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SPOKANE—A young Davenport man was killed after colliding with a semitruck while bicycling on State Highway 206 Thursday, July 20. 19-year-old Kenneth S. Brandenburg was pronounced deceased at the scene after crashing into a white 2019 Peterbilt truck driven by Jonathan M. Fron of Spokane Valley near North Newport Highway, State Highway 206 and North Market Street, according to a Washington State Patrol press release. According to the release, Brandenburg crashed into the truck on its passenger side while bicycling w...
DAVENPORT — The Lincoln County Alcohol/Drug Center will soon be no more. The County Commissioners elected to shut down the office at a regular meeting July 3, and gave a closure date of Aug. 11 at a regular meeting Monday, July 17. “We had 30 days to notify our clients of the closure, which we did July 12,” Commissioner Jo Gilchrist said. “We gave them three providers (to transfer to), including two in Airway Heights or Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling Services.” Alliance Counseling Services is the most local opt...
DAVENPORT — The city finance committee reviewed the second quarter finances ahead of city council’s regular meeting Wednesday, July 12. 57% of the projected revenue came in, while the city spent 64% of its budget for second quarter expenditures. However, the city spent only $305,581 of the budgeted $1,605,767 out of the current expense budget. In total, the city spent $2,748,625 of its budgeted $4,300,798 for the quarter. Expenditures out of current expense included: $22,730 to legislative and executive services $30,610 to...
DAVENPORT — Seven Lincoln County locals had filed for previously unfiled positions by press time during a special filing period running Tuesday, July 18-Thursday, July 20. Lane Collier and Brian Benham will face off for Reardan-Edwall school board seat No. 4. Uncontested filers include Jim Baye of Edwall for Cemetery District No. 1 and Andy Schreck, Ericka Johnson, Lindsey McCluskey and Alton Leisle for separate Parks/Recreation District No. 3 (Davenport) Commissioner positions. Yet unfiled local races by press time included...