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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...
DAVENPORT – A traffic stop by a Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy last week resulted in the seizure of illegal narcotics and the recovery of stolen property. On Aug. 26 Lincoln County Deputy Kurt Cuzzetto stopped a vehicle traveling 72 MPH in a 60 MPH zone on Hwy 2 one mile west of Davenport. The vehicle swerved into the oncoming lane and traveled approximately 50 yards before swerving back into his lane and stopped. The driver and two occupants were contacted and the dri...
FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE – On Aug. 31, 1956, the KC-135 stratotanker took its first flight off base. Over 60 years later, the refueling tanker continues to be the model used by the base for refueling missions and deployments. The base celebrated the “birthday” of the KC-135’s first Fairchild flight Monday. That KC-135 flight occurred two years after the Air Force purchased the first 29 of an eventual 732 plane fleet. The prototype was the Dash 80, designed in 1954 at the beg...
REARDAN – A historical marker is being erected to honor a Reardan man who gave his life for others during WWII. The event to honor Joe Mann is set for Sept. 18 at 2pm at the Mann family ranch on Tramm Road. Joe Mann lived in Reardan scaling church steeples and overcoming broken collar bones in football games because he didn’t want to sub out before graduating from the high school in 1941. He died making the ultimate sacrifice in World War II, jumping on a grenade at age 22 to protect his companions from a German attack in...
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...
OLYMPIA – On Sept.1, eligible organizations may begin applying for state grants to conserve community forests. The new state Community Forests Program will offer grants of up to $3 million. But organizations need to hurry. Applications are due Oct. 1. The grants must be used to buy at least 5 acres of forestland and the land must be maintained as forestland forever. The land also must be actively managed to include timber harvest and other income-generating activities. Grants, when combined with land purchases, also may be u...
Last week, the Idaho House of Representatives approved legislation calling for Gov. Brad Little to end his state’s emergency declaration. Shortly thereafter, the Idaho Senate followed suit, albeit approving different legislation. Maybe that’s what our governor, Jay Inslee, is afraid of. Maybe he’s afraid our elected legislators will end his shutdown and tackle an ailing budget that he has yet to responsibly address. Or maybe he just enjoys muzzling other political leade...
REARDAN – A man who was arrested for being involved in a drunk driving crash north of Reardan on Aug. 15 is now being charged for breaking into a home near Reardan the same day. Paul Pozdeev, 52, was arrested on Aug. 15 around 9:30pm after being involved in a drunk driving collision. Just a bit earlier in the evening, police reports say he was breaking into the basement of a home on Cottonwood street in Reardan. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office police report, Megan Kamstra heard strange noises in her bas...
SPOKANE – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is seeking help from the public to solve a poaching case in eastern Washington. A local rancher recently found a mule deer that was illegally shot on private land along Chapman Lake Road about half a mile east of Chapman Lake near the town of Cheney in Spokane County. WDFW officers believe it was shot sometime on the evening of Aug. 25. The entire carcass of the 4x5 point deer was left. “This is not only a crime but also pointless,” said WDFW Region 1 Polic...
TACOMA – A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that gun-control measure Initiative 1639 is constitutional. U.S. District Court of Western Washington Judge Ronald Leighton, a Whitworth University graduate, issued his ruling Monday on the gun control measure. Under I-1639, semi-automatic rifles are redefined as “assault rifles,” adults 18-20 are barred from having semi-automatic rifles, and dealers are required to sell safes and gun locks and prohibited from selling them to out-of-state residents. The law also made owner...
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...
Mask-wearing students are greeted as they descend off the bus for the first day of school at Reardan Elementary. School staff members estimate around 95 students were present for the first day at the middle/high school and 140 students were present at the elementary school. Both of those totals represent roughly 50% of a “normal” attendance count....
