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DAVENPORT – More re-openings are coming next week. Gov. Jay Inslee announced a statewide move to Phase 3 of his re-opening plan effective Monday, March 22. The phase, the details of which hadn’t previously been released prior to Inslee’s announcement, allows up to 50% occupancy or 400 people maximum in indoor spaces like restaurants, gyms and movie theaters. Phase 3 also allows up to 400 spectators at high school sports games. That measure takes effect March 18, so Reardan and Davenport home football games can host up to 40...
DAVENPORT – If a local here is looking to sell their house, now may be the time. Davenport is currently a seller’s market, with demand outweighing the supply. “If houses are priced (correctly) they sell right away…sometimes within hours,” Katz Realty designated broker and city councilmember Patrick Katz said. “Prices have been increasing over the last month…offer prices are usually above what the (house) was listed for.” When a house does sell, it’s usually to an out-of-towner looking to move to a place with more of a se...
WILBUR – A Wilbur man in his 20s died in a single-car crash around 12:46 a.m. Thursday, March 11. 28-year-old Steven A. Cooler was travelling eastbound on Highway 174 near milepost 40 just north of town when his black 1999 Audi crossed into the westbound lane. Cooler overcorrected and lost control of the car, according to a Washington State Patrol report. The vehicle rolled and the driver was ejected. Cooler was declared dead on the scene. He was found to have been intoxicated and wasn’t wearing a seatbelt, meaning alc...
DAVENPORT – City council elected at its March 10 to do a second reading of the sewer lagoon contract pending an agreement with a farmer before the contract, which is looking to be a five-year, 2/3-1/3 split agreement between the city and farmer, is officially awarded. Council was planning to meet with the farmer the evening of March 17 to see if a contract can be worked out. If so, the contract would then move for final approval to council’s March 24 meeting. The city received two bids after re-advertising the need for the...
DAVENPORT – Two bald eagles were found dead by a citizen on Miles Road near Fort Spokane on March 3. The eagles' talons were still locked together when they were found. Fish and Wildlife officer Curt Wood said it's currently unknown whether the eagles were two males fighting in the air or a male and female performing breeding and courtship rituals. "Apparently these two eagles got either too close to the ground or some power lines, and crashed and burned (to quote an old '...
OLYMPIA -- At a news conference this afternoon, Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that effective March 22, the entire state will enter Phase 3 of its Healthy Washington: Roadmap to Recovery. He also said evaluation of COVID-19 metrics will be transitioning from a regional approach to a county-by-county process. The governor also announced a new third phase of the Roadmap, a return for in-person spectators for professional and high school sports. Phase 3, announced today, includes a return for in-person spectators for...
OLYMPIA – Senate Bill 5454, a bill aimed at providing property tax relief to Washington citizens who lost their homes in Labor Day 2020 fires, passed 49-0 through the Senate March 9 and will move to the House for potential further passage. Originally introduced February 12 by 9th District Senator Mark Schoesler and sponsored by nine others, including 13th District Senator Judy Warnick, the bill would create a property tax exemption for three years to anyone making any physical improvements to single-family dwellings upon r...
DAVENPORT—It can be an easy trick to fall victim to: A call comes from an unrecognized number. Perhaps this caller is informing someone that they owe money to the bank, or that their child has been arrested and needs bail money over the phone. However, almost always, these calls are not legitimate, and people that give money to these scammers are being duped. But when one has a landline without caller identification, or can’t tell whether a request for money is legitimate or fake, how can they figure out some telltale sig...
DAVENPORT – Another sign that winter is drawing to a close comes Sunday, March 14 at 2 a.m., when Daylight Savings Time (DST) arrives and the clocks advance an hour to preserve more daylight at the end of the day. And yes, that means an hour of sleep is lost, not gained. 48 states observe DST, with the exceptions being Arizona and Hawaii. However, the Navajo nation in Arizona does observe DST. Benjamin Franklin and William Willett were the original thinkers of DST, but the United States didn’t implement summer daylight sav...
ODESSA — A woman with an address here was arrested and released from Lincoln County Jail on March 2 on a charge of animal cruelty after appearing in Lincoln County Superior Court. Rebekah Southard, 26, entered a not-guilty plea March 2 on three counts of animal cruelty. She is accused of being criminally negligent toward three dogs to the point of starvation, according to county clerk records. Through charging documents, Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser is accusing Southard of criminal negligence and starving the three d...
REARDAN – The town’s ordinances will soon be digitally organized after council approved a motion to have Code Publishing Company perform the service for the town at council’s March 4 meeting. The town will pay the Seattle-based company $18,250 in start-up costs and a $480 start-up fee to get all ordinances codified. The exact timeline for project completion isn’t yet known. Code Publishing Co. has done code publishing work for many smaller municipalities around the state, including Davenport, Harrington, Odessa, Wilbur...
REARDAN – Substitute House Bill 1356, which would ban the use of Native American names, symbols or images as public school mascots, logos or team names has passed through the House fairly convincingly and is in committee in the Senate, indicating it may be well on its way to passing legislature and landing on the governor’s desk. However, after advocacy from superintendent Eric Sobotta and an amendment to the bill inserted before passing through the House, the bill wouldn’t apply to the Reardan-Edwall School District, which...
ODESSA – The Odessa Record was named Business of the Year for 2019 during a Chamber of Commerce program at noon Tuesday, March 9. The Record and Volunteer of the Year Dale Ramm received their honors a year late due to the coronavirus shutdown ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee. That shutdown prompted the cancelation of last year's banquet. Because of the ongoing restrictions, the chamber is not planning a 2021 banquet. The Odessa Record's award came as a big surprise owners and s...
ODESSA – As the town council met in person Monday night for the first time since Covid restrictions were enacted, Mayor Bill Crossley reported that the date for Odessa’s community cleanup days has been moved to April 15-16. The move was necessary due to town staffing issues. Advertising of the dates and associated rules and restrictions will be published soon. Crossley also reported that several eastern Washington mayors have joined together in signing a letter to Governor Jay Inslee, requesting that their municipalities be...
DAVENPORT – The city is required per state law to periodically update their six-year street plan. Therefore, council was presented with an updated street plan that included projects, funding sources and what stage of planning or preparation each project was in at council's Feb. 24 meeting. The only projects with grant money already awarded are this year's airport runway reconstruction (FAA grant) and an ADA transition plan (Quadco funds). Most projects beyond 2021 are in t...
DAVENPORT – After originally not including teachers and childcare workers in the current 1B phase of vaccination, Gov. Jay Inslee pivoted and declared educators and licensed childcare workers should be added to the current phase “immediately.” Inslee’s flip came after President Joe Biden issued a directive that all states should prioritize the vaccination of educators and childcare workers. Inslee said he will “soon” announce when the state will prioritize grocery store workers, farmworkers, food processors, bus drivers and...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers shared crime statistics here in 2020 at council’s Feb. 24 meeting. The most common crimes were “Part II” crimes and “crimes against society.” Magers shared five classifications for major crimes. Some crimes fit into multiple classifications. “Part I” crimes include arson, aggravated assault, burglary, homicide, theft, rape and robbery. There were 31 such crimes here in 2020, including 24 larceny thefts, four aggravated assaults, two burglaries and one rape. Larceny theft violatio...
DAVENPORT – Margie Hall will resign her position as director of the Lincoln County Economic Development Council effective March 31. She’s taken a job for the state Department of Commerce in the Local Government Division with an emphasis on Eastern Washington and community development block grants. “Community Development Block Grants provide rural communities with valuable assistance for high cost projects like water and sewer system updates,” Hall said. “I hope to continue to serve Lincoln County, just through a different...
DAVENPORT – Residents driving through downtown may have noticed several yellow flags inside holders with a Lions Club logo attached to the wooden poles at the intersection of Morgan and 6th Streets. Those flags were the inspiration of club member John Coley, who noticed a high potential for vehicle vs. pedestrian risks at that intersection, one of the busiest in the city. The city agreed to the measure. "We don't have to wait for someone to get hit," Coley noted. P...
REARDAN – The school board didn’t discuss or approve many groundbreaking or town-altering items at its Feb. 24 meeting, but the docket was full nonetheless. The meeting included a presentation from mayor Gail Daniels, who highlighted the developing partnership between the town and school district. A part of that is the pathway that’s being developed from the school that will connect with the path heading to the baseball fields and the readerboard project that’s still in progress. She also mentioned her hopes to partner with a...
LAKE ROOSEVELT – Staff at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area are hoping and planning for more camping availability this summer, superintendent Dan Foster shared with Lincoln County commissioners at the commissioners’ March 1 meeting. “Hopefully we will be able to offer a lot more than we did last summer,” Foster said. “The big crunch was the requirements from the CDC and health service on cleaning. We’re hoping with strides made against the coronavirus and also additional knowledge about the potential for coronavirus...
ODESSA – Several Odessa businesses are having difficulty hiring employees due to the housing shortage in Odessa. Offering people jobs is one thing, helping them find a place to live is quite another. Commuting from Spokane or even from some closer communities loses its appeal over the long term, even when businesses are offering additional gas stipends or other more generous benefits. Currently, there are no Odessa homes listed with local realtors. Michelle Melgren with Katz Realty of Davenport told The Record that the few ho...
ODESSA – Some coaching positions filled, some newly opened The school board has approved Jon Hayashi as the head coach of the junior-high girls basketball team. The board also approved Dalles Deife as a volunteer assistant volleyball coach, helping out head coach Suzie Deife who is coaching both the varsity and junior varsity teams. The golf program is also likely to be offered later this spring if the number of students interested remains steady. Advertising for a golf coach has been posted. The Board of Directors of O...
ODESSA – Clinic manager Barb Schlimmer has announced that the Odessa Clinic will receive an additional 84 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week. Following last week’s mass vaccination at the community center, the original 180 doses were used to inoculate people who had previously signed up on a waiting list. Now she wants to get the word out that additional doses are here, and folks are being urged to call the clinic to put their names on the list for vaccination. Preference will still be given to those over the age...
ODESSA – The Odessa Clinic sprang into action Monday, when the Lincoln County Health District called to announce that 180 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine would be delivered to Odessa. Clinic manager Barb Schlimmer and her team quickly began organizing a mass inoculation clinic for folks who had already signed up to be on a waiting list for the shots. On Tuesday afternoon, setup began taking place in the community center after town officials agreed to its use a...
