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DAVENPORT - A former Lincoln County Sheriff is no longer be eligible to serve as a peace officer in Washington. A state commission revoked former Sheriff Wade Magers' law enforcement certification during a June 21 hearing in which Magers did not dispute the action. The decision came after the Criminal Justice Training Commission found Magers in default, records show. Magers did not contest the decision or defend against the statement of charges and failed to respond within...
Several cowboys with connections to the area competed July 7-9 in the Cheney Rodeo....
REARDAN - A local man has pleaded not guilty in the death of a baby that may or may not be his child. During a Tuesday, July 11, hearing, Jordan Mills-Jay, 30, of Reardan and Spokane, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree reckless manslaughter and second-degree murder. He is being held on $150,000 bail in the Lincoln County Jail. Visiting Whitman County Superior Court Judge Gary Libey presided over the hearing. Mills-Jay was charged after medical officials allegedly...
DAVENPORT — Pioneer Days is back and better than ever as it celebrates its 51st anniversary with some changes. There are several events planned for the entire family to enjoy as the festivities begin Friday, July 14, and last until Sunday, July 16. “It’s just a time to get to know the community and get to know what we have available in the community for visitors,” Pioneer Days Chairwoman Dawn Canfield said. This year’s Pioneer Days will offer inside vendors the opportunity to sell their products on Friday, July 14, and Satur...
FRANKLIN COUNTY — An old organization is making a comeback in Washington state, bolstered by woke shifts in Washington State University Extension Office’s 4-H and school-based Future Farmers of America programs. Washington State Grange, founded in 1889, is now providing an alternative way for rural families to participate in fairs statewide. Grange is a rural organization that unites rural families with agricultural programs, community halls and activities, and more statewide. The Benton-Franklin Fair in Kennewick was ini...
DAVENPORT - The people of Davenport had the vote for who would be this year's Pioneer Days Parade Grand Marshal(s), and the leader was overwhelmingly a couple that has lived here for 36 years and devotes countless hours each week to running Lincoln County Care and Share. Jerry and Cindy Warner will be the honored guests in this year's Parade. The Warners, aged 76 and 72 respectively, moved to the Hawk Creek area in 1987 with their two daughters Tammie (Buck) and Heather...
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. July 2 Traffic stops: 18 A caller reported a male at Seven Bays might be having a heart attack. An Odessa woman reported her neighbor was driving on the wrong side of the road and tried to hit birds off her bird fee...
Miss Davenport Rikkiana Chavelas stands atop the Davenport community float, waving to Cheney Rodeo parade-goers Saturday, July 8, along First Street in downtown Cheney. The water-themed float was among the crowd favorites....
DAVENPORT – A special three-day filing period will open Tuesday-Thursday, July 18-20, for candidates to file for vacant elected positions. Multiple positions remain open, including Davenport and Reardan council seats and more. Anyone wishing to file may do so at the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. during the filing period. Declarations by mail must be received no later than 3 p.m. the last day of the filing period, July 20, and must include the correct filing fee, if required. Seats open for the spe...
Travel trailer stolen from lot CRESTON — An 18-foot multi-colored gray, white and black Coleman travel trailer was reported stolen in the early morning hours of Monday, July 10, from the Copenhaver Construction lot near U.S. Highway 2. The trailer had a license plate with the number 95814AD posted and was missing the water heater cover. Anyone with information is asked to call the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 509-725-3501 or email dispatch at dispatch@co.lincoln.wa.us. Two trucks collide on I-90 SPRAGUE – Two tract...
Until President Biden signed the Chips and Science Act (CSA) last year, companies, such as Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. looked elsewhere to build plants costing well over $20 billion each. Biden’s pitch to taxpayers was ultramodern manufacturers of miniature computer chips used in our sophisticated weapons, advanced manufacturing, cars and trucks, and high-tech equipment needed to move back to the U.S A. Congress responded and passed CSA supplying a $280 b...
Let’s Go Washington is taking aim at the WA Cares Fund and a payroll tax that workers started paying this month with an initiative campaign. Initiative 2124, an Initiative to the Legislature, would make participation in WA Cares optional instead of mandatory and allow workers a way out of the state-imposed, insurance-like program at any time. That would be welcome news to many people who have other life needs that demand the attention of their monthly incomes. This should be i...
