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ODESSA — School District voters are overwhelmingly supporting an effor to establish the proposed Metropolitan Park District to help fund the city swimming pool. The initial general election tally Tuesday night, Nov. 3, showed 76.76% of local voters are infavor of creating the taxing district for the Odessa Aquatic Recreation Center. Only 23.24% of voters were opposed. The town government has lost money repeatedly over the years trying to keep the pool open to the public. Despite help over the past several years from the n...
DAVENPORT – In Washington state, Lincoln County is "Trump Country." During an initial count in the Nov. 3 general election tonight, voters overwhelmingly cast their ballots for incumbent President Donald J. Trump. Lincoln County voters led the state with 72.29% support for President Trump and running mate Vice President Mike Pence. Only 25.69% of voters here supported Democrat challenger Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. Only two Eastern Washington counties — Whitman and Walla Walla — were leaning towar...
DAVENPORT – Despite vehement local objection to an “inclusive” sexual education mandate, Referendum 90 was passings statewide after an initial election night tally Nov 3. Approval of R-90 reaffirms a law passed by Democrats in Olympia last spring that requires all public schools to start teaching a sexual education curriculum, including mandatory alternative lifestyle intimacy, in all public schools starting with kindergarten. The initial count showed the measure had 1,916,159 supporting votes statewide, or 59.38%, as of pr...
DAVENPORT — On the Lincoln County voters’ ballot, two spots were being heavily watched during the 2020 general election. Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, will likely retain his 13th Legislative District seat for two more years. The incumbent legislator leads with 69 percent of the vote district-wide over Democrat challenger Eduardo Castañeda-Díaz of Quincy. County voters are also backing Jeff Barkdull, who currently serves as Lincoln County prosecuting attorney, to replace retiring Lincoln County Superior Court Judge John Stroh...
SPOKANE — Eastern Washington’s two incumbent Republican congressional representatives were leading by large margins following the initial general election tally Tuesday night. Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Spokane and Dan Newhouse of Sunnyside had comfortable leads in their districts at press time. In the race for the 5th Congressional District, McMorris Rodgers was leading Democrat challenger Dave Wilson, 195,907 votes to 133,419 (59.4% to 40.4%). Due to technical issues, Whitman County has yet to report; the county is...
When COVID-19 increased family time and heightened boredom, Marcella Buter, her husband Joseph and her two children, Aijia and Avery Bower, set to work building this model sasquatch on their property in Ford, nicknamed "Squatchi." "Squatchi" is nine feet tall and was made with wire, paper mache and fiberglass. He took about three months to make, Buter said. She added that people often drive by to take pictures with "Squatchi," though neighbors have reportedly started...
DAVENPORT – According to the National Weather Service, the early snowfall last Friday made Oct. 23 the “snowiest” on record for the City of Davenport. The city received 3.2 inches of snow that day. The new record is exclusive to the city, as Lincoln County saw a record of 6.5 inches of snow in 1935. The wintery weather pattern also brought in temps that were colder than usual. From Thursday to Sunday, Lincoln County saw temperatures drop 12 to 22 degrees colder than usual, according to the weather service. The Lincoln Count...
DAVENPORT - They may be on a bucking horse in Montana, or riding bulls in Colorado or parking their gear bag behind the chutes at practice pens near Reardan. They are often smaller than their fellow riders and can be spotted by their long hair and narrow shoulders. They are spunky, brave and stubborn. These are the women of roughstock. In rodeo roughstock - event that include buckin' horses and bulls - are considered men's events. But a new generation of cowgirls is showing th...
LINCOLN COUNTY – Of the 7,853 registered voters in eastern Washington’s Lincoln County, 3,506 had submitted their ballots as of as of October 27 for a total of 44.6 percent of its voting public. In all of Lincoln County, only 37 voters have had their ballots rejected by the auditor’s office. Of those 37 voters, 15 reside in Davenport precincts; four in Reardan; three each in Odessa, Sprague and Wilbur; two each in Almira, Creston and Harrington; and one each in Irby, Edwall and Deer Meadows. Most of the rejected ballo...
REARDAN – A gathering of conservative community members made up the first "Ag Rally" near Reardan on Oct. 25, giving residents a chance to express their political thoughts just before the coming Nov. 3 election. Organizer Casey Nonnemacher said while the event wasn't "Republican", it drew conservative minded people from rural America. "This was a fun, community building event not supporting any individual candidate in particular. We gathered to celebrate freedom, a...
DAVENPORT – It appears that this year’s ammo shortfall didn’t encourage the deer population to reveal themselves to hunters, as early hunting season has netted the smallest harvest in some time. “It’s probably one of the slowest, non-eventful deer seasons I’ve ever worked,” Officer Curt Wood of the Department of Fish and Wildlife said. Wood has worked in Lincoln County in his position for 25 years. He said opening weekend for deer hunting season was “one of the slowest weekends” he’s had on the job. “I think deer population...
COLVILLE – A hunter in the Colville area was forced to shoot and kill a young male wolf earlier this month in order to escape a wolf pack that was encircling him. “The man called us as soon as he managed to get back to a place where he had cell service, and the incident was investigated by the county’s wildlife conflict specialist, Jeff Flood, and the state Department of Fish and Game,” said Stevens County Sheriff Brad Manke told the Statesman Examiner Newspaper. “Investigators went to the scene and found the dead wolf. From...
Olympia is clearly out of touch with Eastern Washington, and you won’t have to look any further than your ballot to figure that out. In addition to the East versus West gubernatorial battle, you’ll find Referendum 90, pitting many rural parents against a few city-based lawmakers and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal over the measure. Referendum 90 targets Senate Bill 5395, a so-called “comprehensive” and “inclusive” sexual education curriculum being mandated by those in Olympia. For the last few ye...
DURING the last two state budget cycles, Washington lawmakers have come dangerously close to forcing a government shutdown due to failures in the budget process. The current 2015-17 state budget was signed just 18 minutes before a shutdown would have occurred. The 2013-15 budget was finalized just a few hours before state agencies would have been forced to shutdown. In both cases, the tax revenue provided by citizens was increasing substantially, meaning these threats of...
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Lincoln County student, Matthew Rosman, was recently honored by the Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture with an academic scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarship is part of the more than $1.8 million that students will receive from the college and its academic departments. Students from all majors are considered for university scholarships, which can be combined with college and departmental opportunities. “We are fortunate to have many high achieving stu...
Janet passed away peacefully on October 23, 2020 in Davenport, WA after a long battle with Dementia. Janet was born January 2, 1934 in Spokane, WA to James and Genevieve Clinton. The family ran the Clinton Motel and gas station in Reardan for many years along Hwy 2. Janet graduated from Reardan High School in 1952; she played the flute in the Reardan Band, cheerleader, and was given the title of Miss Reardan in the spring of 1950. She left Reardan for a short time living in...
7 Years Ago Oct 26th, 1950 LINCOLN COUNTY GOES ELECTRIC The week marks the tenth anniversary of the date the first Lincoln Cooperative power lines were energized. The Lincoln Electric Cooperative is owned by farmers and serves farms and communities in the area. 30 Years Ago Oct 25, 1990 PROMOTIONS UNDERWAY FOR SERVICE MEN IN THE GULF The owner of a local grocery store is hoping the community will embrace an idea for the holidays that they have taken to heart. Christmas will not be the same this year for several families in...
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. NOTE: Several listings are missing locations because the Lincoln County Sheriff’s office did not include them in its report to the media. OCTOBER 18 Number of traffic stops: 12 An Almira caller said his neigh...
DAVENPORT--Davenport student-athletes have been practicing football, soccer and volleyball since Oct. 23....
