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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. Sept. 12 Traffic stops: 5 A caller said every morning a youth was driving extremely fast for a short distance and stopping hard in the road before making a 90-degree turn. A Sprague woman said her landlord was put...
HARRINGTON- Citizen of the Year is presented annually to an individual whose volunteerism, outstanding service and dedication have made a significant contribution to the community. This year, Harry McCartney is the recipient of the award and will be in the parade at Fall Festival coming up this weekend. McCartney has led a successful life but said it takes a village to achieve success. He is 93 and retired from the oil and insurance business. He and his wife Evelyn have been...
DAVENPORT—Staff at the Rickey’s Corner Market gas station at the corner of Morgan and 12th Streets went through something any gas station employee fears last Friday…an attempted robbery. Records suggest, however, that this attempt for all the goods in the cash register went awry for the perpetrator. Police records state that Casey Lattanzi, 39, of Vancouver asked for two packs of cigarettes and said he wanted to pay using Apple Pay around 8:50 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16. After the payment didn’t go through, Lattanzi stepped...
DAVENPORT-It took nine months, but the school board finally has its District 1 seat filled. Jaymie Bennett applied for the position and was sworn in by superintendent Chad Prewitt following a light interview period at the school board's regular meeting Monday, Sept. 19. Bennett, a graduate of Harrington High in 2006, has two young children in the district and works in the Lincoln County Clerk's Office, having recently transferred there from the Treasurer's Office. She is...
HARRINGTON- Mayor Jess Silhan said there were no artesian wells flowing in the streets or parking streets at the City Council meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 14. “That’s been months,” Silhan said. “I can’t tell you there’s no wet spots, but there’s no active flowing.” This has been a concern for the last eight months. The leak had been stopped for the couple weeks leading up to the meeting. A new part-time season public worker Brandon Shaw was hired. Shaw lives near Hawk Creek and has been hired for 30 hours a week. “So far,...
DAVENPORT—An owner of a pet will soon be liable for damages caused to other’s property by that pet in city limits, city council declared in a unanimous decision at council’s meeting Wednesday, Sept. 14. Council approved an ordinance amending the city municipal code by adding Chapter 8.06, which will say that the owner of any unruly pet that causes damages to fences or other personal property will be liable, according to a state RCW. Any owner of animals legal to own as pets under city code who allow damage to property shall b...
Government and community meetings and gatherings for the week of Sept. 23-29 in Davenport, Odessa, Reardan, Harrington and Sprague. If you’d like your organization included in this tab, email dteditor@centurytel.net. Monday, Sept. 26 Odessa town council meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library Tuesday, Sept. 27 Fire District No. 4 Commissioners meeting at 7 p.m. at the Reardan Fire Station Wednesday, Sept. 28 Parks and Recreation District No. 3 meeting at 9 a.m. in Memorial Hall Sprague city council meeting at 6 p.m. in the City L...
DAVENPORT-A business that serves most of Lincoln County through a couple mobile trailers will soon open a physical location here. Mobile Pet Spaw plans to open a brick-and-mortar spot called The Davenport Pet Spaw in the same building as Mauna Wellness Studio on First Street later this fall with goals of further serving customers with pet grooming needs. Owner Marcell Woolsey has operated Mobile Pet Spaw in Lincoln County for five years and is moving one of her groomers to...
HARRINGTON- For 76 years Harrington has held its annual Fall Festival. This year’s festivities are Friday, Sept. 23 and Saturday, Sept. 24. The Harrington Opera House will have a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. The rummage sale will continue on Saturday with the same hours. Also at the same time Saturday, The Harrington Opera House will have tours. A pancake breakfast will be served in Memorial Hall Saturday from 8 a.m.. to 10 a.m. The Huff n’ Puff Fun Run starts at 9 a.m. The race runs either as a 5K or mil...
Davenport birthdays Sept. 23: Aaron Jacobsen, Tamera Gunning, Patty Richardson, Meghan King, Navia Bowdish Sept. 24: Gina Zahajko, Jim Reinbold, Roberta Hein, Colin Guhlke Sept. 25: Nita Woodland-Hollis, Keni Deal, Norm Brock Sept. 26: Kylee Balance, Luke Jacobsen, Derik Oliver, Brandon King, Lane Sewall Sept. 27: Dallas Gustaveson, Rylee Stout, Susie Stout Sept. 28: Katie Vesneske, Ed Hendrickson, Helen Jantz ♱ Sept. 29: Aaron Carruth, Ethan Wynecoop, Matthew Parsons, Nick Marriott, Shane Stiles, Carissa Abbott, Cody M...
ODESSA–The Sausage Bowl ended abruptly due to a forfeit by the Mary Walker Chargers of Springdale on Friday, Sept. 16 after Odessa jumped to a 68-0 lead with 4:20 left in the second quarter. The Tigers quarterback, senior Collin Martin, scored a 84-yard touchdown with a successful two-point conversion to get the scoring going for Odessa. Junior Chad Strebeck then got a pick six with a successful two-point conversion. The Tigers recovered a series of onside kicks that should h...
ODESSA- The Lady Tigers had a comeback after losing the first two sets at a home game against the Waterville/Mansfield Shockers on Tuesday, Sept. 20. A non-league game that was highly competitive could be heard through the bleachers. On both sides of the gym fans of the Shockers and Lady Tigers were voicing their opinions on how close the first two sets had been. The first and second set had the same score of 25-19 with the Shockers getting the win. The third set opened with...
DAVENPORT—The young Gorillas battled in every set but couldn’t get over the hump in any of their three attempts at the Northwest Christian Crusaders in Davenport’s non-tournament season opener Tuesday, Sept. 20. NWC won the first set 25-22, scored two straight points in a tied second set to win 27-25 and again 25-22 in the third set for the sweep. Davenport, which hadn’t seen any match action in 17 days since the Gorilla Volleyball Tournament, fell to 0-1 while the more-ex...
DAVENPORT-The Upper Columbia Academy Lions are a new addition to the NE2B girl's soccer league that consists of six teams this fall. The Gorillas made sure the Lions got a harsh welcome to the league Tuesday, shutting out UCA 7-0 in Davenport's league home opener Sept. 20. Davenport has started the season 3-0 with previous wins over Medical Lake and Tonasket. Freshman Glenna Soliday got the scoring going early and often Tuesday, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes....
COLFAX--After coming up short last week in a five-set match against the Pullman Greyhounds, the Colfax Bulldogs were in for another test this week in the team’s season opener against the 3-0 Reardan High School volleyball team. The result of the game was a series of firsts: the first win of the season for the Bulldogs and loss for Reardan as Colfax won the match 3-1 (25-18, 26-24, 18-25, 25-19) and the first time for, at least a few people, that players, coaches and fans had to leave the building because of the smoke alarm g...
Area scoreboard for games and matches Sept. 15-21 Football Sept. 16 Davenport 21, Asotin 0 Odessa 68, Mary Walker (Springdale) 0 Chewelah 26, Reardan 0 LRS 48, Tri-Cities Prep 7 Volleyball Sept. 16 Reardan 2, Onalaska 0 Reardan 2, Naselle 0 Reardan 1, Zillah 1 Reardan 2, Darrington 0 Cashmere 2, Reardan 1 Sept. 17 LRS 3, Asotin 0 Sept. 20 Northwest Christian 3, Davenport 0 Odessa 3, Waterville/Mansfield 2 Colfax 3, Reardan 1 LRS 3, Chewelah 0 Soccer Sept. 15 Connell 3, Reardan 1 Sept. 17 Davenport 3, Tonasket 2 Reardan 1,...
Varsity games, meets and matches for the week of Sept. 23-29 for Davenport, Odessa, Reardan and Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Harrington. All games are subject to postponement or cancellation. Friday, Sept. 23 Davenport vs. LRS football at LRS @ 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Davenport and Reardan volleyball at Quincy Invitational @ 8 a.m. Reardan cross country at CAN-AM invite in Kettle Falls @ 10 a.m. Odessa volleyball vs. Valley Christian @ noon Davenport soccer at Brewster @ 1 p.m. Odessa volleyball vs. Chesterton Academy @ 4 p.m....
REARDAN-The defense was opportunistic, forcing five turnovers, but Reardan's offense was unable to get any traction against the undefeated Chewelah Cougars Friday, Sept. 16. Chewelah came to town and shut out the Screaming Eagles 26-0. Reardan fell to 1-2 with the loss, while Chewelah improved to 3-0. The trend of Cougar turnovers started on the game's opening drive, when Chewelah drove down to the Reardan 25-yard line before Aidan Chilson forced a fumble that Tyler Clouse...
ASOTIN—So far this season, the Davenport football team has taken care of business in games it is supposed to win. That held true against the Asotin Panthers, whom the Gorillas shut out 21-0 Friday, Sept. 16. Senior fullback Sam Schneider got the scoring early for Davenport with a one-yard rush in the first quarter. Senior tight end Hunter Ensor, a transfer from Cheney, scored his first touchdown as a Gorilla on a 19-yard strike from junior quarterback Jaeger Jacobsen a minute in the second quarter. Senior running back Evan G...
Passed away peacefully on Sept. 10, 2022 at her home. Born June 29, 1940 in Odessa, Wash. to Clarence and Carolyn Hemmerling. She was baptized into the Christian Faith that same year. She was confirmed in the United Congregational Church and later was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church in Odessa. She graduated as salutatorian of the Odessa High School in 1958. She attended Washington State University where she was a member of SPURS. Sophomore Women’s Service Honorary a...
Evelyn “Evy” Boyk McNeal passed away on Sept. 9, after celebrating her 87th birthday on Sept. 5. Evelyn grew up in Rocklyn, Wash. (near Davenport) before marrying Edgar McNeal and graduating from Washington State University. Evy was the daughter of Ethel and Emerson Boyk and the older sister to Don and Paulette (Meldahl). Ed and Evy spent time in Philadelphia before returning to the state of Washington to raise their three daughters, Kim (Meline), Kerry (Morrison) and Kel...
Edwin Jasman, 88, of Marlin, Wash., made his way to heaven on Fri., Sept. 16, 2022, where he was reunited with his beloved daughter, Jan, who passed away 34 years ago on the same date. Edwin was born at home, near Ritzville, Wash., on Jun.14, 1934, to Julius and Emma Jasman. He went to school in Marlin until the eighth grade, at which time his parents moved to Odessa. In Oct. 1951, Ed joined the United States Navy and trained as a machinist mate (MM2), serving aboard the aircr...
Kay Frances Adams, 84, a longtime resident of Davenport, Wash, passed away on July 28, 2022. Kay was born in Seattle in 1938, the daughter of Mary Lee and Archie Edwin Selde. In the summer of 1947, the family of five moved to Davenport, where Kay entered the fourth grade. As a teenager, Kay worked summers for the Davenport Parks Department, managing the city swimming pool. There she also worked as a lifeguard and taught swimming and tennis lessons. An active individual in...
Right now, the only people who can opt out of the WA Cares Fund, a new long-term-care (LTC) program that is supposed to be fueled by a payroll tax on workers, are those who had private long-term-care insurance (LTCI) purchased by Nov. 1, 2021. Their numbers are below. Our 2019 study on the then-proposed law found that between 2022 and 2053, taxpayers would pay more than $30 billion for the state to realize net savings of just over $1.2 billion. We look forward to a new...
If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility which burns up to 800 tons of solid waste a day and can generate 22 megawatts of electricity---enough to power 13,000 homes. It is part of Spokane’s overall system that encourages recycling and waste reduction along with generating power. But what about the landfills spewing greenhouse gases from rotting trash? Earlier this year, Washington lawmakers approved legislation requiring large garbage dumps to c...
