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DAVENPORT — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will test the national public alert system at 11:20 a.m. (our time) today, Wednesday, Oct. 4. The test will mean all cell phones and broadcast companies will "tone out" at that time. If your mobile phone is within range of an active cell tower, you should receive the test. Wireless providers will be transmitting the test for a 30-minute window, but each phone is expected to sound the tone only once. A backup test is set for Oct. 11. The tests are planned to ensure e...
1 years ago Leonard Day, who claimed to walk 10,000 miles on foot across the United States, arrived in Davenport. A new oil company was granted permission to build on Northern Pacific railroad property near the Davenport water tank. Voters narrowly decided against a school tax levy to pay general fund deficits in Davenport. 75 years ago Lincoln County 4-H girls entering the costume selection contest at the State Fair in Yakima included Yolanda Rettkowski and Marilyn White of Govan, Verna Eagle of Wilbur, Betsy and Lora...
DAVENPORT — Lincoln County has signed franchise agreements for fiber-optic broadband access through several grants with seven of the eight county municipalities, but one municipality agreement remains outstanding: The county seat. And that’s because the city, spurred by concerns identified by attorney David Bingaman, has identified language in the proposed agreement that some key stakeholders worry could give the county access to city-owned property without giving the city the ability to negotiate any changes or updates to...
The Davenport High School Homecoming king, queen and court were announced at halftime of the football game Friday, Sept. 22. Shown are Queen Emma Cormier and King Jaeger Jacobsen (center), along with the court featuring Brody Schllinger, Jensyn Jacobsen (left), Samantha Odenrider and Jacob Harvey (right). Turn to Page 10 for more on the football game against Moses Lake Christian Academy....
DAVENPORT — A replacement Educational Programs and Operations levy, and a separate capital projects levy, will be the topic of discussion at a special school board meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 16. Superintendent Chad Prewitt and business manager Dana Telecky told the school board at a regular meeting Monday, Sept. 25 that the two current four-year levies, valued at approximately $2.50 per $1,000 assessed property value and $1.15 per $1,000 assessed property value respectively, will expire at the end of 2024. The district t...
CRESTON - Late Lincoln County Sheriff's Office deputy Luke Mallon was remembered at a public Celebration of Life at the local school gym attended by many Friday, Sept. 22. Mallon died at age 40 at his rural Creston home Saturday, Sept. 2. He had been with the Sheriff's Office for nine years. Deputies and administration from the Sheriff's Office led Mallon's family into the gym to begin the memorial proceedings. Chaplain Pat Hogan offered an introduction before sharing Scriptur...
SWANSON WILDLIFE AREA — Since the devastating Whitney Fire in 2020, which burned a large portion of the Swanson Lake Wildlife Area, work has been ongoing to restore the habitat for Columbia Sharp Tailed and Sage Grouse populations and other wildlife. According to Swanson Lakes Area Manager Mike Finch, the first thing experts set out to do after the fire was to develop a map based on fire severity at the site. He worked in partnership with Bureau of Lands Management (BLM) Biologist Jason Lowe. Between the Swanson Lake area a...
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. 17 Traffic stops: 2 A disabled vehicle with hazard lights flashing was reported. A caller said he found some unknown baggies. A caller said a white Chevy was all over the road. A Davenport man said his neighbor...
DAVENPORT — Every year, the state requires students to take standardized tests in English/language arts, math and science. Students are given the Smarter Balanced Assessment in ELA and math in grades 3-8 and 10 and Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science in grades 5,8 and 11. Results from last school year were recently released by the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction for each school district and measured based on what percentage of students in each grade “met grade level standards” in each subje...
REARDAN — The town council approved a resolution allowing grant writer Emily Zwaintz the authority to seek funding for park improvements at its meeting Thursday, Sept. 21. If funded, the grant could provide up to $100,000 to purchase a new backstop and picnic tables and to update the restrooms and pavilion. The Local Parks Maintenance Program would fund the grant through the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office....
While media focus was on Joe Biden's decree putting a tiny plot of land within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge off limits to oil and gas exploration, reporters ignored the bigger story. Biden's other proclamation forbids tapping more than 10 million acres within the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, a 23-million-acre area on Alaska's North Slope. That is the area which should replenish the crude oil drawdown stemming from Biden's oil withdrawal from strategic wells...
