, operate and maintain poles, wires, fiber optic lines, underground cables and appurtenances over, under, along and across all of (the city’s) right...
SPRAGUE – Drugs and/or alcohol were factors in two unrelated crashes that left one person dead and three injured Saturday and Sunday. At about 12:28 p.m. Saturday, a driver was injured and his passenger killed when their vehicle overturned in the median of Interstate 90. Then on Sunday night, a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash near Milepost 240; two people were injured. The Washington State Patrol listed alcohol or drugs as factors in both crashes. In the Saturday c...
Results as of Tuesday, Nov. 14. All contested races can be called. The election will be certified Nov. 28. Contested races Mayor of Davenport J.J. Kowalkowski: 218 Brad Sweet: 189 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Gavin Wagner: 98 Kelly Foreman: 58 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 73 RonDel Krauter: 68 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Marlene Kramer: 183 Laura Caler: 131 Mayor of Odessa Bill Crossley: 244 Jeremy Smith: 75 Reardan-Edwall School Board No. 4 Lane Collier: 550 Brian Benham: 384 Odessa School Board No. 2 Zach...
DAVENPORT - Students of all grade school ages joined teachers, administrators, several community members and military veterans for an annual Veteran's Day Assembly in the high school gym Thursday, Nov. 9. Two veterans with school district connections spoke at the assembly after music teacher Rob Harper led the high school band in the National Anthem. First up was Cpl. Walt Sweetser, husband of district food services director Sarah Sweetser and Marine Corps veteran. Sweetser,...
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. 5 Traffic stops: 4 Traders in Davenport said a young woman tried to purchase alcohol with a fake ID. A Davenport woman said her son ran away from home. Nov. 6 Traffic stops: 3 A Sprague man said his neighbor was...
DAVENPORT — After 239 more ballots were counted Tuesday, Nov. 14, contested 2023 election results were, in essence, decided. And the count brought the total ballots counted to 3,420, a 40.52% turnout for Lincoln County. Around our coverage area, 13 contested races had clear winners after Tuesday’s count. Gavin Wagner secured a spot on Harrington city council with 98 votes to Kelly Foreman’s 58. Jeffrey Smith barely held off RonDel Krauter for a Sprague city council seat with 73 votes to Krauter’s 68. In Odessa, Marlene...
HARRINGTON — The school district’s music teacher resigned earlier this month, saying that he was taking a job with another school district. Seth Bergman’s resignation was accepted by the school board in a special meeting Thursday, Nov. 2. “Seth has applied for and has been offered a music position in a district outside of Lincoln County that he feels better fits his future goals,” a statement given to the school board said. Bergman taught music to all grades, from preschoolers to high school seniors. He recently faced leg...
HARRINGTON-Two challengers are leading incumbents in contested races for the Harrington School Board, though one race was more lopsided than the other after first returns were announced Tuesday, Nov. 7. Challenger Britney Wagner leads incumbent Darren Mattozzi 170 votes to 64 in the race for Director No. 1. Wagner, a stay-at-home mother and substitute teacher with the school district, had a comfortable lead over Mattozzi, a School Board veteran. The incumbent Mattozzi, the...
DAVENPORT--More voting results from the 2023 General Election were announced today, Thursday, Nov. 9. Below are the updated totals. There are an estimated 253 ballots left to tally countywide, with the next count coming Tuesday, Nov. 14. Below are the results as of Thursday. Mayor of Davenport J.J. Kowalkowski: 207 Brad Sweet: 181 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Gavin Wagner: 93 Kelly Foreman: 58 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 59 RonDel Krauter: 56 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Marlene Kramer: 175 Laura Caler: 115...
ODESSA - Veterans Day was celebrated by the School District with a school-wide assembly on Monday, Nov. 6. Although the ranks of the veterans attending were thin, school children, staff members and administrators were in attendance to present quite a memorable experience for those present. The Odessa Junior/Senior High School band led off with a rousing rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner. After having gone an entire year with no band teacher or band class, the students...
DAVENPORT - The local FFA chapter's nursery landscape team was named a silver emblem finisher at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Thursday, Nov. 2. The emblem came with a 17th-place team finish of 43 nursery landscape teams from around the country. Davenport's team of four competitors, one alternate and two other accompanying students consisted of Tanner Zaugg, Chase Zellmer, Jacob Harvey, Ryan Utley, Shelby Hargrave, Kiera Katz and Titus Griffin, who joined...
HARRINGTON - When Brad Simpson was young, two men in his life inspired him to join the military. His grandfather John Simpson was a Bronze Star recipient in the Army in World War II and his father Skip Simpson was a machinist in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Wanting to keep that legacy alive, he signed up for military service in 1990 after his graduation from Harrington High School. When Brad told his grandfather John, who was a "Junglee" with the 41st Infantry Division in...
DAVENPORT — If you hate finances, you didn’t want to be in the Lincoln County Commissioners’ chamber Monday, Nov. 6. But those interested in county budgets and the allotments disbursed to various county departments got a treat at the annual all-day budget meeting. The initial 2024 budget presented, which is not final, projects the following revenue sources for the current expense budget in 2024 that total over $100,000. Revenue sources totaling less than $100,000 weren’t included in the article for spatial reasons. • $2,51...
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. Oct. 28 Traffic stops: 12 A 7-year-old boy said his mom was having trouble breathing. An alarm going off at the Lincoln County Courthouse was reported. A Davenport man said he saw people looking at his truck while at...
TELFORD — A chase involving a stolen car, false report of a mass shooting and abducted pigs ended near the Rest Area in a spooky turn of events for the alleged victims Tuesday, Oct. 31. According to police records, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputy Kurt Cuzzetto saw a gold 2001 Chevrolet Silverado followed closely by another vehicle in Creston. The driver of the second car said the Silverado belonged to his friend and had been stolen in Chelan, according to records. The Silverado was eastbound on U.S. Highway 2 with Cuz...
