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DAVENPORT--A train transporting grain through town derailed around 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20 behind the grain elevators between Third and Fourth Streets. The derailment caused Highway 28 to be closed in both directions for about 2.5 hours before re-opening when Kyle Mattox used his tractor to move train cars blocking the highway. Eight cars were still off the tracks Saturday morning. Some were completely turned over, with others slightly off the track. Some tracks just west of...
DAVENPORT--Highway 28 is closed in both directions at milepost 130 near Fitness Lane due a train derailment. According to sources in the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, several grain cars derailed behind the elevators near Fourth Street. Drivers can detour on Third and Fitness Streets. Third Street was originally blocked by derailed cars, but crews were able to clear that to create a detour. No estimated time of re-opening has been given, and no injuries have been reported. The Department of Transportation reported that it...
DAVENPORT—High winds occasionally gusting over 60 miles per hour swirled through the Inland Northwest Monday before dying down throughout Tuesday, felling trees and causing power outages. However, it appears the eastern Lincoln County area dodged severe damage from the storm. Lincoln County Public Works engineering manager Dave Sanford said crews had to respond to six fallen trees in the area. “They were blocking trees that we had to have guys out after hours to clear, but we were able to clear them without any issue,” Sanfo...
DAVENPORT—The Lincoln County Health Department has been allotted $490,000 a year over a two-year span in Foundational Public Health Funding as part of the state budget. The money will be disbursed in six-month increments beginning July 1, public health administrator Ed Dzedzy told the Lincoln County Commissioners at the commissioner’s meeting Monday, Nov. 15. Dzedzy said the department expects that funding will increase as time goes on. The department hopes to fill two new positions and re-hire an existing unfilled pos...
DAVENPORT-Lincoln County Care and Share is moving locations after 36 years in its present building two blocks behind Safeway on 13th Street. Now, the nonprofit that provides clothing and furniture to those in need has outgrown the space and is moving to a recently purchased location on Morgan Street across from Molecule Cannabis between Second and Third Streets. But before the move can take place, Care and Share has further financial needs to take care of. "This purchase has...
The county has lost its public health officer and doctor providing jail health services. Dr. Ralph Monteagudo has resigned and is moving to the East Coast, Lincoln County Health Department public health administrator Ed Dzedzy informed the county commissioners this week. Monteagudo has worked with the county since 2014 and also provides emergency medicine services at Lincoln Hospital and all three North Basin Medical Clinics. The county will look to fill Monteagudo’s shoes in a position that requires a master’s degree in pub...
Spokane County Superior Court Judge Annette S. Plese will preside over a case filed in Lincoln County Superior Court against the Lincoln County Auditor’s Office by the Washington Election Integrity Coalition and Jerry Schulz of Reardan, according to a Nov. 9 court filing. The lawsuit alleges a lack of election integrity by the auditor’s office during the 2020 general election season. Lincoln County Superior Court judge Jeff S. Barkdull recused himself from presiding over the case earlier in November. Plese has judged in Spo...
DAVENPORT—A speedy city council meeting culminated with council approving its lone new business item to award coronavirus relief funds to local non-profit organizations Nov. 10. The city had $35,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to disburse. The Davenport Gun Club received $30,000 total to help its ongoing shooting range project. The project will cost $65,000 total, according to meeting documentation. The Lincoln County Historical Society received the remaining $5,000. $2,500 came from the city tourism fund for museum u...
DAVENPORT—Drug paraphernalia, presumably used for consumption of marijuana, was found in the first-floor women’s bathroom of Superior Court in the Lincoln County Courthouse Tuesday, Nov. 9, according to records. A semi-clear straw and tinfoil were spotted by two unnamed women in the east-side large stall in the bathroom. Deputy Brian Hudspeth said both items were charred, indicating they had been used for drug consumption that was likely marijuana, according to Sheriff Wade Magers. Hudspeth took both items to the She...
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office announced its second hire in a week as John McMullen joins the staff as a deputy. McMullen joins Brian Hudspeth as new deputies patrolling the county. He served in the U.S. Army for seven years as an airborne ranger and had a 25-year career with the Washington State Patrol before retiring from that force Oct. 12....
DAVENPORT--We are all approaching the time of that seasonal "cooped up" feeling that visits when Old Man Winter arrives in town. You can choose to pass this time indoors to read a good book, play a crossword puzzle or take a Sunday drive. If the latter is your preference, then I suggest you start in Davenport where history can be found all around. Take for instance a concrete rectangle standing near the alley on Ninth Street between Maxwell and Main. You've probably driven or...
COWICHE-Reardan soccer's Cinderella-like run into the state B soccer playoffs came to an end in the quarterfinals against No. 3 seed Highland 2-1 Saturday, Nov. 13 in the Yakima Valley area. The team finished its season 10-8-1 after making the playoffs for the first time in the schools' two seasons of existence. "It was a pretty spirited game," Reardan head coach Brian Scott said. "It was a lot of fun, other than being on the losing side." The teams played a scoreless match...
DAVENPORT—Gorilla football head coach Justin Young was informed last week that he was named the Seattle Seahawks High School Coach of the Week for Week 8 amongst statewide 1B, 2B, 1A and 2A schools. Davenport throttled Chewelah 42-18 in Week 8 to clinch a top-two seed in the NE2B standings and a home District 6 crossover game to advance to the state playoffs, in which the Gorillas topped Lake Roosevelt to secure their playoff spot. Young led Davenport to a 9-2 season overall. Young, a self-proclaimed Seahawks fan, won $500 f...
SPOKANE-Five local players have been named to the NE2B girls soccer All-League First Team, while another Gorilla was named honorable mention. Reardan had three players represented on the first team, while two Davenport players received the honor. Reardan, which was the only league team to advance past the first round of the state playoffs, featured freshman Noelle Raczykowski and seniors Ayden Krupke and Madalyn Dewey on the First Team. Davenport eighth-grader Glenna Soliday...
MOSES LAKE – The Odessa Tiger football team will play the Mountain Lions of Liberty Bell High School of Winthrop at Lions Field in Moses Lake on Saturday, Nov. 20, with kickoff at 3 p.m. The other three quarterfinal games will also be played Nov. 20. The Naselle Comets play the Pomeroy Pirates in Pomeroy with kickoff at 1 p.m. The Almira-Coulee-Hartline Warriors face off against the Wilbur-Creston-Keller Wildcats, and the Quilcene Rangers play the Winlock Cardinals at times and locations that were not available at press t...
Grace Nelson (5) of the Odessa Tigers goes up for the block against Lindsey Short (7) of the Republic Tigers in Odessa's first contest of the 2021 state tournament in Yakima on Nov. 11. See page 6 for state volleyball coverage....
YAKIMA – The Odessa Tigers volleyball team was awarded the fourth-place trophy last Friday at the Yakima Sun Dome. The Tigers sailed through day one of the tournament (Thursday) with a bye in the first round, a 3-1 win over Republic in the second round and a 3-0 win over Neah Bay in the third round. Day two is where things got a lot harder for the Odessa team. As luck would have it, Odessa faced Oakesdale, the eventual tournament champions, in round 4 of play on Friday, f...
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. 8 Traffic stops: 7 A caller reported a black cow loose on Highway 2 at milepost 244 that the caller honked at and chased toward a fence. Wilbur School District said a parent showed up to a student-teacher con...
ODESSA – Fronen Steppdecker, The Odessa Quilt Club, held their annual meeting November 1. Officers elected for the coming year are: President Deb Keeley, Vice-President Dana Matthews, Co-Secretaries Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman and Treasurer JoEllen Wollman. The guild will participate in Christmas Fest on December 1 and hold their annual Christmas dinner on December 6. Veteran Quilt sewing takes place each Monday afternoon in the quilt room/library in the Odessa Museum barn. The goal of this project is to present a patriotic-...
In a 7-2 ruling this morning, the State Supreme Court said the partial vetoes the Governor made in the 2019 transportation budget were unconstitutional. When issuing those vetoes the Governor said: “While my veto authority is generally limited to subsections or appropriation items in an appropriation bill, in this very rare and unusual circumstance I have no choice but to veto a single sentence in several subsections to prevent a constitutional violation and to prevent a f...
Thanksgiving is a week away. Turkey is most commonly associated with the holiday. Roasting is the traditional method of preparation and easiest for all levels of culinary skill. My preferred method for roasting is in a large brown paper grocery sack, but those are hard to come by so I may have to resort to my mothers roasting technique. You will need a high-sided roasting pan large enough to accommodate the turkey without it touching the sides of the pan and extra-wide...
HARRINGTON – Council discussed bills, COVID-19 relief funds, public works employees and apartments at its Nov. 10 meeting. Casey Monge will no longer be needed for her license as operator to cover the wastewater treatment plant, since Devin in the Public Works Department now has his license. Councilmember Peter Davenport asked about attorney fees and whether they were all used for consultation for creation of the new City Handbook. Mayor Nathan Luck said the fees were for the...
There’s an old saying that oil and water don’t mix. That may be true, but apparently they coexist quite well. Traveling through Sweetwater in west Texas, you see an interesting mix of irrigated farming, cattle ranching, oil production and wind energy. Farmers draw water from wells to irrigate fields and provide drinking water for people and livestock. Scattered across those same fields are traditional oil wells that have been pumping crude since 1921. Less than 10 miles fro...
ODESSA – Laura Estes reports that the Odessa Chamber of Commerce met Nov. 9 after members relocated to the Fellowship Hall at Christ Lutheran Church (after discovering that the floor at the Old Town Hall was still in the curing process). The group chose not to risk scratching the new floor. Chamber President Norman Ott called the meeting to order. Treasurer Larissa Zeiler reported an approximate profit of $23,000 from the Deutschesfest Biergarten after most Fest bills had been received and paid. Estes said a budget meeting wi...
Local named athlete of the week Melloney Deife, daughter of Dalles and Suzie Deife of Odessa, is the Athlete of the Week selected by the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association for 1B volleyball a week ago. Football wins academic award The Odessa High School football team has won the Academic State Championship award. Its 20 team members have the highest combined grade-point average (3.730) among 1B schools statewide. Volleyball team appreciation The 1B all-opponent volleyball team from District 7 includes Odessa Ti...
