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DAVENPORT — Lincoln County’s unemployment rate fell to 4% last month, down from 4.9% August, according to data released Tuesday, Oct. 19, by the state Employment Security Department. The September rate represented 158 people seeking work out of a labor force of 3,999. That was down from 199 people seeking work and a labor force of 4,090 in August. Statewide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in September, the third straight monthly decline, the department reported. Employers shed an estimated 15,400 job...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 21: Airway Heights $4.98 at Speedie-Shoppe. Cheney $5.13 at Maverik. Colfax $5.29 at Chevron, Cenex and 76. Davenport $5.19 at Exxon. Ephrata $4.87 at Short Stop. Grand Coulee $5.49 at Chevron. Moses Lake $4.87 at Chevron and Short Stop. Post Falls, Idaho $4.29 at Walmart. Ritzville $5.04 at Love's Travel Stop and Maverik. Spokane $4.69 at Conoco and Texaco....
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office traffic policing cost $344,329.80 from July through September, according to a report presented Monday, Oct. 19, to county commissioners. Deputies logged 2,816 hours of traffic patrol duty and drove 93,368 miles during the quarter, according to an Oct. 10 report signed by Sheriff Gabe Gants. Deputies made 30 arrests (many by citation), issued 89 traffic tickets and issued 304 verbal warnings, the report showed. Warning stops averaged a half-hour traffic tickets 45 minutes. Cri...
DAVENPORT —Lincoln County commissioners approved 2027 health insurance terms for two employee unions Monday, Oct. 19. The agreements set how much the county pays toward monthly medical premiums starting Friday, Jan. 1. The terms cover Local Nos. 1254 and 1254-CH, both part of the Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFSCME. They replace agreements approved last year. Under the agreements, the county will pay $1,205 a month for employee-only coverage. It will pay $1,605 for an employee and their spouse and $...
DAVENPORT - A Forks policeman has been hired as a new deputy with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. Steven Lenz, 38, started his position here Monday, Oct. 19. He grew up in Spokane and is a graduate of Shadle Park High School. "I am looking forward to working with another office that allows its employees the autonomy they need to get the job done," Lenz said. Sheriff Gabe Gabts said Lenz had been working since March 2024 at the Forks Police Department, where he...
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 12-17: Oct. 12 Traffic stops: 2 8:54 a.m. — Residential burglary; gas can stolen from shed in Wilbur; subject arrested armed at Ninth and Jefferson, Davenport. 9:23 a.m. — Suspicious circumstance; EMS swatting call on Main Avenue; location not reported. 12:05 p.m. — Suspicious circumstance; tracking device in teddy bear; location not reported. 12:19 p.m. — Suspicious circumstance; running truck at cemetery; l...
DAVENPORT — The City Council opened a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 14, on the 2027 preliminary budget, which includes a 1% property-tax increase and a proposed 3% rise in water and sewer rates. Mayor Brad Sweet, attending digitally from Bremerton, had the annual budget message read into the record by Councilman Lance Strite. Most revenue sources are expected to stay roughly the same as this year, according to the finance committee report given during the hearing. “Most of the revenue sources are going to be unchanged, which...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Planning Commission scheduled a 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, workshop on expected data center rules. Chairwoman Sue Lani Madsen said the commission will collect concerns and recommend changes to the zoning code. Planning commissioners started their rule-making process Monday, Oct. 12. With a moratorium in place on data centers, no companies have sought a related permit, yet. Madsen said the county is trying to get ahead of any applications, not react to them. “We’re just trying to collect what...
ODESSA — Building without a permit will still draw a fine, but it will no longer jail time. The Town Council on Monday, Oct. 12, approved rewriting the permit ordinance to eliminate jail as a penalty for a violation. Existing Ordinance 520. Section 9 sets a fine of up to $500 and up to 30 days in jail, or both. That language was never put on the bail schedule. Police Chief Ericka Rose said she does not believe the town can criminalize a missed building permit. A motion was made to amend the ordinance to remove the g...
Here are the lowest regular gasoline prices per gallon reported in the region by GasBuddy.com as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 14: Airway Heights $5.03 at Nomnom. Cheney $5.28 at Exxon. Colfax $5.29 at Chevron, Cenex and 76. Davenport $5.49 at Exxon. Ephrata $4.89 at Chevron. Grand Coulee $4.39 at Exxon and Conoco. Moses Lake $4.87 at Chevron and Colville Fuels. Post Falls, Idaho $4.35 at Walmart. Ritzville $5.04 at Love's Travel Stop. Spokane $4.79 at Costco....
ODESSA - A police chief fired in Reardan four months ago has taken a patrol job here. During the Monday, Oct. 12, Town Council meeting, Barbara Werner, 59, was sworn into office as an Odessa patrol officer. Reardan Mayor Kathy Eastman had fired Werner June 25 as that city's police chief, a position she's had since May 1, 2025. Odessa has always run a two-person department and the town had been working to fill the second officer slot for some time, Mayor William F. Crossley...
REARDAN – A second local policeman has taken a job with the city of Ritzville. On Oct. 6, Reardan officer Jonathan Graham was sworn in to serve the city of Ritzville by Police Chief Mike Suniga. Suniga is also a former Reardan police officer; he and Graham worked together there. In addition to Graham and Suniga, Reardan’s last police chief, Barbara Wermer, was sworn in as a police officer in Odessa (see related story)....
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Oct. 5-11: Oct. 5 Traffic stops: 2 12 a.m. — Security check; fully redacted. 7:11 a.m. — Commercial alarm; location secure. 8:16 a.m. — Civil situation, Sprague Lake Resort Road. 10:29 a.m. — Animal problem, South First Street. 10:33 a.m. — Suspicious circumstance; hotel entry, no damage. 10:46 a.m. — Disabled vehicle, milepost 253, state Highway 2. 1:10 p.m. — Paper service, 12th, Davenport; served. 1:16 p.m. — Disa...
ODESSA — Town Deputy Clerk Mary Hoy is resigning her post. During a Monday, Oct. 12, meeting of the Town Council, Clerk-Treasurer Jaime Nelson notified councilmembers of the vacancy. Nelson said interviews of candidates to replace Hoy were scheduled to start Tuesday, Oct. 13. During her report, Nelson also updated the council on the status of a new ballot drop box, just in time for the Nov. 3 general election. The new drop box is located in front of the town Public Works building. In other business, the council: • Heard fro...
REARDAN - A former town clerk took the oath Thursday, Oct. 1, for the council seat left open when a Vietnam veteran and longtime member died in July. Celeste Lewis was sworn in at the beginning of the Town Council meeting by Mayor Kathy Eastman. Lewis fills the Position No. 4 seat left vacant when Councilman Raymond "Rocky" Kidder died in July. The council voted 3-1 to appoint her Sept. 28 from eight applicants. Council members Leanne Merkel, Wayne Terry and Dan Graham voted...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County is mailing 8,788 Nov. 3 general election ballots this week to voters who will have a say in three statewide initiatives. Local voters, however, won’t have much to worry about when it comes to local candidates and ballot measures, as every county race is uncontested and there are not any levy or bond measures. Voters will have a choice on three statewide measures: Initiative 645 would repeal a 9.9% tax on annual individual income over $1 million, set to take effect in 2028, and prohibit state and...
EVERETT – Lincoln County newspaper owners and employees were recognized Saturday, Oct. 3, during the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association annual meeting in Everett. Wilbur Register owner Frank Stedman received the prestigious Miles Turnbull Master Editor/Publisher award. And Record-Times owner Roger Harnack won multiple photography, design and commentary writing awards. Stedman was recognized as a true editor and publisher active in every aspect of his newspaper, as well as providing print services to his c...
DAVENPORT — A local man was booked into jail Monday, Oct. 5, after deputies said he damaged a woman’s vehicle during an argument at Mountain View Cemetery. Matthew Dean Wright, 26, of Davenport, was arrested for second-degree malicious mischief-domestic violence, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. Jennifer Lynn Walker, 43, of Airway Heights, reported the incident about 3:55 p.m. Sept. 28, records show.. Walker said she and Wright, whom she described as an on-and-off partner of several years, argued in her v...
DISPATCH LOG DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the following calls for service from Sept. 28-Oct. 4: Sept. 28 Traffic stops: 2 12:02 a.m. — Juvenile in an alley walking home, location not reported. 12:26 a.m. — Noise complaint, West Alder Street; town not reported. 6:39 a.m. — Notice posted, Sunday Bay Road North, Davenport. 6:45 a.m. — Attempt to serve protection order, Maxwell Street, Davenport. 9:37 a.m. — Registered sex offender check, North Fifth Street, Almira. 9:42 a.m. — Registered sex...
DAVENPORT — A Shoreline man was booked into jail Tuesday, Oct. 6, after a bonding agency turned him in on local warrants. Solomon Dion McLemore, 43, of Shoreline, was brought to the Sheriff’s Office at 404 Sinclair St. on Sept. 29, court records show. McLemore had multiple warrants out of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office....
DAVENPORT — Post offices, banks and some government offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 12, for Columbus Day. Regular mail delivery and retail service resume Tuesday, Oct. 13. Customers can still order stamps, print labels and manage mail online. The Lincoln County Courthouse will be open....
REARDAN — The Reardan-Edwall School Board directed the superintendent last week to prepare a six-year capital levy for the Feb. 9, special election. Superintendent Eric Sobotta said the board acted Wednesday, Sept. 23. The levy would add permanent classrooms for middle school and special education students now in portables and a multipurpose building to replace leased off-campus space for performing arts, school activities, wrestling and community events. The estimated rate is 94 cents per $1,000 of assessed value. D...
DAVENPORT — The National Park Service may burn slash piles as part of prescribed fire work at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area. Burns are being planned northeast of Fort Spokane, near Miles Road and Cougi Lane; southwest of the Keller Ferry marina; and off Spring Canyon Campground Road. Ignition is expected between early October and December, when weather and fuel conditions are favorable, according to the park service. Each burn should be finished in one day, and crews will monitor the sites until they are out. R...
DAVENPORT — A driver left a car in a ditch Thursday, Oct. 1, along Hawk Creek Ranch Road. Joshua Stephen Howell, 33, of West Plains, Mo., was not injured in the crash, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office. He was the only person in the vehicle The call came in about 3:56 p.m. Oct. 1 at Hawk Creek Ranch Road and Johns Rocky Way....
