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REARDAN — A local man accused in the death of a 5-month-old boy last year appeared in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport for a readiness hearing Oct. 29. Jordan Russell Mills-Jay, 30, is facing a 9 a.m. Nov. 12 trial for first-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder in the June 21, 2023, death of “Zander” at the 52186 Euclid Road home he shares with the baby’s mother, Kayla Anthony. Mills-Jay is listed as Zander’s father on the birth certificate, but court records show another man may be the father of the decea...
DAVENPORT — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man whose DNA was found on a Mountain Dew bottle found at the scene of a rural theft northeast of Davenport. Deputies are seeking information on the whereabouts of Shawn M. Willhite, 44, who may be in Whitman or Spokane Counties. The arrest warrant was issued Oct. 15. According to court records, Willhite was identified from DNA as the suspect in a theft reported May 24 at 19501 N. Boyk Road. At the time, the victim, Weston Sellars, told investigating deputies someone had s...
SPRAGUE — Three men were booked into the Lincoln County Jail in Davenport in connection with the burglary of a cell phone tower building near Sprague. Jail records show Jason John Trickel, 44, Justin Curtis Himes, 48, and Joshua M. True, 44, all of Oregon, were arrested Tuesday, Oct. 22. Trickel and Himes are being held in the Lincoln County Jail on a burglary charge and True is in custody for second-degree burglary. The men’s ages and hometowns were not immediately available. At press time, they were being held without bai...
DAVENPORT — A local man is facing a voyeurism charge in Lincoln County Superior Court after allegedly filming sexual acts with his girlfriend over the summer. Austin Andrew Anderson, 24, of Davenport, will be arraigned on a first-degree voyeurism charge Oct. 29. He is currently being held in the Lincoln County Jail on $10,00 bail. Anderson was arrested at the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Oct. 22, court records show. The case began on July 24 when his then-girlfriend, 19, contacted deputies about Anderson record...
ALMIRA — A local man will appear in court on Nov. 5 to answer a vehicle theft charge. Billy Jack Bragg, 27, of Almira, has been issued a court summons to answer to the charge of attempted theft of a motor vehicle. Bragg is scheduled to appear in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 5. He was arrested Oct. 10 at his mother’s house at 115 N. Fifth St., Almira In a probable cause statement dated Oct. 10, Bragg allegedly attempted to steal a car from a driveway at 124 S. Seventh St. Records show res...
REARDAN - Two Davenport girls and one Reardan boy finished in the Top 5 of the Northeast 2B league cross country meet here, punching their tickets to regionals. Reardan senior Gabe Branstetter posted the fastest time among Lincoln County runners on the 5,000-meter course. Branstetter took second in 17:02.00. In the girls race, it was Davenport junior Josie Wynecoop and freshman Charlotte Soliday pacing local runners. Wynecoop finished third with a time of 20:41.30 and Soliday...
Motorists in Washington state are sometimes handing over hundreds of dollars for licensing of their vehicle, but only receiving paper plates in return. According to an Aug. 28 legislative report, the state is had a backlog of at least 230,000 standard license plate orders, 10,000 specialty orders and 5,000 personal vanity orders. More than 20 counties (30 counties now) statewide are out of or nearly out of license plates. Still, the state is collecting money for plates it...
DAVENPORT — A Palouse woman was arraigned in Lincoln County Superior Court in Davenport on Tuesday, Oct. 8, in connection with the deaths of three local men. Jade A. Ellsworth, 29, of Palouse was arraigned for vehicular homicide, booked into the county jail and then released on her own recognizance. She is prohibited from leaving the state and required to live in Palouse, records show, noting a trial is set for 9 a.m. March 5. A readiness hearing is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Feb. 11. Public defender David Hearrean was a...
ODESSA — A local man accused of threatening to kill another man has been transferred to Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake to undergo competency restoration treatment and evaluation. Arthur James Banko, 68, of Odessa, is being held at the mental hospital without bail while health officials provide competency restoration treatment. His trial date of Nov. 6 was canceled during a hearing Tuesday, Oct. 8. According to court records, Banko is now in the custody the state Department of Social and Health Services, which will c...
WILBUR — Young love landed a local boy in Martin Hall Juvenile Detention after he allegedly stole his parents car and attempted to drive to New York to see his girlfriend. Brody Carstensen, 14, of Wilbur, was arraigned Oct. 8 in Lincoln County Superior Court for theft of a motor vehicle. His bail was set at $2,500 and he is scheduled to appear in court again at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Cartsensen has pending charges in Spokane County, as well, court records show, noting authorities believe he is a flight risk. According to court r...
It’s a bit premature to say the bell tolls for community newspapers. Sure, big city media printing the same diatribe you see on television is declining. (That’s because the city media moguls have forgotten their place in society.) And sure, with the Googles of the world, cellphones and social media have impacted our advertising, which, by the way is how we pay our bills. But in our community newspapers, we haven’t forgotten our place. Our reporters shop in the same stores, eat...
DAVENPORT — A local man remains in the Lincoln County Jail following his Tuesday, Oct. 8, arraignment in connection with an alleged rape. Daniel R. James, 24, is being held on $50,000 bail on a charge of second-degree rape-forcible compulsion. James appeared before elected Judge Pro Tempore Dan B. Johnson on Oct. 8; the hearing was continued until 10:30 a.m. Oct. 15. He was arrested Saturday, Sept. 28, after a local woman told police he raped her. Records show she was out drinking with friends, then asked James for a ride hom...
DAVENPORT - The Gorillas drew first blood, but the Bulldogs answered the next three times to win a Northeast 2B football game Friday, Sept. 27. The Colfax Bulldogs topped the Davenport Gorillas, 33-13. The Gorillas marched down the field on their first possession of the game, with 5-foot-10 junior running back punching the ball in on Davenport's first possession to take a 6-0 lead. Colfax responded on the Bulldog's next two possessions on the running of senior John Largent,...
DAVENPORT — A local man will be arraigned Tuesday, Oct. 8, after being accused of raping a local woman in his vehicle. Daniel R. James, 24, is being held on $50,000 bail on a charge of second-degree rape-forcible compulsion. James appeared before Judge Pro Tempore Dan B. Johnson on Oct. 1, three days following his arrest Saturday, Sept. 28. According to a probable cause statement filed with the court, the woman notified law enforcement officers of the rape. The woman told police she had been out drinking with friends and aske...
DAVENPORT — Voters who reside within the boundaries of Lincoln County Parks and Recreation District No. 3 are being asked to renew a maintenance and operations levy to fund the Davenport Water Park for the next six years. The $135,000 levy will also be used to fund operations of Davenport Memorial Hall, 511 Park St., over the same time period. Voters will have an opportunity to weigh in on the measure in the Nov. 5 general election. Parks and Recreation District officials said the levy is a replacement levy; the current l...
RITZVILLE - Law enforcement agencies, ranchers and rural counties are forming a coalition to push back against the state Fish and Wildlife Commission's failure to manage large predators effectively. The coalition was announced Sept. 17 following a meeting here on large predators issues. The meeting attracted about 16-20 law enforcement officers, as well as two ranchers speaking about the effects of wolf, cougar and bear depredation on farms, ranches and rural communities....
There’s a disturbing trend among tax-payer funded agencies that needs to be nipped in the bud. If you haven’t noticed, public agencies like hospital and utility districts, school boards, city councils, and others have been taking steps to insulate — dare I say isolate — elected board members. Have a concern about something in your local school district? Don’t like a utility rate increase? Want to know if your local public hospital is making a profit? Have questions about cit...
SPRAGUE — A Spokane Valley man was killed in an early morning crash Saturday, Sept. 28, on Interstate 90. Craig E. Richardt, 61, of Spokane Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 4:42 a.m. near Milepost 236. According to the Washington State Patrol, the crash occurred about 11 miles west of Sprague, near the south end of Sprague Lake in Adams County. Lloyd O. Arbaugh, 89, of Moses Lake, was westbound in a 1999 Dodge Ram pickup when he struck Richardt’s westbound 2009 Toyota Corolla, the patrol reported, not...
CHEWELAH — The Davenport boys finished fifth as a team in a Northeast 1B/2B league meet at 49 Degrees Mountain Resort. The Gorilla boys had 136 team points; Jenkins (Chewelah) won with a team low score of 32, followed by Valley Christian with 75, Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame with 91 and Northwest Christian Colbert with 121. Davenport’s fastest runners finished 27th, 28th, 29th and 31st in the 5,000-meter race. Senior Tommy Furman was 27th with a time of 21:50.90, followed by junior Kyler Davenport with a time of 21:...
ODESSA - A local man "just trying to give back" to his community and neighbors has received an Angel Flight award. Stan Dammel, 80, was recently awarded a trophy for providing 200 flights to people who needed to travel to distant locations for medical procedures and doctors appointments. Dammel said he flew his first Angel Flight 20 years ago and "just kept plugging along." Before he knew it, he hit the 200 million milestone and received a trophy in the mail. "It was kind of...
REARDAN - A Minnesota boy is serving three days in juvenile detention this week after pleading guilty to burglarizing Reardan Store. Wayne J. White, 12, of Hancock, Minn., was sentenced Sept. 24 after pleading guilty in Lincoln County Superior Court to second-degree burglary, third-degree theft and second-degree malicious mischief. He was ordered to serve 3 days in juvenile detention, starting Sept. 24. He was also sentenced to 7 additional days to be served at the discretion...
SPRAGUE — A child abduction case file will be sealed, but it won’t be vacated. During a Tuesday, Sept. 24 hearing in Lincoln County Superior court, the case of James R. Stocker was sealed by the court. Stocker, 25, now of Spokane, was convicted of second-degree kidnapping when he was a juvenile in 2015 in Sprague. Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Walser said the case was sealed in accordance with the law, as Stocker had met all the statutory requirements for the records to be closed to the public. However, Walser arg...
ODESSA - The Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center bed race team took home the trophy for first place Thursday night, Sept. 19. The bed racers were among the first two events to open the 2024 Deutchesfest celebration downtown. Bed racers sped down Division Street, stopping for a quick game of water pong before heading to the finish line at First Street, in front of the Lincoln County Record-Times office. Odessa Memorial Healthcare Center's winning team included Kennedy Boyes,...
ODESSA - The annual Deutchesfest celebration got underway Thursday night with tricycle and bed racing. As the bright sun slowly set on the west end of Division Street, it was 3-year-old Connor Douglas of Odessa by a block, the first tricycle racer to win a heat. Douglas was crowned ages 2-3 champion. Neave Nelson, 2, of Odessa was a distant second. In the ages 4-5 division, Cole Sebesta, 5, of Odessa, took the title honors as the first racer to reach the East First Avenue...
ODESSA - The community celebrated the Odessa Tigers on Friday night, as the local boys overpowered the visiting Waterville-Mansfield Shockers, 68-14, during the Sausage Bowl. With Odessa leading 34-6 at halftime, students took to the field for the Chicken Dance, a tradition at both the game and downtown when Deutchesfest is celebrated. The Shockers (1-2) opened the scoring on their first possession of the game, putting 6 points on the board on a Max Murison off-guard run with...
