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TOLYMPIA – On Monday, Dec. 14, Secretary of State Kim Wyman presided over Washington’s 2020 Electoral College. The state’s 12 electors cast ballots for Joseph R. Biden for president and Kamala D. Harris for vice president, both of whom won the popular vote in the Nov. 3 General Election. The Electoral College vote was held in the Legislative building in Olympia, which is not open to the public. To ensure public health and safety, and in adherence to health guidelines, attendance was limited to the electors and alter...
ODESSA – At Monday night’s final meeting of the Odessa Town Council in 2020, it was announced that Town Marshal Brent Dell has handed in his resignation, loaded up his belongings and headed for the Las Vegas area, where a new job awaits. It is also where his elderly mother lives, a fact that entered into his decision to make the move, according to Odessa Mayor Bill Crossley. Officer Les Jimerson is now the acting marshal and will be sworn in as the new town marshal in January, Crossley announced. After the holidays, the tow...
WILBUR – Doxie's Diner in Wilbur announced on Facebook this week that they are open for in-person seating, as well as providing takeout options. The restaurant is one of many businesses pushing back against Gov. Jay Inslee's ongoing mandate to close restaurants, gyms, bars and other establishments until Jan. 4. Governor Inslee's closure order, which originally started in March 2020, is only 86 days away from its one year anniversary of forcing businesses to close, ordering t...
ODESSA – Last Saturday was a busy day at the grand opening of Odessa Hardware, with Matt and Liz Roberson and members of their extended family hosting folks who dropped by to shop, visit and enter drawings for various store items throughout the day. Matt's niece and nephew, Josee and Cass Newman, were on hand to help out, as was the Roberson children's grandmother Alberta Cannon. All three of Matt and Liz's children were also present, Cannon, Katherine and Annabelle. It was a...
ODESSA – The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center now hosts a medication disposal kiosk for unwanted or expired medications. The drop box is secure and accessible during business hours. Family members may dispose of prescription medications on behalf of the person to whom the prescription belongs, but healthcare providers may not dispose of someone else's prescriptions. The drop box is made available by a statewide initiative that provides indefinite funding for all expenses a...
HARRINGTON – As an additional explanatory statement regarding last week’s public hearing on the State Environmental Policy Act, the City of Harrington had posted the public hearing notice for two weeks prior to the issue being voted upon in the Council meeting in order that the public at large can question the activity of the council in an informed manner. The notice that preceded the meeting stated, “the project involves modification of the City of Harrington Wastewater Treatment Plant to facilitate operations, replacing two...
DAVENPORT – Christmas can be a difficult time for children who have been separated from their families, but a ranch with a special connection to Davenport is ensuring many children have a home for the holidays. Morning Star Boys' Ranch, a non-profit foster home located near the Southhill of Spokane, provides a unique foster home environment for boys 6 to 13 ½ years old. The ranch is located on property donated by Davenport resident Mrs. Anna Heckett in 1956. The d...
DAVENPORT – A package of changes to the Washington State Brand Department’s fee structure last year have not helped to solve the department’s cash flow issues, despite cost increases to producers. In a report to the legislature this fall, brand department officials noted that projections made during the 2019 legislative session have not been realized and fee increases have not helped to level the department’s budget. The brand department, which started the fiscal year 2020 with an account balance of $77, anticipates being b...
HARRINGTON – As part of an effort to support ranchers in Lincoln County after the Whitney fire this summer, local business Ag Swag recently sold 14 dozen hats with the slogan "Log it, graze it or watch it burn." The proceeds from the hats, totaling over $2,000, will be donated to the Lincoln County Cattlemen's Association. Owner Julie Jacobsen said she was encouraged by the hat sales and the message they shared. "Thank you to all that supported this effort! We started with 2...
COULEE DAM – Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area invites you to come and enjoy the great outdoors no matter the season. With reduced staffing and resources during the winter, facilities and services are limited. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, camping is only available in the Kettle Falls, Fort Spokane, and Spring Canyon campgrounds during the 2020-2021 winter season. Campsites are limited to: Kettle Falls: loop 1 Fort Spokane: loop 1 Spring Canyon: lower loop Reservations are still required but can be made in advance or f...
Compiled by Drew Lawson for The Times This week saw more wins, losses, COVID-19 cancellations and unexpected circumstances take place for local sports teams. Perhaps the strangest COVID-related occurrence occurred in the PAC-12, when the Washington Huskies had to withdraw from the PAC-12 football championship due to rising case numbers. They were replaced by the Oregon Ducks, who will take on USC in the title game Friday, while other PAC-12 schools will play regular season gam...
OLYMPIA – Health care workers in the state could start receiving a Wuhan coronavirus vaccine as early as Tuesday. During a press conference this morning, Sunday, Dec. 13, Gov. Jay Inslee said doses of a vaccine should arrive Monday, Dec. 14. “I’m thrilled that Washington state has now authorized the vaccine,” the governor said. According to the governor, the states of California, Oregon and Washington created their own Western States Working Group comprising 17 members to review the vaccine. “I fully agree with FDA’s dec...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee essentially canceled Christmas and New Year's celebrations today, Dec. 8, by ordering coronavirus quarantine orders to remain in place through the end of the year. "This remains an extremely alarming situation," the governor said during a morning press conference announcing his intent to keep restaurants, bars, gymnasiums, theaters, bowling alleys and other businesses essentially shuttered until at least Jan. 4. Restaurants and bars are allowed to...
REPUBLIC — Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp filed a lawsuit Thursday in King County Superior Court against Secretary of State Kim Wyman seeking an audit of ballots in six Western Washington counties. The lawsuit alleges election officials failed to verify that the ballots they counted in the Nov. 3 general election were cast legally. He’s seeking an audit of votes in King, Clark, Thurston, Pierce, Kitsap, and Skagit counties. Incumbent Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Bainbridge Island, won those six counties and five others. Cha...
DAVENPORT – Celebrating the holidays in 2020 is looking different than in years past in the wake of the coronavirus scare, but one Davenport area photographer is ensuring that photos with Santa aren't missed. Photographer Nikki Ensor of L3A Fantasy Photography is giving clients the chance to have their photo taken with a scenic winter backdrop but adding Santa post-photo shoot in order to adhere to social distancing guidelines. Using digital software, Ensor is able to add a S...
REARDAN – The town council unanimously approved the 2021 budget at its Dec. 3 meeting. The budget anticipates the town being in the black in 2021, with $1,072,783.31 in revenue and $808,433.42 in expenses for a net of $264,349.89. The budget details where local property and sales taxes, utility payments and other local payments will be allocated in the town. Council approved a 2.35% property tax increase at its Nov. 19 meeting, which was filed with the Lincoln County Assessor’s Office but has yet to be approved. It likely won...
DAVENPORT – The Lincoln County computer systems are continuing to be non-functional for the third week as technicians work to rebuild systems that were compromised by an outside source. As of Dec. 7, the Lincoln County Commissioners did not know when the systems would be operational again, only that crews were continuing to work on rebuilding the system. “We have 35 servers that are having to be built one at a time,” Commissioner Rob Coffman shared. As county employees turn to old school methods like writing down recor...
DAVENPORT – Grace Hanning and Julia Klein have been selected to represent Washington wheat farmers as ambassadors for the upcoming year. The two high school seniors were selected after a written application process that included submitting a short introductory video. The ambassadors will represent Washington wheat farmers at various civic and community events and will also participate in an advocacy trip to Olympia with Washington Association of Wheat Growers' (WAWG) leaders....
DAVENPORT – A ruling in the Lincoln County Superior Court in a case involving the Family Resource Center of Lincoln County received a partial decision last month, but key issues in the case have yet to be decided. In 2018, former employee Staci Landt filed a suit against the center, alleging the board of directors of wrongfully firing Landt and the center’s executive director, Lynne Kuchenbuch. Landt alledges that the center board moved to fire Kuchenbuch after she disclosed that she had cancer in Oct. 2017. Landt had com...
OLYMPIA – A new report, the 2020 Framework for the Future, sets forth a roadmap for continued work in a post-COVID-19 future to bring ultra-high-speed ground transportation to the Pacific Northwest. The report builds on previous studies conducted over the past three years and details next steps on governance, strategic outreach and funding and financing. It was released Dec. 8, and submitted to the executive and legislative branches of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Offering travel time of less than an hour b...
DAVENPORT – Christmas is a time for cheer, a time to be merry, a time to be with loved ones …and a time to acquire more new items than one needs. Inevitably, the influx of holiday gifts prompts many to look at donating or throwing away their old items. In Lincoln County, places for carrying out this sort of holiday purge are rather limited compared to a larger county, but options still exist. Still functioning despite the COVID-19 pandemic and tucked a couple blocks behind Safeway in Davenport lies the Lincoln County Car...
Harrington reader Scout Sewall peruses one of the Christmas themed library books currently available at the Harrington Library. Librarian Stacey Rasmussen said the library has a lot to offer. "We have new books that will be arriving any day, we have the ability to check out e-books on an electronic reading device and we are bringing out our holiday book selection." The library is open Tuesdays from 2pm to 5pm and Thursdays from 3pm to 6pm....
DAVENPORT – State representative Tom Dent, 13th district (R), was recently recognized by CropLife America (CLA) recognized Dent with its State Leadership Award for his support of farmers, ranchers and the pesticide industry. "Given the importance of agriculture to my legislative district and Washington State, I am honored and humbled to receive this award and be recognized by CropLife America," said Dent, R-Moses Lake. "Strengthening our agricultural industry has always b...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln Hospital and Clinics would like to warn residents to verify network and provider coverage when selecting a health plan from the Washington health exchange platform. The health insurance products from United Healthcare of Oregon, Inc. Cascade Select are not accepted by Lincoln Hospital and Clinics as well as many referral specialists in Spokane County. “We would hate for our patients to sign up for this plan, only to find out they aren’t covered when they need to access healthcare with us and many of the o...
PULLMAN - Had he touched the ball yet all game? WSU 7'1" center Volodymyr Markovetskyy, who went in during the second half - hand-raised, arm out - got no reply until Noah Williams fed him in the final minute for an emphatic dunk, giving the Cougars a game-breaking lead over Eastern Washington on a night WSU trailed for most of it, winning 71-68. Markovetskyy's score came just before EWU's Jacob Davison hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to one and Eastern got the ball back to wo...
