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FORT SPOKANE-A grassroots event organized by several members of the Spokane Tribe of Indians resulted in a solemn reminder and heartfelt memorial to children who died at Indian boarding schools through disease. The event, held at Fort Spokane Thursday, Sept. 30, was one of several held nationwide on the unofficial Day of Remembrance. Several families and visitors, around 100 total, sat south facing the porch of Fort Spokane, where the event was staged. Many wore orange as a...
DAVENPORT—A federal mandate requiring all healthcare workers be vaccinated announced by president Joe Biden in early September has caused some health organizations nationwide to lose employees in the hundreds, though the majority complied with the mandate. However, at Lincoln Hospital, a staff exodus seems unlikely as the deadline to receive a shot passes. The deadline for health workers to receive their shot was Oct. 4, as an individual is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their second shot of the P...
REARDAN—A suspect has been identified in the theft of an ATM from SpeedTrap Tap House that occurred this summer. Christopher D. Holverson of Medical Lake has been accused of first-degree malicious mischief, first, second and third-degree theft and second-degree burglary by the Police Department, with a police report forwarded to the Lincoln County Prosecutor’s Office for review and charging. According to records, SpeedTrap owner Tim Hanni arrived at the tap house in the early morning of June 21 to find out that the door glass...
LAKE ROOSEVELT - Effective 12:01 am Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, campfires will be allowed in established fire rings in campgrounds and day-use areas and on lakeshores below the high-water mark throughout Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Charcoal grills will also be allowed at this time. Fires have been banned at Lake Roosevelt since June 25 due to drought conditions, a lack of precipitation and wildfire concerns. Regulations require beach campfires must be less than three feet in diameter and must be at least 10 feet from...
DAVENPORT—After several Logan Street residents voiced their concern and opposition, council continued a public hearing for the vacation of the right of way on the street for use by the future Family Dollar site intended to go on the old Lion’s Park site. The public hearing was held at council’s Sept. 22 meeting. Doug and Mike Janke, whose father lives on Logan Street across from the old park, voiced their opposition to the right-of-way vacation, saying it would make truck access difficult and push potential building very...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS – A woman is being held in Spokane County Jail on $250,000 bail after allegedly shooting a man and leaving him alongside the road Sept. 24. Katey Kaczar, 29, hometown not released, was booked into the jail the evening of the shooting. She is facing charges of first-degree assault with a firearm and first-degree armed robbery, jail records show. According to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies responded to a reported shooting near the intersection of U.S. Highway 2 and South Stroup Road, just out...
REARDAN—A viral “challenge” that has been circulating via the popular social media app TikTok that urges its followers to vandalize its school grounds or areas has struck the town and school in the last couple weeks. According to the town Police Department, vandalism began at the town park in late August, when school began. Soap dispensers were ripped out of the park bathroom and toilets were plugged. The police department set up game cameras around the park bathroom and identified four middle school boys that caused damag...
Government and community meetings in the Davenport, Reardan, Harrington, Edwall and Sprague area for the week of Oct. 1-7 Monday, Oct. 4 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting at 8 a.m. in the Lincoln County Courthouse Thursday, Oct. 7 Reardan town council at 6 p.m. in the Reardan United Methodist Church...
DAVENPORT—The crop circles owned by the city north of the baseball fields on the northeast side of town will be getting a new end-gun for irrigation. City council voted 5-2 in favor of spending $6,800 to buy a Nelson SR100 end-gun for the north crop circle after a recommendation from the water/sewer/garbage committee. The committee, which consists of Chris Ruiz, Theresa Telford and Lance Strite, met prior to council’s Sept. 22 meeting to discuss conditions at the crop circles, where new irrigation and equipment is rep...
DAVENPORT—Reports of white-tailed deer dying from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, or EHD, are increasing in the Inland Northwest this year. The reported deaths, which are normally around 25 a year, have reached the hundreds within the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The deaths have been reported around Lincoln County, Whitman County, Spokane and Colville. “We don’t have a way to survey exactly where all the deer are dying, but it’s more about the general magnitude of all the reports,” said Fish and Wildlife Spokane District...
DAVENPORT—In a ruling given to both parties this month, The Public Employee Relations Commission ruled that both Lincoln County and Teamsters 690, which represents the Sheriff’s Office’s commissioned and non-commissioned officers, “conditioned negotiations of mandatory subjects of bargaining on a non-mandatory subject of bargaining” when the two sides refused to bargain beginning in 2016. The decision was issued by PERC originally on Sept. 16. Essentially, the ruling ordered both parties to cease and desist and continue...
DAVENPORT— To ensure everyone can reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline using the three-digit 988 code in the 82 area codes in 36 states, every customer with a number in those area codes with seven-digit local dialing must be transitioned to 10-digit (area code + telephone number) local dialing. Beginning Oct. 24, all consumers with numbers in the 509 area code must dial 10 digits (area code and telephone number) for all local calls. This summer, the FCC adopted an order approving 988 as the three-digit abbreviated d...
OLYMPIA – Gov. Jay Inslee this afternoon extended his coronavirus-related eviction moratorium through Oct. 31. Calling the moratorium a “bridge,” Inslee said his action will allow municipalities to put in place financial assistance programs for those who haven’t paid their rent or mortgages during the 18 months of his orders related to the virus that originated in Wuhan, China. Money is available, he said, adding: “We think this extension provides ample times for these funds to get out to citizens.” In early August, the...
DAVENPORT—As fall gets into full swing this week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service expect the possibility of increasing precipitation levels in October. However, a significant amount of rain and snow will be required for the area to reach “normal” precipitation levels for an exceedingly dry and windy 2021. “As we’re getting into fall, October is trending for slightly above normal precipitation with normal seasonal temperatures,” NWS Spokane service hydrologist Robin Fox said. “As we look into the three-mon...
DAVENPORT—A mandate issued by the state in August that required all public and private K-12 school staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job has forced teachers, staff and administration in east Lincoln County to make some tough personal decisions. The deadline for school staff to be fully vaccinated is Oct. 18. The Department of Health has defined someone as fully vaccinated when they’ve received two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or one dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine and...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Commissioners approved two resolutions aimed at applying for a broadband construction project with the Public Works Board. The application would request federal funding on a non-matching basis for fiber broadband in Odessa, Harrington, Reardan and possibly the Hawk Creek area. Those resolutions were approved at the commissioner’s Sept. 20 meeting. Commissioner Scott Hutsell said the board doesn’t know yet how much the application will be requesting in grant funding, as county partner Petrichor is...
A couple of errors appeared in our Deutschesfest supplement this year. In the Schwarzenbeeren Kuchen recipe, 1 cup heavy whipping cream was left out of the list of ingredients. In the Mennonite Country Auction story, two days were listed for the sale, but that has been revised to return it to just a one-day event, Oct. 2, 2021 (Saturday). The auction itself was always scheduled for Saturday only....
OLYMPIA – As weather continues to shift and forecasts project rain on both sides of the Cascades, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz has lifted the statewide burn ban on all forest lands under the Washington State Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) fire protection. Outdoor burning, campfires, the use of charcoal briquettes, and prescribed burns on all forest lands within DNR’s fire protection are permitted as of Sept. 20. The burn ban was initially set to expire on Sept. 30, but diminishing wildfire danger shortene...
ODESSA – The 50th anniversary of the Odessa Deutschesfest finally became a reality last week. Not even the rain sprinkles that fell sporadically all day Saturday could put a damper on the crowds who devoured much of the food available and visited various vendors at the Street Fair, in addition to participating in the various activities of the Fest. On Thursday evening things got off to a good start with the chalk-drawing contest. The contest's former sponsor declined to p...
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. INCIDENT LOG Sept. 12 Traffic stops: 9 An Odessa woman said her power was out and she could hear a prowler outside. A Reardan woman said a vehicle had been driving around her house and pulling into her driveway and her nei...
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Commerce today announced 20 rural cities, towns and counties will receive a total of more than $11.4 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for 2021. The 22 projects funded will: improve rural water, sewer, streets, community facilities and fire protection systems, support affordable housing and economic development and complete community planning for asset management, recreation and growth. Grants include funding for critical fire and emergency facility p...
ODESSA – Work on the Old Town Hall continued even as preparations for Deutschesfest were underway last week. Perhaps it was to be expected that a 100-year-old building would throw many obstacles into the path of those trying to update it. Removal of the carpeting revealed a gaping hole in the floor of the south room, meaning that vendors would not be able to use the space during Fest. The Odessa Historical Society and the Old Town Hall Rejuvenation Society had been hoping t...
DAVENPORT – Two Odessa youngsters who entered the annual premium book cover contest have been named the winners in their respective age groups. The entries were submitted last spring. Contestants designed and colored a cover for the book that reflects the theme of this year's Lincoln County Fair, S'mores Fun at the Lincoln County Fair and Rodeo. Luna Horak is currently a second-grader at Odessa's elementary school. Luna is the daughter of Frank and Abby Horak, and she has a y...
ODESSA – Odessa’s 50th annual Deutschesfest, celebrating the ethnic Volga-German heritage of many of the town’s earliest homesteaders, is scheduled for next week. The Deutschesfest supplement to The Odessa Record, which normally is published the week prior to the festival (or this week), is being postponed until next week due to numerous circumstances, some beyond our control, some not. As the Fest approaches, last-minute changes and frantic preparations are still underway. Communication is often inadequate or lacking altog...
