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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE-Col. Cassius T. Bentley became the new commander of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing during a change of command ceremony at Fairchild Air Force Base Wednesday (July 1) morning. He takes over for outgoing commander Col. Derek Salmi, who will be "assigned to the joint staff at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.," according to a press release from the 92nd. Salmi was commander of the 92nd for the allotted two years. Bentley takes over at Fairchild after a stint...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that residents statewide will be required to wear a face mask effective Friday. “This is something we can get use to,” Inslee said, noting that a willful decision not to wear a face mask is “tantamount to a misdemeanor.” The governor balked, however, when questioned on how the state would enforce the requirement. “We just think people will respond,” he said. Inslee said the requirement stems from an order by the non-elected state Secretary of Health John Weisman. “COVID-19 sti...
ODESSA – Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center’s administration and staff want to thank all of the area residents who have provided masks, food, visits and well wishes during this COVID-19 Pandemic. We are fortunate to have such a supporting and engaged community to work with and for during these trying times. OMHC has worked hard to meet the governor’s expectations in protective equipment, staff safety and texting capability. The County Health Department and our staff talk weekly to ensure they know the status of our patie...
ODESSA – The municipal pool will open for the summer season this coming Sunday, Father’s Day, June 21, from 1-5 p.m. The pool manager this year is Mya Boss, with assistant manager Natosha Boss. Their fellow lifeguards are Katreace Boss, Tori Schlommer, Kaitlyn Zagelow, Laela Hardung, Kaylee McKinney, Kaytlyn Shafer and Alyssa Iverson. The pool will be closed Mondays, with open swim times on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Adult-only swim times are 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays thr...
ODESSA — Farmers and other land owners willing to provide hunting access on their land may be eligible to receive funding from the state. The state Department of Fish and wildlife has $2.7 million to help with hunting program costs and private land access. Some of the funds will be used for the Hunt by Reservation system and increasing hunting opportunities for big game, turkey, upland game, waterfowl and more. “We are honored to receive this grant funding to expand our current opportunities and private lands access sta...
SPOKANE VALLEY - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and 5th District Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers look over boxes of fresh farm produce at the Share Care facility in Liberty Lake. Perdue and McMorris Rodgers visited the facility as part of a Farmers to Families food box event Thursday afternoon, June 18. Share Care is an online food co-op that connects families in need of fresh food with growers within a 100-mile radius of Liberty Lake. The co-op is one of many local...
HARRINGTON – Open meeting laws require city government to notify the public of the time and place of city council meetings and of the agenda for that meeting. The June 10 city council meeting was advertised to be either a conference call or to be held at Memorial Hall. However, four of the five council members had met at city hall based on an email received earlier in the week. The clerk informed the public as late as 4:30 p.m. on June 10 that the 7 p.m. meeting would be by conference call. According to Peter Davenport, ...
DAVENPORT – Lincoln County entered Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s state re-opening plan on June 5. Some downtown Davenport businesses and services have re-opened or adjusted guidelines as a result. Others are maintaining previous restrictions or waiting to re-evaluate their guidelines. El Ranchito and Tribune Smokehouse are both now allowing seating at 75 percent capacity. In Phase 2, they were only able to seat at 50 percent capacity. Tribune Smokehouse co-owner Debbie Brickner said she hopes business will perk up as peo...
GRAND COULEE — The National Park Service recently announced it will increase camping access to campsites on the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area on July 1. The change is being made possible due to King County moving into Phase 2 of the Covid-10 restrictions, according to NPS. “Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area receives approximately 65 percent of its annual visitation between June and September,” NPS said in a recent press release. “In addition to the five counties surrounding Lake Roosevelt (Lincoln, Stevens...
DAVENPORT - A group of local citizens recently marched through the streets of Davenport on June 20 to show their appreciation for local law enforcement during a difficult time in the United States. Bill Dehler, who helped organize the event, said he hoped the march let people in Lincoln County know they "aren't alone." "I know a lot of people are alone right now and watching American cities burn on TV. They are watching the negative way the police and military are being...
DAVENPORT – According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, fireworks may be used from 9 a.m. until midnight July 4 and from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. July 5. Firework sales are allowed from June 29 to July 5 from 9am to 11pm within the county. Lincoln County follows the firework rules outlined in state Revised Code of Washington 70.77.395. Sheriff Wade Magers said the fireworks that are allowed in Lincoln County are those considered “safe and sane.” Fireworks purchased on the Colville Indian Reservation, like M80s and other h...
DAVENPORT – At its June 15 regular session, the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners unanimously approved the commitment of $100,000 of CARES Act funding to be disbursed to small businesses. There is a cap of $5,000 to each approved business application for the first round of CARES monies, according to the commisioner meeting minutes. The commissioners authorized auditor Shelly Johnson to be “the lead for any County expenses and purchases,” per documentation. Lincoln County Economic Development Council director Margie Hall...
BASIN CITY -- Local cowboys are buckin' the state's rejection of reopening Franklin County as the Fourth of July approaches. Despite the state's rejection of Phase 2 reopening in the wake of the coronavirus, residents are planning to kick up their heels for Independence Day. Two rodeo performances, a street dance, parade and fireworks are on tap as part of the Basin City Fourth of July Parade and Freedom Rodeo. The fun gets underway at 8 a.m. Friday, July 3, with rodeo slack. The first of two rodeo performances is set for 6 p...
DAVENPORT – The Lincoln County Jail has experienced an estimated quarter million dollar loss in revenue due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 virus, as the jail has not been able to rent out their extra beds to other counties. Sheriff Wade Magers said he estimates the jail has lost upwards of $250,000 in revenue over the last 90 days by having to turn away bed rental from other counties due to the virus. The annual jail budget, which includes money for county dispatch services, ranges from $1.3 million to $1.5 million....
DAVENPORT – As the country continues to experience unrest due to the Corona virus and recent riots by the Black Lives Matter and Antifa movements, locals in Eastern Washington are clearing the shelves of local gun stores. Davenport Sporting Goods co-owner Jonn Chapman said that the store that features handguns, hunting rifles, ammo and accessories has been growing in business since it opened in 2016. "Our sales have grown every year but this year has blown last year out of t...
ODESSA – The Odessa Athletics Hall of Fame awarded plaques to the slate of 2020 inductees last Saturday afternoon. On the date that would also have been the occasion of the Odessa High School Alumni Banquet, had the Covid-19 pandemic not intervened, the hall of fame committee chair Larry Weber and vice-chair Jon Heimbigner greeted the invited guests at the high school gym foyer, where the display case containing information on all of the inductees to date is housed. The guests...
Olympia – State Fire Marshal Charles P. LeBlanc has announced that the sale of consumer fireworks begins at noon June 28 and ends July 5, 2020, at 9 p.m. A number of cities and counties have restricted or banned the sale and discharge of fireworks, while other counties have modified the type of fireworks that can be purchased. Always check with local jurisdictions before purchasing or discharging fireworks. A state license is required along with a local permit to operate a fireworks stand in Washington. The Washington S...
MOSES LAKE - The Moses Lake School District has named Odessa High School alumna Vickey (Thompson) Melcher its 2019-2020 Board Member of the Year. She is the school board's legislative representative and a champion for the local community. She advocates the needs of the community on behalf of the school district by communicating regularly with the legislative representatives. She conveys to them the importance of public education and of engaging with community stakeholders in s...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office will not be issuing citations or fines for citizens who choose not to wear a face mask per Governor Inslee’s order on June 23. After nearly 100 days after the Covid-19 outbreaks began, Inslee said all Washingtonians must now wear a face mask when in a public space, both indoor and outdoor. Residents with respiratory problems, those who are deaf and children younger than 5 are not required to wear face masks. The order takes effect on Friday, June 26. When asked about enfor...
COLVILLE — The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has retracted its previous statements suggesting a local rancher did not try to prevent attacks on his livestock. The retraction issued Wednesday, June 3, was in connection with the May 19 investigation of two calves attacked by wolves in a private pasture in Stevens County in the Wedge Pack territory. Fish and Wildlife determined the calves’ wounds were consistent with a wolf attack, likely in the 48 hours prior to the discovery of one carcas and one injured calf. A tra...
DAVENPORT- With Lincoln County firmly in Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's four-phased plan to reopen the economy, most downtown businesses have reopened their doors. Subway, Tribune Smokehouse and El Ranchito have all opened their dining rooms to reduced seating. At Subway and El Ranchito, tables have been moved to prevent seating from surpassing 50% capacity. Edna's Drive-In is a notable exception. Their management doesn't plan on opening its dining room this summer, telling The...
OLYMPIA — More counties have been approved to move on to Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s plan to reopen the Washington economy. Kittitas, Thurston and Walla Walla counties are the latest to join Phase 2. As of press time, 22 counties are in Phase 2: Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Cowlitz, Ferry, Garfield, Grant, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, Kittitas, Lewis, Lincoln, Mason, Pacific, Pend Orielle, San Juan, Skamania, Spokane, Stevens, Thurston, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla and Whitman. Clallam, Kitsap, and Klickitat counties are eli...
DAVENPORT - About a month after asking some employees to accept volunteer standby unemployment due to reduced income during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lincoln Hospital has recalled all its employees back to work. No mandatory layoffs or furloughs took place at the hospital. The move comes near the same time the hospital reopened its surgery practice and Gov. Jay Inslee announced reduced restrictions on health care facilities. Hospitals had been barred from performing non-urgent...
MEDICAL LAKE — A local veterans group has submitted a proposal to rename State Route 902 through Medical Lake as the “Gold Star Memorial Highway.” The Eastern Washington Veterans Task Force has submitted the proposal to rename the 12.36-mile route that runs from Interstate 90 exit 272 through Medical Lake and returns to I-90 at exit 264 to the Washington State Transportation Commission. The commission is schedule to take up the proposal once it reconvenes as COVID-19 phase restrictions allow, according to a May 12 news relea...
COLFAX – Stay home orders have prompted people to pursue a variety of activities they may not have otherwise. For Dylan Nails, 20, Colfax, that includes running for Washington State Governor. "I think the youth are really underrepresented in politics," said Nails, a 2018 Colfax High School graduate. Nails is running to show that youth have something to bring to the table of politics and to promote youth involvement in government. "I definitely want to be a voice for Eastern W...
