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DAVENPORT — On the Lincoln County voters’ ballot, two spots were being heavily watched during the 2020 general election. Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, will likely retain his 13th Legislative District seat for two more years. The incumbent legislator leads with 69 percent of the vote district-wide over Democrat challenger Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz of Quincy. County voters are also backing Jeff Barkdull, who currently serves as Lincoln County prosecuting attorney, to replace retiring Lincoln County Superior Court Judge John Stroh...
DAVENPORT – According to the National Weather Service, the early snowfall last Friday made Oct. 23 the “snowiest” on record for the City of Davenport. The city received 3.2 inches of snow that day. The new record is exclusive to the city, as Lincoln County saw a record of 6.5 inches of snow in 1935. The wintery weather pattern also brought in temps that were colder than usual. From Thursday to Sunday, Lincoln County saw temperatures drop 12 to 22 degrees colder than usual, according to the weather service. The Lincoln Count...
REARDAN – A gathering of conservative community members made up the first "Ag Rally" near Reardan on Oct. 25, giving residents a chance to express their political thoughts just before the coming Nov. 3 election. Organizer Casey Nonnemacher said while the event wasn't "Republican", it drew conservative minded people from rural America. "This was a fun, community building event not supporting any individual candidate in particular. We gathered to celebrate freedom, a...
COLVILLE – A hunter in the Colville area was forced to shoot and kill a young male wolf earlier this month in order to escape a wolf pack that was encircling him. “The man called us as soon as he managed to get back to a place where he had cell service, and the incident was investigated by the county’s wildlife conflict specialist, Jeff Flood, and the state Department of Fish and Game,” said Stevens County Sheriff Brad Manke told the Statesman Examiner Newspaper. “Investigators went to the scene and found the dead wolf. From...
HARRINGTON – The School Board is considering adopting a “gender inclusive” policy that would create procedures for addressing the needs of transgender and gender-expansive students. The board had the first reading of the policy at their meeting on Sept. 30. The policy affirms that an “inclusive approach” to transgender and gender-expansive students in regards to “use of names and pronouns”, “restroom and locker room use”, dress codes and other items. The goal of adopting the policy would be to “provide these students with...
FORD--Tecla Speed uses her team to pull a manure spreader on her farm near Ford at the Second Annual Horsedrawn Farm Days. The event featured horse teams of all breeds and sizes pulling equipment like harrows, plows and buggies....
LINCOLN COUNTY--In the aftermath of the Whitney Fire that burned over 130,000 acres and impacted nearly 40 ranches in Lincoln County, community members and agency heads discussed potential needs at a meeting last Monday. The meeting held at Stockland Livestock in Davenport was coordinated by Sen. Judy Warnick and Rep. Tom Dent. Dent was unable to attend the meeting designed to discuss land use issues due to becoming ill with the Coronavirus. He is expected to make a full recovery. Sen. Warnick led the discussion that...
REARDAN – A dispute between a local grain cooperative and a national grain miller is under litigation in U.S. District Court, with the grain miller claiming the cooperative wrongfully terminated a contract between the two. Archer Daniels Midland, also known as ADM, claims that the grain cooperative Columbia Plateau Producers wrongfully cancelled a processing contract on claims the miller failed to deliver services as promised. ADM has milling locations in Spokane and Cheney. ADM claims that after a 14 year contract, C...
WILBUR — A fast-moving fire consumed over 70,000 acres in Lincoln County yesterday as high winds made the fire hard for crews to contain. The fire, also being referred to as the Hawk Creek fire, is currently burning in the areas of Hawk Creek Road, Cottonwood Creek, Gunning, South Telford, Whitaker Lake and Seven Springs Dairy. Isabel Hoygaard of the Type 3 Incident team said the fire has burnt at least four homes and numerous outbuildings. “We saw exponential growth of the...
MOSES LAKE – How can Washington state address a $4 billion budget shortfall if the governor will not call a special legislative session to discuss the problem? This was one of many issues discussed during a media call Monday, Sept. 28, hosted by Republican legislators. Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, expressed frustration that the governor has not called a special session to address the budget. “Not in the history of this state have we been unable to meet. Other states have met and called a special session,” she noted...
LINCOLN COUNTY – The family of a Lincoln County man who died after an accident with a semi in 2017 is suing Lincoln County and Wilbur Emergency Medical Services, claiming the man died due to negligent response. Trenton Edward Frye was involved in a vehicle collision on Aug. 11, 2017 that ejected Frye from his vehicle, but pinned his left shoulder under his car. Both the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and Wilbur Fire/EMS responded to the accident and extracted Frye from under the vehicle so he could be taken via a Life Fli...
DAVENPORT – The City of Davenport and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office have reached a tentative agreement on a new four-year contract for law enforcement services. The contract language is set to be reviewed by the city council at their Sept. 23 meeting. As a result of months of discussion, the city will contract with the sheriff’s office for law enforcement services including response to calls, dispatch and jail services. The new contract includes provisions to improve communication between the entities. Other contr...
DAVENPORT – The Davenport School District has begun to offer half-day classes for all students due to a drop in Covid numbers that lower the risk factor in the county. According to Davenport Superintendent Jim Kowalkowski, the school district moved from a “orange” to “yellow” risk level on Sept. 22. “Due to the lower Covid-19 positive rates during the last two weeks, we will be offering school from 8am to noon for all students, Monday through Thursday,” Kowalkowski related. The change to half-days increases the school day by...
Fire 20 percent contained A fast moving fire consumed over 123,000 acres in Lincoln County this week as high winds on Monday made the fire hard for crews to contain. The fire, also being referred to as the Hawk Creek fire, is currently burning in the areas of Hawk Creek Road, Cottonwood Creek, Gunning, South Telford, Whitaker Lake and Seven Springs Dairy. Isabel Hoygaard of the Type 3 Incident team said the fire has burnt at least four homes and numerous outbuildings. “We saw exponential growth of the fire on Monday and e...
DAVENPORT – A vote on Davenport re-establishing its own police force was tied at last week’s city council meeting, as one council member who would have broken the tie was absent fighting area wildfires. Therefore, the motion to create a new police department failed. The vote decided if the city should no longer contract for police services with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, an arrangement that costs the city $315,000 a year. Since 2002, Davenport has contracted with the Sheriff’s Office for services including respons...
DAVENPORT – The City of Davenport is considering selling a lot known as “Lion’s Park” to a “major retailer” who has shown interest in the property. In a resolution considered by the Davenport City Council on Sept. 9, the .8 acre parcel has been owned by the city for the last 30 years during which time the city has maintained and kept electricity on the property at “considerable expense.” The retailer, who is listed only as Anderson 1 LLC of Draper, UT, is offering $75,000 for the property. The city council approved the pr...
LINCOLN COUNTY – A man convicted in a Lincoln County Jury trial of threatening to kill his ex-wife is planning to appeal his conviction at the state court of appeals. Wiza Nyasulu, 37, was convicted of a domestic violence harassment charge in a Lincoln County jury trial on July 22. Nyasulu made several threatening calls to his ex-wife, Amanda Nyasulu, telling her that he was going to use the skills he learned while in the Army to kill her boyfriend, Tyler Smith. In a call that Amanda recorded and gave to law enforcement, N...
As Covid-19 fears have shut down county fairs and livestock shows, one Lincoln County mom found a creative way to help her daughter sell her fair steer. Dawn Nelson decided to hold a raffle to help her daughter, Laren, sell a steer that was supposed to be shown and sold at the Lincoln County fair. The beef steer raffle tickets were $100 each or two for $150. The winner would get the steer butchered, cut and wrapped. The steer weighed in at just under 1,400 pounds and 68...
LINCOLN COUNTY – The building of new homes and remodeling of old ones is holding steady in Lincoln County and officials are seeing the demand grow despite Covid-19 shutdowns earlier this year. Lincoln County Building Official Ryan James said he is seeing an increased demand for building permits, as many people already had plans to build in the works before the Covid shutdowns. “There were lots of people who wanted to build but couldn’t earlier this year, James related. “The contractors I am talking to said there is lots of...
A “Freedom Flotilla” event has been planned for Labor Day weekend on Lake Roosevelt, with supporters of President Trump and Washington Gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp backing the event. The event is set for Sunday, September 6th at 2pm at the confluence of the Spokane River with the boats heading South towards Lincoln. Event organizer Stacey Quimby said the event is to “show support for our beloved country, our freedoms and great President Donald J Trump, Loren Culp for Gov...
ODESSA – A drive to do some “drifting” at a gravel pit near Odessa has racked up 10 days in jail for a young man who stopped to break some windows in a loader parked at the pit. Benjamin Melgren, 19, accepted a plea deal in Lincoln County Superior Court on Aug. 18 on a charge of second degree malicious mischief. Melgren told Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies that he had been out with a friend to do some “drifting” at the gravel pit south of Odessa on March 2 when he got out of the vehicle and threw some rocks at a loader pa...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Last week the Washington Secretary of State certified the primary election, announcing the 2020 voter turnout rate was the highest on record for a Primary since 1964 when over 840,000 people voted, representing a 56.06% turnout. This year more than 2.51 million people or 54.44% of all registered voters in Washington cast their ballots. “It’s gratifying to see that voters are excited, engaged, and eager to exercise their right to vote and make their voices heard,” said Assistant Secretary of State Mark Ne...
EDWALL – Whether its deciding which pastures to graze, what animals to cull or when to calve out, Stokrose Farm cow manager Aaron Golladay said the focus is the same: improving performance. “When raising Angus, we are looking to bring back function and balance,” Golladay said. “The popularity of Angus as a whole has really grown, but some breeders have focused on what grows the fastest and have forgotten about the soundness of things like feet and legs.” Golladay is the cow m...
HARRINGTON – When traveling through the wheat fields near Harrington, a rolled down window can bring in the scent of ripe wheat, tilled dirt and perhaps, for just a moment, the smell of roasting coffee. Located on Oestreich Road, Roam Coffee Roasters is providing the residents of Harrington, as well as visitors to the area, a venue for fresh roasted coffee. The business owned by the Quigley family started in 2019 and provides a variety of roasted coffees through its w...
DAVENPORT – A marijuana grow operation that had run afoul with state and county regulators has made changes to their operation and is now in compliance, according to Lincoln County officials. Complaints from neighbors about the smells coming from the Happy Trailz marijuana farm on Sterritt Road had alerted the Lincoln County Commissioners earlier this summer that the farm was growing in excess of their state license. The grow operation had expanded well beyond their 10,000 square feet of grow space when Lincoln County o...
