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ODESSA – The Board of Directors of Odessa School District #105 met in the library and via ZOOM on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 6 p.m., preceded by a workshop held at 5:30 p.m. in the district office during which the board reviewed levy resolutions and discussed school board goals for the school year. Present were Ed Deife, board chair; board members Janie Steward, Heather Valverde, Chris Crossley and Carmen Weishaar; Dan Read, Superintendent; Jamie Nelson, Principal; Staci Claassen, Assistant Business Manager; Justin P...
ODESSA – The Columbia Basin Development League, a group that has served as the voice and beacon for the completion of the Columbia Basin Project since 1964, elected new officers for its Board of Trustees for 2021. Current Vice Chair Matt Harris will serve as chairman, with Dale Pomeroy as vice chair, Clark Kagele returning as secretary, and Orman Johnson returning as treasurer. Current chairman Mark Stedman will serve as past chair. Harris is the director of governmental affairs for the Washington State Potato Commission and...
HARRINGTON – The City Council met via Zoom for a special meeting and two public hearings. Those attending were councilmen Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Stephen Hardy, Levi Schenk and Justin Slack; Clerk Janice Cepeda; Mayor Nathan Luck and identified visitors Jamie Henneman (Davenport Times), Marge Womach and Cherie MacClellan and others unidentified. The State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA/DNS) Determination of Non-Significance was the first of two public hearings to be opened. MacClellan asked which project this was in...
ODESSA — As of 2 p.m. Nov. 24, Lincoln County had counted 7,073 ballots, accounting for 87.87% of the 8,049 registered voters in the county. For the most part, Lincoln County voters followed their traditional Republican leanings, while statewide voting predominantly favored Democratic candidates. Although Lincoln County voted for the Trump/Pence ticket by 73.23% vs. 24.36% for Biden/Harris all the down to the precinct level, the statewide vote was a bit closer in favor of the Democrats who garnered 57.97% of the vote to t...
ODESSA – The Odessa Town Council met Monday evening and held one of the shortest meetings on record. Following a public hearing on the final budget proposal, at which no comments from the public were forthcoming, council members Landon Lobe, Vickie Iverson, Kelly Watkins and Marlene Kramer were called to order by Mayor Bill Crossley. Zoning inspector Bill Knerr was present via Zoom, The Record was represented by Terrie Schmidt-Crosby, and Meri Jane Bohn, town clerk, recorded the proceedings. The usual housekeeping matters w...
ODESSA – The Medication Education and Disposal Project has launched a statewide program to offer Washington state residents free services to dispose of expired, unwanted or unused medicine safely and conveniently. MED-Project provides convenient, year-round medicine drop-off locations, such as pharmacies, medical facilities and law enforcement offices. In addition to its existing operational programs in several counties, MED-Project has activated approximately 150 additional drop-off sites for state residents. Residents w...
HARRINGTON – Crisp air and a slight breeze lets one know that the seasons are changing as does the aroma of burning leaves in various piles about town. New fencing can be seen going up to enclose a yard, while trenches are being dug in other yards in an attempt to get these types of projects completed before the ground has a solid freeze upon it. Weather has been ideal for preparations of Christmas decorations, lights being raised, inflatables growing to full size and nativity scenes appearing before the Thanksgiving h...
DAVENPORT – If one doesn't mind freezing their tails off, there are several enjoyable spots for winter hunting and fishing in Lincoln County, even as temperatures begin to plummet and some animals go into hibernation. "By far" the most popular seasonal outdoor activity is fishing at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Fish and Wildlife Officer Curt Wood said. He said the water bodies there don't typically freeze over, so ice fishing isn't always an option, but added that...
RENTON – The pandemic has struck another blow to local athletics. The WIAA voted to delay the start of winter sports to Feb. 1, 2021 and shorten each sports season to seven weeks apiece at its Nov. 17 meeting. Practices for winter sports season, the most prominent of which are basketball and wrestling, were originally scheduled to begin Dec. 28, with competitions coming shortly after. However, a surge of positive COVID-19 cases caused the WIAA to create another delay in an a...
AIRWAY HEIGHTS — A local woman is facing possible charges following a Nov. 25 crash that injured a Davenport woman. Lindsay G. Spotted Eagle, 43, is facing possible charges of driving while under the influence and felony hit-and-run, according to the Washington State Patrol. As of press time, Spotted Eagle remained in the Spokane County Jail. Brianna M. Olesen, 26, of Davenport, was injured in the 6:51 p.m. crash Nov. 25 and transported to a regional medical center in Spokane. According to the Washington State Patrol, S...
SPOKANE — Approximately 480 Avista electric customers in the town of Sprague and the surrounding area will experience a planned power outage on Tuesday, Dec 15. The planned outage will begin at 2 a.m. and end at 4 a.m. No road closures are expected during this outage. The planned outage is required as Avista crews conduct routine maintenance to their Sprague substation. The routine maintenance will increase reliability and reduce future outages in the area. “We understand power outages can be inconvenient and we app...
REARDAN - A small soap business here is raising funds this season to equip law enforcement with specialized safety lights designed to protect officers on busy roadways. The project headed by business owner Tammy Merrill has already exceeded its goal of buying 21 lights, including providing lights for officers in the Town of Reardan. Merrill decided to start a project to buy "Guardian Angel Devices" for officers in Arizona in honor of her father in law. "I make soap and have a...
WILBUR – The donation of a fire truck to the fire district that serves the Wilbur area will replace an outdated vehicle in the district's fleet. The 2001 Central States truck donated by the Airway Heights Fire Department has replaced an outdated 1968 engine Fire District No. 7 was using. The newer truck is a welcome upgrade, especially in light of the challenges with the Whitney fire this fall. The fire that started Labor Day weekend consumed over 120,000 acres in Lincoln C...
DAVENPORT – A $4.3 million FAA grant to improve the Davenport Airport is continuing to make progress as various parts of the improvement plan are approved by the City Council. A marketing contract with T&O Engineering was approved by the City Council at its Nov. 25 meeting. The contract is not to exceed $5,000 and is designed to bring in more pilots to the airport, including potential businesses. City Administrator Steve Goemmel said the airport does have space to add an aircraft related business like a repair shop or o...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Courthouse computers continued to be “compromised” after a Nov. 19 incident that has required a cyber security team. According to Lincoln County Commissioner Rob Coffman, the software systems were “compromised by an outside party.” The county has a “team on the ground that is working on it,” he said. While the county is not calling the incident the work of a hacker, Coffman noted a ransom note was left. “We have a good security system,” Coffman said. “So, at this time, we don’t know the exte...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee unveiled a new cellphone-based coronavirus exposure notification system Monday. During an afternoon press conference, Inslee touted the new "WaNotify" application designed in corroboration with University of Washington, Google and Apple. The cellphone application is voluntary and uses Bluetooth technology to connect to other cellphones with the application. According to the governor, users who are within 6 feet of someone for 15 minutes who has the application and is reporting the viral infection v...
DAVENPORT – The Lincoln County Public Works Department recently won a Best County Project from the Washington State Department of Transportation. Department Engineer Keith Martin said the county has the distinction of being the first-ever agency to win the award for an emergency relief funded project. The project repaired over 1,000 feet of road after a landslide in 2017. The project cost $6.5 million and was funded through a collaboration of state, federal and county d...
DAVENPORT – The state imposed Coronavirus restrictions are continuing to have an impact on the Davenport business community, including signaling an uncertain future for the Davenport Chamber of Commerce. Since March of this year, Gov. Jay Inslee has mandated restrictions on businesses to “slow the spread” of the coronavirus including mandating masks, limiting the number of customers who can be in a business and prohibiting indoor dining. Public meetings were also banned or limited to a certain number of attendees. The actio...
DAVENPORT – Sue Tebow is not a professor, a professional anthologist, or a university researcher but her daily work falls neatly in the lines of preserving culture as it is happening. Tebow, a blogger and ag advocate, has made it her mission for the last four years to write a story about someone in ag every day. As she chronicles the lives of farmers, ranchers, farm kids and hired hands, Tebow has been taking notes and snapping photos to create content for her website on t...
OLYMPIA – In an online meeting this week, Washington State House Republicans once again elected Representatives from Washington’s 7th Legislative District to serve in senior leadership positions within their caucus. Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, was chosen to be Deputy Leader, a position he has held for the past 14 years. The Deputy Leader helps serve as a spokesperson for the caucus, monitors legislation through the committee process, meets with committee ranking members, helps set the caucus priorities and agenda, and mee...
COLVILLE – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced in late October that it would be removing endangered species protections for wolves in the lower 48 states, essentially turning management of the predator fully to the state. The federal agency had listed wolves as endangered in much of Western Washington until the Oct. 29 announcement. As the state Department of Fish and Wildlife assumes the totality of the responsibility for wolves, with many of its action items s...
REARDAN – The school board approved a replacement educational programs and operations levy of $2.00 per $1,000 of assessed property value at its Nov. 18 meeting. The levy will go on the ballot for a vote Feb. 9, 2021. The three-year levy would be a decrease from the current rate of $2.08 per $1,000 of assessed property value. However, the $2.00 figure is an educated estimation detailing the total ask, which is what voters will be deciding on, according to school staff. The replacement levy, which would take over for the p...
REARDAN – Council unanimously passed Ordinance 181 concerning tax levy revenue at its Nov. 19 meeting. Property taxes will raise by 2.35% in town, pending filing of the Lincoln County Assessor’s Office. The town’s projected revenue of the levy raise would rise to $93,000 from $90,860, an increase of $2,140....
OLYMPIA – As state leaders and legislators prepare to deal with a budget gap in 2021, members of Fish and Wildlife know cuts could be coming to their department, but exact cuts won’t be unknown until Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget is released. Fish and Wildlife spokesperson Staci Lehman and Officer Curt Wood, who monitors Lincoln County, both said budget cuts could be a reality due to lost revenue from shutdowns in spring 2020, but what those cuts would look like remains to be seen until the governor’s budget comes out and the sta...
ST. JOHN – Rock Lake Sporting Clays has canceled its fund-raising shoot for this Saturday, Nov. 21. Gary Newton, owner of the Rock Lake Sporting Clays on Stevens Road, confirmed the cancelation Monday. “Due to the governor’s order to shut down, we are canceling,” he said. “We were almost booked up.” Newton said the event will be rescheduled after the governor’s shutdown order is lifted. “Due to the governors shutdown, we’re only allowed to have five people at one time,” he said. “We had scheduled up to 50 people.” The event...
