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DAVENPORT — It’s official: a majority of city residents would prefer that J.J. Kowalkowski be the Mayor of Davenport over 8-year incumbent Brad Sweet. The challenger, a former city employee who works grounds at the School District, had an insurmountable 218 votes to Sweet’s 189 after a mostly final count Tuesday, Nov. 14. Just roughly 30 ballots left to be possibly cured countywide after Tuesday’s count, elections deputy Norm Caley said. Now, the only question that remains is whether Kowalkowski wants to accept the role of...
Davenport freshman Harper Suttenfield battles Cle Elum/Roslyn senior Maddie Casto for position in the Gorillas' 2-1 quarterfinal victory over the Warriors at Freeman High School Saturday, Nov. 11. Turn to Page 9 for more coverage of the state soccer playoffs....
DAVENPORT — After a few months of legal back-and-forth, the city and Lincoln County have reached a franchise agreement for broadband internet in the city. City council approved the franchise agreement at a regular meeting Wednesday, Nov. 8, and county commissioner Scott Hutsell signed the agreement a day later. The agreement grants the county permission to “locate, construct, operate and maintain poles, wires, fiber optic lines, underground cables and appurtenances over, under, along and across all of (the city’s) right...
SPRAGUE – Drugs and/or alcohol were factors in two unrelated crashes that left one person dead and three injured Saturday and Sunday. At about 12:28 p.m. Saturday, a driver was injured and his passenger killed when their vehicle overturned in the median of Interstate 90. Then on Sunday night, a wrong-way driver caused a head-on crash near Milepost 240; two people were injured. The Washington State Patrol listed alcohol or drugs as factors in both crashes. In the Saturday c...
Results as of Tuesday, Nov. 14. All contested races can be called. The election will be certified Nov. 28. Contested races Mayor of Davenport J.J. Kowalkowski: 218 Brad Sweet: 189 Harrington Councilmember No. 5 Gavin Wagner: 98 Kelly Foreman: 58 Sprague Councilmember No. 5 Jeffrey Smith: 73 RonDel Krauter: 68 Odessa Councilmember No. 5 Marlene Kramer: 183 Laura Caler: 131 Mayor of Odessa Bill Crossley: 244 Jeremy Smith: 75 Reardan-Edwall School Board No. 4 Lane Collier: 550 Brian Benham: 384 Odessa School Board No. 2 Zach...
DAVENPORT - Students of all grade school ages joined teachers, administrators, several community members and military veterans for an annual Veteran's Day Assembly in the high school gym Thursday, Nov. 9. Two veterans with school district connections spoke at the assembly after music teacher Rob Harper led the high school band in the National Anthem. First up was Cpl. Walt Sweetser, husband of district food services director Sarah Sweetser and Marine Corps veteran. Sweetser,...
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. Nov. 5 Traffic stops: 4 Traders in Davenport said a young woman tried to purchase alcohol with a fake ID. A Davenport woman said her son ran away from home. Nov. 6 Traffic stops: 3 A Sprague man said his neighbor was...
