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DAVENPORT--Two traffic-related restrictions are in place in the next three days on state and federal highways in Lincoln County, according to press releases from the Dept. of Transportation. Drivers who use State Highway 231 to cross the Spokane River at Long Lake should know that vehicles wider than 8 feet, 6 inches are restricted between 6:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15 through Friday, May 17 as crews install conduit lines underneath the bridge deck structure. And those traveling on U.S. Highway 2 between...
DAVENPORT - The two incumbent Lincoln County Commissioners with expiring terms are both seeking re-election. District No. 1 Commissioner Jo Gilchrist and District No. 2 Commissioner Scott Hutsell both filed for the August primary election during filing week this week. Gilchrist, of Bluestem, has long planned to file for a 4-year term after being appointed to the seat vacated by Mark Stedman in early 2023. But Hutsell, of Davenport, had intended as early as last year to retire...
Heath Voise pours a glass of wine for Blayne Albertson at the 32nd Annual Odessa Healthcare Foundation Wine Tasting, Microbrew Sampling and Live Auction held at the Community Center Friday, May 3. The event raised an estimated $25,000, according to organizers....
DAVENPORT — Three people were injured in a 2-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 2 seven miles west of the city Friday, May 3 and the man suspected of causing the crash faces two charges of vehicular assault. Dean R. Swanson, 63, of Kennewick was Life Flighted to Sacred Heart Medical Center and faces the charges, according to a press release from Washington State Patrol and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office records. He is suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the crash, according to the release. Ish...
SPOKANE - The Reardan FFA Chapter is no stranger to winning awards, and this year's Livestock Judging team was no different. The team won a state championship by defeating 37 other teams at the Junior Livestock Show of Spokane Wednesday, May 1. The win qualifies the team for the National competition in Indianapolis in October. Members Emersen Sprecher, Kashley Brown, Paige Cushman, Amelia Ray, Rysen Soliday and Olivia Wicks were tested individually in sorting livestock and...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Commissioners denied a request from Planner Courtney Thompson to appoint a Mondovi-area landowner who has leased land to wind turbine companies to the County Planning Commission at a regular meeting Monday, May 6. Neither Rob Coffman nor Jo Gilchrist seconded a motion from Commissioner Scott Hutsell to appoint John Zeimantz, who has leased Mondovi-area land to Portland-based Triple Oak Power, to the Commission. Thompson told the Commissioners Zeimantz approached her about joining the C...
ODESSA — A 4-month long wait to move back home will finally end for Quail Court residents this month. Memorial Healthcare Center CEO Brett Antczak announced that residents of the assisted living facility run by the Healthcare Center will move back into the repaired and renovated Court Thursday, May 23. Antczak made the announcement to appreciative applause at the Healthcare Foundation Live Auction, Wine Tasting and Microbrew Foundation Friday, May 3. Quail Court residents have been living at an assisted living facility in M...
INCIDENT LOG Editor’s note: Most items in this section reflect the starting point for response by local police and emergency agencies. The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office does not release names of individuals who report possible criminal or suspicious activities to dispatchers or alleged victims for this column. April 28 Traffic stops: 20 A broken-down Mazda was reported on Highway 2 at milepost 229. A caller said someone dropped a lot of garbage on the side of the road on Old Sprague Highway Road just before Brown Road. A v...
ODESSA - The local Police Dept. is asking the public to keep an eye out after two golf carts and several golf clubs were stolen from a storage unit at the local Golf & RV Club Thursday, May 2. According to the Police Dept., two E-Z-Go golf carts with Washington State University Cougars and Las Vegas Raiders decals and several sets of golf clubs that belong to private parties storing the carts and clubs at the Golf & RV Club were stolen. The estimated stolen value is $25,000....
