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PASCO — Gov. Jay Inslee's time has expired, at least in Franklin County. Five minutes into the county commissioners’ 9 a.m. meeting today, April 21, commissioners voted unanimously to reject provisions under Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-home quarantine order. Commissioner Clint Didier moved to reopen the county; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Brad Peck. “I move that Franklin County end recognition of the governor’s stay-at-home emergency proclamation that is now deemed un...
WENATCHEE — The Governor’s Office general counsel has chastised both Douglas and Chelan counties for allowing previously permitted home construction. In letters written Friday, April 17, on behalf of Gov. Jay Inslee, attorney Kathryn Leathers ordered Douglas County to “comply” with the governor’s quarantine orders and ordered Chelan County to “immediately retract” its resolution allowing construction. In addition to the two letters, Leathers sent both counties copies of guidelines on real estate and mortgage and construct...
COLFAX–With Gov. Jay Inslee's order for hospitals to suspend non-essential services, local hospitals are tightening their financial belts in preparation of the shutdown impacting their bottom line. "Just like everybody, we're going to have to take a hit," Whitman Hospital and Medical Center spokeswoman Laurie Gronning said. Rural hospitals are seeing very few coronavirus cases. Elective medical procedures have been shutdown. And rural residents have been told to stay away f...
RITZVILLE - The Columbia Basin Investigative Team has identified the man shot and killed by police Saturday night as Shawn Lee. Lee, 49, hometown not released, was shot in the parking lot of Love's Travel Stop and Country Stores, 1370 N. state Highway 261, by officer Jeff Lane, said a report on the shooting released this morning. Lane is on paid administrative leave, standard operating procedure for an officer involved in a shooting. According to the report, Lee was passing...
OLYMPIA -- Washington, Oregon and California governors announced they have agreed on a shared vision to reopen their states economies and provide unified efforts to control COVID-19 in the future. The pact is based around dealing with the severe acute respiratory disease sweeping the nation and the world that is built on three principles: Health of residents, using science and data instead of politics to drive decisions and being more effective through a unified approach. "We are announcing that California, Oregon and Washing...
OLYMPIA - A bill authored by Rep. Tom Dent providing regulatory relief ro day care providers has been signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee. Dent, R-Moses Lake, represents Lincoln County as part of the 13th Legislative District. The governor signed House Bill 2556 into law Friday. "Early learning and child care providers shared with me that new state rules and regulations being imposed were increasing costs and driving many of them out of business, in an industry that was...
MOSES LAKE - An alleged drunken, wrong-way driver caused a four-vehicle pileup on Interstate 90 on Thursday, April 2. Christopher L. Mainard, 26, of Snohomish, was intoxicated at the scene and arrested for driving under the influence of the 8:17 p.m. crash between Ritzville and Moses Lake, southwest of Odessa, the Washington State Patrol said, noting the crash occurred at Milepost 193, 18 miles east of Moses Lake. Mainard was westbound in the left lane of eastbound I-90 when...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 2662 into law last week, capping the price of insulin at $100 for a 30-day supply. The bill was introduced by Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic. The measure also creates a task force to investigate why the cost of insulin has risen 500% over the last decate. “Especially now, with so many families struggling to make ends meet under the governor’s ‘stay home, stay healthy’ orders, families need financial relief wherever they can find it,” Maycumber said of the new law. “With this...
OLYMPIA — The state Department of Transportation has extended the deadline to remove studded tires. The new deadline is May 15 to accommodate residents effected by the coronavirus quarantine ordered by Gov. Jay Inslee.....
ODESSA — While Lincoln County has only two confirmed coronavirus cases, health officials have made testing availble. Clinics and hospitals in Davenport and Odessa are ready to test residents with related symptoms, which include fever, coughing and difficulty breathing. But don’t just show up at a clinic or hospital, call first, officials said. Local residents can call Odessa Rural Health Clinic at 509-982-2614 and Odessa Memorial Hospital at 509-982-2611. In the Davenport and Reardan areas, residents should call Dav...
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal on Monday, April 6, closed schools fore the remained of the 2019-20 school year. The order keeps both public and private schools closed in accordance with the governor's original March 13 quarantine order. The governor's executive order prohibits in-person instruction through June 19, with exceptions for students with disabilities and English language learners for whom distance learning...
DAVENPORT — A Sprague man was booked into the Lincoln County Jail on April 3. Lodai Douglas McSpadden, 41, was arrested by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office for residential burglary. In an unrelated arrest, Kurt James Buntin, 45, of Airway Heights, was arrested by the Reardan Police Department. He was booked into the jail for physical control on April 3....
BHARRINGTON — The city has a new mayor. Mayor Pro Tempore Nathan Luck was officially selected to lead the city as mayor during a 6 p.m. virtual meeting Thursday, April 2. He was selected on a 2-0 vote of the council, with former Mayor Justin Slack and Councilman Levi Shenk supporting the nomination. Councilmen Peter Davenport and Luck himself abstained from the vote. The decision followed some discussion and apparent confusion of parliamentary procedure. Luck was selected over applicant Desina Holling. “I have chosen to abs...
OLYMPIA — One elected state official and two bureaucrats have moved to keep publicly owned lands managed by their agencies off limits to the public. On Friday, State Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz, D-Poulsbo, and appointed Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind and Washington State Parks Director Don Hoch said they will not be opening up public access because of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Rather, they have said they will keep publicly owned lands managed by the Department of Natural Resources, the S...
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Natural Resources is implementing burn restrictions on DNR-protected lands in Eastern Washington, beginning Friday, April 10. DNR officials cited a front scheduled to pass through the region the next couple of days creating dry conditions and forecasted gusty winds as a reason for instituting the ban earlier than normal. According to an April 9, news release, all outdoor burning, which includes permit and rule burning (small debris disposal fires), is not allowed in eastern Washington. T... Full story
The latest cash grain market in Odessa shows Soft White Wheat is up at $5.34. The club premium is up at $1.70. Hard Red Winter is up at $5.50. Dark Northern Spring is is up at $6.30. Barley is at $137 per ton and Triticale remains at $135 per ton....
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Health Department confirmed a second Wuhan coronavirus case in Lincoln County on March 28. According to health officials, the case involved a Western Washington visitor,who is self-quarantined at their vacation home here. The person, who has not been identified publicly, had limited contact with Lincoln County residents, officials said. The county Health Department has notified individuals who may be at risk. The infected visitor called a clinic before visiting so they could be evaluated w...
OLYMPIA — Millions of N-95 masks and other types of personal protective equipment are being sent to the state as officials scramble to obtain items needed due to the growing coronavirus outbreak. State Department of Health Assistant Secretary for Disease Control and Health Statistics Jerrod Davis said last week that there is significant global demand for these kinds of items and right now the state does not have enough. According to Davis, the state’s joint operations team at Camp Murray — comprising the Department of Enter...
HARRINGTON — A new mayor will be appointed during a special City Council meeting today, Thursday, April 2. The special meeting will be via conference call, beginning at 6 p.m. To participate, 978-990-5000 and enter access code 809428 followed by the pound (#) key when prompted. City Clerk Janice Cepeda said the seat has heretofore been filled temporarily by City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tempore Nathan Luck. Mayor Justin Slack stepped down Jan. 8 in the wake of a controversy over paying city employees for their earned v...
BOISE — Female athletes may not have to compete against so-called “transgender” women — in other words, biological males — in Idaho . That’s because Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 500, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, into law Monday, March 30. The measure amends state law to prevent those athletes born as males from competing in female-designated sports. The bill follows the Idaho Legislature’s finding of fact that, biologically, there are “inherent differences betwe...
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation into law last Friday that will streamline the review process for fish habitat projects. House Bill 1187, sponsored by 13th District Rep. Tom Dent, comes from work he was doing with the AgForestry organization. “We are working hard to improve fish habitat in Washington state. No one wants to continue to hear about poor fish runs or fishing seasons potentially being closed,” said Dent, R-Moses Lake. “This legislation is just a small part of what we can do to restore fish runs to...
FORT SPOKANE — Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area has closed most of its services until further notice. The agency shuttered most of its services March 24 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The closure mirrored a closure of all fishing and boating activities on lands or waters managed by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Those closures included campgrounds and boat launches. Federal officials said Lake Roosevelt has closed the following: • All campgrounds and vault and flush restrooms. • Boat launch docks...
OLYMPIA - The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has canceled the youth turkey hunt previously scheduled for April 4-5. In addition, six game management units scheduled to open April 1 for spring bear hunting will remain closed pending further evaluation and could reopen if conditions allow. Fish and Wildlife officials ordered the closures Monday, March 30. The closures follow Gov. Jay Inslee's orders to stay home in an attempt to slow the spread of the coronavirus, also...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County commissioners have ordered the courthouse closed to the public in an effort to help slow the local spread of the coronavirus. The order was issued March 20, prompting changes in Lincoln County District Court procedures through at least April 24. In the meantime, only emergency hearings will be scheduled. “If you need to pay your ticket, this court give you 30 days from the date of the ticket to pay in full,” Judge Dan B. Johnson said in a press release. Tickets can be paid by mail via check or mo...
Gov. Jay Inslee will hold a news conference Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. via streaming video and telephone to provide an update on the state's COVID-19 response. The news conference will be televised live on TVW, and many commercial stations around the state. The governor will be joined by Dr. John Wiesman, secretary of health, Dr. Kathy Lofy, state health officer and Vice Admiral Dr. Raquel Bono, director for COVID-19 Health System Response Management. The governor's two-week order for people to stay in their home except... Full story
